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Engineering Technology receives SPC Foundation Innovation Grant for Summer Robotics Camp

Manufacturing and Engineering Technology

Twenty proposals designed to promote student success will be funded through the SPC Foundation’s Innovation Grants Initiative.  Grant recipients will receive awards up to $3,500 to implement projects that broaden traditional curricula and enrich the learning experience for SPC students. In total, more than $55,250 will be awarded this year.

A committee comprised of college and community representatives reviewed and evaluated the proposals.

“The grants represent the enormous talent of SPC faculty and staff who design and implement the projects,” said Beth Horner, Vice Chair of the SPC Foundation Board of Directors. The Innovation Grants Initiative was launched in 2011 to support the college’s efforts to improve student success.  The Foundation has awarded more than $300,000 since the inception of the initiative.

Lara Sharp, Program Director, and Greg Lewis, CAD and Rapid Prototyping Instructor, received $3,500 to fund Off to the Races–Summer Camp Program: Building Robotic Cars.  This grant will help fund two summer camps that will bring together SPC students and middle and high school students to build robotic cars.

Please go to spcollege.edu/robotics-camp for more information and to register for the camp.

Jump-start your career in the growing and exciting field of Supply Chain Management

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Manufacturing and Engineering Technology

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for supply chain talent has been rising and jobs in logistics are estimated to grow by 26 percent between 2010 and 2020. Supply Chain Certifications are a valuable investment, as they are increasingly becoming the prerequisite in the industry.

SPC’s LINCS Supply Chain Management (SCM) Program will introduce you to the fundamental aspects of the SCM industry and prepare you for a multitude of SCM positions across various functions.  The program includes eight certification classes that last about six weeks each and combine online and/or face-to-face learning. Each certification class concludes with an industry certification exam offered and certified by the Council of Supply Chain Professionals (CSCMP).  Students achieving a passing score will earn a national CSCMP industry certification in the respective discipline.

Our upcoming SCPro Fundamentals certification classes include:

  • Customer Service Operations (starts Jan. 19)
  • Supply Chain Management Principles (starts Jan. 25) – FREE to all students
  • Supply Management and Procurement (starts Jan. 27)
  • Demand Planning (starts Feb. 6 – 2 Saturday sessions)
  • Warehousing Operations (starts Feb. 10)
  • Manufacturing and Service Operations (starts Mar. 15)
  • Transportation Operations (starts Mar. 17)
  • Inventory Management (starts Mar. 19 – 2 Saturday sessions)

Our classes are extremely affordable (Supply Chain Management Principles is FREE to all students) and are taught by current and former industry practitioners.  You have the flexibility to select one track or all tracks, depending on your individual educational and career goals.

To date, students have earned 138 SCPro Fundamentals certifications as part of the LINCS program at SPC! If you would like to jump start your career and add the recognition of professional achievement, contact us today to learn more about our certification tracks and the growing and exciting field of Supply Chain Management!

Contact Us:

727-341-7973     LINCS@spcollege.edu    www.spcollege.edu/lincs