Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 🇻🇳

Free PLC training in Ho Chi Minh City

Engineers and technicians in Ho Chi Minh City can learn PLC programming, SCADA, drives and instrumentation free, online and at their own pace, with the courses below chosen for the city's semiconductors and electronics, oil and gas, export manufacturing. The optional certificate is US$4.99 (≈ ₫131,000) for a beginner course.

Why automation skills matter in Ho Chi Minh City

Since the 2025 merger, Ho Chi Minh City has held Intel's chip plant at Saigon Hi-Tech Park, Vietnam's first export processing zone, the Binh Duong industrial parks and Vung Tau's oil and gas industry. That gives electronics, process and factory automation skills many local uses.

Semiconductors and electronics

Intel runs chip assembly and test at Saigon Hi-Tech Park, alongside Nidec, Jabil and Datalogic.

Oil and gas

Vietsovpetro, the Russia-Vietnam oil and gas joint venture, is headquartered in Vung Tau, part of Ho Chi Minh City since the 2025 merger.

Export manufacturing

Tan Thuan, Vietnam's first export processing zone, opened in the city in 1991.

Industrial gases

Air Liquide operates at Saigon Hi-Tech Park.

Industrial zones in and around Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon Hi-Tech Park
High-tech park established in 2002, about 15 km east of downtown along Hanoi Highway.
Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone
Vietnam's first export processing zone (1991), next to the Phu My Hung urban area.
Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park I (VSIP I)
The first VSIP, in Thuan An in the former Binh Duong province, developed by Becamex and Sembcorp.

Free courses for Ho Chi Minh City

PLC programming · Beginner · Free

Mitsubishi FX with GX Works2

AI and machine learning · Intermediate · Free

Machine Vision and Quality Inspection

Motion control · Intermediate · Free

Servo Drives and Motion Control

Manufacturing excellence · Beginner · Free

Lean Manufacturing, OEE and TPM

Instrumentation · Beginner · Free

Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control

DCS · Intermediate · Free

Emerson DeltaV DCS

All free courses

The certificate

Beginner US$4.99 (≈ ₫131,000), 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 Vietnam. EDWartens is not affiliated with them.

Department of Vocational Education and Continuing Education, Ministry of Education and Training
The ministry unit (Cục Giáo dục nghề nghiệp và Giáo dục thường xuyên) responsible for vocational education.

Questions from Ho Chi Minh City

Is there free PLC training in Ho Chi Minh City?

Yes, online. Every EDWartens course is free to learn in full from Ho Chi Minh City: 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 ₫131,000), 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 Ho Chi Minh City?

Start with Mitsubishi FX with GX Works2. It matches what plants in the region commonly run; the other courses on this page follow Ho Chi Minh City's main industries.

Is the certificate recognised by employers in Ho Chi Minh City?

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.