FANUC CERT

The FANUC CERT (FANUC America Certified Education Robot Training) credential is issued by FANUC America and administered in partnership with NOCTI. Students earn credentials at the operator level (FCR-O1, FCR-O2) or technician level (FCR-T1, FCR-T2) by passing both a written exam and a hands-on performance exam covering FANUC robot operation, HandlingTool programming, ROBOGUIDE offline simulation, teach pendant use, coordinate frames, I/O, and program management. It is a portable, employer-recognized credential that demonstrates verified competency on FANUC industrial robot systems.

It proves that the holder has been examined against a published standard — knowledge on a written exam and, in most cases, an observed practical performance — and has met the standard of FANUC America.

At VoTechWorks the credential is earned inside the programs that carry it (Robotics / Mechatronics): the universal core, one competency course per curriculum area with a written exam, an observed skills demonstration and a signed log each, a capstone, an externship, then exam preparation and the credential exam itself, sat at the school's authorized testing center or the body's own site.

It leads to entry-level employment in Manufacturing & Marine, counts toward the next credential on the stackable pathway, and is the first line on the résumé an employer reads.

Vendor certifications track product versions; recertify when the version retires (typically 2–3 years).