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Free courses, produced by the Unplugged team

Structured video courses produced by the Unplugged team — practical, built from real conversations with IIoT engineers working in the field. Every course is free to access.

Course 1 Free
Module 1: AI Fundamentals

AI for Beginners

Your entry point into AI — what it is, where it came from, and why it matters right now for industrial professionals.

Course 2 Free
Module 1: AI Fundamentals

Basics of AI

Go deeper into how AI systems learn and make decisions — building the vocabulary you need to evaluate AI tools confidently.

Course 3 Free
IIoT Essentials

IIoT Foundations

Core concepts, terminology, and architecture for connecting industrial assets to modern digital systems.

Course 4 Free
IIoT Essentials

MQTT for OT Engineers

Protocol deep-dive: brokers, topics, QoS, and real-world plant floor patterns for OT engineers.

Course 5 Free
IIoT Essentials

The Unified Namespace

UNS architecture, ISA-95 context, and how to build one from scratch.

Learn With Our Partners

Education from our partners

Alongside our own free courses, we spotlight the industry partners who make Unplugged education possible — their deep-dives, academies, and hands-on resources for automation and IIoT engineers.

Partner FlowFuse
Node-RED & FlowFuse

Scaling Node-RED from pilot to production

A curated deep-dive with the creators of Node-RED and FlowFuse on low-code for OT, brownfield reality, and production reliability.

Partner IT/OT Insider
IT/OT integration & data ops

IT/OT Insider with David Ariens

Practical IT/OT integration, data operations, and industrial AI — from the co-founder of the ITOT Insider academy, featured on Unplugged.

Partner Code n Compile
PLCs, digital twins & open-source IIoT

Code n Compile with Rajvir Singh

Hands-on PLC programming, digital twins, and open-source IIoT tooling from the founder of Code and Compile. Exclusive deals available for Unplugged listeners.

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