To apply
To apply, go to ManufacturingMatters.info. For more information contact WorkOne representatives Bob Hays or Gail Martin at 765-962-8591 in Wayne County; Cherry Harvey or Leslie Shaul at 765-825-3191 in Fayette County; and 765-932-5921 in Rush County.
RICHMOND — A new session of Manufacturing Matters will begin in October with the deadline for applications a month away.
The skills training program for high demand local manufacturing jobs is accepting applications by Sept. 19 for the classes to begin Oct. 6.
Ivy Tech Corporate College and WorkOne staff teach the classes on the Ivy Tech Community College Richmond campus.
Qualified applicants will receive a full scholarship worth $2,600 for the 10-week program. Students will take 172 hours of manufacturing training and individual development programming.
The training includes four sections – Safety, Quality and Measurement, Manufacturing Production and Maintenance Awareness. Participants learn valuable skills and receive an orientation to what it’s like to work in manufacturing, equipping them to make better decisions in seeking employment.
Participants can prepare to sit for the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council Certified Production Technician certification. The certification also counts toward six academic credits at Ivy Tech Community College in an academic program.
To qualify for the program applicants must pass a skills assessment, WorkKeys, at a silver level, take part in an interview, commit to a training schedule and pass a drug screen. The class will be the fourth since the program began in October 2013.
The program, one of 17 nationwide, was selected in June to receive a $150,000 three-year grant to help area residents with skills needed for regional manufacturing jobs. The grant, through the American Association of Community Colleges and the Walmart Foundation, will be used to enhance the quality of the program and to expand the initiative regionally.
“Manufacturing Matters means bigger, better employment, a chance for a career rather than just a job,” said.June class graduate Karen Koppinger.
“Things I had heard about, now I know about,” added Eric Matthews, another June graduate.
Area manufacturing employer partners include: Color-Box, Emerson Climate Technologies, GE Oil & Gas in Connersville, Johns Manville, Primex Plastics, Richmond Baking Company, Stant Corp., Trane/Ingersoll Rand and Vandor Corp.
Funding partners include: Duke Energy, the Economic Growth Group, Wayne County Foundation, Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County.
Manufacturing Matters is a collaborative effort of the Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County, the Rush County Economic & Community Development Corporation, Economic Development Group of Fayette County, Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce, Rush County Chamber of Commerce, Connersville/Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, WorkOne, Ivy Tech Corporate College, manufacturing employers and mayor’s offices in Richmond, Connersville and Rushville.
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