Manufacturing Basics Certificate
The original LMC Manufacturing Certificate provides a unique opportunity for those with no prior manufacturing experience to receive training needed to step into new careers that offer excellent pay and benefits.
Structure
- 2.5 hours a week for 6 weeks
- Complimentary meals
- Supportive services like transportation and childcare available
- Required job shadow completed during the 6 weeks outside class time, coordinated by LMC
- Job fair with local manufacturing employers
Participant Benefits
- Insight into career opportunities
- Personal interactions with employers
- Training to position participants to step into entry-level manufacturing careers
- Favorable consideration by local manufacturers when you include your Certificate on your application
- $250 supportive service payment upon program completion and application to a job at a Lincoln manufacturer
Curriculum
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Introduction to manufacturing
- Employer expectations and interview preparation
- Measurement & math
- Interpreting work orders
- Interpreting blueprints
- Quality
- Business acumen & lean manufacturing
- Safety
You might be a good fit for this class if you are:
- Under- or unemployed
- Have no prior experience in manufacturing
- Have basic English skills (support from Lincoln Literacy available)
- Are interested in learning more about a career in manufacturing
