Gates Foundation funds manufacturing training - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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million grant from the to create a national skills certification system to raise up a manufacturing work forcseamong low-income individuals. Community colleges throughout the country will participates in teaching the Manufacturing Skills CertificationSystem — which is endorsed by the . Thesed educational programs will helppreparw students, particularly low-income young adults and transitioning with entry-level skills needesd to succeed in a careee in manufacturing. “We need to get kids engaged in and we need to givethem options,” says NAM Presidentf John Engler.
“Moving these industry-recognizefd skills certifications into community college programs willprovidse meaningful, relevant education for students and ultimately producr a highly skilled and mobile work force – making us more competitiv in the global economy.” The Manufacturinh Skills Certification System will help prepare individuals for manufacturin careers in a range of fieldzs including alternative energy, computers, aerospace and The Manufacturing Institute is a 501(c)3 affiliatre of the National Association of It is based in Washington, D.C.
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