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INDUSTRY DEMO PROJECTS / FACILITY LOAN

Industry demonstration projects offer opportunities to involve students in the
world of modern manufacturing in a hands-on, real-life context. By opening up their
manufacturing facilities either for tours, camps or workshops, manufacturing industry
partners can provide schools with the opportunity for on-site learning, allowing students
to be fully immersed in the manufacturing world.

FUNDING / ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT

Industry partners can provide financial assistance and/or equipment to schools
that teachers and students would otherwise be unable to utilize. Technical schools
just don’t have the fiscal capability to stay abreast of the continuously evolving and
changing technology now found in
manufacturing facilities. Through
funding and making equipment available
to schools via donations, industry can
provide students with the opportunity
to familiarize themselves with high-tech
machinery necessary for many manu-
facturing careers. Volunteering teaching
hours for a couple of sessions on the
equipment, either on-site, at a training
facility or at the school, industry partners
can ensure students get the basic
training and experience they need
when they start a new job.

ADJUNCT FACULTY / ON-SITE COURSES

Industry experts possess current, specialized knowledge and skills which make them
invaluable assets as adjunct faculty members for many college technical programs.
Students connect well with instructors who have hands-on, grass roots experience
in their subject area. One bonus for adjunct faculty instructors is that they get to really
know potential candidates for their own workforce during the extended period of the
course. Holding classes on-site at an industry partner’s manufacturing facility can also
provide opportunities to expose students to the exciting world of manufacturing.

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