Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

Free PLC training in Jeddah

Engineers and technicians in Jeddah 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, manufacturing, refining and petrochemicals. The optional certificate is US$15.99 (≈ SAR 60) for a beginner course.

Why automation skills matter in Jeddah

Jeddah pairs one of the Middle East's busiest seaports with the Kingdom's fourth-largest industrial district, and Petro Rabigh's refinery and petrochemical complex lies up the coast. Port equipment, factory lines and process plants here all depend on automation and control skills.

Ports and logistics

Jeddah Islamic Port, owned by the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), is the second-busiest seaport in the Middle East.

Manufacturing

Jeddah's industrial district is the fourth largest in Saudi Arabia, after Riyadh, Jubail and Yanbu.

Refining and petrochemicals

Petro Rabigh's integrated refining and petrochemical complex is at Rabigh, on the Red Sea coast north of Jeddah.

Fuel storage

Saudi Aramco's former Jeddah refinery was converted to a product storage terminal in November 2017.

Industrial zones in and around Jeddah

Jeddah Islamic Port
Red Sea port run by the Saudi Ports Authority and the main sea gateway for Mecca and Medina.
Jeddah industrial district
Ranked the fourth-largest industrial district in the Kingdom.

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 Jeddah

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

Instrumentation · Beginner · Free

Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control

DCS · Intermediate · Free

Emerson DeltaV DCS

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 Jeddah

Is there free PLC training in Jeddah?

Yes, online. Every EDWartens course is free to learn in full from Jeddah: 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 Jeddah?

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

Is the certificate recognised by employers in Jeddah?

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, Dammam

Sources

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