Monroe Community College: Producing the 21st Century Worker

The Curricula. (Expansive and relevant.) The Finger Lakes Regional Workforce Development Center’s curricula are designed to be flexible to meet intermittent training needs, and will include mechatronic skills, precision tooling, hydrau- lics, computer applications, electrical and pipe trades and machining. Along with an Accelerated Precision Tooling Certificate program, we’re also in the process of creating a one-year certificate in mechatron- ics. This is a relatively new discipline that is a synergy of precision engineering, electronic control and mechanical systems. Other newprograms being planned for the Center include metrology, basic manufacturing skills, plastics, sheet metal, computer applications and database related programing and business. The Center’s collaborative environment will also enhance training in entrepreneurial skills, such as effective communication, teamwork and critical thinking.