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Credentials
A diploma says you finished. A credential says an industry body tested you and agreed.
Every graduate of the Industrial Operations Technology diploma is credentialed through SACA, and the program builds in two more credentials employers ask for by name.
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SACA credentials
Built into the diploma's program courses.
FANUC America
FANUC Certified Robot Operator – 1
Earned in Industrial Robotics II. Covers the core robot operator skills an entry-level worker needs: robot operations and programming, material handling, and its components. FANUC is the robotics platform the labs are built on.
U.S. Department of Labor
OSHA 10 – General Industry
Earned alongside Operations Technology I. The standard 10-hour general industry safety card, recognised on any industrial site in the country and asked for by most employers before you set foot on a floor.
Ogeechee Tech is accredited by the equipment makers and credentialing bodies whose credentials it awards — so students test on the same platforms the industry runs, at a site those organisations authorised.
The only authorized FANUC satellite training site in the state of Georgia.
A Smart Automation Certification Alliance Gold Certification Site, and a SACA Regional Instructor Training Center — the first in the United States.
Employers can also put current staff through these credentials, plus a few more — see the training we run for industry.
The Smart Automation Certification Alliance (SACA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop and deploy modular Industry 4.0 credentials for a wide range of industries. It is the credentialing agency for every credential listed in this program.
Built with industry at the table, SACA credentials are designed to meet the needs of modern employers who demand both knowledge and hands-on ability. Whether a company is hiring for advanced manufacturing, industrial automation, or smart systems integration, SACA credentials offer a reliable signal of a candidate's workforce readiness.
SACA credentials are developed in accordance with ISO 17024 standards, the global benchmark for personnel certification — so they are not just well-designed, but credible, consistent, and globally recognized.
Credentials are awarded on passing the SACA exam — completing the coursework alone does not award one. Ogeechee Tech is an approved SACA testing site at Silver and Gold level, so students test where they train.
SACA is a ladder, not a single exam. Credentials are modular, so each one you pass is banked and counts toward the next tier.
Tier 1
C-2xx and C-3xx micro-credentials
IN THIS DIPLOMAEach Specialist credential is modular — a set of core micro-credentials that apply everywhere, plus electives matched to a region or employer. Earn the core set and SACA grants the Specialist credential. The diploma's C-2xx and C-3xx credentials are these building blocks, and they stack toward several Specialist tracks including electrical, control, mechanical, and robotics systems.
Specialist Certifications on saca.org →Tier 2
C-101 – C-104
IN THIS DIPLOMAThe entry tier, written for people operating and supporting Industry 4.0 equipment. The diploma builds in all four: basic operations, advanced operations, robot system operations, and IIoT/networking/data analytics.
Associate Certifications on saca.org →Twenty-one SACA credentials — plus a FANUC robot-operator credential — are built into the program. Each is a separate hands-on and written assessment.
SACA C-101
An introductory credential that prepares individuals to succeed in modern production environments using Industry 4.0 controls, automation, and processes. Appropriate for individuals working in any occupation in advanced manufacturing.
Earned in: ISAT 2030
SACA C-102
Prepares individuals to analyze and modify modern production control systems that use Industry 4.0 automation technologies and processes. Appropriate for people in maintenance, IT, and engineering roles seeking to become versed in manufacturing facility floor controls, automation, and programming.
Earned in: ISAT 2040
SACA C-103
An introductory credential preparing individuals to operate industrial robots and other Industry 4.0 technologies in a modern production environment. Ideal for manufacturing technicians, maintenance technicians, and IT professionals.
Earned in: ISAT 2010
SACA C-104
Prepares individuals to program and optimize Industry 4.0 automation technologies such as IIoT, smart sensors and devices, networking, and data analytics software. Ideal for maintenance technicians and IT professionals.
Earned in: ISAT 2030
Each credential below is a separate SACA exam. Passing the required core set for a track earns the Specialist certification — see "How SACA credentials stack" above. (The FANUC credential further down is issued directly by FANUC America, not SACA, and isn't part of that bundle.)
SACA C-201
Connect, adjust, operate, troubleshoot, and analyze electrical circuits using basic components: resistors, capacitors, inductors, DC motors, solenoids, manual switches, relays, fuses, circuit breakers, transformers, and indicators. Includes electrical safety rules, reading circuit diagrams, applying Ohm's and Kirchhoff's Laws, using digital multimeters, interpreting series/parallel circuits, and assessing power and circuit protection.
Earned in: ISAT 1102
SACA C-202
Connect, adjust, and operate electrical motor control circuits using 3-phase AC motors, reversing magnetic motor starters with overloads, drum switches, control relays, timer relays, and pushbutton, selector, limit, pressure, and float switches. Includes motor control safety, reading ladder logic diagrams, checking ground connections, and wiring motors for high and low voltage.
Earned in: ISAT 1105
SACA C-203
Connect, configure, adjust, and operate AC variable frequency motor drives using basic volts-per-hertz mode. Includes VFD safety rules, manual keypad operation, normal and emergency shutdown, viewing and editing parameters, changing speed with a potentiometer, interfacing external discrete I/O, interpreting and resetting error codes, and configuring acceleration, deceleration, and braking.
Earned in: ISAT 1130
SACA C-204
Troubleshoot and remedy faults in electric motor control circuits and AC variable frequency drives. Skills include troubleshooting safety, systems troubleshooting, component testing, and using digital multimeters, clamp-on ammeters, and PLC status indicators.
Earned in: ISAT 1105
SACA C-205
Connect, adjust, and operate discrete (on/off) electronic sensors and relay control sequence circuits — inductive, capacitive, magnetic reed, photoelectric, and hall effect sensors, limit switches, control and timer relays, DC motors, indicators, electro-pneumatic solenoid valves, and pneumatic actuators. Includes selecting a sensor type for an application and reading ladder logic diagrams.
Earned in: ISAT 1130
SACA C-206
Install and commission electrical motor control circuits using control cabinet enclosures, 3-phase AC motors, magnetic motor starters, relays, switches, indicators, solenoid valves, safety disconnects, and circuit protection. Includes proper PPE, reading wiring installation diagrams, sizing circuit protection, installing on DIN rails, testing ground systems, and routing wire with raceways and conduits.
Earned in: ISAT 1102
SACA C-207
Program, configure, adjust, monitor, and operate industrial PLC systems. Includes PLC safety, normal and emergency startup/shutdown, operating in different modes, configuring software drivers and discrete I/O, loading and operating HMI programs, transferring programs between PC and processor, and interpreting ladder logic with contacts, coils, timers, counters, math, and comparison instructions.
Earned in: ISAT 1103
SACA C-208
Troubleshoot and remedy faults in programmable logic controller systems, covering the PLC power supply, power distribution system, processor module, discrete input and output modules, chassis, and discrete field I/O devices, using digital multimeters, PLC software, and status indicators.
Earned in: ISAT 1104
SACA C-209
Connect, adjust, operate, and analyze pneumatic circuits using fittings, air compressors, filters, regulators, lubricators, gauges, rotameters, directional and flow control valves, check valves, cylinders, and motors. Includes pneumatic safety, reading circuit symbols and diagrams, the Force-Pressure-Area formula, Pascal's Law, compressor startup and shutdown, and measuring delta P.
Earned in: ISAT 1120
SACA C-210
Install, adjust, align, tension, operate, and analyze basic mechanical power transmission drive systems: motors, shafts, flexible jaw couplings, chain drives, V-belt drives, spur gear drives, and pillow block and flange bearings. Includes mechanical drive safety, correcting for soft foot, sizing keys, aligning shafts, calculating speed and torque, and lubrication.
Earned in: ISAT 1110
SACA C-212
Connect, configure, monitor, and operate basic Ethernet networks in an Industry 4.0 environment. Includes interpreting and setting IP addresses for PCs, PLCs, and robots, configuring managed switches and subnets, star topologies, static and dynamic addressing, network diagnostics, and port security.
Earned in: ISAT 1103
SACA C-213
Connect, configure, program, monitor, and operate smart sensors (analog pressure/ultrasonic, photoelectric, stack light), barcode readers, and RFID readers. Includes connecting sensors via IO-Link Masters, downloading IODD and EDS files, configuring PLCs to receive sensor data, monitoring sensor health over the network, and programming RFID tags and barcode labels.
Earned in: ISAT 1130
SACA C-255
Install and maintain hydraulic systems: replacing o-rings, cartridge and threaded components, hoses, steel tubing, filters, and fittings; inspecting hydraulic fluid for water, contaminants, temperature, and lubricity; taking oil samples; using a filter cart; interpreting oil specifications; and bleeding hydraulic cylinders.
Earned in: ISAT 1120
SACA C-301
Extends mechanical power transmission work to heavy-duty drives: grid, gear, and flange couplings, QD/taper-lock bushings, timing and HTD belts, and heavy-duty and silent chains. Covers mechanical troubleshooting safety procedures, installing and adjusting timing belt, heavy-duty shaft coupling, heavy-duty chain and heavy-duty V-belt drive systems, reverse dial indicator shaft alignment, detecting wear, and sizing components for a specific load.
Earned in: ISAT 1110
SACA C-304
Troubleshoot and remedy faults in electro-pneumatic, PLC-controlled systems, covering filters, regulators, lubricators, solenoid-operated directional control valves, flow control valves, vacuum generators, vacuum cups, vacuum switches, and quick exhaust valves.
Earned in: ISAT 1120
SACA C-215
Set up, adjust, monitor, and operate industrial robot systems in an Industry 4.0 environment. Includes robot safety rules, identifying robot types, components, and end-effectors, normal and emergency startup and shutdown, work envelopes, safety inspections, using a teach pendant to jog in joint mode or Cartesian coordinates, setting travel limits, defining frames, loading and testing programs, and recovering from faults.
Earned in: ISAT 2010
SACA C-216
Program, interface, and optimize industrial robot systems for pick and place, basic assembly, machine load/unload, and gluing applications. Includes developing robot sequences and programs, entering programs and points with a teach pendant, interfacing sensors and solenoid outputs to robot digital I/O, interfacing robot I/O to a PLC, and cycle time optimization.
Earned in: ISAT 2020
FANUC-1
Focuses on the core robot operator skills needed by entry-level workers, indicating an operator level of skills and knowledge. Covers a basic understanding of robot operations and programming, material handling, and its components.
Earned in: ISAT 2020
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