Why We Built EMPOWER[ED] ACADEMY

Oh, come on! Tell me you wouldn’t love to watch a CNC training course taught by an AI baby? This is adorable!

OK, stay focused, Jeremy…

A while back, we started noticing a pattern.

We would talk to schools who were excited about CNC, but they didn’t know where to begin. Teachers were being asked to teach digital manufacturing with no real training, no standardized resources, and no time to figure it out. Even worse,  some programs were falling apart completely when a teacher retired or moved on. There was no continuity.

That stuck with us. It bothered us, to be honest.

So, we did something about it.

We are honoured to introduce EMPOWER[ED] ACADEMY, a CAD + CNC lesson guide and certification course that we built specifically for educators. It’s not just a playlist of random YouTube tutorials. It’s structured, classroom-ready, and designed to give teachers the tools and confidence to teach CNC in excellence.

And honestly? We’re really proud of how it turned out.

WANT A SNEAK PEAK?!

We are offering free access to our Bitmap-to-Vector Conversion session, along with the coinciding Lesson Guide and PowerPoint Presentation. We’d love for you to watch it, use it, and let us know what you think. Your feedback will help us improve this platform as we roll it out to more schools across North America.

We built this platform to be useful whether you’re running a high school tech lab, a college program, or even a home garage. (And yes, makers have been asking, so we’re offering 50% off for non-educators who want in.)

What’s Included For Makers:

  • Over 6 hours of hands-on video tutorials

  • Step-by-step PowerPoint slides

  • Self-paced quizzes and a certification at the end

  • Unlimited access, so you can come back anytime

We believe EMPOWER[ED] ACADEMY fills a real need in the CNC world, particularly for educators. It’s our small way of supporting the people who are shaping the next generation of makers and tradespeople. If you are curious or just want to chat more about how this might fit into your program, send us a message! We’d love to hear your story.

Peace & Grace,
Jeremy Stevenson
Simply Technologies Group, Inc.