SCF, Manatee-Sarasota Offers Manufacturing Essentials Course

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) is offering a 10-week online Manufacturing Essentials course including five modules. Online classes are 6-10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Oct. 3. The cost of registration, books and testing is $899 a person.

The instructor-led live online course covers:

• Training on essential workplace skills needed in manufacturing;
• baseline knowledge and skills to maintain a safe and productive work environment and the safe use of equipment;
• skills to produce products that meet customer needs and ensure that the manufacturing process meets business requirements;
• preventive maintenance and the skills required to identify needs and perform equipment maintenance; and
• the knowledge and skills for quality assurance processes.

Four tests are administered at SCF Lakewood Ranch, 7131 Professional Pkwy. E. throughout the course. Successful students can earn a Certified Production Technician certification from the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council. Participants also earn 15 credit hours toward an associate’s degree in Engineering & Technology, valid at all Florida colleges that offer the program. Class will not be held on Thanksgiving.

For information or to register, contact Lee Kotwicki, director of workforce solutions, at KotwicL@SCF.edu or 941-363-7218.