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Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) Nominated for Talented
Workforce Initiative
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Manufacturing Skill
Standards Council (MSSC) is one of the four national programs
nominated for the Great Lakes Manufacturing Council's Talented
Workforce Initiative. The Talented Workforce Initiative was created
to identify the most imaginative and effective solutions for building
the region's pool of manufacturing talent.
"We are honored to have received a Talented Workforce Initiative
nomination. The U.S. has begun to experience a manufacturing
resurgence with both U.S. and foreign multinational production
facilities returning to our shores-and manufacturing jobs increasing.
In order to ensure that this trend continues, we must increase
opportunities to prepare individuals with the higher skills needed by
industry," said Leo Reddy, CEO of MSSC. "MSSC Credentials help
produce agile knowledge workers-the Industrial Athletes of the
Future-with the stronger, cross-cutting foundational skills needed to
help companies achieve greater productivity, innovation and global
economic competitiveness."
Manufacturing makes the Great Lakes trading area home to the world's
fourth largest economy, with a combined annual output of nearly $6
trillion. The goal of the Council's far-ranging outreach is to share
the best ideas and approaches for resolving a critical workforce
shortage issue that threatens nearly all manufacturers and communities
in the bi-national Great Lakes economy
The Great Lakes Manufacturing Council nominated thirty programs
throughout the bi-national Great Lakes region for recognition as
benchmarks for its Talented Workforce Initiative. Nominees include
programs in seven states and two Canadian provinces, as well as four
US and Canadian national programs.
Nominees will be recognized on June 12 in Detroit at The Big M event
celebrating the resurgence of manufacturing, and four will be
presented with top awards.
About the Great Lakes Manufacturing Council: The Great Lakes
Manufacturing Council is a bi-national organization dedicated to the
success of manufacturing in the Great Lakes Region. Membership in the
Council is open to all who share that goal. The Council covers the
provinces of Quebec and Ontario, and the states of New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Minnesota. It is organized as a 501(c)3 non-profit and includes
manufacturing organizations, chambers of commerce, economic
development organizations, government agencies, colleges and
universities.
About MSSC: The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) is the
nation's leading industry-led, standards, training, assessment and
certification organization focused on the industry-wide core technical
competencies needed by the nation's front-line production and material
handling workers. The federal National Skill Standards Board (NSSB)
officially recognized MSSC in 1998 as the "Voluntary Partnership" for
Manufacturing under the bipartisan National Skill Standards Act of
1994. MSSC issues the Certified Production Technician (CPT) and
Certified Logistics Technician (CLT) certifications. They are the
only credentials accredited by the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) under ISO Standard 17024 for both manufacturing and
logistics. MSSC delivers its training materials and assessments
through a nationwide infrastructure of over 1100 authorized
instructors and 592 test sites, mostly at community colleges and high
schools. To date, MSSC has issued over 53,000 credentials.
Visit www.msscusa.org
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