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 91¸£Àû’s 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 PCC 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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Locations
OMIC at Columbia County
Swan IslandCohort 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ´¡±Ê¸éÌý162 | Calculations for the Trades | 4 |
| ´¡±Ê¸éÌý200¶Ù | OSHA 30 General Industry | 3 |
| ´Ç°ùÌý´¡±Ê¸éÌý200µþ | OSHA 30 for Pre-Apprenticeship | |
| ·¡³¢°ÕÌý125 | Basic Programmable Logic Controllers | 2 |
| ²Ñ°ä±áÌý121 | Manufacturing Processes I | 5 |
| °Â³¢¶ÙÌý190µþ | Basic Welding Practice | 2 |
| Total Credits | 16 | |
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