Featured Engineering Program

Automation, Control & Instrumentation

Practical training in automation, control, and instrumentation designed to help technical teams understand PLC, SCADA, DCS, measurement instruments, calibration, control loops, industrial networks, and troubleshooting requirements.

Featured Engineering Program

Why this track matters

Automation, control, and instrumentation sit at the core of industrial facilities, utilities, power plants, water facilities, oil-and-gas environments, and production lines. Practical understanding of control systems, measurement instruments, calibration, alarms, and troubleshooting is what makes operations safe, reliable, and recoverable.

Our programs concentrate on PLC, SCADA and DCS fundamentals, instrumentation and calibration practice, control-loop and PID basics, industrial networks, and the maintenance and troubleshooting workflows technical teams actually use on real industrial jobs.

Automation training axes

We arrange automation and instrumentation programs along four practical axes so each client can choose the right scope for the type of plant, the role of the team, and the level of readiness required.

Industrial Control Systems

PLC and DCS fundamentals with practical awareness of common platforms used on Saudi and Gulf industrial sites.

  • PLC Fundamentals
  • PLC Programming Basics
  • Siemens PLC Basics
  • Allen-Bradley PLC Basics
  • DCS Fundamentals
  • DCS Architecture
  • DCS Operation & Maintenance Awareness

SCADA, HMI & Industrial Networks

Operator-facing tools and the industrial networks that connect them, including the protocols commonly seen on real plants.

  • SCADA Fundamentals
  • SCADA Operation
  • HMI Design Basics
  • SCADA Alarms & Trends
  • Industrial Networks
  • Modbus Basics
  • Profibus Basics
  • Profinet Basics
  • Ethernet/IP Basics

Instrumentation, Calibration & Control Loops

Process measurement, calibration, and control-loop topics that bridge field instruments and control systems.

  • Instrumentation Fundamentals
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Temperature Measurement
  • Flow Measurement
  • Level Measurement
  • Instrument Calibration
  • Loop Checking
  • Control Valves
  • Positioners
  • PID Control Basics
  • Process Control Fundamentals

Safety Systems & Troubleshooting

Awareness of process safety systems together with the troubleshooting and preventive-maintenance discipline that keeps automation healthy.

  • ESD Systems Awareness
  • Safety Instrumented Systems Awareness
  • Control System Troubleshooting
  • Fault Finding in Instrumentation
  • Preventive Maintenance for Control Systems

Who this is for

Programs are scaled to match the team — from automation and instrumentation technicians on plant floors to control-system engineers, maintenance teams, testing & commissioning specialists, and project leads.

  • Automation technicians
  • Instrumentation technicians
  • Control system engineers
  • Electrical engineers
  • Maintenance teams
  • Operations & maintenance teams
  • Testing & commissioning teams
  • Industrial site supervisors
  • Utility & project teams

Suitable sectors

Practical automation and instrumentation readiness for the sectors Elite Energy supports across Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.

  • Industrial facilities
  • Energy and power plants
  • Water and utilities
  • Oil, gas and process environments
  • Manufacturing and production lines
  • Operations and maintenance
  • Testing and commissioning
  • Infrastructure and smart systems

Learning outcomes

After completing automation, control, and instrumentation programs, participants are typically able to:

  • Understand PLC, SCADA, and DCS fundamentals.

  • Recognize measurement instruments and key process variables.

  • Support calibration and loop-checking activities on real sites.

  • Understand the basics of common industrial networks and protocols.

  • Interpret alarms, trends, and overall system behavior.

  • Improve troubleshooting readiness for control systems.

  • Communicate control-system risks and observations clearly and professionally.

Programs are designed to support technical readiness in automation and instrumentation environments. No vendor approval or external authorization is implied unless separately documented.

Want to qualify an automation team or prepare for a control-systems commissioning phase?