New Workforce Initiative Designed to Engage People into High Skills Manufacturing Careers
October 13, 2010
CLEMSON, SC – October 13, 2010 – Local business and education leaders will join Jennifer McNelly, senior vice president of The Manufacturing Institute/National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), at a meeting Wednesday to outline details of a new Upstate workforce initiative designed to engage people into high skills careers in manufacturing.
McNelly will discuss the success and importance of the Dream It. Do It. (DIDI) programs in other regions of the country Wednesday, October 13, from 8 – 10 a.m. at the Madren Center in Clemson. Joining her will be Tri- County President Ronnie L. Booth, Todd Bennington, vice president of operations for BorgWarner, Rep. Bill Sandifer, chairman of the South Carolina House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, and Rick Murphy, of the Pendleton Regional Education Center.
TechReadySC™, a collaboration of five Upstate South Carolina technical and community colleges and the South Carolina Technical College System office, announced the launch of the Dream It. Do It. initiative on Tuesday. DIDI was developed by NAM and the Manufacturing Institute whose mission is to engage, educate and employ a skilled and proficient workforce in advanced manufacturing careers.
Greenville Technical College, Piedmont Technical College, Spartanburg Community College, Tri-County Technical College, York Technical College and the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance are part of the Dream It. Do It. program developed with a grant from AdvanceSC. The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance is excited to partner with TechReadySC to create the Dream It. Do It. initiative for the Upstate of South Carolina, said Lewis Gossett, president and CEO of the S.C. Manufacturers Alliance. It is more important than ever for South Carolina to position itself as competitive in the global marketplace. Having a qualified and skilled workforce is the backbone for economic prosperity, and it is our mission through Dream It. Do It. to communicate to young people the rewarding and broad range of career opportunities available to them in manufacturing.
TechReadySC
TechReadySC’s core mission is to build a more competitive workforce in the Upstate by providing innovative services to meet the economy’s existing and emerging human performance needs. In 2005 the group developed a standardized curriculum among the five Upstate partner colleges leading to specialty certificates and an associate degree in the area of mechatronics technology.
For more information about TechReadySC, please visit www.techreadysc.com.
