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Erie Institute of Technology Regional Industry-Specific
Training Office
Main Campus
940 Millcreek Mall
Erie, PA 16565
Phone: 814-868-9900 ext. 202
Toll-free: 1- 866-868-ERIE
E-mail: MarieW@ErieIT.edu
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July 6 , 2009
Fall 2009 Training Schedule Announced
EIT has just announced the Fall line-up of Continuing Education classes. Featured are core technical classes, computer, and maintenance. Also listed are EIT credit classes that you can take without taking the entire program. more >>
May 29 , 2009
Six Sigma DMAIC Approach to Improvement Seminar Held
Seven employees from several area companies attended this all-day seminar. DMAIC, an acronym for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control is a systematic, scientific and fact based process for problem solving and continued improvement. It provides a proven approach to problem solving and guides the application of improvement tools in a highly structured and sequenced approach.
Jerome T. Sobrowski was the presenter; he is a Master black Belt at LORD Corporation and has trained people world-wide in Six Sigma, DMAIC and Statistical Analysis. Jerry has also held positions in training and education, operations management and quality engineering. He has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and numerous other professional certifications.
May 27 , 2009
Servo Seminar Held
A seminar was held for regional employers to "learn what's inside the box." This included an overview of the motor in a servo system delivered by lecture and hands-on-training. The following topics will be covered: Common faults in CNC Servo Motor System, Feedback Devices and Troubleshooting, Fault Diagram, Interface Wiring in a CNC Machine, and Drive Troubleshooting.
Michael Felmlee was the presenter; he is an Electrical Controls Engineer for MPE Machine Tool Inc. Prior to this Mike has worked in maintenance and engineering positions for US Steel Corporation, Calphalon Corporation, and Sysco Foodservice Specialty Meats Division, Toledo, OH.
May 19 , 2009
GE Apprentice Training Graduation
A graduation ceremony was held at EIT on May 19 for the 10 GE Transportation division employees who began their apprenticeship training in January. Graduates were presented Certificates of Completion, and were treated to a pizza party afterwards. Upon completion of this phase of the Manufacturing Apprentice Program, the GE employees will do training rotations for six months throughout GE Transportation’s Erie plant. Photos >>
February 2, 2009
GE Apprentice Training Begins
Erie’s General Electric Transportation division announced the start of a Manufacturing Apprentice Program. This January, ten GE employees began over 700 hours of training at Erie Institute of Technology’s Millcreek Mall complex. They will train for 40 hours a week through May 2009. The GE employees are being trained in the following areas: Shop Mathematics, Manual Machining, CNC Machining, Blueprint Reading, Practical Dimensional Inspection, Fundamentals of AC/DC Theory, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, and CAD/CAM.
December 20, 2008
Regional Technical Training Completed
Twenty-seven employees from 6 regional businesses completed a 76 Hour Basic Machining Technology course at Erie Institute of Technology. The training was funded through the Regional Center for Workforce Excellence and coordinated by the Northwest Industrial Resource Center. The Northwest IRC developed the curriculum from input from local employers. The classes started in mid November and concluded at the end of December. A graduation ceremony was held on Thursday, December 20th at EIT. Representatives from the Regional Center for Workforce Excellence, Northwest IRC, and Erie Institute of Technology were on hand to present the certificates to the graduates.
July 30, 2008
EIT Completes Training for NWIRC
Erie Institute of Technology has just concluded a one-hundred-four hour Basic Machining Technology training course for two groups of employees from local industries. In addition, a third group was trained on just the Machining portion of the course. Students attended classes in Blueprint Reading, Shop Math, Inspection and Measurement Techniques, and Manufacturing Processes and Tooling.
The project was funded through the Regional Center for Workforce Excellence and coordinated by the Northwest Industrial Resource Center. The Northwest IRC developed the curriculum from input from local employers. Thirty students from twelve regional employers attended classes in the afternoon and evening from June through the end of July.
The training will benefit employees just entering manufacturing jobs by giving them the basic skills they need. Existing employees benefit by refreshing and improving their existing skills, and learning new ones. Employees can then use their upgraded knowledge and skills to promote themselves within their organization.
April 21, 2008
Congressman Phil English Holds Press Conference at EIT
English teams up with Democratic Leadership to advance bill to extend unemployment benefits. Jobless workers need help during economic slowdown.
H.R. 5749, the Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act, provides immediate assistance to jobless workers who continue to suffer from the lagging economy and unemployment. This would provide an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits for jobless workers that have exhausted state and federal benefits in states with high unemployment rates, through January 2009. These benefits would be paid out of the federal unemployment trust funds, which now have over $35 billion in reserves.
Mr. English was introduced by EIT Executive Director, Tony Piccirillo. A large group of students and staff from EIT were on hand to hear the Congressman’s remarks. Reporters and camera crews from WJET, FOX66, and WICU covered the event. |
