Molding Careers to Learn, Earn $, & Live (MCLEL) Innovation of the Year Kelly Christensen, Project Administrator – Associate Dean Rebecca Utter, Project Coordinator

 Industrial Technology  Quality Control  Welding Technology  Advanced Manufacturing Design Technology (Machine Tool)  Drafting Design Technology  Engineering Drafting

 $600,000 worth of new equipment including, HAAS VF1, VF2 CNC Mills & Lathes, 5-axis CNC Wire EDM, 4-axis CNC Sinker EDM, & CNC Classroom Simulators were purchased to create Nebraska’s State of the Art Advanced Manufacturing Design Technology Lab.

 Created the “Midwest Center for Plastics & Design” on the Hastings Campus  2 Injection Molding Presses were donated to the Advanced Manufacturing Design Technology (AMDT) by a manufacturing business partner

Golf Tees Meat mixer Scraper Noodle bowl

Freebie Spatula

 194 high-skilled incumbent workers have received competency based certificates  Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC), Certified Production Technician ▪ Quality Practices & Measurement ▪ Safety ▪ Manufacturing Processes & Production ▪ Maintenance Awareness  Welding Qualification/Certification

 2,305 individuals have taken Advanced Manufacturing Courses  116 Early College entrants  Short-term workshops for incumbent/dislocated workers ▪ 208 workshops, 1,879 participants  Distributed 114 Plastic 101 tool box kits to area middle/high schools

 Hosted 2 STEM academies for teachers ▪ Distributed $800 VEX Robotic kit to each teacher  Hosted yearly VEX Robotic tournaments  Partnered with Edgerton Exploit Center to host (4) week-long summer campus utilizing Lego Mindstorm kits

 New Program Courses ▪ Certificate in “Plastic Mold Processing” ▪ Diploma & AAS Degree in “Structural Detailing & Design”

 Central Community College ▪  Advanced Manufacturing Design Technology Facebook Group Page: ▪ CollegeAMDT CollegeAMDT

Thank you for your time! Rebecca Utter Project Coordinator