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AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN
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Automation Technician Training Career Certificate

Become an Automation Technician in as little as 2 months!

In today’s world, businesses across every sector are embracing automation to boost efficiency, productivity, and profitability. As a result, automation skills are in high demand in manufacturing, construction, logistics, healthcare, banking, retail, and beyond.

This shift creates tremendous opportunities for individuals ready to step into the new, technology-driven workplace. Our Automation Technician Career Training equips you with the essential technical and professional soft skills needed to thrive in these 21st-century environments.

Program Success Elements

  • ✓ Get a great job when you graduate, or maybe even before.
  • ✓ Acquire high-demand Automation Technician skills in as little as 2 months.
  • ✓ You're never left alone learning -- our AI-based gamified teaching platform is by your side helping you throughout your training.
  • ✓ Receive individualized career coaching until you have your dream job.
  • ✓ Study anywhere, any time -- never miss training sessions because of family and work responsibilities.
  • ✓ Receive digital badges and a Hofstra University Automation Technician Career Certificate.
  • ✓ Be ready to take industry-recognized certifications.

Flexible & Supported Learning

This 160-hour, self-paced program can be completed in as little as two months, allowing you to balance your studies with work and family commitments while building the skills that employers value most.

Your personal training is guided by an engaging AI-powered teaching platform, which provides you real-time assistance and support, throughout the program. There are no lectures or exams. You learn at your own pace, by completing practical projects and solving real-life problems, rather than by watching videos and taking exams.

Curriculum

Mandatory Courses
  • Workplace Math
  • Data Handling
  • Machine Programming I
  • Blueprint Basics
  • Electronics Fundamentals
  • Introduction to Mechanics
  • PLC Programming
  • OSHA-10 Workplace Safety
Electives
  • Introduction to CNC
  • Applied Electronics
  • Advanced Blueprints (GD&T)
  • Advanced Data Handling
  • Data Visualization
  • Machine Programming II
  • Introduction to Hydraulics
  • CAD Fundamentals I & II
  • Introduction to AI

Program At A Glance

  • Duration: 160 Hours (Self-Paced)
  • Format: Online / AI-Assisted
  • Tuition: $5,070
  • Certification: ACT Workkeys NCRC (National Career Readiness Certificate)
  • Certification: TOSA Excel / Google Worksheets Certificate
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From Enrollment To Employment

With the skills, hands-on experience, and confidence you’ve gained through your training, our Career Launchpad guides you through the next step—teaching you how to showcase your abilities, connect with employers, build lasting professional relationships, secure interviews, and succeed in your job search.

Employers recognize the quality of our graduates and actively seek them out through our Graduates Hub portal.

Upon successful completion of the training, you have the technical and soft skills needed to start your Automation Technician career. You receive digital badges for each course and an Automation Technician Career Certificate. You’re also fully prepared to take industry-recognized certifications. Finally, you're featured in our Graduates Hub portal where employers have ready access to you.
Because the training is self-paced, the only effect that responsibilities will have is that they will extend the time it’ll require you to complete your training. You’ll never miss training sessions because of family or work responsibilities.
This training is for you if you want a better life and are willing to put in the effort. If you'd like to see if our learn-by-doing approach works for you, click here to see how our gamified platform works.
To learn whether you are a natural to become an automation technician using this career training program, click here to learn about our Career Readiness Assessment. Close to 100% of the people who successfully complete it and enroll graduate.
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