Complete a full, auto-graded HMI design course in your browser — build real operator screens, bind widgets to live tags, add alarms and trends, and structure a multi-screen line — and earn a verifiable HMI Designer certificate. Every exercise graded against a running PLC simulation, no install and no HMI license required. Start free; go Pro to finish the course and download your certificate.
Stage 1 is free to start. The certificate is issued on Pro once you pass every exercise.
Definition
The HMI design certificate is a completion certificate you earn by finishing the full HMI course and building every operator screen in it. The course runs across five stages — HMI fundamentals, operator controls, analog visualisation and trends, alarms and status, and multi-screen lines — and it covers the skills a working HMI / SCADA screen designer actually uses: laying out screens, binding widgets to live tags, momentary vs latched controls, gauges and trends, ISA-18.2 alarm management, and overview/detail navigation. Every exercise is built and auto-graded in the browser against a real goal — the right widgets bound to the right tags, operating correctly against a running PLC simulation.
We are honest about what this credential is and is not. It is a course-completion certificate that demonstrates hands-on skills. It is not an accredited industry certification, it is not an official vendor certification from Rockwell (FactoryTalk View), Siemens (WinCC), or Inductive Automation (Ignition), and it is not an exam-proctored credential. That distinction matters before you invest your time. What the certificate gives you is documented, verifiable evidence that you completed a structured, graded curriculum by building real operator screens — proof you can point to in a job application or portfolio alongside the HMIs you actually built.
If a role requires an official vendor or accredited credential, pursue that directly with the manufacturer or accrediting body. This certificate is most useful as portfolio evidence and as practical preparation: because you learn the transferable fundamentals — tags, widgets, alarms, screen navigation — the skills carry across to any vendor HMI platform.
The pathway
Four steps. You can start free and only go Pro when you are ready — the certificate is issued once you pass every exercise on an active Pro subscription.
Open the HMI builder and build your first real operator panel — a motor start/stop — binding widgets to live tags and operating it against a simulated PLC. No install, no HMI license, no hardware. Stage 1 is free, so you can learn the fundamentals and decide before you pay. Link: /hmi.
A Pro subscription unlocks the complete HMI course across all five stages: operator controls (buttons, lamps, sliders, selectors), analog visualisation and trends (gauges, bars, charts), ISA-18.2 alarm management, and structuring a multi-screen line with overview, detail and navigation. Link: /hmi-path.
Every exercise is checked in the browser against a real goal: the right widgets bound to the right tags, operating correctly against a running PLC simulation. You need a passing grade on every exercise — that graded standard is what makes the certificate mean something. Link: /hmi-simulator.
Once every exercise is passed on an active Pro subscription, your dashboard unlocks a dated certificate listing your name, the course completed, and a unique verification code. It is yours to include in a CV or portfolio. Link: /pricing.
What it evidences
Because every exercise is built and auto-graded against a real goal, the certificate is evidence of skills you actually demonstrated — not just hours watched. These are the topics you complete to earn it.
Lay out operator screens and bind each widget to a live PLC tag — the foundation every other HMI skill builds on.
Choose momentary vs latched pushbuttons, pilot lamps, sliders and selector switches, and match each to the PLC logic behind it.
Drive status lamps from program behaviour and physics inputs so the operator sees what the machine is actually doing.
Build a VFD drive panel with at-speed, fault and alarm indication bound to the right output and physics tags.
Turn raw process numbers into instant understanding with gauges, level bars, numeric displays and live trend charts.
Give the operator a bounded slider setpoint and a Hand/Off/Auto-style selector to steer a process safely.
Build a real ISA-18.2 alarm system: severity tiers, a prioritised summary, acknowledge discipline — not just a banner.
Structure a whole application — overview, detail screens and nav-buttons — so an operator never gets lost.
Verification
A certificate is only worth as much as it can be trusted. Each HMI design certificate carries a unique verification code and is backed by a public verification page at /verify. An employer or recruiter can enter the code to confirm the certificate is genuine — that the named holder really did complete the full graded course — without needing an account of their own.
This is the same verification model as the other certificates on this platform: a real, checkable record rather than a plain PDF anyone could fabricate. When you list the certificate on a CV or portfolio, include the verification code so it can be confirmed in seconds.
Honest assessment
For a beginner building toward an automation, controls, or SCADA role, an online HMI certificate is worth earning — as long as you treat it as evidence, not a guarantee. An HMI certification you can verify is a stronger signal than a self-printed PDF, but the real value is the work behind it: a full course of real operator screens you designed, bound to live tags, and operated against a simulated PLC. Use the certificate to confirm you did the course in a structured way, and pair it with the screens themselves as the portfolio that gets you the interview.
For someone already in the field who wants to add HMI / SCADA skills, the picture is simpler. A hiring manager rarely checks accreditation status on an online completion certificate; what matters is whether you can lay out a screen an operator trusts, bind widgets to the right tags, and build an alarm system that does not cry wolf. A graded course is one of the most reliable ways to build that depth, and the certificate documents the effort cleanly on a CV. If you also need an official FactoryTalk View, WinCC, or Ignition credential, earn it directly from the vendor — this course is good preparation for that, because it teaches the real fundamentals every platform shares.
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Complete a full, auto-graded course building real operator screens — from your first start/stop panel to a multi-screen line — and download a verifiable certificate. Free to start; go Pro to finish the course and earn it.