Mastercam Certification™ is a rigorous set of practical tests that demonstrate a programmer's ability to work effectively with CAM software, overcome common issues facing today's shops, and produce high quality finished parts. Programmers completing Mastercam Certification™ carry with them a useful means of quickly proving their skills in an increasingly demanding industry. Mastercam Certification™ was developed by a board made up of some of the most respected names in industrial CNC training. After developing definitions, standards, and tests that would apply across most industries, the board separated the certification into several components, each focusing on different aspects of manufacturing.
Within curricula sets there are two testing and Certification levels. The Associate Certification is strictly comprehensive testing based on the latest technologies. The Professional Certification includes the comprehensive testing combined with a practical application component.
The Mastercam Associate Level Certification is a reliable validation of your skills and knowledge in the use of Mastercam software. It is the first benchmark and a useful step toward a Mastercam Professional Level Certification. To achieve Mastercam Associate Level Certification, students must score an 80% or above on the posttest of each online module in the Mastercam University class, and an 80% or above on the online final comprehensive exam. The Mastercam Associate Level Certification is available only online at www.mastercamu.com.
Classes that offer the Associate level of Mastercam Certification
Mill Design and Toolpaths
Advanced Mill Design and Toolpaths
Multiaxis (Curve Drill and Circle Mill)
Lathe Design and Toolpaths
Mastercam for SolidWorks
Available Mastercam Professional Level Certification™
The Mastercam Professional Level Certification is a reliable validation of your skills, knowledge, and the application of Mastercam functionality within a set amount of time. A student should attain the Mastercam Associate Level Certification before taking the practical Professional Level Certification exam. The skills exam will be administered by a Mastercam Certified Instructor or a Mastercam Certified Reseller.
- MILL - CPgmM For this certification, the individual must use the test specific shop drawings to create geometry and create a toolpath program on all six sides. The individual must generate a separate G-code program for each of the sides with unique, descriptive names, following all of the provided instructions. All files must be created within the allotted time.
- LATHE - CPgmT The individual must use the test specific shop drawings to create geometry and program a turned part. A G-code program to cut the part including some basic live tooling operations must be generated. All support setup information must be created within the allotted time.
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