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Career Area: Manufacturing
Local Certificate
Program Number: 99-465-1
Approximately 2-6 Months to Complete
This is based on full-time enrollment. Actual time to completion may vary based on the availability of courses a college offers and the number of credits the student takes in any given time period.
Credit Program
Most credit programs are eligible for financial aid, while most non-credit certificates provide valuable work-related skills on a short timeline. Check with the college offering the program to determine if it is eligible for financial aid.

Basic Wood Manufacturing Careers

  • Inspect various wood products according to industry standards
  • Create CAD drawings for wood products
  • Set up and operate a variety of common wood manufacturing machinery
  • Use current safety precautions in a manufacturing setting

Wisconsin Technical College Basic Wood Manufacturing Programs

This certificate provides basic skills for people entering the wood manufacturing fields. In this program skills emphasized will be the identification, inspection and scaling of lumber and logs, the machining and physical properties of wood, the manufacturing processes and methods found in the forest products industry, as well as two-dimensional drafting. This certificate will also incorporate an environmental component focusing on the elimination of waste and recycling.

Basic Wood Manufacturing Pathway Certificate Program Transfers Offered completely online Shared Certificate
Northcentral Basic Wood Manufacturing at Northcentral

Wisconsin Technical College System

The Wisconsin Technical College System offers more than 500 programs awarding two-year associate degrees, one- and two-year technical diplomas, short-term technical diplomas and certificates. The System is the major provider of customized instruction and technical assistance for Wisconsin employers. More than 270,000 people enroll at a technical college each year.

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