Expanding the Nation's Manufacturing Technology Workforce Capacity

摘要

During this Department of Defense, Army Research Office grant project, the AMTC supported the development of 18 manufacturing skill training courses with the addition of the Automation in Manufacturing, Quality Improvement, Lean Manufacturing and Surface Mount Technician courses added during this last year. Additionally, twenty-four credit courses were developed to support seven College Credit Certificate programs and the Associate of Science Engineering Technology degree completed during this last period. The AMTC s functional capabilities supported three projects; Department of Labor (DOL) Engineering Technology and Advanced Manufacturing (ETAM), National Science Foundation (NSF) ATE Students in Engineering Technology and DOL FL TRADE project. In total, the AMTC served 405 students (184 in last year) in manufacturing skill training courses.