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Manufacturing

There are three Manufacturing YA pathway programs to choose. All three pathway programs require taking the Core Skills, Safety, and Manufacturing Fundamentals Units concurrently with the chosen pathway technical skills.

Manufacturing YA Program Timeframe

• One Year Manufacturing YA Program = Required Skills + One additional pathway Unit MINIMUM
• Two Year Manufacturing YA Program = Required Skills + Two Pathway Units MINIMUM
• Switching between pathways is allowable if permitted by local consortium policy.

Manufacturing Program Guide and Appendices

Manufacturing Skill Standards Checklist

Manufacturing YA Program Brochure

Manufacturing Required Skills

These units provide the employability, safety, and manufacturing basics skills foundation for working in the manufacturing industry.

Core Skills, Safety, & Manufacturing Fundamentals Units

Production Pathway

These program units provide the learner with skills necessary to work in any number of manufacturing facilities processing a variety of manufacturing materials provided that the competencies related to that sub-industry, material, and equipment used are allowable by Department of Workforce Development Child Labor Laws

• Assembly & Packaging Unit
• Casting, Conditioning, Filling, Finishing, Forming, Joining/Combining, Molding, and/or Separating Unit
• Machining- Grinder Unit
• Machining- Lathe Unit
• Machining- Machine Center Unit

Production Operations Pathway

This unit provides the learner with skills necessary to work manage and maintain quality manufacturing operations.

Production Control & Quality Management Unit

Maintenance, Installation, & Repair Pathway

These program units provide the learner with skills necessary to work in heavy industrial equipment maintenance, repair and equipment installation and qualification operations.

• Basic Industrial Equipment Unit
• Advanced Industrial Equipment Unit

Related Manufacturing YA Program Information

Manufacturing YA Curriculum Webcast #1

Manufacturing YA Curriculum Webcast #2 With the addition of the Industrial Equipment Units

Certifications & Organizations

• AWI - Architectural Woodwork Institute
• DWD -BAS - Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Bureau of (Adult) Apprenticeship Standards
• MERC- Manufacturing Education Resource Center Online- National Center for Manufacturing Education
• MSSC- Manufacturing Skills Standards Council
• NACFAM- National Council for Advanced Manufacturing
• NIMS- National Institute for Metalworking Skills
• WMC- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce

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