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Learning path · 13 courses

Siemens engineer path

The Siemens stack most plants actually run: TIA Portal from zero, the S7-1200 instruction series, program structure, HMI panels, interrupts, PID, commissioning, Factory I/O projects, the S7-300 installed base, advanced S7-1500, safety, WinCC SCADA and LOGO!.

In order

The courses

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

  1. 1Siemens TIA PortalPLC programming · Beginner · 28 hours
  2. 2Siemens S7-1200 with TIA Portal: The Tutorial SeriesPLC programming · Beginner · 5 hours
  3. 3Siemens TIA Portal Program Structure and Best PracticePLC programming · Intermediate · 12 hours
  4. 4Siemens TIA Portal HMI: KTP and Comfort Panels with WinCCHMI · Beginner · 12 hours
  5. 5Siemens TIA Portal: Organisation Blocks, Interrupts and TimersPLC programming · Intermediate · 7 hours
  6. 6Siemens TIA Portal PID Compact and Analog ProcessingProcess control · Intermediate · 5 hours
  7. 7Siemens TIA Portal Commissioning: Hardware, PLCSIM, Backups and TroubleshootingPLC programming · Intermediate · 10 hours
  8. 8Siemens TIA Portal with Factory I/O: Virtual Commissioning ProjectsPLC programming · Beginner · 9 hours
  9. 9Siemens S7-300 with STEP 7PLC programming · Beginner · 23 hours
  10. 10Siemens S7-1500 Advanced Programming in TIA PortalPLC programming · Intermediate · 28 hours
  11. 11Siemens Safety Integrated: S7-1500F and S7-1200F in TIA PortalSafety · Intermediate · 14 hours
  12. 12Siemens WinCC SCADA: V7, Unified and AdvancedSCADA · Intermediate · 26 hours
  13. 13Siemens Small Controllers: LOGO! 8 and S7-200 SMARTPLC programming · Beginner · 23 hours

Then

Practise the job and find one

Questions

Siemens engineer path: common questions

Is the Siemens engineer path free?
Yes. All 13 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 202 hours of video across 13 courses, plus quizzes. At five hours a week that is roughly 40 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 PLC Programmer job simulation (the first five days are free, no card), then browse live UK PLC and automation jobs. Neither is a promise of a job.