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NAM-Endorsed Skills Certification System
We are pleased to announce that MSSC has entered into a partnership with the NAM Manufacturing Institute to develop and promote a new “NAM-endorsed Skills Certification System.”
The goals of the NAM-Endorsed Manufacturing Skills Certification System are: (1) to address the need for a better educated and prepared workforce to keep U.S. manufacturers strong and competitive; (2) to provide career and educational pathways for students and transitioning workers; (3) to help low wage workers advance in the manufacturing economy; and, (4) to align public and private investments in education and training to industry-driven credentials in post secondary education including both community colleges and 4-year institutions.
The founding partners with NAM are:
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American College Testing (ACT), which offers a National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC), based upon Workkeys testing and focused on the work-readiness academic and employability skills |
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National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS), which offers a variety of certificates, focused on workforce skills in precision machining occupations |
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American Welding Society (AWS), which offers certificates focused on workforce skills in welding occupations |
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Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), which offers certificates at the higher engineering and advanced technical levels. |
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Manufacturing remains a vital part of the Illinois economy and the need for high skilled workers continues. Experts say some 30,000 new manufacturing workers will be needed each year for the next ten years to replace the retiring baby-boomer generation. "Despite the current recession, we are facing a 'pipeline' crisis," says Ron Bullock, Chairman of the Illinois Manufacturers Association Board of Directors.
In response to this challenge, the IMA concluded an agreement on January 26, 2009 with the nationally recognized Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC). This agreement gives the IMA exclusive rights to distribute and take the lead in marketing the MSSC Certification System in Illinois. This agreement builds on a September 2008 IMA Board resolution that encourages its 4,000 members to take MSSC certificates into account in their recruitment and hiring processes.
NOCTI is a leading provider of high-quality occupational competency assessment products and services to secondary and post-secondary educational institutions in the United States and around the world. NOCTI’s wholly owned subsidiary The Whitener Group in collaboration with Raytheon Professional Services developed MSSC’s Certified Production Technician (CPT) certification assessments.
Amatrol is one of the world’s leading providers of manufacturing learning systems. Amatrol supplies interactive, multi-media and simulation-based electronic learning solutions to the MSSC for use in our Production Technician Certification training.
LIFT was recognized as the official training arm of the Indiana State AFL-CIO by resolution to the Constitution at the 1991 Convention. The Indiana AFL-CIO President, Ken Zeller, oversees LIFT operations as Chair of the LIFT Board of Directors. LIFT was the lead developer of MSSC’s current authorized courseware for its Certified Production Technician (CPT) certification system.
“Delivering Operational Efficiency and Profitable Growth to Texas Enterprise” The Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) provides services to a wide range of industries such as metalworking, food processing, electronics, plastics, apparel and more. TMAC has been a critical partner in MSSC’s development of its Certified Logistics Technician (CLT) Certification System.
MSSC, the national leader in certifying the foundational skills of the front-line industrial workforce, developed its new Certified Logistics Technician (CLT) certification system under a July 2007 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to the North Central Texas Workforce Board and in partnership with the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center.
Ivy-Tech Community College has partnered with the MSSC to provide both training and assessments for both MSSC’s Certified Production Technician (CPT) and Certified Logistics Technician (CLT) certification systems.
The AFL-CIO Working for America Institute (WAI) is a union-sponsored, nonprofit organization dedicated to creating good jobs and building strong communities. WAI was a critical partner in the development of MSSC’s manufacturing standards.
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