With the assistance of Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr. (D-Mo.), St. Louis Community College was able to secure a $317,440 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor for the Manufacturing Skills for a Changing Economy – Integrated Systems Technology (IST) program.
The IST program will provide training for 30 dislocated and unemployed/underemployed workers and 30 incumbent workers in essential foundation skill sets required by modern manufacturing operations. Participants will use state-of-the-art equipment and training simulators along with computer-aided instruction to prepare them to work in industry as maintenance technicians.
The program will be offered at the Florissant Valley campus’s Emerson Center for Engineering and Manufacturing; participants will be recruited at the Metropolitan Employment and Training Center and the career centers. Classes are scheduled to begin in February.