Learn to produce commercial-grade images and artwork with generative AI — then turn them into production-ready vector and raster files the other trades can print, stitch, press and engrave. Raster and vector fundamentals, prompting and image generation, tracing and redraw, brand systems, prepress and licensing. Built to the funding-readiness floor with supervised studio lab and real client work.
Hours are documented by type so they can be reported to an eligible-training-provider list or a Workforce Pell certification — theory and demonstration, supervised lab, and employer-sited work-based learning.
124 instructional / lab hours + 36 supervised work-based-learning hours = ~160 total.
You leave with recognized, third-party credentials you keep and can carry to any employer — alongside the Custom Image program certificate.
Stacks toward the Custom Image Multi-Trade Production Certificate. Aligned occupations: Junior Designer, Production Artist, Brand & Content Designer, Prepress Artist.
Work-based learning is what separates a workforce program from a class. Every student completes 36 supervised production hours at a partner shop or Custom Image's own supervised studio, under a written agreement that defines the site, supervisor, tasks, and safety orientation — with a mid-point and final evaluation on the competency scale.
Funders fund what they can verify. These are the same measures Workforce Pell, eligible-training-provider lists, and foundations use to judge a program — collected from cohort one.
| Metric | Target | How measured |
|---|---|---|
| Completion rate | ≥ 70% | Program records, per cohort |
| Credential attainment | ≥ 80% | Credential records of completers |
| Employment after exit | ≥ 70% | Exit survey + state wage match |
| Median earnings | Track | Wage match, annually |
| Employer satisfaction | Track | Employer survey, 90 / 180 days |
The structure above is the complete program plan. The graded instruments and the unit-by-unit competency detail — what every student must demonstrate to pass — open up inside the student app once you're enrolled in a cohort.
No experience needed. Online theory, hands-on lab, and a real job site.
Custom Image is Accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC) as a Supplementary Education Center/Program (adult). Initial Accreditation Status through June 30, 2029.
Programs covered: Screen Printing, Embroidery, Sublimation, Signs & Banners, Awards, Sandblasting, and Generative AI Design.
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