South Suburban College Partners to Offer Free Manufacturing Skills and Training Bootcamp
(SSC) Department of Continuing, Corporate, and Community (C3)
Education and the Calumet Area Industrial Commission (CAIC)
have partnered to offer a free Manufacturing Skills and Training
Bootcamp. This 2-week accelerated boot camp program is especially
helpful for those who have been in the workforce before, but are
currently or were recently unemployed, and are looking to kickstart
a career in the growing manufacturing sector.
Nancy Burrows, a CAIC program coordinator stated, “Many
people who work in manufacturing are retiring. Companies are
seeking people with a myriad of skills who are eager to advance.
We are hopeful that this partnership between the CAIC and SSC
will help address the needs of our communities.”
Students who complete the Manufacturing Skills and Training
Bootcamp earn the National Safety Council forklift certification.
They will also receive safety training. Participants will go on a plant
tour, interview with potential employers and have the opportunity to
connect with college representatives as well.
“The Chicago Southland is rich with manufacturing companies.
It’s a great boost for the economy of the area to have people
who can live and work in the same vicinity,” Burrows remarked.
Monday, September 12, 2022 and ends on Friday, September 23,
2022. It runs weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The program
will take place at the South Suburban College Oak Forest Center,
located at 16333 South Kilbourn Avenue, Oak Forest, Illinois
60452. Seating is limited and registration is required.
bridge-program. Contact Nancy Burrows at (773) 517-3708 or
email nancy@calumetareaindustrial.com for additional details or
to register. Gervaise Edwards, Manager of C3 at SSC, can also be
reached at (708) 210-5723 or via email at gedwards@ssc.edu.
is provided by an H-1B US Department of Labor One Workforce
Grant and the Chicago-Cook Workforce Partnership.
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