Capital Area Michigan Works!, the Capital Area Manufacturing Council and area manufacturing companies are working together to train and employ at least 12 Computer Numerical Control (CNC) workers.
At least ten area manufacturers are helping interview applicants for a 96-hour, one-month Lansing Community College (LCC) course that will teach them CNC fundamentals.
“People are not pursuing skills and programs in manufacturing like they were because of the bad news in regards to this industry,” says Bob Sherer, with the Capital Area Manufacturing Council.
As a result, many good paying jobs ($10 to $12 an hour) are going unfilled.
“Most people who enroll in training don’t know if there’s a job at the end of the training,” Sherer says. “Well, there’s a job at the end of this.”
Sherer says they’d like to continue working with the applicants after they find job placement to increase their skills.
“If these employers hire these graduates, we will continue to work with the companies and the employers to upgrade their skills,” he says. “If we could make them all master machiners, that would be great.”
Applications are being taken until the end of this week. To learn more, click here.
Source: Kate Tykocki, Capital Area Michigan Works!
Ivy Hughes, development news editor, can be reached here.
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