Port Harcourt, Nigeria 🇳🇬

Free PLC training in Port Harcourt

Engineers and technicians in Port Harcourt 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, fertiliser. The optional certificate is US$4.99 (≈ NGN 7,900) for a beginner course.

Why automation skills matter in Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt is Nigeria's oil and gas hub: the Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone serves offshore operators, and Indorama's Eleme polymer and ammonia-urea plants run continuous processes that depend on instrumentation, DCS and PLC control.

Oil and gas

Port Harcourt is Nigeria's main oil and gas hub; Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company runs one of its largest offshore bases in Africa at nearby Onne.

Petrochemicals

Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals in Port Harcourt produces polyethylene and polypropylene.

Fertiliser

Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals runs an ammonia-urea complex near Port Harcourt, fed by an 84 km gas pipeline and powered by its own gas turbines.

Ports and oilfield logistics

Onne port's Federal Ocean Terminal and Federal Lighter Terminal serve oil and gas supply vessels for onshore and offshore projects.

Industrial zones in and around Port Harcourt

Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone
Nigeria's first oil and gas export free zone, inside the Onne port complex and regulated by the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority.
Trans-Amadi Industrial Area
Port Harcourt's main industrial zone.

Which PLCs you are likely to meet

General regional pattern: Schneider Electric sells its Modicon PLCs (e.g. Modicon M221) and Altivar drives in Nigeria through a Nigeria country site.

Free courses for Port Harcourt

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

PLC programming · Beginner · Free

Allen-Bradley Studio 5000

All free courses

The certificate

Beginner US$4.99 (≈ NGN 7,900), 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 Nigeria. EDWartens is not affiliated with them.

Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)
Statutory regulator of engineering practice: registers engineers, technologists and technicians and accredits engineering programmes.
Industrial Training Fund (ITF)
Federal skills and industrial training agency; runs SIWES, the work-experience scheme for university and polytechnic students.

Questions from Port Harcourt

Is there free PLC training in Port Harcourt?

Yes, online. Every EDWartens course is free to learn in full from Port Harcourt: 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 NGN 7,900), 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 Port Harcourt?

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

Is the certificate recognised by employers in Port Harcourt?

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 Nigeria: Lagos, Abuja

Sources

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