Comprehensive Listing For Training Opportunities In The .

Comprehensive Listing for Training Opportunitiesin the Precision Machining Industry This database provides comprehensive resources for employers and prospective talent to identifytraining opportunities. Search by state to identify the best training opportunities for your needs.Attention Employers – How to use this database: Lookup by state to establish relationships with schools that could provide the pipeline of talent to yourbusiness.Forward this file to local schools & guidance counselors, informing them of the need for skilled talentin your industry and where to find that training.Search for available training funds/assistance through your state’s Manufacturers ExtensionPartnership.Connect with PMPA’s Educational Foundation to help defray internal training costs.Recognize and promote the NIMS credentials & Right Skills Now initiative.Attention Jobseekers – How to use this database: A study from The Manufacturing Institute reports that over 80% of manufacturers cannot find skilledtalent to fill their production jobs. As a result, there are over half a million manufacturing jobsopen right now!Search the training opportunities in your state to identify schools in your area. There are on-lineschools listed, but we recommend you first search for a school that offers hands on training with thetechnology that you would work with in a shop.Note the “NIMS” and “Right Skills Now” identified schools. Manufacturers place a higher premium onschools with these credentials because they know that these schools are following a curriculum thatwill meet their needs.Connect with PMPA’s Educational Foundation to help defray your educational costs.Get the Facts – Career Opportunities in Precision Machining - Fact SheetResource/Financial Assistance: Find your Manufacturing ExtensionPartnership (MEP) by Your State: The National Institute of Standards and Technology's ManufacturingExtension Partnership Program (MEP) is a national network withhundreds of specialists who understand the needs of America's smallmanufacturers and small businesses.MEPs provide companies with services and access to public and privateresources that enhance growth, improve productivity, reduce costs, andexpand capacity.Mission is to promote and fund education, training and career opportunitiesin the Precision Machining Industry.Objectives: PMPA Educational Foundation: Establish partnerships with high schools and technical colleges providingor developing metalworking training programs.Collect, maintain and communicate information on training programs forthe Industry provided by various vendors, including machine toolbuilders, schools and training program vendors.Support the development of Industry-specific skills standards for newmetalworking technologies and revision of existing standards to meet thecurrent needs of the Precision Machined Products Industry.Page 1 of 6

Preferred Credentials Right Skills Now National Institute forMetalworking Skills Right Skills Now builds on the success of the NAM-EndorsedManufacturing Skills Certification System, which includes nationallyportable, industry-recognized certifications that are combined with for-crediteducation programs.ACT’s National Career Readiness Certificate is the foundational credentialof this stackable program while the NIMS credentials certify critical indemand machining and metalworking skills.NIMS sets the skills standards for the industry, certifies individual skillsagainst the standards and accredits training programs that meet NIMSquality requirements.NIMS is the only developer of American National Standards for the nation’smetalworking industry accredited by the American National StandardsInstitute (ANSI).The NIMS accredited schools listed below are for post-secondary training.On-Line Training Options/School Locator: CNC Concepts Inc.:Degree Directory: CNC Concepts, Inc. provides a list of schools that have provided them alisting form.Contact each school directly for more information about their CNCprogram. Contact information is included in each listing. On-line training site for CNC programming. A list of schools that makethis training available can be found here. Education Portal A “perfect school search” can be done to locate the school that best fitsyour goals.Students learn about codes and programs, programming and machineshop math, machine start-up, CNC panel interface, blueprint reading andCNC programming.Haas Technical EducationCenter All HTEC Members and Partners are listed in directories.The listings are self-maintained, so dead-links are possible.On-line CNC Training Search can be done by zip code. These classes explain operations that are performed with the help ofCNC. The content is for individuals who need to understand what CNCis and how it works.Content covers the basic machines as well as programming for the moreexperienced user.ToolingU is a partner with PMPA.ToolingU: Vocational SchoolDatabase: This site provides a database of Private Postsecondary VocationalSchools in 50 states. It is organized first by state, then by TrainingOccupation. Included are private schools that offer certificates, diplomas, associate(junior college) degrees, and bachelor (college) degrees in variousbusiness, trade and technical disciplines.Ontario, CanadaGeneral Search:OntarioLearn 4 Good - Career Training in CanadaMachinists Programs at Ontario CollegesHamiltonMohawk CollegeKitchenerConestogaMississaugaInstitute of Machine Tool TechnologyMultiple LocationsSeneca CollegeMultiple LocationsSt. Clair CollegeMultiple LocationsStanford International CollegePage 2 of 6

Training Options by State:StateLocationTraining OpportunityCredentialsAnnistonGadsden State - Ayers CampusNIMSDecaturCalhoun CommunityNIMSGadsdenGadsden State - East Broad CampusNIMSHancevilleWallace State - HancevilleNIMSMonroevilleAlabama Southern Machine TechnologyArizonaPhoenixGateway Community CollegeArkansasMultipleSynergy TechLos AngelesLos Angeles Trade TechSan BernardinoTechnical Employment Training, Inc.PMPA MemberSan BernardinoSan Bernardino Valley CollegeNIMSSouthern CalTraining Centers of Southern CaliforniaDenverCommunity College of DenverPuebloPueblo Community CollegeEnfieldAsnuntuck Community CollegeWaterburyWaterbury Technical Training CenterWaterburyManufacturing Alliance Service Corp.WilmingtonCDM InstituteCentral FloridaMid Florida TechLake WorthPalm Beach State CollegeOakwoodLanier Technical College - Machine ToolTechnologyWarner RobinsMiddle Georgia Technical CollegeWestern GeorgiaWestern Georgia - Machine Tool TechnologiesHawaiiLihueKaua'i Community CollegeIdaho12 locationsCollege of Western IdahoChicagoBIR Training CenterChicagoCity Colleges of ChicagoChicagoWilbur Wright College - HPVECNIMSDanvilleDanville Area Community CollegeNIMSGlen EllynCollege of DupageGranite CitySouthwestern Illinois CollegeSkokieOakton Community CollegePark RidgeCNC Programmer TrainingRockfordRock Valley College / TechWorks - EIGERlabNIMSSkokieSymbol Training InstituteNIMS30 locationsIvy Tech Community CollegeNIMSVincennesVincennes University HTEC reFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaNIMSNIMSPMPA MemberNIMSPage 3 of 6

innesotaMississippiMissouriNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyLocationTraining OpportunityCredentialsDavenportEastern Iowa Community CollegeWaterlooHawkeye Community CollegeWichitaWichita Area Technical CollegeLexingtonBluegrass Community & Technical CollegeLouisvilleJefferson Community and Technical CollegeAuburnCentral Maine Community CollegeAugustaCapital Area Technical CenterFairfieldKennebec Valley Community CollegeNIMSPresque IsleNorthern Maine Community CollegeNIMSSouth PortlandSouthern Maine Community CollegeNIMSWellsYork County Community CollegeWoburnCenter for Manufacturing TechnologyBenton HarborLake Michigan CollegeBig RapidsFerris State UniversityDetroitMachining Training InstituteDowagiacSouthwestern Michigan CollegeGrand RapidsGrand Rapids Community CollegeUniversity CenterDelta CollegeBrooklyn ParkHennepin Technical CollegeNIMSFaribault/N.MankatoSouth Central CollegeRight Skills NowNIMSMinneapolisDunwoody College of TechnologyRight Skills NowNIMSMinneapolisMinneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMultiple locationsSoutheast TechnicalMultiple locationsMinnesota State Colleges & UniversitiesSaint PaulSaint Paul College - A Community & Technical CollegeStaplesCentral Lakes CollegeEllisvilleJones County Junior CollegeMayhewManufacturing Skills CertificationLinnLinn State Technical CollegeMultiple locationsMetropolitan Training AllianceSt. LouisRanken Technical CollegeUnionEast Central CollegeMilfordSoutheast Community CollegeClairmontCNC Machinist Star ProgramMultiple locationsCDM InstituteNIMSNIMSNIMSRight Skills NowNIMSNIMSNIMSNIMSPage 4 of 6

StateNew YorkLocationTraining OpportunityBrentwoodSuffolk County Community CollegeClifton SpringsFinger Lakes Community CollegeCorningCorning Community CollegeFarmingdaleFarmingdale State College5 locationsErie Community CollegeMultiple LocationsWestern Nevada CollegeRenoTruckee Meadows Community CollegeAsheboroRandolph Community CollegeNIMSJamestownGuilford Technical Community CollegeNIMSMorgantonBarefoot CNCRocky MountNash Community CollegeNIMSWinston-SalemForsyth Technical Community CollegeNIMSAkronAkron CNC Training CenterConcord Twp.Auburn Career CenterClevelandCleveland Industrial Training CenterPMPA MemberClevelandCuyahoga Community CollegePMPA MemberDaytonSinclair Community CollegeElyriaLorain County Community CollegeLimaRhodes State College Solutions, Etc.MiddlebergHeightsPolaris Career CenterOberlinLorain County JVS Adult Career CenterSolonCNC Training - RTSINorman / OKCMoore Norman Technology CenterOklahoma CityFrancis Tuttle4 locationsLinn Benton Community CollegeOregon CityClackamas Community CollegePortlandPortland Community CollegeBethlehemBethlehem AVTSClarionClarion UniversityEastonCareer Institute of TechnologyErieErie Institute of TechnologyLancasterThaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLeesportBerks Career & Technology CenterNIMSMeadvillePrecision Manufacturing InstituteNIMSNew CastleNew Castle School of TradesNevadaNorth ight Skills NowNIMSRight Skills NowNIMSPMPA MemberNIMSNIMSPage 5 of 6

StatePA Continued Rhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth ocationTraining OpportunityCredentialsPleasant GapCentral PA Institute of Science & TechnologyNIMSSchnecksvilleLehigh Career & Technical InstituteRight Skills NowNIMSWilliamsportPennsylvania College of TechnologyNIMSSmithfieldTPC LearningGreenvilleGreenville Technical CollegeGreenwoodPiedmont Technical CollegeRock HillYork Technical CollegeNIMSSpartanburgSpartanburg Community CollegeNIMSSumterCentral Carolina Technical CollegeNIMSSioux FallsSoutheast Technical InstituteNIMSMultiple locationsTennessee Technology CenterArlingtonUniversity of Texas - ArlingtonAustinCLC Inc. TrainingDallasRichland College Machine Operator ProgramHoustonHouston Community CollegeSan AntonioMt. San Antonio CollegeOgdenOgden-Weber Tech CollegeClairmont (NH)CNC Machinist Star ProgramAbingdonWashington County Skill CenterChesterJohn Tyler Community CollegeBellinghamBellingham Technical CollegeKirklandLake Washington Institute of Technology - MachineTechnologyShorelineShoreline Community CollegeBridgeportWest VirginiaHuntingtonWyomingNIMSNIMSRobert C. Byrd InstituteRocket CenterWisconsinNIMSNIMSNIMSEau ClaireChippewa Valley Technical CollegeFond du LacMoraine Park Technical CollegeMultiple LocationsGateway Technical College - CNC Boot CampMultiple LocationsWisconsin Technical CollegesMultiple LocationsMilwaukee Area Technical CollegeCasperCasper CollegeMultiple LocationsNorthern Wyoming Community CollegePMPA MemberPage 6 of 6

Michigan Benton Harbor Lake Michigan College NIMS Big Rapids Ferris State University Detroit Machining Training Institute Dowagiac Southwestern Michigan College NIMS Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Community College University Center Delta College Minnesota Brooklyn Park Hennepin Technical College NIMS Faribault/N. Mankato NIMS