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Programs

Industry 4.0, intelligent production, and inclusive industrial transformation.

Every Smart Manufacturing programme is taught as a workshop, not a lecture. Problem-driven, practice-based, and designed so that what you build during the programme is what you carry into the field.

Six credential levels, from short certificates to doctoral research. Each one is a distinct commitment, with its own entry requirements and its own output.

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Programmes currently accepting applicants.

These Smart Manufacturing programmes are live. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

The credential ladder

Six levels. One field.

Whether you are entering the field or deepening an existing practice, there is one level built for where you are.

Certificate

Certificate

Short, focused, practice-based. Entry point to the field.

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Diploma

Diploma

Deeper grounding. Designed for working professionals.

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Bachelor

Bachelor

Foundational degree. Full curriculum, project-led.

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Postgraduate Diploma

Postgraduate Diploma

Conversion and specialisation for graduates.

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Master\u2019s

Master\u2019s

Research-led. Requires an original contribution.

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PhD

PhD

Original research at the frontier of the field.

Coming soon
The PRA

Professor-Led Research Apprenticeship.

The PRA is how the field grows its own researchers. You work alongside a professor on live research, publish under your own name, and leave with a portfolio rather than a certificate.

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Enrol in the Program.

The PRA PhD Pathway is the first live learning pathway under Smart Manufacturing. One professor, one researcher, twelve weeks of direct interrogation. Enrolment for Session 1 is open until 11 October 2026.

View the full pathway

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