Dammam, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

Free PLC training in Dammam

Engineers and technicians in Dammam 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 and gas, petrochemicals, ports and logistics. The optional certificate is US$15.99 (≈ SAR 60) for a beginner course.

Why automation skills matter in Dammam

Dammam is a major administrative centre for the Saudi oil industry, next to Aramco's Dhahran headquarters and within reach of Ras Tanura, Jubail and King Salman Energy Park. Refineries, gas plants and petrochemical complexes on this coast run on DCS, PLC and instrumentation systems.

Oil and gas

Saudi Aramco is headquartered in neighbouring Dhahran; its Ras Tanura refinery and the Ju'aymah gas plant lie north of the city.

Petrochemicals

Jubail Industrial City, about 96 km from Dammam and run by the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, is home to SABIC operations.

Ports and logistics

King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam exports petrochemicals and industrial products and is rail-linked to Riyadh.

Manufacturing

Multinationals including 3M, Hitachi Energy and Siemens operate in Dammam, whose industrial cities host factories serving domestic and export markets.

Water

The Saudi Water Authority's largest desalination plant is on the coast at Jubail.

Industrial zones in and around Dammam

Dammam Second Industrial City
One of Dammam's two industrial cities, with factories in operation and more under construction.
Jubail Industrial City
Petrochemical industrial city in the Eastern Province administered by the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu.
King Salman Energy Park (SPARK)
Energy-industry park between Dammam and Al-Ahsa, developed by Saudi Aramco with MODON and being built in phases.

Which PLCs you are likely to meet

Local training-market signal (what providers teach, not a market-share figure): Riyadh training institutes run dedicated Allen-Bradley and Siemens PLC programming courses.

Free courses for Dammam

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

Industrial networks · Intermediate · Free

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

All free courses

The certificate

Beginner US$15.99 (≈ SAR 60), 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 Saudi Arabia. EDWartens is not affiliated with them.

Saudi Council of Engineers
Sets engineering standards and licence conditions and runs professional examinations in Saudi Arabia.
Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC)
The government agency for technical and vocational training, running colleges of technology and industrial institutes across the Kingdom.

Questions from Dammam

Is there free PLC training in Dammam?

Yes, online. Every EDWartens course is free to learn in full from Dammam: 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$15.99 (about SAR 60), 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 Dammam?

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

Is the certificate recognised by employers in Dammam?

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 Saudi Arabia: Riyadh, Jeddah

Sources

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