Advanced Manufacturing Career Consortium

2022 Meeting Dates

(All meetings are from 7:30am to 9am)

January 21, 2022
April 15, 2022
July 15, 2022
October 14, 2022

The Power of Collaboration!

With the lack of qualified candidates to fill entry-level, technician-level and engineering job openings in Southwest Michigan, the Advanced Manufacturing Career Consortium (AMCC) formed in 2011. Today, 158 local manufacturing companies and 17 service provider organizations are invited to meet quarterly to discuss and develop innovative and integrated strategies to address this crucial issue, including on-the-job training, apprenticeships, career advancement, and payment of education.

The consortium focuses on three strategic areas to address the skilled labor shortage:

AMCC Members

If your company would like to be a part of this regional effort to recruit, screen and train the future advanced manufacturing workforce, contact Kelly Reed, Director - Corporate Training, via email at , or via phone at 269.353.1289.

Current & Ongoing Initiatives

Project Lead the Way

Project Lead The Way is the nation's leading provider of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs. Through world-class K-12 curriculum, high-quality teacher professional development, and outstanding partnerships, PLTW is helping students develop the skills needed to succeed in the global economy.

CCSTEP

Governor Rick Snyder - $50 Million Grant Will Help Community Colleges Boost Skilled Trades Instruction
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Awarded $4,753,682!
February 24, 2015 - Lansing, MI