This new program is registered through the Department of Labor and certifies participants as Maker Professionals. It opens the door for employers to apply for funding the help pay for this training or to hire those who have completed it. The program is also ideal for individuals looking to become self-employed entrepreneurs.
In that case our goal is to develop individuals who can earn a living by making products whether for the purpose of full-time employment, part-time employment, contract work, or self-employment. This challenging population, when given the skills training can indeed thrive in a maker community, which provides a loose support structure, inexpensive access to tools, and a community of connection in that environment, which can become their workplace. Our program teaches them how to develop this professional capacity and works within their limitations, habits and desires without regard to an “optimal outcome” for them as a personal Individual Training Plan. It is what they are capable of achieving, given a skillset, a toolset and a community of support form with their desire and motivation, which can create a drive that may not have existed in prior job situations. We essentially work with them to create the job that excites them to “get to work” each day.
MAKE Santa Fe is a community resource and workspace that provides access to powerful tools, technologies, training and resources that energize and empower craft, creativity, entrepreneurship and opportunity throughout northern New Mexico and beyond.
2879 All Trades Road