This training course is designed for administrators of the ASPEN Relay Database in electric utilities and industrial facilities, where the software is used to store and manage relay setting data and related protection equipment.

For two weeks, the course will be published on aspeninc.teachable.com to give enrolled students full on-demand access to over 16 hours of recorded video lectures and demos, downloadable self-pacing hands-on exercises. Students can download and use the ASPEN Relay Database training software on their personal computers for practice and exercises.  ASPEN instructors will conduct QA discussion sessions in the course's web forums and meetings.

The participant's progress in the teachable.com course will be automatically logged, and the certificate of completion will be awarded accordingly.

Topics

• Data form operations

• Setting import/export and comparison

• Link operations 

• Database query

• Database report

• Briefcase operations

• Database setup

• User Management

• Forms and reports design

• Script and event triggers

• Workflow management

Registration

The registration fee is $2080 per person for Relay Database Administrators, respectively, plus applicable sales tax (See Sales Tax Refund note below). 

Go to aspeninc.teachable.com to register and enroll in the desired course.

Instructors

Son Nguyen: received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam, and MS in Computer Science from Colorado State University. Joined ASPEN in 2002 as Principal Project Engineer. 

Class Dates and Time

From the 8th of September through the 21st of September, 2025, enrolled course registrants will have on-demand access to recorded video lectures, downloadable course materials, and the web discussion forum on the ASPEN Training Center at aspeninc.teachable.com website. There will be one web-meeting session, where ASPEN instructors will be available for Q&A and discussion. The network license key to run the training software will be available during the same period.

Teachable.com Account and Training Software

Course registrants must create their teachable.com account to access the course materials, participate in discussion sessions, and receive the completion certificate.

The ASPEN Relay Database training software will be available to all course registrants for practice and exercise on their personal Windows machines. The training software for this course is recommended even if students already have access to the production version of the Relay Database program.

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend, you can transfer the registration to another person from your company. If you wish to cancel, we will refund the registration fee provided that you notify us in writing two weeks before the start date of the class. There will be no refund or transfer for students who started but did not complete the course.

Sales Tax Refund

ASPEN uses Teachables.com to collect the training fees, and under their guidelines, when the transaction qualifies for sales tax in your state, they must collect it. Students from tax-exempt organizations who purchase products or services on the Teachable platform, should fill out the form here to submit a refund request. The refund request should include a copy of the purchase receipt showing the sales tax paid and Order ID, as well as a copy of their state sales tax exemption certificate. Teachable will issue a refund once the documentation has been reviewed and approved. Usually, the process takes about 7 days.