Posted on Friday, April 01, 2022
Students who are graduating from high school can become an advanced manufacturing technician (AMT) with little or no cost in two years through the FAME partnership program with Kansas City Kansas Community College. The two groups are hosting an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. April 7 at the Dr. Thomas R. Burke Technical Education Center, 6565 State Ave. in Kansas City, Kan. The event is free and open to the public.
Wyandotte County has more than 5,500 skilled jobs available with an average pay of $19.70 per hour. Kansas City Kansas Community College is helping fill this gap with the AMT program. Through its partnership with FAME (Federation of Advanced Manufacturing Education), students not only can be prepared for an in-demand career but finish debt free.
KCKCC students will spend two days a week at the college and the other three days as a paid intern at local manufacturers. This is an “earn while you learn” program and classes will begin in Fall 2022 at KCKCC-TEC. FAME Kansas City is currently recruiting for its first group of students. The open house will give those interested an opportunity to learn about the program and how they can get involved.
First developed by Toyota, the FAME program serves to solve a local skills trade shortage while providing a pathway for people to earn a technical associate of science degree debt-free. Currently, there are 32 FAME chapters in 14 states, and participation continues to grow. Local manufacturing company leaders – Amsted Rail, Best Harvest Bakeries, Brill, Inc., Catalent, Empire Candle, INX International INK Co., TT Electronics and CH Guenther & Son dba Williams Foods, established the first FAME chapter in Kansas – the Kansas City FAME chapter. Supported by the Kansas MEP, Kansas Manufacturing Solutions, Wyandotte Economic Development Council and Workforce Partnership, the Kansas City FAME chapter expects to grow its membership base of manufacturing companies.
For more information on applying for the FAME internship program, visit the FAME KC website. For more information on the AMT program at KCKCC visit the website or contact Rich Piper.
Category: Academics, Community
Keywords: FAME, Career and Technical Education,