Overview
Marketable skills in 16 weeks or less: Ivy Tech's Manufacturing Training Programs were created to achieve two objectives: to meet industry demand for trained workers, and to equip underemployed workers with the skills they need to get stable, well-paying jobs. Both are intensive, comprehensive programs designed to train students for entry-level positions in manufacturing in just 13 weeks.

Cost : $1,800 (includes all books and machine shop supplies) Ivy Tech offers these quality training programs at a very competitive price. Low-interest loans are available to assist with financing.

Convenient locations: With courses offered on the South Bend and Warsaw campuses, this training is just a short drive away for most students.

Community support and involvement: Area manufacturers partnered with Ivy Tech to ensure that programs meet industry needs and incorporate industry standards and practices.

Manufacturing Training Program-- South Bend and Warsaw

Curriculum: Provides students with 168 hours of instruction over a 13 week period. Topics include shop math; blueprint reading; measuring instruments; CNC; shop practice on lathe, mills and grinders; machine theory; and manufacturing systems and processes. Up to 15 credits can be applied toward an associate degree or technical certificate in Ivy Tech's Technology School.

Locations: South Bend and Warsaw

Community support and involvement: In addition to area manufacturers, Northern Indiana Workforce Investment Board and its agencies support this program.

For more information: In South Bend, call 574-289-7001 ext. 5357. In Warsaw, call 574-267-5428, ext. 6129.

The Warsaw program was established at the request of local orthopedic companies to give students basic skills for an entry-level position within their industry.