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The Industrial Automation and Robotics program is designed to provide students with basic Machine Language programming skills, problem solving skills, and troubleshooting techniques used in various industrial and robotic technological fields.

The CNC Mill and CNC Lathe Operator Occupational Skills Award incorporates introductory manufacturing processes and skills, providing hands-on experiences emphasizing computer numerical control (CNC) setup, operation, and code modification. The skills award learning outcomes align with industry-recognized proficiencies that qualify a graduate to apply for entry-level positions requiring CNC Mill and CNC Lathe operator and setup skill sets.

The Applied Technology and Apprenticeship Department offers programs and courses that provide education and training for apprentices, craftsmen, technicians, and others who are seeking a career in a highly skilled area. Specializations are available in numerous industrial and construction trades and skilled professions. Applied Technology students might be currently employed or seeking means to career entry or upgrade. Cooperation with industry keeps programs relevant to job skills required in a competitive market. Students as well as employers are served through the many Applied Technology courses that can lead to certificates and associate degrees. Applied Technology courses begin with AT (e.g., ATWD indicates a course in Applied Technology-Welding).

This is a program that prepares individuals to be able to proficiently work in an entry level position in manufacturing or general industry.This is a career program designed for students to go directly into the labor market upon completion. Although some of the courses in this program will transfer to four-year institutions, this program is not designed to be a transfer program of study; therefore, it is not subject to the terms and conditions of Alabama Transfers state transfer and articulation reporting system.

Job Corps’ Welding training program teaches students skills like joining metals using a variety of techniques and processes, understanding and following safety procedures including properly using safety equipment, and identifying and explaining the composition and classification of metals, and designing and building a fixture for assembling simple parts. These skills prepare students for a career working in a variety of jobs for manufacturing companies, construction companies, trade shops, shipbuilders or repair shops. Students should also consider pursuing Advanced Manufacturing Production Technician, Advanced Machinist and other Advanced Training programs at Job Corps as a part of their career pathway. Students who complete Welding training at Job Corps can earn nationally recognized credentials from the American Welding Society (AWS) and the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS).

Job Corps’ Electrical, Pre-Apprentice training program teaches students the skills needed to work with electrical systems in homes, businesses and factories, including how to install, maintain and repair electrical power, communications, lighting and control systems in places of all sizes, read blueprints and diagrams and will need to follow state and local building regulations, and use various hand tools and power tools. This program specifically prepares students for a Registered Apprenticeship after graduation. Students who complete the Electrical, Pre-Apprentice training program can earn industry-recognized credentials from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and certifications in construction health and safety from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

The Mechatronics AAS degree program educates students through an integrated-systems approach that includes automation, process controls, and industrial robotics used throughout industry. Designed as a multidisciplinary program that incorporates theory and hands-on experience with a focus on advanced control systems and industrial robotics. Students gain the broad skill-set necessary to maintain, repair, and manage mechanical, electrical, electronic, fluid power, and automation control systems. Emphasis is placed on the integration of these systems and working successfully as part of a team. Graduates are prepared for positions in which maintenance, troubleshooting, repairing, and modifying the designs of automated systems and equipment is required. This program may be completed at the Gettysburg Campus through a combination of mixed modalities (e.g., on-campus/in-person instruction, hybrid, flex, remote instruction and/or virtual learning).

This is a two-year program where studentslearn that welding is required by a wide varietyof industries. Fusible materials and high heatare needed to manufacture, repair, or altertools and products. Students are taught to usemanual welding, cutting, and electrical arcwelding processes to fabricate and join metalparts according to diagrams, blueprints,and specifications. Students will fine-tunetheir craft and perform welds in variouspositions, using multiple welding processes.Professional welders are in high demand andcan have lucrative career opportunities withlocal manufacturers upon graduation.

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Job Corps’ Welding training program teaches students skills like joining metals using a variety of techniques and processes, understanding and following safety procedures including properly using safety equipment, and identifying and explaining the composition and classification of metals, and designing and building a fixture for assembling simple parts. These skills prepare students for a career working in a variety of jobs for manufacturing companies, construction companies, trade shops, shipbuilders or repair shops. Students should also consider pursuing Advanced Manufacturing Production Technician, Advanced Machinist and other Advanced Training programs at Job Corps as a part of their career pathway. Students who complete Welding training at Job Corps can earn nationally recognized credentials from the American Welding Society (AWS) and the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS).

Job Corps’ Electrical training program teaches students the skills needed to work with electrical systems in homes, businesses and factories, including how to install, maintain and repair electrical power, communications, lighting and control systems in places of all sizes, read blueprints and diagrams and will need to follow state and local building regulations, and use various hand tools and power tools. These skills prepare students for jobs as electricians across industries, including in the construction, manufacturing or engineering industries. Students who complete the Electrical training program can earn industry-recognized credentials from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and certifications in construction health and safety from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).