LANSING – Parents of high school seniors in the Flint area are invited to attend an informational session to learn how students can gain advanced manufacturing work skills while earning a paycheck through the Michigan Advanced Technician Training program offered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and participating employers.
?The MAT initiative is focused on meeting employer needs and will equip students with experience and skills they need to succeed in today?s high-tech world,? said MEDC President and CEO Michael A. Finney. ?This information session will give parents an opportunity to learn about this great way for students to earn an associate?s degree at no cost, get paid, gain critical work skills, and end up with guaranteed employment in an in-demand field.?
Accepted MAT students will earn an associate?s degree at Mott Community College while they earn a paycheck and gain on the job experience with a participating company. Tuition is paid by the employer and in exchange, the student commits to remaining on the job for at least two years after successful completion of the program.
The MAT participating employers include:
Brose ? Delivers mechatronic systems and electric drives to automotive manufacturers and suppliers
Cadillac Products Automotive Company ? Designs, develops and manufactures creative and cost effective products including a wide variety of protective plastic, exterior and interior acoustical and energy management parts for the automotive industry
Detroit Diesel ? Manufactures a complete line of heavy-duty diesel engines, axles and transmissions for the on-highway and vocational market
EMAG – Umbrella of companies that manufacture transmission, engine and chassis components covering the entire spectrum of machining processes in the metal working industry
FTE automotive ? Partner in the development and production of applications used in powertrain and braking systems for the automotive industry
Heller ? Manufactures 4-axis and 5-axis machining centers, multi-tasking machining centers, flexible manufacturing systems and crankshaft and camshaft milling and turning machines for; aerospace, automotive, agriculture, arms, construction, general machining, medical, power generation and trucking industries
INERGY ? Supplier of complete plastic fuel systems and emission reduction related fluids systems to car manufacturers
KOSTAL ? Develops and manufactures technologically advanced electronic, electro-mechanical and mechatronic products
New Center Stamping ? Produces predominately past model service parts for the automotive industry
Proper Group International ? Innovator in the plastic molding industry, delivering rapid prototype development to sophisticated injection molds for the transportation industry
ZF ? International supplier of automotive driveline and chassis technology
For more information on the MAT� program, click on MITalent.Org
