American Injection Molding Institute offering new plastics technology certificate program

The 64-hour program focuses on essential knowledge and skills, and is offered online or in person, in English and Spanish.

Nov. 6, 2025

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The American Injection Molding (AIM) Institute has launched a Plastics Technology Certificate Program (PT Program), a flexible, credential-based initiative designed to meet the growing global demand for injection molding education and training.

To earn the credential of PT Associate, students must complete four instructor-led courses and pass corresponding exams. Students can choose the order in which to take classes. The total instruction time is eight days/64 hours, mainly lecture time, and is offered in English and Spanish, in-person or online.

AIM’s Latin American industry partners, along with Daniel Lopez, AIM’s instructor based in Mexico, expressed a need for their workforce to learn foundational plastics injection molding knowledge and critical thinking skills. Lopez said in a press release that in the Latin American market, credentials hold significant value for career advancement.

The PT Program is built on four key pillars of injection molding: plastic materials, mold design, injection molding and part design, said David Rose, AIM senior instructor.

“The PT Program provides a clear pathway for professionals to earn a credential at any career stage, equipping both new and experienced members of your workforce with the essential knowledge and skills they need to excel. Our ability to host courses in-person and online at the same time at our HQ location allows this educational credential to be offered to the global injection molding industry,” said David Hoffman, Director of the AIM Institute.

Graduates of the PT Program earn one college credit, and the course can serve as preparation to enter AIM’s more comprehensive, 10-month accredited Plastics Technology & Engineering Program.

The PT Program will launch Nov.11-12, with the first of four online exams available in both Spanish and English.

AIM, headquartered in Erie, Pa., is also hosting its first in-person injection molding course in Mexico Nov. 11-12, at Engel’s Querétaro facility. Find out more at https://aim.institute/courses/injection-molding/.