The feasibility
study will catalogue current manufacturing in the region, identify
opportunities in emerging technologies and advanced manufacturing,
and establish a strategy and action plan to implement the
recommendations.
Want to participate in focus groups and help guide
the development of advanced manufacturing in our region?
Contact the CEDC at cedc@centralina.org.
Manufacturing
in the Centralina Region
The Centralina region has identified the adoption of advanced
manufacturing techniques and technologies as a key priority for
regional economic development. The nine-county
region currently has over 2,700 manufacturing firms, the largest
concentration of manufacturing in the state. However, the
manufacturing industry is under pressure from imports and lower
costs in competing countries. Successfully sustaining and
growing this important industry in our region will require the
integration of new technologies into manufacturing processes and the
creation of an environment in which advanced manufacturing can
flourish.
CEDC
Advanced Manufacturing Advisory
Group
The
purpose of the
Advanced Manufacturing Advisory
Group
is to
guide the feasibility analysis and
coordinate the implementation of the study's recommendations.
View the members of the Advanced
Manufacturing Advisory
Group.
Developing a
Skilled Workforce in Advanced Manufacturing
Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC)
,
a multi-
campus
facility serving Mecklenburg County,
has recently opened a new
facility
in Charlotte
using integrated systems technology (IST) to train displaced workers
for new
jobs that require setting up, operating, and maintaining a variety
of high-tech manufacturing systems. The program includes both
instructor-led classes and hands-on training in electronics,
hydraulics and pneumatics, piping systems, electrical sensors and
basic mechanical devices.
Also through
this initiative, CPCC will offer an apprenticeship program and
advanced manufacturing courses toward an Associate of Applied
Science degree (AAS).
The CPCC training program is part of the
National Center for Integrated Systems Technology (NCIST).
For more information on Workforce
Development in the greater Charlotte region, visit the members of
the Competitive Workforce Alliance:
Centralina Workforce Development Board
Charlotte/Mecklenburg Workforce Development Board
Gaston County Workforce Development Board
