NNDA Hosts WNC Professor Howarth at Wednesday breakfast to Highlight Siemens Mechatronic System Certification Program
The quality of an organization’s workforce influences its ability to adapt to new and changing markets, as well as to grow and thrive. Without a skilled workforce to fill the jobs that make this possible, employers find it difficult to achieve their business objectives. Key to the economic prosperity of Nevada’s Sierra Region is workforce development that meets both present and future needs.
NNDA will highlight one such program this week during its April breakfast. The internationally-recognized Siemens Mechatronic System Certification Program is now offered by Western Nevada College. Rolled out in Fall 2016, WNC is one of only two higher education institutions west of the Mississippi River authorized by Siemens to offer the program.
According to Emily Howarth, Ph.D., Electronics and Industrial Technology Professor at WNC, “Mechatronics Systems are complex electrical, mechanical and fluid power technologies integrated into automated systems in high-tech industrial environments. Advanced Manufacturing is built on mechatronics!”
This program of study prepares students to earn the Siemens Certified Mechatronic Systems Assistant Level 1 Certification, a one-year program that provides an internationally recognized credential documenting demonstrated skills in root cause analysis, historical analysis for preventive maintenance, and system-level troubleshooting. Level 2 certification will be offered in Fall 2017, one of only two programs in the entire U.S.
Dr. Howarth will provide more information about the Siemens Mechatronic System Certification at the NNDA Breakfast on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at the Carson Nugget from 7:00 – 8:30 am. Also featured will be Manuel Laurel, Engineering Technician at GE Oil and Gas (Minden), who was one of the first to complete the Level 1 certification program.
Register today at https: //www.eventbrite.com/e/nnda-april-breakfast-thesiemens-mechatronic-systems-program-tickets-33666340932 Online registration closes at 3:00 pm Pacific on April 25, 2017. Onsite registration will be available at the breakfast. The cost is $35/person, and $25/person for NNDA members.
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