Pre-Trades for Advanced Manufacturing, Career Pathway certificate

Interested in a career in advanced manufacturing? Explore your options while earning industry-recognized credentials with the Pre-Trades for Manufacturing certificate at 小黄猫传媒鈥檚 OMIC Training Center. Financial support is available.
The Pre-Trades for Advanced Manufacturing program is a less than one-year certificate designed to prepare job seekers with the skills and hands-on experience to pursue training for a career in the manufacturing trades.
This 16-credit certificate can be earned in 11 weeks and will provide you with the foundations in safety and math, an OSHA-30 certification, and hands-on exposure in welding, machining, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). Credits earned in the program count toward additional 小黄猫传媒 certificates and degrees in the industrial trades.
Award information
| Award | Length (attending full-time) | Financial aid eligible | Currently accepting students? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career Pathway Certificate: Pre-Trades for Advanced Manufacturing | Less than 1 year | Limited entry, see how to apply to Apprenticeship and Trades |
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Cohort format
All program courses listed below require department approval and cohort assignment in order to register, and must be taken at the same time in one term.
Courses
Course listing for the 2026-2027 catalog year.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 础笔搁听162 | Calculations for the Trades | 4 |
| 础笔搁听200顿 | OSHA 30 General Industry | 3 |
| 辞谤听础笔搁听200叠 | OSHA 30 for Pre-Apprenticeship | |
| 贰尝罢听125 | Basic Programmable Logic Controllers | 2 |
| 惭颁贬听121 | Manufacturing Processes I | 5 |
| 奥尝顿听190叠 | Basic Welding Practice | 2 |
| Total Credits | 16 | |
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