Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭

Free PLC training in Accra

Engineers and technicians in Accra can learn PLC programming, SCADA, drives and instrumentation free, online and at their own pace, with the courses below chosen for the city's oil refining, power generation, aluminium, steel and metals. The optional certificate is US$4.99 for a beginner course.

Why automation skills matter in Accra

Greater Accra's industrial base is centred on Tema, where Ghana's refinery, a gas-fired power station, the VALCO smelter, steel works and the country's largest port sit beside the Tema Free Zones Enclave and the Dawa Industrial Zone. Refineries, power plants and smelters like these rely on PLC, SCADA and instrumentation.

Oil refining

Tema Oil Refinery, commissioned in 1963 in Tema's Heavy Industrial Area, is Ghana's main refinery and its only producer of premix fuel.

Power generation

Kpone Thermal Power Station II in Tema is a 340 MW multi-fuel plant run by CenPower, mainly on natural gas.

Aluminium, steel and metals

Tema's industry includes the VALCO aluminium smelter and Wahome Steel; MND Metals in the Tema Free Zones Enclave processes aluminium and copper scrap into ingots.

Ports and logistics

Tema Port, about 25 km east of Accra, is Ghana's largest seaport.

Food processing and cement

Tema's chief products include processed fish, food products and cement; Nestlé Ghana is among its major employers, and Cargill Ghana operates at the Dawa Industrial Zone.

Industrial zones in and around Accra

Tema Free Zones Enclave
Ghana Free Zones Authority enclave with factory buildings and serviced plots beside Tema's port and harbour.
Dawa Industrial Zone
Privately developed industrial park near Tema Port with a free-zone section; tenants include Cargill Ghana, ACE Steel and Enclave Power Company.
North Industrial Area
Accra suburb that has served as an industrial and commercial jobs hub for decades.

Which PLCs you are likely to meet

General regional pattern: Schneider Electric has an Accra office (Dzorwulu) and lists authorised distributors and panel builders for its automation products in Ghana.

Free courses for Accra

PLC programming · Beginner · Free

Siemens TIA Portal

Instrumentation · Beginner · Free

Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control

DCS · Intermediate · Free

Emerson DeltaV DCS

Safety · Advanced · Free

Safety Instrumented Systems and SIL to IEC 61511

Process control · Intermediate · Free

PID Control for PLC Engineers

Power systems · Advanced · Free

IEC 61850 Substation Automation: GOOSE, SCL and IEC 60870-5

All free courses

The certificate

Beginner US$4.99, a one-off fee. Your bank handles any currency conversion. Issued when you pass the course's final assessment, with a code anyone can verify.

How the certificate works

Useful local bodies

For registration and recognised qualifications in Ghana. EDWartens is not affiliated with them.

Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET)
Regulates, promotes and administers TVET in Ghana (successor to COTVET); accredits institutions and programmes.
Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE)
Professional engineering body that registers engineers and firms under the Engineering Council Act 2011 (Act 819).

Questions from Accra

Is there free PLC training in Accra?

Yes, online. Every EDWartens course is free to learn in full from Accra: video lessons, notes, practice and a final assessment, in English, at your own pace. They run in the vendors' free or trial software with simulators, so you need a computer, not a PLC.

How much is the certificate?

The certificate is optional. For a beginner course it is US$4.99, a one-off fee; intermediate and advanced courses cost a little more. Learning stays free whether or not you buy it.

Which PLC should I learn first in Accra?

Start with Siemens TIA Portal. It matches what plants in the region commonly run; the other courses on this page follow Accra's main industries.

Is the certificate recognised by employers in Accra?

It is an EDWartens Certificate of Completion with a public verification code, not a vendor, university or government qualification. Employers can check it online; many will also want to see a project you built.

Sources

Local facts checked 26 September 2026. Company and plant names are their owners' and are mentioned for context only.