PLC programming course · South Africa
PLC programming course — practical training with a real simulator
A course built around the work — start-stop motor circuits, latching, timers and counters, sequencer logic, basic SCADA. You write ladder logic in the browser, watch it run, and break it on purpose so you understand why it failed.
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Who it's for
- Mechatronics and electrical-engineering students who want hands-on practice without expensive lab time.
- Electricians moving into industrial automation work — the wiring is familiar, the logic is the new bit.
- Working technicians who need to drill ladder logic before a job interview.
- Self-taught hobbyists building their first home-automation panel.
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What you'll learn
Ladder logic basics. Contacts, coils, branches, the scan cycle. The bit that finally makes ladder click.
Timers and counters. TON, TOF, RTO. Common student mistakes and how to spot them.
Motor control. Start-stop with seal-in, jogging, forward-reverse, soft-stop sequencing.
Sequencer logic. State machines for batch processes — the structure most real plants run on.
Wiring track. Reading and tracing the wiring side, not just the logic. Where most field problems actually live.
Sensor school. Inductive, capacitive, photo-electric, ultrasonic — knowing which sensor lies in which conditions.
Function block diagram. When ladder gets unwieldy — and it will — FBD is the next tool.
CCST preparation. Cert packs aligned with ISA Certified Control Systems Technician — proof you can actually do the work.
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What we don't claim
This course is not SAQA-registered or nationally accredited. We issue a course-completion certificate that says you finished the modules — verifiable on our site by reference number. It is not an NQF-rated qualification. Plenty of SA employers care more about whether you can write a working start-stop circuit than which logo is on your certificate. If you need formal accreditation, a TVET college is the right route. If you need the skills to pass an interview, this is the right route.
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How to start
Sign up takes about a minute. The free tier covers the sandbox and the first curriculum module — enough to know if the simulator is for you. Basic at $12/month adds the wiring track and the rest of the core curriculum. Pro at $29/month adds sensor school, cert preparation, and the portfolio PDF you can hand to an employer.