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Contact:
Don MacMaster
H-1B Project Director
Alpena Community College
665 Johnson St.
Alpena, MI 49707
989.358.7344
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Concrete Technology Solutions
H-1B Grant (Technical Skills Training Grant)
Grant Source: Employment and Training Administration of the U.S.
Department of Labor
The
H-1B proposal, called Concrete Technology Solutions, has won federal
funding support of $1.5 million over 36 months to address technical skills
shortages in three target occupational areas: (1) advanced manufacturing;
(2) information technology; and (3) health care technology. The
partnership will train 500 incumbent workers over the three-year grant
cycle. It is projected that most of the training will originate from the
World Center of Concrete Technology on
the campus of Alpena Community College.
Concrete Technology
Solutions addresses technical skills shortages among the major employers
in Northeast Michigan, most notably Besser
Company, the world’s leading manufacturing of concrete
blockmaking equipment, and Lafarge North
America’s flagship Alpena Plant, as well as a pair of companies—Rinker
Materials and Oldcastle, Inc.—that have an
international leadership presence in the multi-billion dollar concrete
products design and manufacturing industry. Members of the partnership
currently employ 45 H-1B workers, reflecting both the high tech nature of
the industry and the ongoing technical skills shortages in the workforce. |
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Specialized Concrete Training in the
World Center for Concrete Technology
“Great information. Very useful course. A lot of practical
information.”
“Very well done. Gained a lot of knowledge on various aspects of
kiln operation.”
“Instructor was very knowledgeable.”
Excellent information presented. Helps to understand inner workings
of the process and how it affects maintenance, production, etc.”
(Student
Comments from Kiln Process Training)
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