Machine Maintenance - Basic & Advanced

Technicians and maintenance personnel seeking advanced automation skills will find them here. With this certificate, you will focus on advanced automation skills including programmable logic controllers (PLCs), sensors, software, SCADA and the integration of multiple industrial devices. You will also learn skills in robotics, motion controllers and motion systems used in industry.

Program Overview:  AAM Flyer (PDF)

Target Audience: Journey Worker Electricians and Advanced Maintenance personnel with strong electrical backgrounds who desire to upgrade their PLC (Studio 5000), Robotics, Industrial Communication, and Device Integration knowledge.

Courses Include: 
Semester 1:     PLC 2, 3, 4, & 5, and Robotics 1 & 2
Semester 2:     Cell Integration, Operator Interfaces, and Robotics Integration

Wednesdays - Semester 2 of 2:
Dates:  August 27 - December 17, 2025
Time: 6:30 a.m.-3:20 p.m.
Semester Fee: $6,460 per person or if awarded WAT Grant $3485 per person (this fee could be lower once final student count is in)

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Today's manufacturers need skilled maintenance personnel to keep operations running smoothly. In year one of this program, you will get a solid foundation in electrical power systems and industrial machinery. You will learn about mechanical concepts and electrical power distribution, and build your skills in electronics, fluid power and programmable logic controllers.

Program Overview: Year 1 Flyer (PDF)

Target Audience: Front-line employees with mechanical/electrical aptitude preparing for a career in maintenance. 

Courses Include: 
Semester 1:     DC Circuits 1 & 2, Hydraulics 1, and College Tech Math 1A
Semester 2:     Motors & Drives 2, DC Circuits 3, AC Circuits 1, Ladder Logic, and Systems Troubleshooting

Three Options - Semester One
Semester Fee: $2,280 full rate or $1,180 with WAT Grant benefit.
 

Mondays:
Dates: August 25 - December 15, 2025
Time: 12:30-8:20 p.m.

Wednesdays:
Dates: August 27 - December 17, 2025
Time: 7 a.m.-2:50 p.m.

OR

Thursdays:
Dates: August 28 - December 18, 2025
Time: 9 a.m.-4:50 p.m.

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In year two of this program, you will advance skills in the field of industrial maintenance and learn about elements of machines, fluid power, electrical power distribution, concepts of programming, and electronic construction.

Program Overview:  Year 2 Flyer (PDF)

Target Audience: Entry level-maintenance technicians who have successfully completed Industrial Maintenance Year 1 or equivalent.

Courses Include:
Semester 1:     Concepts of Programming, Electrical Power Distribution 1, Industrial Electrical Applications, and Pneumatics, 1 & 2
Semester 2: PLC 1 & 2 (Allen Bradley), Electronic Construction Applications, and Elements of Machines 1 & 2

Two Options - Semester One
Semester fee: $2,895 per person

Mondays:
Dates: August 25 - December 15, 2025
Time: 12:30-8:20 p.m.

OR

Tuesdays:
Dates: August 26 - December 16, 2025
Time: 7 a.m.-2:50 p.m.

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After completing year 1 and 2 of the Industrial Maintenance employer training –choose from two skill-set options in year 3.  Depending on your maintenance and workforce needs learn about PLC’s, instrumentation and process control, robotics, advanced studies of fluid power and blueprint reading.  Hands-on study targets towards Siemens and/or Rockwell platforms.

Target Audience: Entry level-maintenance technicians who have successfully completed Industrial Maintenance Year 1 & 2 or equivalent.

Rockwell Option: 1 Semester Offered
Courses Include: PLC 3 & 4 (Rockwell), Instrumentation and Process Control 1, 2, & 3

Thursdays - Semester One
Dates: August 28 - December 18, 2025
Time: 7:30 a.m.-3:20 p.m.
Semester Fee: $2,000 per person

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Siemens Option:  2 Semesters Offered
Courses Include:  
Semester 1: PLC 2 & 3 (Siemens), Hydraulics 2, and Robotics 1 & 2
Semester 2: PLC 4 & 5 (Siemens), Instrumentation and Process Control 1, 2, & 3 (Siemens), and Blueprint Reading Fundamental

Tuesdays - Semester One
Dates: August 26 - December 16, 2025
Time: 7 a.m.-2:50 p.m.
Semester Fee: $3,985 per person
 

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This program targets front-line employees who need to learn the basics of mechanical maintenance and prepare for an entry-level position in maintenance or pathway into an apprenticeship program.

Program Overview:  Mechanical Flyer (PDF)

Target Audience: Front-line employees with mechanical aptitude preparing for an entry-level career in maintenance or apprenticeship program.

Courses Include:  
Sem 1, Spring: Hydraulics 1, Pneumatics1, Manufacturing Safety with OSHA 10, Industrial Maintenance Math
Sem 2, Summer: Blueprint Reading /Fabrication Techniques, Introduction to Pipefitting & Tube Bending, Rigging and Lifting for Manufacturing
Sem 3, Fall: Related Welding, Machine Shop Basics, and Elements of Machines 

Thursdays – Semester One

Dates: January 16 - May 15, 2025
Time: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Semester Fee: $3,990 per person
 

Mondays & Tuesdays – Semester Two

Dates: May 19 - June 17 (Mondays and Tuesdays)
Time: 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Class Schedule:

Semester Fee: $1,400 - WAT benefits included

Tuesdays – Semester Three
Registration is now open!

Dates: August 2 - December 16, 2025
Time: 7:30 a.m.-3:30 a.m.
Semester Fee: $3,150

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The Hands-on Mechanical Skills Workshop exposes employees to concepts and skills related to the trades such as abstract reasoning, spatial relations, mechanical aptitudes, and math found in a manufacturing environment.  The workshop can be used as a step in the onboarding/orientation process or used as a tool to prepare employees for mechanical assessments.

Workshop Overview:  This 3-hour workshop includes lecture, practice with hands-on lab trainers, and one-on-one coaching.

Target Audience:

• Employees who may benefit from mechanical aptitude reinforcement
• Employees in an onboarding/orientation process preparing for a career in manufacturing
• Assessment candidates seeking a career in maintenance or an apprenticeship

Benefits:

• Exposes trainee to mechanical concepts and apply reasoning in a practical environment
• Increases ability of trainee to understand machines or tools
• Boosts confidence and reduces stress on assessment candidates by exposing them to potential test concepts 
• Prepares assessment candidates for testing and reduces cost of potential retakes

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