FLATE is sharing news from the manufacturing education programs in Northwest Florida (our Florida panhandle) posted earlier by the Northwest Florida Manufacturing Council (NWFMC). This Regional Manufacturing Association provides professional development, industry connections and classroom support for secondary and post-secondary manufacturing education programs. Recently, members of the Council visited some of the manufacturing-related programs that they support including WC Pryor Middle School (Okaloosa County) and Florida Panhandle Technical College (Washington County). The photos below are from recent visits by Council members at the Welding and the Electrician/ Electric and Instrumentation Technology Programs at the Florida Panhandle Technical College in Washington County. The second two photos were taken at WC Pryor Middle School in Okaloosa County where over 40 students have earned SolidWorks certifications over the past five years. Students at Pryor are also learning robotics and 3D printing. The NWFMC provides the design software to Pryor and other schools in the region.
It's great to see manufacturers connected to the educators and the school STEM programs supporting their future workforce. It's also important for them to learn how the Career and Technical Education system in Florida works. With this knowledge, they can discover the best ways that they can help and how important industry connections are for both the teachers and the students in these programs. For more information about the NWFMC, visit their website.
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