The Edinboro University Foundation and the Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Foundation have been awarded grants through Gov. Tom Wolf’s Manufacturing PA initiative.
Funding will be used to support job-training programs that provide high school students with career awareness about the manufacturing industry as well as promote STEM resources.
Edinboro University’s $199,750 grant will support the Manufacturing Training to Career for Dual Enrolled High School Students Program.
Through the program, high school students are given the opportunity to complete classroom and online courses, followed by an internship. They can earn 15 college credits and a Quality Assurance Certificate during their junior and senior years. Credits can be used to complete an Edinboro University degree or be applied toward credits.
The Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Foundation’s $200,000 grant will support the BotsIQ Academy.
The academy provides teachers and students access to online manufacturing training curriculum with an emphasis on computer-aided manufacturing skills, blueprint reading, measurement and math, and safety.
Participants have the opportunity to take advantage of career mentoring, internships, technical support, and job shadowing.
The Manufacturing PA initiative’s Pennsylvania Manufacturing Training-to-Career grant is available to nonprofit organizations, universities, and technical and trade schools that develop innovative training programs and partner with a minimum of two manufacturers.