Learning path · 4 courses
Process control
Instrumentation, PID loops and drives on top of a PLC: the combination process plants, water boards and pharma lines hire for.
In order
The courses
Take them in this order. Each one is free and stands on its own.
- 1Industrial Instrumentation and Process ControlInstrumentation · Beginner · 16 hours
- 2PID Control for PLC EngineersProcess control · Intermediate · 13 hours
- 3Variable Frequency Drives: Wiring, Programming, PLC and Network ControlDrives · Beginner · 12 hours
- 4Siemens TIA PortalPLC programming · Beginner · 28 hours
Then
Practise the job and find one
- Instrumentation Engineer job simulation
Instrument index, datasheets, loop diagrams and calibration on a process plant. Days 1 to 5 are free.
- Instrumentation jobs in the UK
Live jobs, updated daily. Free to browse and apply.
- EDWartens Lab
Free browser simulators to practise what each course teaches.
Questions
Process control: common questions
Is the Process control path free?
Yes. All 4 courses are free: every lesson, quiz and final exam costs nothing. A verifiable certificate for a course is optional, at £19 including VAT once you pass its final exam. It is a certificate of completion, not a regulated qualification.
How long does it take?
About 69 hours of video across 4 courses, plus quizzes. At five hours a week that is roughly 14 weeks, and you can start or stop any course whenever you like.
Do I need hardware or paid software?
No PLC hardware is needed. Each course page lists the software it uses; most run in free or trial versions, and many have practice in the browser-based EDWartens Lab.
What can it lead to?
Practise the job itself with the free Instrumentation Engineer job simulation (the first five days are free, no card), then browse live UK Instrumentation jobs. Neither is a promise of a job.