Robotics Production Technician Certificate - 24 Credit Hours
The Robotics Production Technician Certificate Program (pdf format) will provide instruction in a short-term program for people who want to enter a production position in the robotics or intelligent systems manufacturing industry. This program will provide students training in the latest technology in the production of robots for the unmanned vehicle systems industry as well as other related robotics manufacturing and maintenance positions. Click HERE to view the Robotics Productions Technician Certificate brochure.
NRTC courses are instructor led on-line courses. The courses, prefixed AMT, EET, EGR, and IET as outlined in the above linked brochure, can be taken for college credit through Florence-Darlington Technical College's on-line college.
Topics covered in the program:
- Computer Systems
- Sensors
- Communication Systems
- Power Systems
- Cameras
- Photonics
- Mobility
- Navigation
- GPS
- Safety
- Manufacturing workplace skills
- Production processes
- Maintenance
- Quality and Continuous Improvement
These courses are built upon the core skills needed to be successful and effective as a production technician and is based upon the surveyed technician skill requirements of unmanned systems producers.
Each student that successfully completes the program will:
- Receive a Certificate in Applied Science with a major in Robotics Production Technician from Florence-Darlington Technical College, (FDTC) located in Florence, South Carolina. Florence-Darlington Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, located at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033.
- Be prepared to take the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) Certified Production Technician (CPT) exams
- Be prepared to take the National Robotics Training Center (NRTC) Certified Robotics Production Technician (CRPT) exams
Each class:
- Includes guidance from an on-line instructor
- Uses text books for each course
- Uses a lab manual for the hands-on lab
- Uses hands-on lab equipment using the VEX educational robotics platform
The VEX Robotics Design System offers students an exciting platform for learning about areas rich with career opportunities spanning science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Course |
Class |
Lab |
Credit |
||
AMT |
106 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
AMT |
161 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
IET |
223 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
AMT |
160 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
EGR |
175 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
AMT |
220 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
AMT |
155 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
EET |
275 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 24