Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) October 13, 2014
Maricopa Neighborhood Colleges announced today that two of its skill centers will obtain portion of a $ 10 million federal job-instruction grant co-administered by the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education.

The Trade Adjustment Help Neighborhood College and Profession Education (TAACCCT) competitive grant system expands community college partnerships with employers in high-demand job industries so students are prepared for employment when they graduate.

A total of $ ten million was awarded to a consortium led by Central Arizona College and partners GateWay Neighborhood College’s Maricopa Skill Center (MSC), Estrella Mountain Community College’s SouthWest Ability Center (SWSC), and Eastern Arizona College. This is the fourth and final round of TAACCCT funding three Maricopa Neighborhood Colleges
– Rio Salado, Estrella Mountain and Mesa – have received funding in the previous.

MSC and SWSC each will acquire $ two.1 million. MSC will deliver enhanced Manual and CNC Machinist programs. SWSC will deliver enhanced programming in Precision Manufacturing and Industrial Electronics, as effectively as a new plan in Industrial Maintenance. They will also establish a fabrication lab that will be element of the international “Fab Lab” network established by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

“The TAACCCT grant also will support elevate the precision machining system at the Maricopa Ability Center in Phoenix to better prepare graduates in this higher-tech, higher demand field,” said Al Larson, executive director of MSC. “It will let us to expand our coaching lab to attract far more students to the profession.”

“These investments will assist prepare workers with the skills necessary for in-demand careers and advance the function of community colleges as engines of economic growth,” mentioned U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez. “The award is element of a extended-term commitment to make sure that American workers have access to instruction for the particular expertise required to keep competitive in the ever-altering job industry.”

The consortium will additional develop on the Arizona Regional Advanced Manufacturing Specialist Upgrade Project (AZ RAMP Up). Market certifications incorporate the National Institute of Metalworking Capabilities (NIMS), the American Welding Society (AWS), the Manufacturing Ability Requirements Council (MSSC), the American Style Drafting Association (ADDA), the National Profession Readiness Certificate (NCRC), and NCRC +.

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The Maricopa Neighborhood College system consists of 10 colleges – Chandler-Gilbert, Estrella Mountain, GateWay, Glendale, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Rio Salado, Scottsdale and South Mountain. It also contains the Maricopa Skill Center, Southwest Talent Center, Maricopa Corporate College and many satellite campuses and enterprise, sector, technical and customized education institutes.

The Maricopa County Neighborhood College District is an EEO/AA institution and an equal chance employer of protected veterans and men and women with disabilities.