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|How to become a Manufacturing Technician|
Want to Know More About Manufacturing as a Career?
Ø Check out Edheads’ Manufacturing Technician Game:
https://edheads.site-ym.com/page/manufacturing1 or go to www.edheads.org and click the Games pull down menu near the top of the home page. Then look for Manufacturing Technician in the free games section.
Ø Do an internet search for ‘tech camps,’ ‘manufacturing camps,’ or computer or robotics camps. All of these provide skills used in manufacturing. In Columbus, Ohio, check out TechCorps, which holds full-day, weeklong summer “Techie Camps” where middle-school students are able to immerse themselves in activities such as computer programming, and web and app development. http://twenty.techcorps.org/
Ø Talk to your teachers or guidance counselors about entering a technical training course aimed at a manufacturing career, such as a Fab Lab course or Manufacturing Pathway.
Ø After high school, pursue an associate degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering Technology from local college institutions (In Ohio: Rhodes State, Columbus State, Marion Technical, Edison Community, Sinclair Community and Clark State).
Ø Ask about a work-study pilot program allows students the opportunity to work at Honda or some other manufacturing plant three days a week, while taking classes two days. You can build technical skills while earning your degree. Honda is expanding their program in the future, and many other manufacturers have similar programs.
Ø Ask about certification programs at local career skills centers. Many of these centers now provide classes and certifications that allow you to leave high school already employed.