Customizable training at NCI’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing provides A2Speed opportunities to create a support piece for a project on the HAAS VF-1 Milling Machine. The high performing fuel system they are manufacturing will supply other companies and generate additional revenue for a Southern VA-based company.
Keith Jackson of Mountain Valley Organics, learns how his company can take advantage of Incumbent Worker Training with assistance from Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce’s Robert Knight using NCI’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing.
Two new partners have joined New College Institute (NCI) for this year’s college-level summer internship program. The Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce and West Piedmont Works are partnering with NCI to create added benefits for employers, including opportunities for paid internships. Stipends will be available through grants administered by West Piedmont Works for certain sectors.
After two years of hands-on classroom learning (delivered at NCI) and one student teaching semester finished, six Longwood University students graduated in December and are now fully licensed and ready to teach.
The Center for Advanced Manufacturing will provide advanced levels of hands-on, innovative education, access to state-of-the-art equipment and technology, enable design, prototyping and testing capabilities for students and industry partners in order to meet the regional and statewide skills gaps in engineering and manufacturing.
NCI’s model builds upon partnerships, technology, and efficiency to deliver an educational model that is relevant to the needs of employers and prospective students. Here are five advantages to our model in meeting those needs: