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Industry Certifications

Build Credentials That Count

FIRST® students gain access to real-world certifications that boost college and career readiness. These stackable credentials demonstrate technical proficiency across industries such as manufacturing, engineering design, computer science, and more.
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Industry Certifications

Choose Your Certification Path

Industry-Recognized Credentials (IRCs) are reshaping graduation pathways, funding models, and how schools measure career readiness. To connect team experiences with these outcomes, FIRST offers a curated set of credentials aligned to the roles students take on—across engineering, programming, and project management. These industry-backed certifications validate both technical and professional skills, helping students strengthen their resumes while making measurable progress toward graduation and future career goals within a College and Career Readiness (CCR) framework.


Learn Why Industry Credentials Matter

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Certifications 

Our work-based learning toolkits provide learning pathways for guiding students in these certifications.

FIRST Tech Challenge WBL Toolkit

FIRST Robotics Competition WBL Toolkit

 

Certifications

Our work-based learning toolkits provide learning pathways for guiding students in these certifications.

FIRST Tech Challenge WBL Toolkit

FIRST Robotics Competition WBL Toolkit

 

Certifications

Our work-based learning toolkits provide learning pathways for guiding students in these certifications.

FIRST Tech Challenge WBL Toolkit

FIRST Robotics Competition WBL Toolkit

 

Certifications

Our work-based learning toolkits provide learning pathways for guiding students in these certifications.

FIRST Tech Challenge WBL Toolkit

FIRST Robotics Competition WBL Toolkit

 

 

 

Certifications

Our work-based learning toolkits provide learning pathways for guiding students in these certifications.

FIRST Tech Challenge WBL Toolkit

FIRST Robotics Competition WBL Toolkit

 

Certifications

Our work-based learning toolkits provide learning pathways for guiding students in these certifications.

FIRST Tech Challenge WBL Toolkit

FIRST Robotics Competition WBL Toolkit

 

FIRST Doesn’t End with High School

No matter where you’re starting, FIRST helps you build technical skills, earn certifications, and gain hands-on experience that sets you apart.
Classroom to Career