The Ivy Tech Community College Orthopedic and Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (OAMTC) is a 20,000-square-foot facility located in the Orthopedic Capital of the World™: Warsaw, Indiana. The OAMTC offers state-of-the-art academic programs and training for individuals and organizations and serves as a vital resource to the region’s students, employers, and businesses.
From entry-level machinist training to industrial leadership consulting, Workforce Alignment at Ivy Tech provides cost-effective education and training solutions that help individuals and organizations in northeast Indiana remain productive, profitable and globally competitive.
Workforce Alignment offers a wide range of professional development and customized training programs at the OAMTC, each designed to mirror today’s dynamic work environments.
Through our coursework, individuals can develop professional skills to enhance their current job, earn an industry-recognized certification, and even train for a brand new career. Any of our programs can be customized to fit a company's individual needs either at the Training Center or in the workplace.
Ivy Tech’s instructors have real world experience and the technical knowledge and skills to meet industry’s growing need for qualified workers. Workforce Alignment's programs combine practical application with proven training methods and an engaging approach that ensures a significant return on training investment.
“The instructors here were very knowledgeable of the subject matter.”
- Pedro Hernandez
“It was a great experience to teach for Ivy Tech.”
- Steve Hettmansperger
"I chose Ivy tech because the school is small and has a comfortable setting, and it offers the classes that I need to pursue my goals.
I love the teachers in the OAMTC program because are very knowledgeable. They also take the time to explain things to you that you don't understand the first time.
I think my classes will allow me to get a job in my chosen field, and prepare me to be knowledgeable in the work field.
I plan to graduate and get a good job to support my family better. The OAMTC program is allowing me to fulfill those dreams.
If someone were to ask me about going to school at Ivy Tech, I would tell them to definitely go for it. It took me a long time to decide to go back to school to do what I really wanted to do. I would tell them not to waste any more time, just do it. The teachers I have had in the OAMTC program are great."
- Amy Pritchett
"I enjoy teaching classes at Ivy Tech for several reasons. The first is that it is rewarding to see adults trying to make life better for themselves and their families. They also get very involved in course discussions and they bring real world problems they face every day to the classroom. Then when we 'solve' a problem in class, there is an immediate benefit to them and their companies. Teaching is really one of my favorite ways to be involved with the local business and education communities."
- Mark Smith
Orthopedic Quality Standards and Technical Skills Certification
The Orthopedic Quality Standards and Technical Skills Certification is an intensive, certification-based training program designed to meet the growing professional and technical needs of the incumbent and emerging workforces. Program participants will develop their technical and soft skills, as related to orthopedic quality standards and Lean manufacturing practices, within a rigorous hands-on CNC machine operation training program.
The Orthopedic Quality Standards and Technical Skills Certification program includes:
National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Certifications
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be expected to take three National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) examinations. Three credentials are available:
The NIMS credentials are portable, certifying that a person can perform the work of a CNC Machine Operator according to recognized national standards that have been industry validated.
Academic Credit
Students completing all aspects of the Orthopedic Quality Standards and Technical Skills Certification program with grades of “C” or higher and passing the 3 NIMS certifications are eligible to apply for 3 academic credits toward Associate of Applied Science degrees in either Advanced Manufacturing or Machine Tool Technology.
Quality and Continuous Improvement
Ivy Tech Workforce Alignment has direct access to ASQ (American Society of Quality) industry standard courses. We can also design, deliver, and assist with the implementation of continuous improvement strategies for business and industry through our high level quality offerings in Lean/Six Sigma. Ivy Tech can assist organizations with their continuous improvement implementation efforts by empowering employees, generating ideas for needed change, and producing solutions to complex problems.
Talent Management Solutions
Workforce Alignment can provide organizations with a variety of strategic solutions to develop their current and emerging workforce, including:
American Society for Quality Programs
In cooperation with local ASQ (American Society for Quality) Section Committees, Ivy Tech Community College offers the following quality certification courses and preparation workshops to quality personnel:
Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Programs
Workforce Alignment provides training and consulting for the implementation of Six Sigma and Lean continuous improvement methodologies; strategies used by organizations to achieve world-class performance. Implementation includes consideration of the strategic, tactical and cultural elements of process improvement. Lean and Six Sigma deployment models place emphasis on value streams. Available training options include:
Organizational Leadership Solutions
Within the manufacturing environment, employees are an organization’s greatest asset. Companies succeed when their workers possess the knowledge and skills to perform at their best. Ivy Tech Workforce Alignment offers a variety of talent development and selection solutions to help manufacturing companies determine which candidates may be the best fit for leadership positions. Ivy Tech can assess your current workforce skill and knowledge gaps and offer targeted solutions, customized to your organization and targeted to meet your individual needs.
Management and Supervisory Institute 2.0 (MSI 2.0)
The Institute provides a high impact, progressive program, used to train manufacturing’s most critical personnel: front-line and middle-level managers and supervisors. Frequently, individuals are moved into supervisory roles with little or no training because they have other key attributes recognized by the organization, such as technical expertise or proven hands-on knowledge. While qualified to perform the nuts and bolts of the job, they lack the necessary communication, organizational, and motivational skills to effectively get the job done through supervising other people.
MSI 2.0 provides supervisory professionals in the industrial and manufacturing environment with training in communication, leadership, interpersonal skills, and managerial performance. Class participants will be engaged and involved in the following classes while they learn best practices used in other industries and organizations:
Workforce Alignment Customizable Supervision Training Options
The OAMTC is proud to be a partner to area employers in providing world-class training programs in a state-of-the-art facility. Beyond our academic and Workforce Alignment programs, we also provide a variety of special services to meet unique needs in community.
Employers seeking those in the metalworking trades can partner with the OAMTC to recruit, hire, place and promote employees based on nationally-recognized National Institute of Metalworking Standards (NIMS), thereby taking the guesswork out of the process. Companies can advertise for specific NIMS credentialed skills preferring or requiring certain credentials.
Those employed in metalworking trades can also earn their credentials as a way of demonstrating their skills. Ivy Tech Community College offers the following NIMS certifications:
NIMS Level I Certifications Available - $425 Each
*These certifications are embedded in our Machine Tool – AAS Degree Program
NIMS Level II Certifications Available - $425 Each
Partner with us on special projects
Do you need data on tool life under variable parameters? Do you need a special jig, fixture, or poka-yoke solution designed or manufactured? Do you need metallurgical or mechanical testing? The OAMTC’s students and staff can partner with your business on these and other special projects. Contact us with your ideas and we will put together a custom quote for your project. We’d love to help you resolve your challenges and find new opportunities!
The OAMTC is a world-class training facility housing a variety of machine tool, maintenance and engineering test equipment used to simulate what a student could expect to experience in the working world. In addition to offering technical courses in programming, robotics, automation, maintenance, and manual and CNC equipment operation, we offer training in LEAN, Quality and FDA Regulations to keep pace with today’s ever changing, highly regulated environment.
The OAMTC provides training that leads to technical certificates and associate degrees in Advanced Manufacturing, Machine Tool Technology (CNC), Pre-Engineering and Engineering Technology. We also offer targeted training to meet a company or individual’s specific needs. Some examples of this training include the Orthopedic Quality Standards and Technical Skills Certificate, Quality Improvement, Management and Supervision. Contact us today to learn more.
The Orthopedic and Advanced Manufacturing Training Center is located just south of Ivy Tech’s Warsaw campus at 955 Executive Drive.
Contact
574-267-5428, ext. 7000
OAMTC@ivytech.edu
Address
Orthopedic and Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (OAMTC)
955 Executive Drive
Warsaw, IN 46580
