1-DAY COURSES

Master VTScada, One Feature at a Time

Perfect for system integrators, operators, and engineers who want to level up quickly and efficiently.

Our standard condensed ScadaFest training courses cover an amazing amount in just three days. These new targeted one-day courses let you return to topics you want to review or target just the skills you need. Whether you’re optimizing alarm management, mastering reporting, or enhancing security, each course delivers hands-on, expert-led instruction tailored to a single powerful aspect of VTScada.

What to Expect:

Interactive Format: Practice what you learn with live exercises and Q&A.
Targeted Learning: Each session zeroes in on one key feature or workflow.
Expert Guidance: Learn from VTScada instructors.

Choose from:

Monday

Smart Reporting Techniques: From Ad Hoc to Automation

Hands-on Full-Day Course – This course empowers VTScada users to streamline their reporting workflows using a full spectrum of tools and techniques. Participants will learn to generate ad hoc, triggered, and scheduled reports tailored to operational needs. The course introduces the VTScada Excel Add-in and REST API for external integration, along with template-based formatting strategies for producing professional, consistent reports with minimal effort. With hands-on instruction in the New Report Studio and a collection of expert tips and tricks, attendees will walk away equipped to produce insightful reports that enhance visibility and decision-making across SCADA systems.

Mastering VTScada Tags

Hands-on Full-Day Course – Tags are the backbone of any application. VTScada includes a broad selection of rapid development tag tools and techniques to increase your ROI by accelerating your configuration workflow. These include plug-and-play tag creation (for select PLCs), naming conventions, setting deadbands for performance, bulk tag editing in Excel, using Context Tags for organization, reusable tag templates and parameterized pages, using start conditions to limit which tags run, as well as the new automatic tag linking features in VTScada 12.2.

Tuesday

New Report Studio Deep dive

Hands-on Full-Day Course – This course unlocks the full potential of this intuitive drag-and-drop report building environment for developers, integrators, and operators who want to create, customize, and automate reports with confidence. Whether you’re generating compliance documentation, performance summaries, or operational insights, this course will guide you through the latest tools and techniques for building dynamic, data-rich reports directly within VTScada.
The new VTScada Report Studio is currently in pre-release and is only available to ScadaFest attendees.

Mastering Alarm Notification Configuration in VTScada

Hands-on Full-Day Course – Master the skills required to configure and optimize all four primary alarm notification channels in VTScada: Email, SMS, and Voice Calls via Twilio, Voice Modem, and VoIP. Attendees will dive deep into each method’s setup and evaluate their respective benefits across various operational scenarios. The course also explores advanced alarm strategies, including scheduled rosters and remote alarm management with DMZ based read-only workstations, helping teams fine-tune response workflows and enhance system reliability. Perfect for SCADA professionals seeking practical experience and best practices in alarm communication design.

Wednesday

Building a Cyber-Secure Environment with VTScada

Hands-on Full-Day Course –Covers setting up security within VTScada, two-factor authentication (2FA), TLS certificate management, encrypted communications between VTScada workstations, view-only workstations, data diodes, and other topics to reduce the likelihood and impact of cyber-attacks.

Diagnosing Problems in VTScada

Hands-on Full-Day Course – This course introduces participants to the core tools and techniques for diagnosing issues and enhancing performance in VTScada 12.2 systems. Attendees will learn how to identify common bottlenecks, use built-in diagnostic tools, trace execution paths, and interpret system logs for faster troubleshooting. The course also covers performance profiling strategies—including measuring CPU load, memory usage, and network latency—to optimize system responsiveness. Whether you’re chasing down elusive errors or tuning configurations for peak efficiency, this course gives SCADA professionals the confidence to maintain high-performing, resilient systems.