The short answer
In your portal: Career (jobs, applications, resume, skills, portfolio) and LADX Mini. At Resources, anyone can use free engineering calculators and career tools.
Where the free tools are
| Detail | Your portal | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| Account needed | Yes | No |
| Jobs and applications | Yes | No |
| Resume and portfolio | Yes | No |
| LADX Mini | Yes | No |
| Engineering calculators | No | Yes |
| Resume and interview tools | No | Yes |
Your portal
- Account needed
- Yes
- Jobs and applications
- Yes
- Resume and portfolio
- Yes
- LADX Mini
- Yes
- Engineering calculators
- No
- Resume and interview tools
- No
Resources
- Account needed
- No
- Jobs and applications
- No
- Resume and portfolio
- No
- LADX Mini
- No
- Engineering calculators
- Yes
- Resume and interview tools
- Yes
In your portal:
- Career: jobs, saved jobs and applications, your resume, your skills and a public portfolio, with your courses and certificates ready to add.
- LADX Mini: draw and run ladder logic in the browser.
- EDWartens Lab: free 3D engineering labs.
At [Resources](/resources), for anyone:
- engineering calculators, such as 4-20 mA scaling, motor and VFD sizing, and PID tuning
- a PLC code explainer and a structured text generator
- a learning plan builder
- career tools for resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn and interviews
The AI tools can make mistakes, so check what they give you before you use it.
Updated 22 October 2026
Related questions
- What is my personal learning plan?Answer six quick questions or upload your CV, and you get a plan: which courses to take, in what order, what you can skip, and how long it takes at your pace.
- How do I get a certificate?Finish every module, pass the final assessment, then choose Claim certificate on your Certificates page and pay once. It is issued straight away with your name, and anyone can verify it.
- What software do I need?Each course page lists its software and hardware. It is usually the maker's free or trial version with a simulator, and you never need real hardware. Some courses start with no software at all.
- How do I enrol on a course?On the course page choose Enrol now, free, then Place order, free at checkout. Nothing is paid, you get a receipt, and the course appears in your portal under Courses.
- How does a module count as complete?Watch every lesson in the module to 90% or the end, or tick it yourself: Lesson done for one lesson, Mark done for the whole module. Modules are not locked.
- Does my progress save?Yes. While you watch, your progress saves to your account every 30 seconds, and module completion is saved straight away, so it follows you to any device where you sign in.
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