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Acquire all of the skills offered during CCAT's Digital CNC Operations week. On route to this credential you will complete training focused on applications of computer-aided manufacturing and multi-axis milling machines. Proram Outcomes: 1. Create simple part geometries in CAM software.2. Program and execute facing operations.3. Program and execute contouring operations.4. Program and execute drilling operations.5. Demonstrate foundational skills essential for programming in a job shop environment.6. Gain practical hands-on experience with a 3-axis milling machine, including transferring programs, loading raw materials, validating, and executing operations.7. Describe automated CAM programming using feature and tolerance-based machining strategies and model-based definition workflows.8. Demonstrate the ability to utilize Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) embedded in 3D CAD models to define machining parameters and ensure accurate toolpath generation.

With a CAD certificate from Virginia Peninsula, you’ll be ready to work as a designer or CAD operator. If you have your sights set on a bachelor’s degree, some of the courses in this program will prepare you for success in mechanical and civil engineering programs at four-year institutions. Those with experience in this field can become architectural, civil, electrical and electronics drafters and designers.

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding - GTAW or TIG (60 hours) is for professional welders seeking specialized training in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding on materials of varying thickness and joint designs in all positions.

This program is designed to provide skills for entry-level positions in the practice of electrical servicing and preparation of the National Electrical Code Examination.

The Plastics-Polymer Engineering Technology certificate program is designed to prepare graduates for employment as operators, molding technicians, material handlers, or mold setters in the field of injection molding. The program also provides entry level skills for employment related to the processes of extrusion, blow molding, and thermoforming. Students will take a combination of lecture and laboratory courses from instructors who have experience in the plastics industry. All credits earned in this certificate program may be applied toward the Associate in Applied Arts and Sciences in Plastics-Polymer Engineering Technology.

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This program prepares a graduate for entry-level positions in structural, pipe, and thin alloy and/or pipeline welding. Key welding processes include SMAW, MIG, TIG, High Frequency TIG, and Fluxcore. The program consists of six five-week courses for a total of 30 weeks, 25 semester credit hours, and 750 contact hours of instruction. The Professional Welder graduate acquires many skills and can branch off into various career and employment opportunities. Upon successful completion of this program, students will receive a Diploma.

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This program provides graduates with a well-rounded education in basic manufacturing processes and progresses them through multiple manufacturing concepts to more advanced automation skills including industry 4.0 concepts. All students will experience a core curriculum focused on the foundational skills in manufacturing processes including precision measuring, blueprint reading quality control, and basic design concepts. Different pathways allow for students to learn on state-of-the-art industrial trainers and systems to match industry skills in assembly, operations, fabrication, maintenance, and automation. Onsite networks allow the building of virtual factories, buildings, and other smart components. Students will create integration scenarios, troubleshooting activities, root-cause analysis, and other real-world scenarios.

This course was developed with input from local companies and covers a range of topics to provide students with the basic knowledge for entry-level employment in the manufacturing industry. The 84-hour course consists of approximately 24 sessions and presents topics such as basic hand tools, shop mathematics and industry terminology. Introduction topics include manufacturing processes, problem solving, and team work. This course will also offer all participants a 10-hour General OSHA certification, and completion certificate, upon successful completion of class.

Introductory non-destructive testing training covering visual testing, liquid penetrant testing, magnetic particle testing, and ultrasonic testing fundamentals used in maritime manufacturing.