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Texas Southmost College, in collaboration with South Texas College and
Texas State Technical College is excited to be part of the North
American Advanced Manufacturing Research & Education Initiative (NAAMREI)
which is devoted to developing a world class advanced manufacturing
industry in the Rio South Texas Region. NAAMREI combines the innovation,
talents and strategy of more than 60 partners in business, education,
economic development, industry, finance and government to offer
manufacturers across North America, and the globe, access to
proprietary, world-class advanced manufacturing and rapid response
manufacturing. NAAMREI is a U.S. Department of Labor WIRED project
devoted to developing a skilled and talented workforce.
The NAAMREI network consists of three major alliances:
* North American Technology & Innovation Alliance
* Rio South Texas Manufacturing College Alliance
* Region One ESC T-STEM Alliance
TSC, has partnered with local colleges to create the Rio South Texas
Manufacturing College Alliance. The Alliance is charged with leading the
implementation of a regional skills credentialing customized training
system in the region. The service region is Webb, Jim Hogg, Zapata,
Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy Counties.
The Alliance was established five years ago to implement a regional
apprenticeship program for tool and die, industrial maintenance,
machinist and plastics. South Texas College is the lead agency. The
alliance includes representatives from Texas Southmost College, Laredo
Community College, Texas State Technical College, Texas Manufacturing
Assistance Center, WorkFORCE Solutions (South Texas, Lower Rio Grande
Valley, Cameron), South Texas Manufacturers Association, Harlingen
Manufacturers Association and Brownsville Area Manufacturers
Association.
The Alliance has established four Advanced Manufacturing Institutes at
four distinct locations: South Texas College, Texas State Technical
College, Texas Southmost College and Laredo Community College. This
talent development strategy will be supported by WIRED funds and other
leveraged talent development funds. The WIRED investment and a leveraged
three million dollar Skills Development Grant from the Texas Workforce
Commission will create a world class regional customized training
delivery system for advanced manufacturing, training 1,822 new and
incumbent workers over three years.
At TSC, we offer customized manufacturing training in areas such as
Health and Safety, Skilled Trades, Computers/Software, Quality Systems,
Lean Manufacturing, Professional Development and Supervisory / Team
building. Our courses offer real world hands on applications to help
develop skilled workers in the manufacturing industry.
TSC has been able to deliver a wide variety of customized training to
its distinct Private Partners. Employees from these companies have been
able to go through various levels of training being sponsored by the
Skills Development Grant. Rich Products, a Private Partner in the grant,
was able to have their team go through a
5S Training that was able to
show remarkable results once implemented into their work environment.
Just like Rich Products, other companies have also been able to see
improvement on their employees’ performance after going through our
training.
For more information about our Institute for Advanced Manufacturing at
TSC, please contact:
Cledia R. Hernandez
Program Director - AP/WE/KC/B&I
301 Mexico Blvd. Suite D3A-175
Brownsville, TX 78520
956-882-4168
956-882-4173 fax
http://wtce.utb.edu
The University of Texas at Brownsville
and Texas Southmost College