•
TMA Apprenticeship Program
:
The Tooling & Manufacturing Association located in Park Ridge, IL offers part-time, college-credit classes in core manufacturing subjects.
•
College of DuPage
:
The College of DuPage offers a variety of manufacturing technology, engineering, and applied science courses specific to the manufacturing sector.
•
Tooling University
:
Tooling U offers online training and technical courses targeted specifically at the manufacturing industry.
•
Simeon Career Academy
:
Simeon's "Education to Careers" program provides advanced career training by blending academic instruction with industry-recognized technical skills education in metalworking and machining disciplines.
•
National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS)
:
NIMS works to set universal manufacturing standards and accrediting training programs to assure quality of education.
•
Chicago land Chamber of Commerce
:
A local focus on manufacturing in the Chicago land area.
•
Project Lead the Way
:
A nation-wide effort to increase awareness, interest, and skills through the education of students in technical fields such as science and engineering.
•
Project Lead the Way (Illinois)
:
The University of Illinois, Bradley University, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity have joined forces to bring Project Lead the Way to schools in Illinois.
•
Addison Trail High School
:
This local high school's "Industry & Technology" department offers such courses as Manufacturing Technology, Material Science Technology and Computer Aided Drafting.
•
Pennsylvania College of Technology
:
An affiliate of Penn State University, their School of Industrial & Engineering Technologies offers technology-focused academic majors including Plastics &
Polymer
Engineering Technology, Computer Aided Product Design, and Manufacturing Engineering Technology. View their documentary Degrees that Work - Plastics:
•
American Mold Builders Association ("AMBA")
:
Provides conferences, technical seminars and webinars to educate members on the constantly evolving moldmaking industry.
