Wednesday, December 21, 2011

WCTC receives National Science Foundation grant - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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WCTC will use the grant to develop a curriculumk that expandsthe college's one-year metal fabrication/welding technicak diploma into a two-year associate of appliee science program. The prograjm will also integrate Manufacturing Skilld Standards Certification and the National Institute for Metalworking Skilldsstandards modules. "As manufacturers continue to retoolk their work force to bemore competitive, employeez must be skilled in multiple areas and able to adapt quicklyg to changes in technologies," said WCTC manufacturing technologiea associate dean Mike Shiels. "Thed new curriculum developed through the NSF grant will help us offerr training that achievesthat outcome.
" When the curriculun is produced, it will be disseminated to technical and communityg colleges nationwide to help educate and certify studentsz in robotically based advanced manufacturinhg and welding programs.

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