WorkAdvance Program

YSU’s Excellence Training Center (ETC) has partnered with MVMC and community-based organizations (including but not limited to NCUS) to implement WorkAdvance – a comprehensive career pathways program. WorkAdvance will be contextualized to the manufacturing industry and includes barrier removal, math remediation, career readiness training, technical skills training and long-term career coaching.

YSU’s Excellence Training Center (ETC) will serve as the technical skills training provider for WorkAdvance.

  • Participants for WorkAdvance will be sourced by community partners

  • The program will be four weeks

  • The goal is to have at least nine cohorts per year

  • Community based organizations like NCUS and Aspire will provide

    • Long term career coaching/mentoring

    • Math remediation

    • Career readiness training

  • The ETC will:

  • Provide classroom space and access to the necessary technology for their part of the program

  • Provide access to the Certified Manufacturing Associate (CMfgA) curriculum and an instructor to facilitate the 30–40-hour hybrid-course who will also proctor the credentialing exam

  • Provide lecture and hands-on opportunities in dimensional measurement.

If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact:
Wasilwa Mwonyonyi wmwonyonyi@ncusolutions.com at NCUS (National Center for Urban Solutions)