What Is Technical Skills Training?
At Frontline Training Solutions, we offer technical training designed to strengthen skills, increase capability, and accelerate career growth across the manufacturing workforce. Whether you’re onboarding new employees, upskilling experienced team members, or preparing for future operational demands, our programs are built to align with your goals. Each course is led by experienced industry professionals and blends practical knowledge with hands-on application to maximize impact. With onsite, virtual, and hybrid delivery options, your team can learn in the format that best fits your operation.
Our manufacturing training solutions help you:
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Accelerate onboarding and job readiness
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Reduce costly errors and downtime
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Strengthen employee retention through upskilling
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Prepare workers for technical certifications or advanced roles
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Create a culture of continuous improvement on the shop floor
How We Help
At Frontline Training Solutions, we partner with manufacturing companies to close skill gaps, improve productivity, and build a stronger workforce from the ground up. Whether you're bringing in new hires, preparing high-potential employees for advancement, or developing a culture of excellence on your shop floor, our training is built for real-world impact.
Our approach combines technical expertise with practical application—ensuring every training session is relevant, engaging, and immediately applicable on the job. From machining and CNC to robotics, troubleshooting, and quality systems, our course offerings equip your workforce with the tools they need to succeed.
Here’s how we help your organization thrive:
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Develop Your Manufacturing Talent: We equip employees with foundational manufacturing knowledge and hands-on practice to speed up time-to-productivity.
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Customize for Your Workplace: We tailor training to match your equipment, processes, and goals—onsite, virtual, or hybrid.
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Advance Skill Development: From root cause analysis to Six Sigma and GD&T, we provide advanced problem-solving and process improvement tools.
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Support Career Pathing: Our programs help organizations invest in employee growth and create pathways to long-term retention and leadership readiness.
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Deliver Expert Facilitation: Every course is led by seasoned industry professionals who bring real-life experience to the classroom.
When you partner with Frontline, you’re not just checking a box—you’re building a smarter, stronger, and more capable workforce.
Technical Course List
Manufacturing Skills Training
This basic machining course for entry-level manufacturing workers introduces the fundamentals of operating machine tools such as lathes, mills, and drill presses. Participants learn essential concepts like reading blueprints, measuring with precision instruments, feeds & speeds, cutters, and process thinking. This course offers optional hands-on projects that can be done on their employers equipment. This course is ideal for entry-level CNC machinists, tool, die & mold makers, machine builders, maintenance technicians and more.
Hours of Instruction: 24
Class Type: Onsite or Hybrid
Manufacturing Tools Training
This basic CNC machining course for entry-level manufacturing workers introduces the fundamentals of operating and programming CNC mills and lathes. Participants learn essential concepts like reading blueprints, feeds & speeds, cutters, G & M code writing & troubleshooting, and process thinking. This course offers hands-on projects using an online simulator. This course is ideal for entry-level CNC machinists, tool, die & mold makers, machine builders, maintenance technicians and more.
Hours of Instruction: 24
Class Type: Onsite or Hybrid
Robotics & Electronics Training
This introduction to robotics programming and troubleshooting course teaches entry-level manufacturing workers the basics of programming, operating, and maintaining industrial robots. Participants learn to write and modify robot programs, configure movement paths, and diagnose common issues such as misalignment, sensor errors, and software faults. This course is ideal for assembly cell leads, entry-level engineers, and supervisors.
Hours of Instruction: 24
Class Type: Onsite or Hybrid
Problem Solving Training
In this one-day training workshop, participants learn a practical approach to solving various business and process related problems. A 5-step method captures a clear definition of what’s gone wrong, selection of the best of several possible solutions and then verification of the solution’s effectiveness. By having a consistent approach and familiarity with various problem solving tools, individuals can efficiently and effectively work individually or together to solve problems and prevent them from recurring.
Hours of Instruction: 8
Class Type: Onsite, Virtual, or Hybrid
Quality Training
FMEA teaches a structured method for anticipating problems and developing controls to prevent defects or failures. While FMEA is most fruitful as a proactive quality improvement tool implemented during product and process development, it can also be effectively applied as a continuous improvement tool after a product launch. Versions are available for AIAG 4th edition or the AIAG & VDA FMEA approach.
Hours of Instruction: 8-16
Class Type: Onsite, Virtual, or Hybrid
Lean Training
Frontline Training Solutions’ Lean Academy is a four-hour training course designed to introduce participants to the history, importance, tools, and methods of Lean manufacturing. This introductory program will tie together the principles of Lean and the cultural mindset needed for waste reduction within your operating system. Participants will learn how an understanding of Lean can drive higher efficiencies, higher profits, lower costs, and gained capacity by exploring the idea that every operational minute must be used for value-add activities. All the ideas presented are applicable to manufacturing and non-manufacturing businesses alike.
Hours of Instruction: 4
Class type: Onsite, Virtual, or Hybrid
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