Free Live PLC Training — myPLCtraining

What you'll learn inside this live training…

01

What a PLC programming career really looks like in 2026

Learn why demand keeps climbing for PLC programmers, what a career can look like in 2026, the different levels of roles that exist, and finally what each of them pays.

02

Why every path you've tried falls short

College, YouTube, learning on the job. Why each one leaves you stuck, and the three pieces nobody hands you that actually get you hired. This is the gap that keeps most people out of the industry for years.

03

Your 6-month roadmap to get hired

The step-by-step path to become confident on the real industry software, build a portfolio of work you can actually show in an interview, and land the role. The same path over 2,000 electricians, techs, and engineers have used, and how you can do the same in only 6 months.

04

Live Q&A

Bring whatever you've been stuck on and get answers live, straight from Stephen.

Is this training for you?

This is for you if…

You're an experienced electrician tired of trading your body and your weekends for a capped paycheck.
You're a maintenance tech or instrument tech who works around PLCs every day, but the programming side still feels like a black box.
You're an engineer stuck in paperwork who wants to move up without going into management and without taking a pay cut.
You've tried YouTube, Udemy, and learning on the job, and you're done wasting time on scattered theory that never adds up.

This is not for you if…

You're already an automation pro looking for advanced, expert-level tutorials.
You're brand new to the trades with no hands-on industrial troubleshooting experience yet.
You're looking to train a whole team. For that, email us at mark@myPLCtraining.com.

Meet Your Host

Stephen Gates

Stephen spent about 10 years as a controls and automation engineer at a switchgear company in Omaha, Nebraska — a role that was mostly PLC programming, day in and day out. It was a successful, fulfilling career, and it showed him exactly what this path can do for someone.

So in 2016 he started myPLCtraining, to help electricians, techs, and engineers learn PLC programming and move up in controls and automation — so they could work more with their brain and less with their back, without going back to college.

Today myPLCtraining is an IACET accredited training provider. It has helped over 2,000 electricians, techs, and engineers learn PLCs, HMIs, and VFDs, and coached hundreds of students into new roles in controls and automation.

This free training comes from a team that teaches PLC programming for a living. Between us we have 10+ years training industry professionals, our coaches bring a combined 26 years of coaching experience, and we've helped 2,000+ students across the US break into controls and automation careers.

Students we've trained now work at companies like:

amazon

Weststream

Still got questions?

No. The training starts from the ground up. If you have hands-on experience with industrial equipment, you're already ahead of where you think you are.

Yes. Stephen presents live and answers questions in the chat. There's no replay, so grab a seat you can actually show up for.

Plan for about [60-90] minutes plus live Q&A.

That's exactly who this is built for, and exactly what Stephen covers in the training.

Last call

Become a confident PLC programmer in just 6 months.

Free live training with Stephen Gates. Limited seats, no replay. Save yours now.

Live session with Stephen Gates, founder of myPLCtraining. Limited seats. No replay.