Business partner allows Greenville Tech students to compete
May 18, 2011
GREENVILLE, SC – May 18, 2011 – Machine Tool Technology students at Greenville Tech participated in state level competition for SkillsUSA and won in the categories of Precision Machining, CNC Lathe, and CNC Milling. Winning at the state level automatically qualified the winners for national competition. However, competitors are responsible for paying their own way to the competition, to be held in Kansas City, Missouri, June 19-24.
These expenses could have been a hurdle that kept the students from competing were it not for Faurecia, which stepped up to provide $5,500 for travel. Students will participate in several needed projects at Faurecia to show their appreciation for the support and gain hands-on experience in the process.
About Faurecia
Faurecia specializes in the engineering and production of automotive solutions from 200 production sites in 32 countries including a Fountain Inn, SC location specializing in interior systems.
About SkillsUSA
More than 5,600 outstanding career and technical education students‹all state contest winners‹will compete hands-on in 96 different trade, technical and leadership fields.
Students work against the clock and each other, proving their expertise in occupations like electronics, computer-aided drafting, precision machining, medical assisting and culinary arts. Contests are run with the help of industry, trade associations, and labor organizations, and test competencies are set by industry.
