With the nationwide push to bring American-made products back to store shelves, we need highly skilled, detail-oriented machinists to program and operate sophisticated manufacturing equipment. There are countless job openings in the advanced manufacturing field that employers are struggling to fill. It’s our mission to train men and women to enter and succeed in this growth-oriented field.
Are you a machinist looking to advance your career with MACWIC Certification?
Are you looking for a new and exciting career?
Are you an employer struggling to find qualified workers?
Our Moonlight Program in Advanced Manufacturing Foundational Skills is for you!
Advanced Manufacturing Foundational Skills IOur Advanced Manufacturing Foundational Skills I Program is custom-designed to help you learn concepts and techniques that will prepare you for a career in a variety of exciting, high-tech fields. This 15-week course will combine related theory and hands-on projects to teach you to program and operate computer numerical control (CNC) equipment and complete a project from concept to product. In less than six months, you will have mastered the skills needed to prepare you to take the MACWIC (Level 1) Certification Exam.

Skills you'll learn: • Mathematical and scientific principles of manufacturing
• CNC equipment operation (computer numerical control lathes and millers)
• CAD/CAM operations (computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing)
• Turning and milling
• Blueprint reading
• Metrology and quality Inspection
• Shop safety
• Work readiness
Job Growth
Employment in the manufacturing industry is expected to grow 14.8 to 16.8 percent from 2014 to 2024.
Career OpportunitiesUpon completion of the course, career opportunities include:
• Entry-level Machinist
• CNC Machinist
• Maintenance Machinist
• Mold Makers
• CNC Programmers
• Tool Makers
• Engineering Assistant