Tag: Machining

TMA partners with Oakton College to offer course credits

DES PLAINES – A new strategic partnership allows manufacturing apprentices and students pursuing careers in manufacturing through the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) to obtain college credits at Oakton College in Des Plaines, creating a pathway for the next generation of manufacturers to grow in their education and career.

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Chicago area high schools encourage students’ machining skills

SCHAUMBURG – The Technology & Manufacturing Association once again hosted a Precision Machining Competition to area high schools for the purpose of encouraging high school students to learn about and consider careers in manufacturing, specifically precision machining.

Nineteen instructors from 18 different Chicago area high schools encouraged their students to develop their machining skills as they completed challenging precision machining projects. After completion, the students’ machining projects were judged by skilled craftsmen in the industry.

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