What I loved most...was the discipline that was instilled within all of us.
-Greg R., Northern Chapter, KY FAME
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The Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education provides global-best workforce development through strong technical training, integration of manufacturing core competencies, intensive professional practices and intentional hands-on experience to build the future of the modern manufacturing industry.
FAME was created by Toyota and moved to the Manufacturing Institute for national scaling in 2019. Today, the Manufacturing Institute, as the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers, is proud to manage FAME USA as it continues to grow across the country with the support of more than 400 manufacturers.
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FAME USA News
JSCC Staff wins Statewide Outstanding Achievement Recognition Award
Cathi Roberts wins Annual SOAR Award JACKSON, TENN. – Jackson State Community College (JSCC) Work-based Learning Coordinator Catherine Roberts has been announced as the winner of the Statewide Outstanding Achievement…
JWCC, GREDF, and Regional Companies Launch Illinois’ First FAME Chapter to Boost Advanced Manufacturing Training
Employers to Invest in National Work/Learn Program to Build Global-Best Multi-Skilled Technicians John Wood Community College (JWCC), the Great River Economic Development Foundation (GREDF), DOT Foods, Gardner Denver (Ingersoll Rand)…