MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – (Friday, May 31,
2019) Berkeley County will host an information
meeting to provide training for manufacturing positions on Thursday, June 13th at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at St.
Stephen Elementary School. It is
open to Berkeley County residents looking for manufacturing jobs.
When:
Thursday, June 13, 6 pm.
Where:
St. Stephen Elementary School, 1053 Russellville Road, St. Stephen
Why:
Help connect Berkeley County residents with the necessary training
for manufacturing positions
Attendees will
have the opportunity to sign-up for the upcoming ManuFirstSCTM,
formerly known as Lean Manufacturing, course that will begin on Saturday, July
20 on the St. Stephen Elementary School Campus. This 3-week course, concluding
on August 9, will provide the necessary training to qualify candidates for positions
at industries around Berkeley County and throughout the state of South
Carolina. The course is free for candidates who are Berkeley County residents.
The information
session will include presentations from representatives at Trident Technical
College, Berkeley County Economic Development, Adult Education with Berkeley
County School District, and more.
About
ManuFirstSCTM – Berkeley
County worked in partnership with Trident Technical College, South
Carolina Department of Commerce, Volvo Cars, and Ready SC to pilot the program
in June of 2017. More than 150 people graduated from the
Lean Manufacturing course, which put them on the path to employment
opportunities at Volvo Cars in Ridgeville. Since then, neighboring
counties have emulated the training program to provide opportunities for
residents around the state with more than 900 graduates in the Tri-County
area, including 350 Berkeley County residents. SC Department of
Commerce has rebranded the program to ManuFirstSCTM
and has begun to roll it out across the state’s technical college system
by industry demand.
Interested candidates are asked to sign-up for
the information session here: http://bit.ly/StStephenManuFirst
###
– Prepared by the Berkeley County Public Information Office –
