Our industry-recognized certifications validate the skills and knowledge learners gain through hands-on training and real equipment. Developed in collaboration with industry partners, these credentials confirm that students are immediately employable and ready to add value from day one. Certifications are backed by leading manufacturers such as FANUC America and Rockwell Automation, and delivered through nationally recognized, highly respected organizations including NOCTI Business Solutions (NOCTI) and the Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME). The Certifications follow the rigor of the ISO/IEC 17024 process, while the Microcredentials are a “lightweight” option that provides targeted, skills-based validation in key areas.
Real Training Impact
Mechatronics Micro-Credentials
Lightweight and flexible micro‑certifications allow for students to demonstrate the achievement of employable skills. They are developed by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) after determining the skills needed in today’s manufacturing careers. They are faster to create and meet current demand as the career changes, but not as comprehensive as a full certification.
Microcredentials
These Mechatronics Micro-Credentials were developed by SME for manufacturing, to represent the achievement of skills that manufacturers are looking for to fill today’s jobs. These certifications progress towards jobs as maintenance and robot technician.
Specifc Standards and Competencies
Workplace Safety
- Identify appropriate PPE for electrical work.
- Identify common electrical hazards.
- Describe the purpose of lockout-tagout and common procedures.
Electrical Theory
- Define voltage, current, resistance, and their units of measurement.
- Explain Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoffs’s Law.
- Describe the difference between AC and DC current.
- Recognize applications for AC and DC power sources in manufacturing equipment.
Introduction to Circuits and Components
- Describe the difference between a series and parallel circuit.
- Explain the function of common circuit components, including resistors, switches, fuses, and circuit breakers.
- Explain how to use a multimeter to measure voltage, current, and resistance.
Electrical Prints and Schematics
- Identify common symbols on an electrical schematic.
- Interpret basic wiring diagrams to determine component layout and connections.
- Describe how ladder diagrams represent logic functions in control circuits (e.g., AND, OR, NOR, NAND).
Introduction to Smart Manufacturing and Automation
- Describe how automation and control systems improve manufacturing efficiency and quality.
- Describe technologies that enable smart manufacturing, including sensors and data systems.
Specific Standards and Competencies
Electrical Safety
- Choose appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for electrical work.
- Identify common electrical hazards.
- Identify potential sources of electrical shock.
- Describe grounding principles and identify grounding circuits.
Electrical Power Sources and Distribution
- Distinguish between DC and AC power sources and describe their common
applications. - Differentiate between singlephase and threephase power systems and their
applications. - Identify electrical safety risks associated with industrial power systems and
describe methods used to reduce risks.
Electrical Faults and Protection
- Identify common electrical faults and describe their causes.
- Describe how electrical faults impact circuit operation and system safety.
- Describe the function of protective devices such as fuses and circuit breakers and how they reduce safety risks and limit damage to equipment.
Circuit Fundamentals Electrical Calculations
- Explain the relationship between voltage, current, resistance, and power in
electrical circuits. - Apply Ohm’s Law to determine voltage, current, resistance, and power in basic
electrical circuits. - Calculate voltage, current, resistance, and power in a DC series circuit.
- Calculate voltage, current, resistance, and power in a DC parallel circuit.
Control Devices
- Identify common control devices and how they are used in manufacturing
systems. - Identify common types of relays and describe their applications.
- Describe how electromechanical relays operate.
- Describe the function of normally open (NO) and normally closed (NC) contacts.
Relay Logic
- Explain how control devices send signals to relay control circuits.
- Interpret diagrams and schematics for basic relay-based control circuits.
- Trace current paths in a basic relay control circuit to determine circuit behavior.
- Describe common relay control functions.
- Describe how control circuits help maintain safe operating conditions.
Specific Standards and Competencies
Power, Safety, and Motor Fundamentals
- Describe how electrical power is generated, transformed, and distributed.
- Recognize highvoltage safety hazards and safety requirements when working
with motor-driven equipment. - Explain the operating principles behind electric motors.
- Describe how speed, torque, and power affect motor performance and reliability.
Motor Applications
- Identify main parts on an electric motor and describe their function.
- Distinguish between AC and DC motors and their applications.
- Describe solenoids and their application.
- Describe basic troubleshooting and maintenance steps on motors.
Motor Control Circuits and Components
- Describe the function of contactors, motor starters, and overload relays in motor
control systems. - Interpret motor control schematics and diagrams.
- Differentiate between power circuits and control circuits in motor control systems.
- Describe how motor control circuits maintain operation after a start signal.
- Describe the components and principles of reversing motor circuits.
- Explain the purpose of jogging circuits and their safe operation.
Motor Control System Operation
- Distinguish between manual and automatic motor control circuits.
- Explain how inputs such as pushbuttons, switches, and sensors affect motor
operation. - Describe variable frequency drives (VFD) and their purpose.
- Perform basic troubleshooting of motor control circuits using continuity testing
and other common methods.
Specific Standards and Competencies
PLC Foundations
- Describe the role of a programmable logic controller (PLC) in automated control
systems. - Analyze a PLC scan cycle scenario to predict its impact on system operation.
- Apply PLC data management concepts to organize tags and date types.
PLC Configuration and Operation
- Apply PLC installation best practices to evaluate PLC mounting and wiring.
- Use labeling and documentation standards to organize or verify a PLC
installation setup. - Select the appropriate PLC configuration based on the application.
- Identify and apply common safety practices when installing and operating a PLC.
PLC Hardware and Components
- Identify the main components in a PLC system.
- Identify common input and output devices and describe how they interact with
the PLC. - Distinguish between discrete and analog inputs and outputs.
Basic Ladder Logic Programming
- Interpret basic ladder logic diagrams to determine PLC system behavior.
- Apply contacts, coils, timers, and counters to develop or modify simple PLC logic
routines. - Identify appropriate PLC programming devices or software tools for a given task.
- Describe how program execution affects output behavior in a PLC-controlled
system.
PLC Applications
- Describe how PLCs are used to control common industrial processes and
machine sequences. - Evaluate the interaction between PLC logic, sensors, actuators, and HMI in a
given application. - Describe how timing, counting, and sequencing functions are applied in PLC-
based control systems. - Identify common PLC system issues.
Coming Soon
Robotics Certifications
Third-party certifications are exhaustively created, and minimizes conflicts of interest, validating an individual’s skills while emphasizing the need for the certifying organization’s impartiality. The assessment development company collaborates with SMEs to define essential competencies for certification in an industry. This third‑party role ensures that only qualified candidates receive credentials based on SME determined skills for success. Accreditation of the assessment development company by ISO standards is necessary.
Certifications
FANUC certifications, administered through NOCTI, are focused on the core Operator and Technician level skills needed for student and adult education programs.
FANUC Certified Robot Operator with ROBOGUIDE
Written assessment for entry level position as robotics associate in manufacturing. The assessment exams allow the candidate to demonstrate their knowledge in: Robot operations, frame setup, writing, modifying and executing basic programs, program offset, backup, restorations, creating and modifying simulations.
FANUC Certified Robot Technician
Written assessment for technical level position as a robotics engineering associate in manufacturing. The assessment exams allow the candidate to demonstrate their knowledge in: Single axis mastering on all six axis, how to create and execute a pick and place program for load and unload applications, and how to set up and program 2D Integrated Vision for part offset and inspection.
FANUC Applied Robot Operator with ROBOGUIDE
Performance assessment for entry-level position as robotics associate in manufacturing. The assessment exams allow the candidate to demonstrate their knowledge in Robot operations, frame setup, writing, modifying and executing basic programs, program offset, backup, restorations, and creating and modifying simulations.
FANUC Certified Applied Robot Operator with ROBOGUIDE Blueprint
Certified Applied Robot Technician
Performance assessment for technical level position as robotics engineering associate in manufacturing. The assessment exams allow the candidate to demonstrate their skills in: Single axis mastering on all six axis, how to create and execute a pick and place program for load and unload applications, and how to set up program 2D Integrated Vision for part offset and inspection.
FANUC Collaborative Robot Operator
The FANUC Collaborative Robot Operator national credentialing assessment is based on FANUC’s industry recognized CERT Program, inclusive of FANUC’s CRX Robot Collaborative Operations and Programming with instruction provided by a FANUC certified academic instructor. Eligible participants will earn the FANUC Certified Collaborative Robot Operator Certification
