SACA Certifications

SACA: Industry Standard Certification

Your training at the Automation and Robotics Center at Hawkeye prepares you for the certification tests accepted by industry—SACA, or the Smart Automation Certification Alliance.

At the Automation and Robotics Center, you can prepare for both silver and gold certifications. The difference? How you prove you know what you’re doing:

  • Silver = An online, written exam
  • Gold = Hands-on performance assessment

Pass the online exam to qualify for the hands-on assessment. You can do both in our designated training center, the first of its kind in Iowa.

Automation and Robotics center programs

Industrial Maintenance

Industrial Maintenance grounds you in all the areas that keep a modern plant running:

  • Electrical systems
  • Motors
  • Motor controls
  • Pneumatics
  • Hydraulics
  • Mechanical systems

Become an Industrial Maintenance Technician

Get the Basics

Learn how Smart Manufacturing works and pick up the essentials for working with industrial automation and robots at different levels:

  • Industry 4.0 Basic Operations
  • Industry 4.0 Advanced Operations
  • Industry 4.0 Robot Systems Operations
  • Industry 4.0 IIoT, Networking and Data Analytics

earn industry 4.0 certifications

Specialize Your Skills

After you know the basics, keep stacking credentials to earn other certifications :

  • Lead Operations Specialist
  • Electrical Systems Specialist
  • Robotics Specialist
  • Mechanical Systems Specialist
  • Control Systems Specialist

Become a Robotics Specialist

CNC Machining

Time: 4 months

The CNC Machining and Turning Concepts program prepares you for an entry-level CNC career.

Become a CNC Machinist

Contact Information

Automation and Robotics Center

TechWorks Campus
360 Westfield Ave
Waterloo, IA 50701

319-296-4447

Email the Automation and Robotics Center

Director

Kent Wolfe
319-296-2329 ext.3004

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