Hexagon Joins forces with Centennial College

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announces its industry-education partnership with Centennial College in Toronto, ON, to support its micro-credential certification program. The college, in cooperation with Unifor and the Ministry of Labour, Training, and Skills Development, has offered skills-based training for free to the unemployed and underemployed labor force in the advanced manufacturing sector.

Micro-credential programs allow students to explore potential career paths and earn qualifications in a condensed timeframe compared to a full-time collegiate curriculum. Centennial College offers specialized training in three specific career streams: advanced manufacturing and production, automation and industry 4.0, and quality control and assurance.

Hexagon partnered with Centennial to support the quality control and assurance stream, and enhanced the program with resources from metrology equipment to educational assets for real-world applications in measurement and inspection.

To learn more about Centennial College’s expanded suite of OSAP approved micro-credential programs, visit here.

The intensive micro-credential program enables students to acquire skills and knowledge in-demand for Canadian manufacturing jobs. Over 16 weeks, a student commits to 10 hours of online and in-person learning per week, evenings and weekends.

The immersive experience in the quality stream develops work-ready graduates earning a certification from Centennial College, in addition to a certificate from Hexagon. Centennial educators are original equipment manufacturer certified to train students to perform quality checks on manufactured products using Hexagon’s metrology portfolio—PC-DMIS and Q-DAS software, coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) and portable articulating arms used for data acquisition and management, analysis, and reporting.

Upon completion of the quality stream, students also benefit from job search and placement services at the college. Earned micro-credentials are stackable, allowing students to earn a certificate of achievement upon conclusion of multiple programs.

"Centennial College is proud to offer our second round of micro-credentials in advanced manufacturing. Hexagon's digital certificate is a valuable addition to our Quality Control & Assurance stream. Because of our close collaboration with world-class companies such as Hexagon Canada, our micro-credential program has seen graduates land great entry-level positions at industry-leading companies,” says Donald Wang, chair, Advanced Manufacturing & Automation Technology, Centennial College.

Centennial’s micro-credential program has produced its first cohort of graduates, and Hexagon was among the first to hire from the quality stream. Graduates Andrei Moreira, Abdullah Hussain, and Nathan Savoy have joined Hexagon for careers in application engineering. 

“Working with higher education organizations like Centennial College is absolutely key to solving the critical workforce gap in manufacturing. For lifelong learners and people looking for a new or different line of work, these micro-credential streams enable people to develop sought-after skills in a very reasonable period of time,” states David Hill, director of Commercial Operations – Canada, Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division. 

“We were very happy to support the development of the new quality stream and add a second industry certification credential to the program. In addition, our prior work with Centennial culminated into two Quality Concepts courses for their Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Technology advanced diploma program,” concluded Hill.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.