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Learning path · 4 courses

SCADA specialist

Four of the most widely installed SCADA platforms: InTouch, Ignition, WinCC and Citect, from tags to alarms, history and clients.

In order

The courses

Take them in this order. Each one is free and stands on its own.

  1. 1Wonderware InTouch SCADASCADA · Beginner
  2. 2Ignition SCADA by Inductive AutomationSCADA · Beginner · 13 hours
  3. 3Siemens WinCC SCADA: V7, Unified and AdvancedSCADA · Intermediate · 26 hours
  4. 4Citect SCADA and AVEVA Plant SCADASCADA · Beginner · 12 hours

Then

Practise the job and find one

Questions

SCADA specialist: common questions

Is the SCADA specialist 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 51 hours of video across 4 courses, plus quizzes. At five hours a week that is roughly 10 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 SCADA and HMI Engineer job simulation (the first five days are free, no card), then browse live UK SCADA and HMI jobs. Neither is a promise of a job.