PLC Masters PLC Masters Digital Training Program
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Become the person they call when the line stops.

A TIA-style PLC simulator and a step-by-step course in one. Write real ladder logic. Download to a virtual PLC. Watch the machine obey - on the laptop you already own. No R30,000 licence. No hardware.

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R2,499 R5,000 / year - less than R7 a day

  • ✓ No Siemens licence
  • ✓ No PLC hardware
  • ✓ Zero experience needed
PLC Masters Simulator — Batch Mixing Tank Live
The actual PLC Masters simulator: a TIA-style workspace monitoring a live start/stop seal-in rung, energized elements shown in green

Trusted by technicians from South Africa's biggest industrial names

Sibanye-Stillwater Glencore Consol Glass GeoChem Albany
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Is this you?

Built for the people plants actually promote

Electricians

You wire the panels. Now program what's inside them - and step into the better-paid half of the job.

Millwrights & techs

Stop waiting for "the PLC guy" at every breakdown. Read the logic, find the fault, be the one they call.

Students & graduates

Walk into your first interview with hours of real programming behind you - not just a module you passed.

Engineers switching in

Get fluent in the TIA-style workflow before your first automation project, on your own schedule.

The problem

PLC skills pay well because almost nobody can afford to learn them

The motivation was never the problem. The price of entry was.

The traditional route
Siemens TIA Portal licenceR30,000
A real PLC to practise onR8,000
Classroom trainingR15,000
Travel + time off workR5,000
Total wallR58,000
The PLC Masters route

Everything above, simulated faithfully on the laptop you own.

You save
R55,500

R58,000 the old way  →  R2,499 today

Break through the wall
The simulator

A full TIA-style workflow - not a toy, not a quiz

Configure hardware. Build tag tables. Program rungs. Download to the PLC. Watch the machine respond in real time - and when your logic is wrong, watch it misbehave until you fix it.

Ladder editor — monitoring online Online
Ladder editor monitoring a live start/stop seal-in rung - energized contacts and coil highlighted green, TRUE/FALSE tag states shown

Real ladder logic, live scan

Contacts, coils, timers, counters and branches - with live green power flow while your program runs.

Configure CPUs, I/O & tags

Mount I/O cards, set the CPU address, map inputs and outputs - the full project workflow employers expect.

Machines that react

Tanks, valves, pumps and conveyors respond on a live SCADA screen. You don't answer questions - you automate.

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The actual simulator - not a video. Build a rung, download to the virtual PLC, open the HMI, press START. If your logic is right, the machine runs.

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Inside the course

Exactly what you'll learn to build

Seven modules that take you from "what is a PLC" to programming and troubleshooting full machines - each one practised in the simulator, not just watched.

01

Introduction to Automation

What a PLC is, how it scans, sense-decide-act. Lesson + simulator tour.

02

Field Devices & Sensors

Sensors and actuators, NO/NC contacts, digital vs analog. Lesson + sim project.

03

I/O Addressing

Give every signal an address and a name - inputs, outputs, memory, tag tables.

04

Number Systems & Data Types

Bits, bytes, BOOL, INT, REAL - the containers your logic actually moves.

05

Output Instructions

Assign, Set, Reset and seal-in circuits - make outputs hold and behave.

06

Ladder Logic & Blocks

Structure a real program - networks, OBs, FCs, FBs and data blocks.

07

Timers, Counters & Edges

TON/TOF/TP, counters and edge detection - logic that works over time.

+ Guided practicals

Tanks, conveyors and full cycles - plus troubleshooting drills that break on purpose.

How it works

Every lesson ends with your hands on the controls

Watching builds familiarity. Building builds competence. Here's the loop you repeat until the logic is yours.

Step 1

Watch a short lesson

One concept - what it does, where it's used, and the mistakes that trip people up.

Step 2

Build it yourself

Open the project, write the rungs, download to the virtual PLC. No copy-paste answers.

Step 3

Watch the machine obey

Valves open, motors run, levels rise - proof on screen that your logic works.

Step 4

Break it & fix it

Faults go wrong on purpose. Finding them is the skill plants actually pay for.

Career outcomes

Stop waiting for the PLC programmer. Become the PLC programmer.

After the course, "I can do that" stops being a bluff. Here's what you walk away able to do:

  • Program Siemens-style PLCs with confidence
  • Troubleshoot real factory faults methodically
  • Build complete industrial control systems from a blank project
  • Add PLC programming to your CV - with a certificate to prove it
The path this skill opens
01
Electrician
Wiring the panel
02
Maintenance Technician
Reading logic, finding faults
03
PLC Programmer
Writing the logic others rely on
04
Automation Engineer the goal
Designing whole control systems

Every step up is more programming and troubleshooting - the exact skills this course builds.

Success stories

Real reviews from the people we've trained

From our verified classroom and early-access reviews. Read all 250+ reviews →

★★★★★Early Access
"I couldn't travel to South Africa, and it was perfect. The simulations made the logic click, and I worked through it after hours at my own pace."
TC Tendai ChikoreDigital · Zimbabwe
★★★★★Classroom
"Finally a course where you actually touch the hardware. By day four I was confidently commissioning Simocode and diagnosing drive faults on my own."
TM Thabo MokoenaInstrumentation Tech
★★★★★Classroom
"Sent two of my team here. They came back genuinely job-ready and the certificate looked great on file for our clients. Booking more seats."
JW Johan van WykPlant Maintenance Lead

Straight from TikTok

Unedited comments from people following the training

TikTok comment from mccourtney: This course is so worth it. As an electrical engineer automation is a big part of the industry. PLC Masters is really changing the game while putting you on game. Don't be caught sleeping. TikTok comment from Dskapopo: It was really a pleasure to be part of the training, it was very useful! TikTok comment from mlungisi ngqebe: the plc training is very informative and interesting, especially the programming side combined with PLC machines that configure and run machines in a production plant. thank a lot.
Why it's different

Three things that actually matter

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Everything else is just details.

The offer

Everything you need to get competent, for less than R7 a day

Included in your access
The full TIA-style simulator - every featureincluded
Step-by-step course, zero to confidentincluded
Guided machine practicals - tanks, conveyors, cyclesincluded
Troubleshooting challenges & knowledge checksincluded
PLC Masters certificate of completionincluded
Every update & new machine we ship this yearincluded
The old way to get all of thisR58,000
Your price todayR2,499 / year

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Questions

Questions, answered straight

Can I try it before I buy?+
Yes - and you should. The live demo on this page is the actual simulator, free, no sign-up. The paid program adds the full course, guided practicals, grading, your certificate and a year of updates.
What happens right after I pay?+
Within a minute you get an email with a set-your-password link. Choose a password, sign in, and lesson one plus the simulator are open. Card payment to programming: about five minutes. Access runs a full year from today.
Is this the real Siemens TIA Portal?+
No - and that's the point. TIA Portal costs tens of thousands of rand. Our simulator is an independent tool built to work the way TIA-style software works: hardware config, tag tables, ladder networks, download, online monitoring. The habits transfer directly. PLC Masters is not affiliated with or endorsed by Siemens.
I have zero PLC experience. Will I cope?+
Yes. The course starts at absolute zero - what a PLC is, how it scans, what a contact and a coil do - and every concept is practised in the simulator before you move on. Most of our best students started as complete beginners.
What do I need to run it?+
A normal laptop or desktop with a modern browser. No PLC hardware, no Siemens licence, no installs. If it can browse the web comfortably, it can run the simulator - try the live demo above to see.
How long do I get access for?+
A full year of the course and simulator, including every update and new machine we release in that time. Renew after that if you want to keep practising - your progress and saved projects stay safe either way.
Do I get a certificate?+
Yes - a PLC Masters certificate of completion, from the same team that trains technicians in person in Midrand. Proof you can build and troubleshoot logic, for your CV and interviews.
Who is behind this - are you qualified to teach it?+
Working automation engineers who commission real Siemens systems and have trained 250+ technicians in person in Midrand - people from teams at Sibanye-Stillwater, Glencore, Consol Glass and others. The digital program is that same curriculum, rebuilt to practise from anywhere.
Does it work on a phone or tablet?+
The simulator is real engineering software, so it runs on a laptop or desktop. You can read lessons on a phone, but you'll want a computer for the hands-on programming. Tap the demo on your phone and we'll email you the link for later.
Will I be charged again automatically?+
No. A single payment for 12 months - no auto-renewal, no card kept on file. Near the end of your year we'll email so you can choose whether to continue.
Will this help me get a job or promotion?+
It gives you the one thing interviews and pay reviews test for that videos can't: proof you can program and troubleshoot. You build real machines from blank projects, so "can you do this?" honestly becomes yes. We can't promise a specific employer - but we make sure you walk in able to do the work.
What if I get stuck?+
Email us - real engineers answer, not a bot. If a rung won't behave or a concept won't land, we help you work through it.

A year from now, you'll wish you'd pressed START today

The simulator, the course from zero to job-confident, every machine we ship this year and your certificate. R2,499 for the year - the wall used to cost R58,000. You could be running your first rung tonight.

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