Government

Governmental Partners

Local and state government, workforce, and economic development organizations are crucial in encouraging and strengthening the educational delivery system in our state. Government partners can assist the Florida Advanced Technological Education (FLATE) Center of Excellence, to help promote manufacturing education in a variety of ways. Here are just a few examples.

Promote community awareness and recognition of manufacturing’s importance to the economy
Promote scholarship/award opportunities
Facilitate/complement promotional efforts for manufacturing
Promote government and economic development support for FLATE
Help FLATE assess the regional impact of manufacturing education

Our Governmental Partners

Chamber of Commerce Organizations

Brandon
Greater Hernando County
Greater Tampa
Osceola
Sarasota
Seminole
Upper Tampa Bay

Economic Development Councils

Central Florida
Eastern Hillsborough
Florida’s Great Northwest, Inc
Greater Tampa Committee of 100
Hernando County
Hillsborough County
Lake Wales
Manatee County
Marion County
Pinellas County
Pasco County
Polk County
Sarasota County
Tallahassee
Tampa Bay Partnership
Team Santa Rosa

Other Organizations

Enterprise Florida
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Department of Education
Florida High Tech Corridor Council
Jaxport
Port of Tampa
Workforce Florida

Workforce Investment Boards

CLM Workforce Connection
Heartland Workforce Investment Board
Pasco-Hernando Jobs and Education Partnership
Polk Works
Suncoast Workforce Development Board
Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance
Work Net Pinellas
Workforce Central Florida
Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast
Worksource