The College of Central Florida (CF) was recently awarded
a $10 million, round three TAACCCT grant
focused on information technologies, but which also includes capacity building
for their manufacturing related engineering technology program as well. Advanced
manufacturing is evolving with greater emphasis on programming, and automation/robotics.
Essentially the consortium colleges will build capacity and offer training
in programing and operating
automation,
production and related simulation equipment. Another partner in the
consortium, North Florida Community College (NFCC) with it home campus in
Madison, FL, will start a Manufacturing Technology post-secondary vocational
program aligned to Manufacturing Skill Standards Council certificate to support
a growing manufacturing sector with its funding from this TAACCCT award.
"We had no idea that
there was enough manufacturing and production activity in our area to support a
technical program until we did a comprehensive needs analysis” said Nancy Lils,
coordinator of grants and institutional research at NFCC. “Even if we had not been awarded the TAAACCCT
grant, our college had decided that it would go forward with the program in 2014,
although at a much slower pace.” The engineering technology programs at
CF and TCC, as well as FLATE, have been extremely helpful in helping NFCC
develop its manufacturing program and identifying regional industries. “We
really look forward to working with them all as we put our program into place"
Lils said.
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