School administrators, representing the schools that qualified on the basis of a detailed audit, were recognized at a reception held in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Association of Workforce Investment Boards (WIB). All 23 of Pennsylvania's WIB's have signed on to the importance of teaching multi-skilled advanced industrial maintenance programs to support the mechatronic systems critical to world class manufacturing. Certificates were presented by state and regional officials at this statewide conference to emphasize the importance of these education programs to the commonwealth's advanced manufacturing infrastructure.
多技能的工业维护技术人员的供应不足。今年早些时候针对PA州长办公室完成的一项研究表明，在接下来的十年中，培训人员的可用性将不足40到1，除非教育计划大大增加。一家公司最近重新设置了一项计划中的钢铁制造业务及其300多个工作，因为该地区缺乏熟练的维护技术人员。熟练的维护技术人员可以轻松地支持10个制造业工作，据说制造业在供应链中具有相似的杠杆作用。包装器和包装机械制造商将与所有先进的制造行业竞争稀缺资源。
To address these issues, PMMI has teamed up with PA's Industrial Maintenance Training Center and its governance board, the Mid-Atlantic Mechatronics Advisory Council, to provide much needed credentials to identify individuals who meet certain skill requirements. At a minimum, an entry level multi-skilled maintenance technician should be able to pass PMMI's tests for Introduction to Mechanical Components, Introduction to Industrial Electricity, and Introduction to PLC's.
学校，雇主和政府具有类似的思想，即可运输行业的证书至关重要。实际上，除非有此类证书，否则政府将不允许教中学课程。没有这些凭证，我们就像一只狗在追逐尾巴。
PMMI has stepped up to make sure that credentials are available to facilitate the establishment of these education programs and to help employers gauge the capabilities of current or prospective employees. Nine high schools, community colleges and private colleges across Pennsylvania are now certified to teach all or parts of these programs. More will follow, both in PA and elsewhere, until we establish a nationwide capability with a workforce pipeline to support world-class mechatronic-enabled manufacturing.
