NIACC joins effort to promote manufacturing in Iowa
Education, employments, and industry groups working together.
Posted: May 12, 2021 1:11 PM
Updated: May 12, 2021 1:41 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
MASON CITY, Iowa – North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) has joined a new consortium to support manufacturing in the state.
Organizers say the effort includes key state associations and agencies who have agreed to partner for the best interest of manufacturing businesses and implement an education, awareness strategy statewide that will lead to the development of curriculum to meet training needs of all sizes of manufacturing businesses throughout Iowa.
“Iowa has the right mix of relationships and resources to help our manufacturers remain competitive through a global technology revolution that is transforming factory floors and jobs,” says Governor Kim Reynolds. “This important partnership addresses a critical need identified in the state’s Manufacturing 4.0 strategic plan by uniting key education and industry stakeholders in a comprehensive effort to prepare workers with the skills they need in an increasingly digital economy."