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New manufacturing pathway program coming to Doss High
From CJ 04/24/16 by GRACE SCHNEIDER
@gesinfk
Looking to fill the pipeline for manufacturing jobs, a workforce readiness group
is teaming with Jefferson County Public Schools to create a new program at Doss
High School to prepare young workers for future careers.
Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow and JCPS unveiled plans this week to offer
students courses in manufacturing, onthe- job training and certification to help
students get a leg up on entry-level manufacturing jobs. Classes are expected to
begin this August.
The pathways program is part of a regional effort to develop talent for jobs at
local manufacturing companies. Among companies involved are Amatrol, General
Electric’s Appliance Park, Ford Motor Co.’s Louisville Assembly Plant and
local United Auto Workers members. Roughly 100 of the 1,100 students at Doss
have expressed interest in the program, said Debbie Anderson, community
coordinator at Doss.
The $175,000 cost of the lab and equipment will be funded by partner companies.
JCPS is providing staff, furnishings, space and funds to obtain certifications
that students will earn, Anderson said. Doss students who enroll would take
one course during their sophomore year and one or two during the junior and
senior years. They would also be eligible for summer work at the partner
companies and co-op positions during the school year in which they attend
classes and work at partner sites, Anderson said.
The goal is for students to graduate with two certifications: a National Career
Readiness Certification, known as NRCR, and the Manufacturing Skills Standards
Council — Certified Production Technician, known as the MSSC-CPT, she said.
“Approximately one-quarter of the more than 32,000 manufacturing jobs posted
in Kentucky in 2015 were for skilled trade positions specializing in machining
and industrial technology, so demand is great and growing,” said Larry Brown,
executive director of LIFT, in a statement announcing the program.
For more information, see the website www.lift.technology or contact LIFT
Education and Workforce Director Emily De-Rocco at ederocco@lift.technology.
Reporter Grace Schneider can be reached at 502-582-4082, or by email,
gschneider@courierjournal. com.
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New manufacturing pathway program coming to Doss High
From CJ 04/24/16 by GRACE SCHNEIDER
@gesinfk
Looking to fill the pipeline for manufacturing jobs, a workforce readiness group
is teaming with Jefferson County Public Schools to create a new program at Doss
High School to prepare young workers for future careers.
Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow and JCPS unveiled plans this week to offer
students courses in manufacturing, onthe- job training and certification to help
students get a leg up on entry-level manufacturing jobs. Classes are expected to
begin this August.
The pathways program is part of a regional effort to develop talent for jobs at
local manufacturing companies. Among companies involved are Amatrol, General
Electric’s Appliance Park, Ford Motor Co.’s Louisville Assembly Plant and
local United Auto Workers members. Roughly 100 of the 1,100 students at Doss
have expressed interest in the program, said Debbie Anderson, community
coordinator at Doss.
The $175,000 cost of the lab and equipment will be funded by partner companies.
JCPS is providing staff, furnishings, space and funds to obtain certifications
that students will earn, Anderson said. Doss students who enroll would take
one course during their sophomore year and one or two during the junior and
senior years. They would also be eligible for summer work at the partner
companies and co-op positions during the school year in which they attend
classes and work at partner sites, Anderson said.
The goal is for students to graduate with two certifications: a National Career
Readiness Certification, known as NRCR, and the Manufacturing Skills Standards
Council — Certified Production Technician, known as the MSSC-CPT, she said.
“Approximately one-quarter of the more than 32,000 manufacturing jobs posted
in Kentucky in 2015 were for skilled trade positions specializing in machining
and industrial technology, so demand is great and growing,” said Larry Brown,
executive director of LIFT, in a statement announcing the program.
For more information, see the website www.lift.technology or contact LIFT
Education and Workforce Director Emily De-Rocco at ederocco@lift.technology.
Reporter Grace Schneider can be reached at 502-582-4082, or by email,
gschneider@courierjournal. com.
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uawlap.org/building-chairpersons-report/new-manufacturing-pathway-program-coming-to-doss-high.php
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