Mastercam Helps Ensure CAD/CAM Expertise With New Certification Program

CNC Software Inc., manufacturer of the world-leading Mastercam CAD/CAM Software, announces its new Certification program that gives a way for today’s programmers to sharpen and validate their skills.

A Certification Advisory Committee, along with the help of several school advisory committees, defined the skills necessary for CNC operators and programmers and approved the Mastercam Handbook Curriculum as the first recommended curriculum. It is meant to be taught in 80 to 100 hours of instruction and can be used to produce programmers who can pass a practical Certification test.

The goal of the Certification program is not only to produce skilled programmers, but to give certification holders the ability to adapt their talents to the ever-changing technologies in the manufacturing world.

“We wanted Certification to be more than a wall decoration. We worked hard at defining what the industry is looking for in a CNC programmer. Then we developed a test that could measure those skills. Next, we looked for a curriculum that could give the student the knowledge and, with practice, the skills to pass the test,” explains Mike Freimann, Training Center Manager.

Mastercam’s Certification program is important in both the Educational and Industrial markets. Originally meant to create a benchmark for schools, many programmers see Certification as a way to validate the skills they know. This makes it easier for them to get hired, and makes it easier for a shop to know that incoming programmers have what it takes.