Trident Tech
is offering free lean manufacturing training for 84 participants through the
ManuFirstSC Grant program.
The demand
for workers in high-tech lean manufacturing is expected to continue to surge in
the Lowcountry in the coming years and the Division of Continuing Education and
Economic Development is gearing up to train local residents to fill these jobs.
The college
has modified its Lean Manufacturing program, originally developed in
conjunction with local manufacturers to provide workers with the equivalent of
one year of manufacturing experience, to conform to the state of South
Carolina’s ManuFirstSC Grant program. The ManuFirstSC Grant program completely
covers the cost of tuition, background checks and drug screening for a total of
84 participants for Trident Tech’s ManuFirstSC (Lean Manufacturing) continuing
education classes running from January to May 2019. Grants are awarded on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Trident Tech
Continuing Education is hosting a series of free information sessions about the
ManuFirstSC Grant program in December. Information sessions are scheduled for:
·
Tuesday, Dec. 4,
5:30-6:30 p.m., Berkeley Campus Library
· Wednesday, Dec.
5, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dorchester County QuickJobs Training Center in St. George
·
Saturday, Dec. 8,
10-11 a.m., Thornley Campus, Building 910, Room 122
