Automation and Production Technology
Mission:
It is the mission of this program to combine knowledge of mechanical technology with knowledge of electrical and electronic circuits to prepare students for a successful career in the manufacturing field by providing high quality academic and technical instruction.
Description:
Automation and Production Technicians are highly skilled workers
who program, test, repair, and operate machines in factories and
worksites. These technicians use technical documents, their
observation skills and their understanding of electro-mechanical
assemblies to troubleshoot the cause of a problem.
Automation and Production Technicians use tools, computers, test equipment and machines to troubleshoot, program, install, repair and design parts for electronic and computer-controlled mechanical systems.
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the manufacturing career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the manufacturing career cluster. This program offers a broad foundation of knowledge and skills to prepare students for employment in Automation and Production positions.
Industry Certification:
Unique Requirements:
The State of Florida requires students to meet a basic skills requirement prior to program completion. The basic skills grade levels for this program are: Mathematics 9.0, Language 9.0, Reading 9.0.
The length of this program is 600 hours over a 4 month period.
Job Wages:
Earnings vary by industry; however, the Florida Department of
Labor reports the range of wages that can be reasonably expected
are $23,426 to $32,679 with an average wage of $29,595.
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Completion Requirements:
A student must have passed all required courses in the program, attend at least ninety percent (90%) of the class hours offered and satisfied all financial obligations before he or she is eligible to receive a certificate of completion for the program.
