Our Mission

Humanmade is a nonprofit open-access makerspace, with a mission to empower individuals in our community to become the next generation of inventors, designers, and makers by providing access to the best training, tools, and facilities through workforce development and youth STEAM training programs. Humanmade is on a mission to democratize access to the tools of innovation to individuals from all walks of life. Humanmade brings a new “learn-design-make-manufacture” model to San Francisco with a clear mission around both training and inclusion in the maker movement.

 

NEXT-GENERATION MANUFACTURING TRAINING

The Next Generation Manufacturing Program is San Francisco's first advanced manufacturing workforce development training program that is aimed at training low-income Bay Area residents for the future of work.

Our 12-week training program is designed to upskill individuals, with no prior experience, with the necessary skills and knowledge to gain entry-level careers in the Bay Area’s growing manufacturing industry. 

 

COMMUNITY MEMBER ACCESS

Anyone can signup and join Humanmade! Our top-notch facility and industry-standard equipment and software are available and accessible to anyone in our community who has a desire to learn and grow.

By mastering advanced manufacturing skills through comprehensive instruction and mentoring from our expert staff, Humanmade can ensure you will have a safe, meaningful, and rewarding experience.

 

MANUFACTURING PARTNERS & INDUSTRY ADVISORS

With the help of advisors and manufacturing partners, we provide individuals with industry-standard skills and knowledge for entry-level jobs. Humanmade works with local manufacturing partners to create custom training materials to address and fill their current hiring needs. Our programs are specialized to quickly train individuals to safely and effectively enter the design and manufacturing sector and equip them with the fundamental skills needed to have total ownership of a process.

Additionally, Humanmade can also create custom programs to train your company’s current employees to operate and maintain new and existing equipment