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Advanced Manufacturing Essential Credentials

Essential Safety Credentials

Student Information Management System (SIMS) Code	Credential Name	Issuing Organization
724	Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 10 General Industry	Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
827*	Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 10 Construction	Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

*Drafting students are required to earn both Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 10 General Industry and Construction; Telecommunications and Fiber Optics students are only required to obtain Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 10 Construction.

Essential Credentials by Career Area

Career Area: Advanced Manufacturing

Student Information Management System SIMS Code	Credential Name	Issuing Organization
812	Manufacturing Advancement Center Workforce Innovation Collaborative (MACWIC): Level 1 Certification	Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP)
852	Certified Production Technician (CPT)	Manufacturing Skills Standard Council (MSSC)
Reportable beginning in SY27-28	Machining Level 1	National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS)

Career Area: Biotechnology

Note: The Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BSCI) micro-credentials package is made up of six micro-credentials. Students must earn all six micro-credentials to fulfill the essential credential requirement.

Student Information Management System SIMS Code	Credential Name	Issuing Organization
955	Bioscience Core Skills Institute BCSI Essential Skills Certification: Aseptic Technique: Lab Bench Level	Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BSCI)
956	Bioscience Core Skills Institute BCSI Essential Skills Certification: Documentation & Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)	Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BSCI)
957	Bioscience Core Skills Institute BCSI Essential Skills Certification: Safety: Hazard Assessment	Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BSCI)
958	Bioscience Core Skills Institute BCSI Essential Skills Certification: Small Volume Metrology	Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BSCI)
959	Bioscience Core Skills Institute BCSI Essential Skills Certification: Basic Light Microscopy	Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BSCI)
960	Bioscience Core Skills Institute BCSI Essential Skills Certification: Numeracy	Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BSCI)

Career Area: Drafting

Student Information Management System SIMS Code	Credential Name	Issuing Organization
Reportable beginning SY27-28	Autodesk Certified User: AutoCAD	Autodesk — Certiport
321	Autodesk Certified User: 3ds MAX	Autodesk — Certiport
322	Autodesk Certified User: Fusion	Autodesk — Certiport
323	Autodesk Certified User: Inventor	Autodesk — Certiport
324	Autodesk Certified User: Maya	Autodesk — Certiport
605	SOLIDWORKS Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Design Associate (CSWA) Certification	SolidWorks Corporation — Dassault Systèmes
780	Autodesk Certified User: Revit	Autodesk — Certiport

Career Area: Electronics Engineering Technology

Student Information Management System SIMS Code	Credential Name	Issuing Organization
359	Certified Basic Systems Technician (BST)	Electronic Technician Association

Career Area: Engineering Technology

Student Information Management System SIMS Code	Credential Name	Issuing Organization
322	Autodesk Certified User: Fusion	Autodesk — Certiport
323	Autodesk Certified User: Inventor	Autodesk — Certiport
605	SOLIDWORKS Computer-Aided Design CAD Design Associate (CSWA) Certification	SolidWorks Corporation — Dassault Systèmes
780	Autodesk Certified User: Revit	Autodesk — Certiport

Career Area: Metal Fabrication & Joining Technologies

Student Information Management System SIMS Code	Credential Name	Issuing Organization
346	Certified American Welding Society AWS SENSE Entry-Level Welder	American Welding Society
768	American Welding Society AWS Certified Welder	American Welding Society

Career Area: Robotics and Automation Engineering Technology

Student Information Management System SIMS Code	Credential Name	Issuing Organization
605	SOLIDWORKS Computer-Aided Design CAD Design Associate (CSWA) Certification	SolidWorks Corporation — Dassault Systèmes

Career Area: Stationary Engineering

These programs will work with Department of Elementary and Secondary Education DESE College, Career and Technical Education CCTE to identify the essential credentials available to students in Stationary Engineering.

Career Area: Telecommunication & Fiber Optics

Student Information Management System SIMS Code	Credential Name	Issuing Organization
359	Certified Basic Systems Technician (BST)	Electronic Technician Association (ETA)

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Last Updated: August 21, 2026