Tech programme gives teens options

Juniors and seniors from Seguin High School and New Braunfels High School will be able to earn about 30 college credit hours by attending classes at Manufacturing Technology Academy at Central Texas Technology Centre, while learning real-world work skills that can take them directly into a manufacturing career, says Seguin Gazette.

Students will intern at local companies in the Seguin-New Braunfels area as part of the two-year course. The credits can also be applied towards an associate degree through campuses of the Alamo Community College District.

In order to qualify, students must be at least a junior in high school and willing to commit to more than two hours of college classes each weekday. In return, the students graduate with a certificate of completion equal to what college students receive at St. Philip's College.

Asnuntuck Community College is set to receive $250 000 in federal funds for its manufacturing technology programme, reports Journal Inquirer.

US representative Joseph Courtney, D-2nd District, secured the funds through the 2008 Labour, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill.

Most of the funds will go towards purchasing new equipment and staffing for the precision manufacturing technology programme, according to Frank Gulluni, director of the manufacturing technology centre at the college.

Manufacturing Technology InFocus is an event that showcases not only new products and services, but also presents the know-how and vision necessary to grow Australian manufacturing business in a global trade environment, says Ferret.

Keeping in touch with new technology in the manufacturing sector has never been easy.

There are too many events, times and different places to attend. Manufacturing Technology InFocus makes it easier as it brings buyers and sellers face-to-face, in one place, over three days.