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Allen-Bradley Module · Studio 5000 and Logix

Learn Allen-Bradley PLC skills the way UK plants use them

Program ControlLogix and CompactLogix controllers, build FactoryTalk View screens, set up EtherNet/IP, PowerFlex drives and GuardLogix safety, and even migrate an old SLC 500 program. 68 lessons, a browser lab, 4 graded projects for your portfolio and four job simulators, at your own pace for 12 months.

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£780 including VAT

£650 + VAT for businesses

One payment, no deposit. Every lesson opens the day you pay.

  • 68 lessons, 13 modules
  • 4 graded projects
  • EDWartens Lab practice
  • 4 job simulators included
  • Certificate of completion

Is it for you?

Built for people who will meet Rockwell equipment at work

Be honest with yourself about what you need. This course is strong for some people and the wrong choice for others.

This course suits you if you are

  • A maintenance or electrical technician whose plant runs Allen-Bradley and who wants to read, fault-find and change the program
  • An engineer who knows Siemens and is asked for Rockwell as well, which UK adverts often are
  • A graduate or career changer aiming at plants with US-owned or Rockwell-based systems
  • Someone who has met old SLC 500 or MicroLogix machines and needs to understand them and the move to Logix
  • Anyone who wants a structured route with practice and projects, at their own pace

Choose something else if you want

  • Live classes with an instructor every day. For live teaching, see the Professional Module (Siemens)
  • An official Rockwell Automation certificate or a regulated qualification. This course gives neither
  • To wire and test real hardware. You practise in simulation in our lab, not on a physical rig
  • A promise of a job. Nobody honest can give one, and we do not

Why this skill

Rockwell skills turn up beside Siemens in many UK adverts

Controls adverts rarely ask for one brand. Many name Allen-Bradley and Siemens together, and a technician who can work on both is easier to place.

  • £52,500

    median advertised salary across 256 UK Allen-Bradley jobs

    ITJobsWatch, as seen 23 October 2026. Source

  • 4.9%

    of UK PLC engineer adverts name Rockwell (Siemens: 11.1%)

    ITJobsWatch, six months to 23 October 2026.

  • 135

    trainee PLC jobs listed on Reed

    Reed, as of 21 October 2026. Source

Allen-Bradley is a smaller share of UK PLC adverts than Siemens, but it is widely used alongside Siemens, especially in US-owned plants, and the roles that name it often ask for fault-finding, EtherNet/IP, drives and safety. That is what this course teaches.

Many UK sites still run SLC 500 and MicroLogix machines next to newer Logix controllers. The course covers reading old RSLogix 500 code and migrating it, which few courses do.

These are advertised figures, not what a newly trained person will be paid. Adverts with salaries mostly ask for experience; entry roles advertise lower (£25,000–£30,000 for graduate and trainee roles, £30,000–£40,000 for junior controls/PLC engineers, Reed, 21 October 2026). We have no reliable UK market-share figure for Rockwell and do not quote one. We do not promise a job or any level of pay.

What classroom training costs. Rockwell Automation's UK training calendar listed single classroom courses at £1,088 and £1,817 when we checked on 23 October 2026. Rockwell training calendar. The Allen-Bradley Module is £780 including VAT for 13 modules. They are different things: Rockwell's courses are official classroom training; ours is self-paced and independent, so check what you need.

What you get

Skills, practice and proof, for a fraction of classroom cost

The skills UK adverts list

Logix 5000 programming, EtherNet/IP, drives, safety, HMI and fault-finding, taught in the order the job needs them.

Practise as you learn, with nothing to buy

Almost every lesson ends with a task in the EDWartens Lab in your browser, in a Rockwell-style view with controller tags and XIC, XIO and OTE rungs. No licence and no install.

Four graded projects for your portfolio

A bottling line, a palletiser with an HMI, a batch mixer with analogue control and safety interlocks, and a capstone that migrates an SLC 500 program.

Fault-finding and maintenance

A structured method for major, minor and I/O faults, and online edits and forces used safely, because plants need people who can fix what is stopped.

Networks, drives and GuardLogix safety

EtherNet/IP, PowerFlex drives and GuardLogix machine safety are modules, not footnotes.

A fraction of classroom vendor-course prices

£780 including VAT for 13 modules and 12 months you can repeat. Classroom vendor courses are priced per few days.

Four job simulators included

Work as a PLC programmer, commissioning engineer, maintenance technician and multi-skilled maintenance engineer at simulated UK companies.

The UK job board, with alerts

Real adverts from UK employers, job alerts and an application tracker, so your search is organised from day one.

A certificate employers can check

A certificate of completion with a number and QR code that links to its verification page.

After the course

What you will be able to do

  • Read UK electrical drawings and I/O lists, and wire up the logic of 24 V DC sensors and 4-20 mA signals
  • Set up a Studio 5000-style project: tasks, programs, routines, tags, aliases and I/O configuration
  • Write ladder with XIC, XIO and OTE, latches, one-shots, timers, counters and interlocks
  • Build user-defined types, arrays and a reusable motor Add-On Instruction
  • Write Structured Text and build sequences as state machines with fault handling
  • Build operator screens, alarms and trends in FactoryTalk View
  • Set up EtherNet/IP devices and PowerFlex drives, and diagnose a comms fault
  • Find faults methodically, and use online edits and forces safely
  • Read RSLogix 500 code and plan a migration from SLC 500 or MicroLogix to Logix

How you learn

Every lesson ends with you doing it

Watching is not learning to program. Each lesson has the same four steps, so you always know what to do next.

  1. Step 1

    Watch

    A curated video lesson, chosen to teach the point clearly and checked before it goes in.

  2. Step 2

    Read

    Our own notes, written for UK sites: what to remember, what goes wrong, and what to check first.

  3. Step 3

    Check

    A short practice quiz tells you straight away whether it has stuck. A longer gate test closes each module.

  4. Step 4

    Practise

    A lab task in the EDWartens Lab, in a Rockwell-style view, so you do it rather than only watch it.

Curriculum

13 modules, from your first controller to a legacy migration

Open a module to see what it covers. Every lesson has notes, a quiz and a lab task.

Module 1Orientation: the UK controls engineer and the Rockwell platform

Where Allen-Bradley is used in UK plants, how a Logix controller runs, the hardware and software families, and how to practise legally.

  1. What a controls engineer does in a UK plant, and where Allen-Bradley is used
  2. How a Logix controller works: tasks, scans and I/O updates
  3. The Allen-Bradley family: ControlLogix, CompactLogix, Micro800 and legacy SLC/MicroLogix
  4. The Rockwell software map: Studio 5000, FactoryTalk and FactoryTalk Linx
  5. Practising legally: the EDWartens Lab, CCW Standard and the Logix Echo trial

5 lessons, each with notes and a quiz, most with a lab task, then a gate test.

Module 2Electrical and I/O fundamentals

24 V DC control circuits, sensors, sinking and sourcing I/O, 4-20 mA analogue and reading UK drawings and I/O lists.

  1. 24 V DC control circuits and power supplies
  2. Sensors: PNP and NPN, proximity and photoelectric
  3. Digital I/O modules: sinking and sourcing
  4. Analogue I/O and 4-20 mA signals
  5. Reading UK schematics and I/O lists

5 lessons, each with notes and a quiz, most with a lab task, then a gate test.

Module 3Studio 5000 project structure

Controller organiser, tasks, programs and routines, tag scope and aliases, I/O configuration and going online safely.

  1. Creating a controller project and the controller organiser
  2. Tasks: continuous, periodic and event
  3. Programs, routines and the MainRoutine
  4. Tags: controller and program scope, data types and aliases
  5. I/O configuration and module properties
  6. Going online: download, upload, run and program modes

6 lessons, each with notes and a quiz, most with a lab task, then a gate test.

Module 4Ladder logic fundamentals

XIC, XIO and OTE, latches and one-shots, timers and counters, compares and maths, interlocks and well-documented rungs.

  1. XIC, XIO and OTE: the seal-in circuit
  2. OTL, OTU, ONS and one-shots
  3. Timers: TON, TOF and RTO
  4. Counters (CTU, CTD) and compare instructions
  5. Move, maths and CPT
  6. Interlocks, permissives and rung documentation

6 lessons, each with notes and a quiz, most with a lab task, then a gate test.

Module 5Data, UDTs, arrays and Add-On Instructions

Logix data types and structures, arrays and indirect addressing, UDTs, a reusable motor AOI and naming standards.

  1. Logix data types and structures
  2. Arrays and indirect addressing
  3. User-defined data types (UDTs)
  4. Add-On Instructions: building a motor AOI
  5. Libraries, naming standards, import and export

5 lessons, each with notes and a quiz, most with a lab task, then a gate test.

Module 6Structured Text, sequences and state machines

Structured Text routines, IF and CASE, step sequencers and state machines, where SFC fits, and fault handling.

  1. Structured Text in Logix: syntax and routines
  2. IF, CASE and loops
  3. Step sequencers and state machines
  4. Sequential Function Charts and when to use them
  5. Fault handling, timeouts and resets

5 lessons, each with notes and a quiz, most with a lab task, then a gate test.

Module 7HMI with FactoryTalk View

FactoryTalk View ME and SE, PanelView Plus, displays and navigation, faceplates, alarms, trends, security and Optix.

  1. FactoryTalk View ME and SE, and PanelView Plus
  2. HMI tags, displays and navigation
  3. Animation, faceplates and good screen design
  4. Alarms and events
  5. Trends, security and a look at FactoryTalk Optix

5 lessons, each with notes and a quiz, most with a lab task, then a gate test.

Module 8EtherNet/IP, networking and drives

EtherNet/IP and CIP, IP plans and RPI, remote I/O adapters, PowerFlex drives, produced/consumed tags, MSG and diagnostics.

  1. EtherNet/IP and CIP: implicit and explicit messaging
  2. IP planning, RPI and connections
  3. Remote I/O: POINT I/O and FLEX adapters
  4. PowerFlex drives over EtherNet/IP
  5. Produced and consumed tags and the MSG instruction
  6. Network diagnostics

6 lessons, each with notes and a quiz, most with a lab task, then a gate test.

Module 9Process and analogue control

Scaling, PID and PIDE loops, tuning basics, recipes and batch logic, and an overview of Kinetix motion.

  1. Scaling analogue signals
  2. PID and PIDE: setting up a loop
  3. Loop tuning basics
  4. Recipes and batch logic
  5. Motion overview: Kinetix and CIP Motion concepts

5 lessons, each with notes and a quiz, most with a lab task, then a gate test.

Module 10Safety: GuardLogix and machine safety

UK machinery safety law, safety functions and stop categories, performance levels, GuardLogix safety tasks and validation.

  1. UK machinery safety law and risk assessment
  2. Safety functions and stop categories
  3. BS EN ISO 13849-1 and IEC 62061 in plain English
  4. GuardLogix: the safety task, safety tags and the safety signature
  5. Safety I/O, reset logic and validation

5 lessons, each with notes and a quiz, most with a lab task, then a gate test.

Module 11Fault-finding and maintenance

A structured method, major, minor and I/O faults, online edits and forces used safely, diagnostics and change control.

  1. A structured fault-finding method
  2. Controller and module faults: major, minor and I/O
  3. Online edits, forces and their risks
  4. Cross-reference, trends and diagnostics
  5. Backups, versions and change control

5 lessons, each with notes and a quiz, most with a lab task, then a gate test.

Module 12Commissioning and legacy migration

FAT and SAT on Logix systems, I/O checkout, reading RSLogix 500 code and migrating SLC and MicroLogix to Logix.

  1. FAT and SAT for Logix systems
  2. I/O checkout and loop testing
  3. RSLogix 500, SLC 500 and MicroLogix: reading legacy code
  4. Migrating SLC and PLC-5 systems to ControlLogix and CompactLogix
  5. Handover documentation

5 lessons, each with notes and a quiz, most with a lab task, then a gate test.

Module 13Job readiness and capstone

Read UK Allen-Bradley adverts, put the course honestly on your CV, build a portfolio, answer the interview questions, and sit the final.

  1. Reading UK Allen-Bradley job adverts
  2. Your Allen-Bradley skills on a UK CV, honestly
  3. Building your portfolio from the course projects
  4. Allen-Bradley interview questions and how to answer them
  5. Site life: safety, cards, contract or permanent, and your first 90 days

5 lessons, each with notes and a quiz, most with a lab task, then the final exam.

4 projectsGraded projects, including a capstone
  • Bottling line (after module 6)
  • Palletiser sequence with HMI (after module 8)
  • Batch mixing with analogue control and safety interlocks (after module 10)
  • Capstone: SLC 500 to CompactLogix migration (after module 13)

About 90 hours of lessons, notes, quizzes, lab tasks and tests, plus about 40 hours for the four projects. Each module ends with a 15-question gate test (70% to pass). The final exam has 50 questions (70% to pass).

EDWartens Lab

Practise in the EDWartens Lab as you learn

Our own browser lab gives you a simulated PLC, a process and a packing cell to work on. In the Rockwell-style view it uses Rockwell-style names (controller tags, MainTask and MainRoutine, XIC, XIO and OTE rungs with rung numbers) so what you learn transfers. It is not Studio 5000 and does not replace it. Try the lab free, any time.

EDWartens Lab PLC editor: a motor start/stop ladder program running online beside the simulated PLC and the I/O list
Write ladder logic and run it against a simulated PLC.
EDWartens Lab: a 3D view of a motor and tanks with the operator station, the I/O list and the online PLC panel
Watch your logic drive a simulated plant.
EDWartens Lab: a 3D packing cell in a factory hall
Program and test a whole machine cell.
See the Lab Open the free PLC lab

Projects

Four projects you can show an employer

Each project is a small version of real work, with a brief, a lab task and a rubric. You finish with evidence, not just a certificate.

  1. Project 1 · after module 6

    Bottling line

    A bottling line with infeed, filler and capper, built with tags, ladder or Structured Text and a clear I/O map.

    You hand in: the tag list, the program, an I/O map and a test log.

  2. Project 2 · after module 8

    Palletiser sequence with HMI

    A palletiser sequence with an operator HMI, alarms and commissioning notes.

    You hand in: a state diagram, the HMI screens, an alarm list and commissioning notes.

  3. Project 3 · after module 10

    Batch mixing with analogue control and safety interlocks

    Batch mixing with recipe logic, analogue control and safety interlocks.

    You hand in: the recipe logic, PID tuning notes, the safety interlocks and trend screenshots.

  4. Capstone · after module 13

    Capstone: SLC 500 to CompactLogix migration

    Migrate a legacy SLC 500 program to CompactLogix: plan it, convert it, test it and hand it over.

    You hand in: a conversion plan, an address-to-tag map, the converted program, a risk list, a FAT script, a handover pack and a short walkthrough.

Projects are marked against a rubric you can read before you start. The first pass is AI-assisted; our engineers review it and can change the result. 70 out of 100 passes, 75 for the capstone. If you fall short you get feedback on what to change.

Included job simulators

Four job simulators, included

Do the job before you apply. Each simulation puts you in a simulated UK workplace with a morning email, tickets, documents and colleagues, and builds the habits an employer looks for.

  • The workplace of the simulated company in the PLC Programmer job simulation
    Start in the workplace, with the team around you.
  • The Today screen of the PLC Programmer job simulation: the morning email and the day's tickets
    Today: the morning email and your tickets for the day.
  • A ticket in the PLC Programmer job simulation with its brief and acceptance points
    A ticket, written the way a colleague would write it.

Screenshots from the simulator. Company, people and data are fictional. Portraits are AI-generated.

The 4 simulations that come with the Allen-Bradley Module

Each simulation is sold separately: the Premium edition (days 6 to 20, an engineer-reviewed capstone and a viva) is £53.99 including VAT. With this course you get Premium and its certificate for these roles at no extra charge. The companies are simulated; a simulation is training, not employment or a work placement.

See all job simulations What Premium adds

Job support

Help to turn the skills into applications

The last module teaches you to read UK Allen-Bradley adverts, put the course honestly on your CV, build a portfolio and answer the interview questions. Then the portal helps you search.

The UK job board

Automation and controls adverts from UK employers, refreshed daily, with visa-sponsor licences marked.

Job alerts

Tell us the roles and places you want, and new matches come to you.

An application tracker

Keep every application, date and next step in one place.

Module 13: job readiness

Honest CV wording, a portfolio, interview questions and how UK recruitment works.

The job board lists real vacancies. We cannot promise an interview or a job, and we do not quote placement rates.

Look at the UK job board

Your certificate

Proof you can show an employer

You earn a certificate of completion from Wartens Ltd when you have done all of these:

  • Pass all 12 module gate tests and the final exam
  • Pass all 4 graded projects (70 out of 100, or 75 for the capstone)

It is a certificate of completion, not a regulated qualification, not CPD-accredited and not a Rockwell Automation certification. It does not guarantee a job. Employers can check any certificate at edwartens.co.uk/verify.

Sample certificate of completion from Wartens Ltd, marked SAMPLE, in the name of Sample Learner
Sample certificate. Yours shows your name, date and a unique verification code.

Price and payment

£780 including VAT, everything included

One price. No extra charges for the portal, the career support or the certificate.

One price

£780

including VAT (£650 + £130 VAT)

How you pay
In full, once

£65.00 per month of access, if you use all 12 months.

That is about 1.0 weeks of the UK median full-time gross pay of £39,039 (ONS ASHE 2025, provisional).

Those are sums from our own price and a national average. They say nothing about what you will earn.

What the fee covers

  • 68 lessons in 13 modules. Recorded lessons, each with notes, a practice quiz and a lab task, open to you from the day you pay.
  • Gate tests and the final exam. A test at the end of every module and a final exam.
  • 4 graded projects. Marked against a published rubric, with feedback on what to change.
  • Lab practice. The EDWartens Lab, in a Rockwell-style view, for almost every lesson.
  • Four job simulators. The Premium edition and its certificate for each of the four roles.
  • Job board, alerts and tracker. For the whole of your access.
  • Questions to a trainer. From any lesson, throughout your access.
  • Certificate of completion. Issued automatically when every test and all four projects are passed.

Not included: your computer and internet connection, and real Studio 5000 licences. We show you the legal trial and free routes and how to use them. Lessons stream from their creators' YouTube channels; the study plan, notes, quizzes, tests, projects and grading are ours.

Pay in full: £780

Includes VAT (£650 + VAT). By debit or credit card through Stripe; we never see your card details. The whole course opens straight away.

One payment, no deposit

This course is paid in full, once. Your 12 months' access starts on the day you pay, and every lesson is open from that day.

Employer paying?

We can send a VAT invoice; the payment terms on the invoice apply. Contact us with the company's details before you enrol. A VAT-registered employer can usually reclaim the VAT.

This is a private course. It is not eligible for Advanced Learner Loans or Skills Bootcamp funding; see fees and payment.

Your 14-day right to cancel

  • If you buy as a consumer, you can cancel within 14 days of the day we confirm your booking, without giving a reason, and we refund what you paid.
  • Siemens and Allen-Bradley Modules: the lessons are digital content that opens as soon as you pay, so at checkout you ask for access straight away. If you cancel within 14 days and have not opened any lesson, you get everything back. Once you open a lesson, the right to cancel ends.

The full rules are in the cancellations and refunds policy and the Siemens and Allen-Bradley Module terms. Nothing here affects your legal rights.

Start today

Pay once and the whole course opens straight away: every lesson, the lab, your four job simulators and the job board. 12 months' access.

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Course facts

The practical details

Delivery
Self-paced online learning: recorded lessons, notes, quizzes and the browser lab in the student portal. There are no live classes.
Start
Start the day you enrol
Access period
12 months from the day you pay. Every lesson is open from day one; module gate tests are taken in order.
Duration
About 90 hours of lessons and tests plus about 40 hours of projects. At 6 hours a week that is about six months; at 10 hours, three to four.
Requirements
A computer or laptop with a current browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari) and a broadband connection. The lab works best on a larger screen. No PLC experience needed.
Software
None to buy. You practise in the EDWartens Lab in your browser. Rockwell offers free and trial routes, for example Connected Components Workbench Standard (a free download for Micro800 controllers) and time-limited trials of its emulation software. The course shows you where to look. Check Rockwell's terms, which change.
Assessment
A 15-question gate test per module, a 50-question final exam and 4 graded projects
Certificate
A certificate of completion from Wartens Ltd with a verification code and QR code. It is not a regulated qualification and not CPD-accredited.

Questions

Questions people ask before enrolling

How is the course delivered?
It is self-paced and online. You study recorded lessons, notes and quizzes in the EDWartens UK student portal and practise in the browser lab whenever suits you, for 12 months from the day you pay. There are no live classes. You can ask a trainer a question from any lesson.
Do I need PLC or electrical experience?
No. Module 1 starts with how a Logix controller runs and where Allen-Bradley is used in UK plants, and Module 2 covers electrical and I/O fundamentals. You need to be comfortable with a computer.
How many hours a week will it take?
About 90 hours of lessons, notes, quizzes, lab tasks and tests, plus about 40 hours for the four projects. At 6 hours a week most people finish in about six months; at 10 hours, in three to four. You have 12 months.
Are the lessons your own videos?
Many of the lesson videos are published by their creators on YouTube and stream from there, credited on each lesson. What we write is the study plan, the notes, the quizzes, the tests, the lab tasks, the projects and the grading, and a trainer answers your questions. If a video is removed, we replace it with one that teaches the same thing. If you want only original filmed lessons, this is not the course for you.
Can I use the real Studio 5000?
You practise in our browser lab, which uses Rockwell-style names but is not Studio 5000. Real Studio 5000 licences are not included. Rockwell offers free and trial routes (for example Connected Components Workbench Standard, free for Micro800 controllers, and time-limited trials of its emulation software); the course shows you where to look and when to use them. Terms change, so check Rockwell's site.
Is it recognised? Is it a Rockwell certificate?
No. It is a certificate of completion from Wartens Ltd, with a number and a QR code that links to its verification page. It is not a Rockwell Automation certification, not a regulated qualification and not CPD-accredited. What employers can see is what you can do: your projects, your job simulation records and your answers at interview.
I am on a visa. Can I still take it?
You can study from anywhere. Whether you can work in the UK depends on your immigration status, which we cannot advise on, and every employer checks the right to work. Our job board marks employers that hold a visa-sponsor licence, and the job-readiness module explains what to ask an employer.
What if I do not get a job?
We cannot promise a job, an interview or any level of pay, and we do not quote placement rates. The course gives you the skills, four projects for a portfolio, job simulation records, a job board with alerts and a tracker, and a module on applications and interviews. If you change your mind within 14 days and have not opened a lesson, you get a full refund. Your access lasts 12 months, so you can keep practising while you apply.
Should I take this or the Siemens Module?
Take the one your target employers use. Adverts name Siemens more often than Rockwell, but many name both, and Rockwell is common in US-owned plants. If you are not sure, read the adverts for the jobs you want, or ask us. Many learners take both; the principles carry across. See the Siemens Module.
What does the price cover, and can my employer pay?
£780 including VAT (£650 + VAT) covers 12 months' access to every lesson, the lab, the tests, grading of your four projects, four job simulators, the job board and the certificate. You pay once, in full. Employers can ask for a VAT invoice.
Can I cancel or get a refund?
Yes, within 14 days for a full refund if you have not opened any lesson. Once you open a lesson the right to cancel the digital content ends, as you agree at checkout. The detail is in the course terms and the refunds policy.
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Independence and trademarks

Allen-Bradley, Rockwell Automation, Studio 5000, Logix, FactoryTalk, ControlLogix, CompactLogix, GuardLogix and PowerFlex are trademarks of Rockwell Automation, Inc. EtherNet/IP is a trademark of ODVA, Inc.

EDWartens is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by the companies named above. The certificate is issued by Wartens Ltd. It is not CPD-accredited. This is a private course, not a regulated qualification, and it does not guarantee a job or an interview.

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