Tennessee College of Applied Technology
Workforce Training Meeting with Marshall
County Industry
Columbia State Community College-Lewisburg
Friday, October 25, 2013
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
(Lunch will be provided)
This meeting will focus on the Tennessee College of
Applied Technology-Pulaski Industrial Maintenance Technology Program, the
Advanced Manufacturing Education Program, the current curriculum and
instructors, future curriculum changes needed by local industry and industry
partnership potential with TCAT-Pulaski.
Local industries are encouraged to send one or more
representatives prepared to discuss in detail the current workforce needs of
the company and needs moving forward.
The Tennessee College of Applied Technology (formerly
the Tennessee Technology Center) is in the process of developing training
curriculum that will serve the needs of industry in the region to insure a
regional workforce is in place with the skills, education and training levels
needed to provide each industry a quality workforce - today and in the future.
Agenda:
TCAT
Instructor Dino Owen will make a presentation outlining the current training
curriculum being offered at the Tennessee College of Applied
Technology-Pulaski, industries being served and placement of students, current
industry partnerships and future plans.
Following
his presentation, Mr. Owen would like to have a discussion with industry
representatives to address the following questions:
1.
What training is most needed by your
industry today and in the foreseeable future?
2.
What has been your company’s experience with
TCAT students, if any?
3.
How can TCAT better serve your company’s
training needs?
4.
How can your company and TCAT better work
together to serve those training needs?
5.
Is your company interested in a specified
and customized training program through TCAT?
6.
Is your company interested in providing
equipment or funding for equipment to assist TCAT training?
7.
Is your company interested in the potential
of a Lewisburg training site for current and future employees?
Workforce
Development is issue #1 in the region. The goal of this meeting is to assist
TCAT-Pulaski in its program development to address the skills and/or quality
of workforce gap facing manufacturing in Southern Middle Tennessee.
Please
make plans to attend this meeting to provide the level of input only you can
provide.
