Industry-Recognized Certifications
For manufacturing, logistics, & other careers…

… that require comprehensive employability skills
For more than a decade, 180 Skills has been working with our industry, academic, and workforce partners to develop relevant, career-aligned, certification programs that help learners start and advance in their careers.
Created with competencies from our skills course library, our certification programs teach the essential skills and knowledge needed by industrial employers.
Certification Programs are the most comprehensive programs of study we offer.
They are used in pre-hire, academic, and workforce programs that benefit from alignment with nationally recognized certification standards.
Third-party validation
Our third-party certification exams are delivered by our trusted partner SpaceTec, a National Science Foundation assessment & testing center. SpaceTec is the nation’s leader in developing and administering third party credentialing processes that validate the nation’s technical workforce.

Truly “industry-recognized”
All of our certification programs were curated with our network of global industry, academic, and workforce partners.
Certifications for all skill levels
From entry-level to advanced, we have certification programs for learners at every skill level.All the skills the learner needs
We teach technical, employability, and career building skills in each of our certification programs.WIOA-aligned for workforce partners
Our certification programs are DOL/WIOA-approved by workforce boards across the nation.Online, hybrid, or apprenticeship options
You can deliver our certification programs completely online, or in a hybrid or apprenticeship model.
Short-term success for your leaners
180 Skills certification programs can be completed in three month or less.Online or in-person certification exams
Certification exams can be delivered globally in a proctored online or in-person format.Certifications that are stackable
Our competency-based learning makes it easy for learners to achieve multiple certifications.180 Skills Certification Programs
Manufacturing and Logistics Certification Programs

Advanced Manufacturing Technician
93 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 1.5 months

Apprentice Tool Maker
150 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 3.0 months

CNC Lathe Production Technician
122 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 2.5 months

CNC Machining Center Production Technician
122 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 2.5 months

Composites Manufacturing & Repair Technician
112 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 2.5 months

Drafting & CAD Technician
98 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 2.0 months

Mechatronics & Industrial Automation Technician
129 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 2.5 months

Quality Assurance Technician
131 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 2.5 months

Safety Technician
110 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 2.0 months
Employability Certification Program

Employability Skills
97 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 1.5 months
Aerospace Certification Programs

Aerospace Electrical Assembly Technician
161 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 3.5 months

Aerospace Quality Technician
186 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 3.5 months

Aerospace Structures Technician
171 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 3.5 months
Advanced Certification Programs

Nondestructive Examination – Aerospace
144 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 3.5 months

Nondestructive Examination – Commercial
126 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 3.0 months

Six Sigma Greenbelt
22 Skills Courses
Time to complete – 1.0 months
Certification Employers Understand
Every certification holder gets a serialized, traceable, printed certification document.
The certification document includes a full transcript of the competencies and skills the learner has mastered and a summary of the program. This ensures the learner can present their accomplishments in a language every employer will understand.