amtec - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Find your competitive edge!Manufacturing employers want people with goodmath skills, chemistry skills, knowledge of leanmanufacturing, experience in machining and theability to work in a team.After 3 months of AMTEC training, you’ll have thoseskills, giving you a competitive edge over othercandidates at your next job interview.You’ll have an edge because you will receive valuableindustry-focused training. AMTEC courses teach you tobecome a skilled manufacturing technician, and you’llhave the option to receive specialized training incomposites or solar energy technologies.The training is low-risk, because if you are unemployedor underemployed, you can take classes at no costto you. Roane State received a grant to provide thistraining as part of the college’s mission to help workersget back on their feet.Get your edge by applying today.Your opportunity is now!Your time in the AMTEC program will give you new skillsand demonstrate to employers that you are a driven jobcandidate. AMTEC staff, working with the program’s AdvisoryBoard and industry partners, will help you succeed and finda new job.Contact AMTEC today, and get your competitive edge.Apply online at www.roanestate.edu/amtecor call (865) 481-5436.The AMTEC Advisory BoardComposite Applications GroupConfluence Solar Inc.Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation ValleyOak Ridge National LaboratoryRoane State Community CollegeTellico Reservoir Development AgencyTennessee Department of Labor and WorkforceDevelopment Local Workforce Investment Areas 3 and 4Tennessee Solar Energy AssociationToho Tenax America Inc.USEC Inc.Grant partnersAmetek Inc.Babcock & WilcoxCommunity Reuse Organization of East Tennessee (CROET)Confluence Solar Inc.CoorsTek Inc.Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation ValleyOak Ridge Economic PartnershipOak Ridge National LaboratoryProtomet CorporationTellico Reservoir Development AgencyTennessee Department of Labor and WorkforceDevelopment Local Workforce Investment Areas 3 and 4Tennessee Solar Energy AssociationToho Tenax America Inc.Top Five Inc.USEC Inc.When you look for a job,you need a competitive edge.Get your edgewith Roane State’sAMTEC program.Apply today!Oak Ridge National LaboratoryThis program is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor/ETA/OGCM.Some photos courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the TennesseeTechnology Center at Harriman. RSCC is a Tennessee Board of RegentsInstitution and an AA/EEO Institution. RSCC Publication #12-001.2,000 copies printed by Precision Printing, Oak Ridge, TN.Employers interested in hiring highly skilledAMTEC-trained manufacturing techniciansshould contact Roane State’s Placement Officeat placement@roanestate.edu or (865) 882-4695.www.roanestate.edu/amtec(865) 481-5436

Applying for the programThree reasons why AMTEC isright for youLearn skills that companies wantThe first step is the hardest, but once you finish theAMTEC program, you’ll be glad you completed theapplication.Eligibility• Be a U.S. citizen• Have a GED or high school diploma• Have a valid driver’s license• Be able to move 40 pounds• Be eligible to receive a badge for accessto Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)• Be unemployed or underemployedSteps to apply1. Fill out an application at www.roanestate.edu/amtec2. You will be contacted to schedule a free CareerReadiness Certificate (CRC) evaluation at a localTennessee Career Center. The evaluation has fourparts: Applied Mathematics, Applied Technology,Locating Information, and Reading for Information.To be eligible for the AMTEC program, you must scoreat the “silver” level on all four parts. However, if youdo not score at the silver level, the Career Center willoffer tutoring in the areas where you need help (at nocost to you), and you may retake any section of thetest.3. Candidates who successfully complete the CRC, andmeet eligibility requirements, will be admitted to theAMTEC program as slots become available. Newclasses start about once a month.1. The AMTEC program is not all or nothing. You areexpected to give every subject your best effort, but ifthere’s an area where you struggle, that’s OK. Your AMTECcertificate will only list courses you complete successfully.2. You learn as a team. New groups of students start at thesame time and follow the same schedule. The approachmeans you’ll have plenty of classmates to lean on forsupport and encouragement, and you’ll develop yourability to work as a team.3. Your training is diverse. The AMTEC program includesfundamental manufacturing training such as OSHA30-hour industrial safety certification, while alsoincluding the option to take courses in cutting edgefields such as composites and solar energy technologies.With AMTEC, you’ll learn principles of lean manufacturing,develop excellent computer skills, learn how to operate afork lift, learn about plumbing and wiring, gain experiencewith high-tech drafting software and much more.These are skills that area companies want in jobcandidates. Plus, you’ll have the option to learn aboutnew fields such as composites and solar energytechnologies.The AMTEC will give you confidence and a competitiveedge over other job applicants.Core Courses:OSHA 30-hour industrial safety certificationFirst-aid CPR certificationBasic computer skillsFundamentals of basic chemistryBasic lean manufacturingQuality assurance techniquesWorker skillsElectrical wiring and maintenanceBasic machining and measuringBasic plumbingFork truck and overhead crane operationand material handlingBasic computer-aided drafting and design (CADD)The program is based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Classes are also held at other convenient locations basedon demand.Get started by applying today!