Making with the Printer Cutter
Certificate of Completion Maker Space · College of Alameda · 2026-2027 Catalog
Making with Printer Cutter - Certificate of Completion
The Making with the Printer Cutter Certificate demonstrates that an individual has completed three areas of instruction in working with the printer cutter and associated tools: safety, project design, and project completion. Making with the Printer Cutter is is intended to support individuals in completing course work, expressing creativity, exploring entrepreneurship, and extending employment skills.
A student completing this program will have a grounding in the safe use of the printer cutter and associated tools, design equipment, and preliminary manufacturing in the Maker environment to develop and complete a project, have a deeper understanding of team work and peer instruction, and gain additional skills that can be useful in transferring to a university and advancing in jobs in any field requiring the use of a desktop cutter and associated tools, communication, and critical thinking.
Career Opportunities
Entry level skills for any career that requires the safe use of a printer cutter in the design and completion of projects. The program suits entry-level workers in any of the industries in the Manufacturing Sector as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the skill set spans all listed sub-sectors (https://www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iag31-33.htm).
Learning Outcome(s)
- Safely use the printer cutter and associated tools to design and complete a project.