Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 🇪🇹

Free PLC training in Addis Ababa

Engineers and technicians in Addis Ababa can learn PLC programming, SCADA, drives and instrumentation free, online and at their own pace, with the courses below chosen for the city's textiles and garments, pharmaceuticals, beverages. The optional certificate is US$2.99 (≈ ETB 380) for a beginner course.

Why automation skills matter in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa and its corridor hold Ethiopia's first industrial park at Bole Lemi, a pharmaceutical zone at Kilinto, a brewery, a nearby cement plant and the Eastern Industrial Zone's steel and vehicle-assembly plants, all of which use automated production lines. English is the language of tertiary education in Ethiopia, so English-language engineering courses fit local study.

Textiles and garments

Bole Lemi, Ethiopia's first industrial park, is dedicated to textile, garment and leather production for export.

Pharmaceuticals

Kilinto Special Economic Zone in Addis Ababa, operating since 2019, is designated for pharmaceutical and high-tech manufacturing.

Beverages

BGI Ethiopia, owned by France's Castel Group, runs one of its main breweries in Addis Ababa.

Cement

Derba MIDROC Cement's plant, 70 km north of Addis Ababa, produces up to 7,000 tonnes of cement a day.

Steel, building materials and vehicle assembly

The Eastern Industrial Zone at Dukem includes building materials, steel, automobile assembly and metal processing.

Industrial zones in and around Addis Ababa

Bole Lemi Industrial Park
State-run park in Addis Ababa, operating since 2014, focused on textile, garment and leather export manufacturing.
Kilinto Special Economic Zone
State-run zone in Addis Ababa for pharmaceutical and high-tech manufacturing.
Eastern Industrial Zone (Dukem)
Chinese-developed zone about 50 km southeast of Addis Ababa, begun in 2008.
Addis Industry Village
Multi-sector park near Koye roundabout for fast-moving consumer goods manufacturing.

Free courses for Addis Ababa

PLC programming · Beginner · Free

Siemens TIA Portal

Drives · Beginner · Free

Variable Frequency Drives: Wiring, Programming, PLC and Network Control

Electrical · Beginner · Free

Industrial Motor Control

PLC programming · Beginner · Free

Mitsubishi FX with GX Works2

Instrumentation · Beginner · Free

Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control

SCADA · Intermediate · Free

Siemens WinCC SCADA: V7, Unified and Advanced

All free courses

The certificate

Beginner US$2.99 (≈ ETB 380), 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 Ethiopia. EDWartens is not affiliated with them.

Ministry of Labor and Skills (MoLS)
Federal ministry responsible for skills development and TVET, with a dedicated State Minister for technical and vocational education.

Questions from Addis Ababa

Is there free PLC training in Addis Ababa?

Yes, online. Every EDWartens course is free to learn in full from Addis Ababa: 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$2.99 (about ETB 380), 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 Addis Ababa?

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

Is the certificate recognised by employers in Addis Ababa?

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.