Alexandria, Egypt 🇪🇬

Free PLC training in Alexandria

Engineers and technicians in Alexandria can learn PLC programming, SCADA, drives and instrumentation free, online and at their own pace, with the courses below chosen for the city's ports and logistics, steel, oil and gas. The optional certificate is US$4.99 (≈ EGP 240) for a beginner course.

Why automation skills matter in Alexandria

Alexandria is Egypt's largest port city, with the Al-Ezz Dekheila steel works, the SUMED pipeline's Sidi Kerir terminal and the industrial zones of New Borg El Arab nearby.

Ports and logistics

Alexandria Port, controlled by the Alexandria Port Authority, is Egypt's largest port; El-Dekheila port was added in the 1980s with container facilities.

Steel

Ezz Steel's Al-Ezz Dekheila Steel company operates in Alexandria, next to El-Dekheila port.

Oil and gas

The SUMED pipeline from Ain Sokhna on the Red Sea ends at the offshore Sidi Kerir terminal near Alexandria.

General manufacturing

New Borg El Arab, about 55 km from Alexandria, has ten industrial zones housing a large factory base.

Industrial zones in and around Alexandria

New Borg El Arab industrial zones
New city south-west of Alexandria with ten industrial zones, a technological zone and E-JUST university.
El-Dekheila port area
Port west of central Alexandria with container facilities and infrastructure serving the adjacent steel plant.

Which PLCs you are likely to meet

Local training-market signal (what providers teach, not a market-share figure): Don Bosco Cairo's PLC course teaches Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 with hands-on S7-1200 work and a Siemens attestation of participation.

Free courses for Alexandria

PLC programming · Beginner · Free

Siemens TIA Portal

Industrial networks · Intermediate · Free

Industrial Communication: Serial, Fieldbus, Ethernet, Modbus, PROFINET and OPC UA

Electrical · Beginner · Free

Electrical Control Panel Design, Building and Testing

Drives · Beginner · Free

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

Condition monitoring · Intermediate · Free

Vibration Analysis Training

DCS · Intermediate · Free

Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 DCS

All free courses

The certificate

Beginner US$4.99 (≈ EGP 240), 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 Egypt. EDWartens is not affiliated with them.

Egyptian Engineers Syndicate
Professional syndicate founded in 1946 that keeps the register of engineers and regulates engineering practice in Egypt.

Questions from Alexandria

Is there free PLC training in Alexandria?

Yes, online. Every EDWartens course is free to learn in full from Alexandria: 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 (about EGP 240), 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 Alexandria?

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

Is the certificate recognised by employers in Alexandria?

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.

Also in Egypt: Cairo

Sources

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