Manufacturing Technology

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Attention Employers! A formalized Apprenticeship Program may be the solution to your long-term workforce needs!

Are you facing a loss 20-30% of your highly-skilled workforce in 5 - 10 years due to anticipated retirements? Apprenticeship programs allow companies of all sizes to develop formal training programs for key employees that include both academic coursework and on-the-job training. Employers can choose from a wide variety of industrial trades including electronics, electricians, facilities maintenance, machine repair, tool maker, millwright and pipe fitter.
An apprenticeship program can help you start NOW to train employees to meet future needs.

Apprenticeship programs are developed and implemented by the employer in coordination with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (BAT). Ivy Tech provides local educational support to help employers meet the academic and skill development goals of an apprenticeship program. Apprentices graduate to Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training Journeyman status upon completion of these programs.
Partial grant assistance may be available to companies who sponsor apprenticeship programs.

Industrial Maintenance Training Program:

Ivy Tech Community College has partnered with Amatrol to develop a hands-on, troubleshooting based Industrial Maintenance Training Program targeting the incumbent workforce. Amatrol’s state of-the-art industrial trainers and task based, multimedia curriculum offer short courses for cross training, basic courses for entry-level maintenance personnel and advanced courses for people with prior skills. We have trainers for Industrial Electricity, Mechanical Drives, Motors and Motors Control, Programmable Logic Controllers, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, and Quality Control. Check WED Schedule!

Maintenance Welding
Participants will get supervised welding practice with the process of their choice (gas metal arc, flux cored arc, gas tungsten arc, etc.). The student will use course time to develop the skills necessary to succeed in the job market. Safety will be emphasized.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
Learn basic PLC operation, programming and troubleshooting. Course topics include system design concepts, internal file structure, addressing formats, online and offline programming, utility options, search functions, and program debugging. Introduces hardware wiring and panel wiring. Error detection programming and diagnostics levels will also be explored Participants will gain valuable hands-on training using . Allen-Bradley's SLC-500 and RSLogic 500.

Auto CAD
Participants will gain valuable hands-on experience while learning the basics of this industry standard program. Topics include: the Cartesian coordinate system, creating lines and circles, using object snaps, working with text, using dimensions, creating isometric geometry, inserting blocks and applying hatch patterns. Participants will also explore prototype drawings including setting up layers, line types and colors.

CNC Programming
Introduces two and three axis CNC machining. Combines the theory of programming in the classroom with hands-on applications. Studies terminology of coordinates, cutter paths, angle cutting, and linear and circular interpolation.

Practical Math for Industry
The course is designed to train you in the basic mathematical concepts required of employees working in the manufacturing industry. Course topics include basic operations on fractions and decimals, measurement and conversion, ratios and proportions, equations and their applications and statistical comparisons.

National Electric Code Fundamentals
This course provides an overview of interpretation, calculations and revisions of the National Electric Code Book. Upon successful completion, you will be expected to describe how the NEC is designed and used in the trades and apply various code calculations using the NEC tables.

Safety Training
Ivy Tech has partnered with Barron & Associates out of West Lafayette, to offer safety training in Southeastern Indiana.

General Industry OSHA 10-hour
Topics include working surfaces, blood-borne pathogens, electrical safety, new and proposed state laws and other valuable information. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a 10-Hour OSHA certification card. Your course fee includes all materials and lunch.

General Industry OSHA 20-hour
A more in-depth study of safety issues covered in the 10-hour General Industry. Students will
receive a 30-hour OSHA certification card upon completion of course. Lunch will be provided each day.

* Prerequisite - Must have completed a 10 hour course in the previous 6 months.

Confined Space Training for General Industry
Class will focus on issues related to confined spaces in general industry and manufacturing settings, including discussion of various hazards and environments. An eight-hour class covering hazardous work environments, physical hazards, entry procedures, harness and retrieval units, air monitoring, ventilation, an fall protection. Your course fee includes all materials and lunch.

Industrial/Municipal Wastewater
This course is designed to train operators in the safe and effective operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plants. Operators will gain an understanding of the basic operational aspects of their plant and learn how to analyze and solve operational problems. This class will help prepare the student for Class A and Class B Certification (Industrial) and Class 1 and Class 2 Operator Certification (Municipal). This will be a 2-way course originating in Madison with Lawrenceburg.

Power Plant Technology Program
Due to the increasing demand for power plant operators at the various power plants in the region (American Electric Power, IKE-Clifty Creek, LG&E, PSEG, etc), Ivy Tech Community College-Region 11 has developed a Power Plant Technology Program to help assure the availability of a qualified workforce. The Program is designed to prepare students for employment as an entry level power plant operator.

Due to pending retirements, excellent employment opportunities exist in the tri-state area and throughout the country for students who successfully complete the Program. Average starting wage rates for power plant operators are $15-18 per hour.

Students graduating from the Program will:

1. Be qualified to start work at a power plant as a Junior Operator.
2. Be prepared to successfully complete the Edison Electric Institute POSS and MASS battery of test.
3. Be prepared to successfully complete the 3rd Class Stationary Engineering Exam.
4. Have theoretical and practical knowledge of power plant operations gained through the completion of appropriate course work and internship at an area power plant.

This nationally recognized training program will prepare you for the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) High Performance Manufacturing Production Technician certification. Participants will examine fundamentals and inter¬relationships in manufacturing processes, maintenance awareness, quality and safety. Understanding manufacturing as a system will help your employees choose to be more flexible, evaluate the impact of their decisions, solve problems, be innovative and contribute more fully to your organization. Contact WED for details