LA FAME – Northwest Chapter: Signing Day
There will be a signing ceremony for the members of a new Northwest Louisiana chapter of the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (NWLA FAME). This apprenticeship program will develop a pipeline of skilled technicians to support the regional manufacturing sector. The NWLA FAME chapter members include Benteler Steel/Tube, Frymaster, Maxim Watermakers, Music Mountain Water, Prolec…
Read MoreLA FAME – Northwest Chapter: College, manufacturers unite to create a pipeline of workers
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) – The manufacturing industry has not been exempt to the hiring struggles of many throughout the country in recent years. Now a program aimed at molding new, young manufacturing workers will begin at Bossier Parish Community College this fall. Full Story
Read MoreHCC Names 2022 HOPFAME Distinguished Graduate
HOPKINSVILLE, KY. (May 20, 2022) Spencer Harned has been named the 2022 HOPFAME Distinguished Graduate at Hopkinsville Community College. Harned earned an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in industrial maintenance technology upon graduation and completion of the HOPFAME program, which is a work-and-learn partnership between HCC and nearly 20 regional manufacturers. Harned, who was…
Read MoreSKY FAME Success Coach receives NABCA Innovation Award
NEWNAN, GA (May 19, 2022) – Kelcie Richart, Campus Director of the Franklin-Simpson Center at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC), was presented with the Dr. George Giacumakis Innovation Award at the 25th annual conference of the National Association of Branch Campus Administrators (NABCA). The NABCA George Giacumakis Innovation Award is given to an academic…
Read MoreAlabama East FAME Chapter Signing Day
Interested in FAME? On Thursday May 19th, the Alabama East chapter is holding their signing day event from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Cheaha Center Lecture Hall in Anniston, Alabama. If you’d like more details, please email Keri Wood at kwood@gadsdenstate.edu.
Read MoreHCC to Host HOPFAME Open House March 29
HOPKINSVILLE, KY. (March 3, 2022) Hopkinsville Community College (HCC) will host a HOPFAME open house from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, in the Emerging Technologies Building on HCC’s Hopkinsville campus. The event is an informational session for individuals and their families who are interested in a career in advanced manufacturing and are available to…
Read MoreGetting Kentucky Back to Work is Top Job at KCTCS
Paul Czarapata, President of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, gives his thoughts on the KCTCS and the FAME program: “We’re really proud of our Kentucky FAME program; that is the reason we were able to get that training facility in Hardin County. Ford looked at what we’ve done with Toyota, and what we’ve…
Read MoreSkilled to Work: FAME trains students for manufacturing technician jobs
Read about the Alabama FAME Rocket City Chapter that trains students for manufacturing technician jobs. Twenty sponsor companies from across the Rocket City hand-select students in the FAME program to come and work at their facility. “We’re coming in with two years of experience,” said Riley Nave, a first-year student. “We know how the plant…
Read MoreBexar County creating a strong talent pipeline in manufacturing
The county is working with architects and consultants on designing a new facility that will offer manufacturing training programs. “Toyota, HOLT CAT manufacturing, Caterpillar — those kinds of groups had a say in what spaces were actually developing for this because it’s really intended to be an industry-driven training facility,” said Dan Curry, director of…
Read MoreBexar County judge highlights FAME
In his state of the county address, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff shared details on different projects in the works. The county is concentrating on creating a talented workforce for manufacturing. It’s building a 30,000 square foot training academy at Brooks in partnership with the Texas Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (TX FAME – Alamo…
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