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PLC, SCADA and DCS Systems for Industrial Automation

A ten day comprehensive program on programmable logic controllers, supervisory control and data acquisition systems and distributed control systems, built for engineers automating mine, water and process plant operations across the continent.

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Course objectives

  • Develop ladder logic and function block programs for common PLC platforms
  • Configure SCADA screens, alarms and historian trends for plant monitoring
  • Describe DCS architecture and its application in continuous process control
  • Apply industrial communication protocols used in automation networks
  • Troubleshoot common automation system faults across PLC, SCADA and DCS layers

Who should attend

  • Automation engineers
  • Control systems engineers
  • Instrumentation engineers
  • SCADA administrators
  • Plant electrical and control technicians

Course outline

  1. 01PLC hardware architecture and programming fundamentals
  2. 02Ladder logic and function block programming
  3. 03SCADA system configuration, alarms and trending
  4. 04DCS architecture and continuous process control
  5. 05Industrial communication protocols and networks
  6. 06Automation system troubleshooting and fault finding

Scheduled sessions

Scheduled sessions for PLC, SCADA and DCS Systems for Industrial Automation
DatesVenueFormatPriceRegister
11 to 13 September 2026Cape Town, South AfricaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
12 to 14 November 2026Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
21 to 23 November 2026Gaborone, BotswanaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
22 to 24 November 2026Gaborone, BotswanaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
1 to 3 February 2027Dubai, UAEClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
25 to 27 May 2027Windhoek, NamibiaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now