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Careers in Manufacturing ? eh…..
Careers in Manufacturing? Did you know that 66% of parents and teachers do not recommend a career path in manufacturing even though there are 750,000 jobs available right now. Middle skill jobs are more than High school and less than … Continue reading
Mission Accomplished Year 5 – 100+ Machinists
We started with no equipment. We had a local group named CareerEdge Funders Collaborative. CareerEdge was designed to work on both sides of the labor market – the supply side and the demand side – as well as among … Continue reading
Time for MFG Tours
Our first MFG tour was to Exactech – Sarasota – Florida A medical implant manufacturer based in Gainesville, Florida. Exactech website It was founded by a group of surgeons from the University Of Florida ( Go Gators !) We … Continue reading
Year 5 Underway – Class of 2018
Well here we are , Year # 5 and on Track to hit the 100+ mark of machinist training set by Dr Todd Bowden the SCTI director back in 2013. Dr. Bowden is now the Sarasota county School superintendent … Continue reading
Teaching Machining in Today’s world
I am just completing my 4th year of full-time instruction in Precision and CNC Machining here at Suncoast Technical College – formerly know as Sarasota County Technical Institute. It has been more work that I thought but I do enjoy … Continue reading
STC Sweeps Skills USA region 6 CNC Mill
Skills Florida Region 6 Competition at Manatee Tech Bradenton, Florida Cody Winegard – Matt Olsen – Arek Mylnarski Suncoast Technical College – Precision and CNC Machining program swept the region 6 Skills Florida CNC Milling competition for the … Continue reading
National MFG Day Oct 7th at STC
National MFG is coming up on October 7th here in Sarasota, Florida at Suncoast Technical College. It is a celebration and awareness campaign to promote what makes America great. Manufacturing makes it great. Nationwide we have a great need to train … Continue reading
Fastrack CNC Machining – Evenings
Suncoast Technical College – Sarasota Suncoast Website Night school – Fast Track CNC Training Precision Machining – Feb 16 The Fast Track CNC course will provide basic skills needed to provide you with the end goal of gaining … Continue reading
Sarasota County has Manufacturing
Machine shop manager – Steve Marquis with Gov. Rick Scott on tour Octex LLC in Sarasota – Plastic mold Manufacturer for Tervis Tumbler Steve and his crew are recent attendees of the Suncoast Technical College – Fastrack CNC Machining evening program. This … Continue reading
HTEC – CTE & Manufacturing Educators Conference – Florida 2016
Free Online registration is now open! This conference is for educators and administrators in manufacturing. Join educators to share and learn about the latest tools and trends in CNC education and partnerships. Co-sponsored by HFO-Tampa. The mission of the Haas Technical … Continue reading