Program provides short term training option for production workers
In September, SCC’s InTech Industrial Technology program teamed up with the college’s Center for Business (CBIZ) to roll out a new short-term certificate training program for production workers. The new Certified Production Technician (CPT) certificate was developed by the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) and is a nationally recognized certification. It provides workers with a basic foundation of production skills in safety awareness, quality practices and measurement, manufacturing processes and production, and maintenance awareness.
An InTech student performs an exercise in the program’s Mechanical Lab.
Through discussions with area industry advisors, SCC identified a need for a condensed, short-term training program for production workers. That’s when the college turned to its short-term training division, CBIZ, to design a program to meet this need.
Participants can earn this certificate in approximately 16 weeks.
“This is a great certificate for someone who wants to train for an entry-level position in the production industry but who isn’t interested in earning a degree,” explains CBIZ Training Project Consultant Lewis Worden.
InTech Program Director Charlie Rump says the program is very versatile.
“It’s really up to the participants. This certificate provides solid fundamentals. However if they want to develop other skills, they can earn additional certificates or even a specialized degree.”
Worden adds that area manufacturers will also find the MSSC-CPT certification useful. Not only can they feel more confident that incoming employees will have the targeted fundamentals to perform on the job, they can work with CBIZ to incorporate components of InTech’s CPT curriculum into their current training programs.
Rump says that the CPT certificate is a win for job applicants and production facilities alike.
“It gives job applicants a leg up on other candidates who are not certified, and it enables employers to get their staff up to speed quicker without the need for a lot of extra training.”
Funding assistance is available for a limited time for persons interested in taking the course. Conditions apply. To learn more about InTech’s new CPT certificate, contact Lewis Worden at lworden@scciowa.edu or 319-208-5388.
