West Central Ohio Manufacturing Consortium

Training for High-Demand Manufacturing Jobs!

Manufacturers across the region are hiring persons with advanced manufacturing skills, especially CNC machinists and welders. Read more about it here.
Training for these in-demand manufacturing jobs is available at education institutions across the region.

The WCOMC, through Rhodes State College, will be offering its two-course CNC certificate in the Spring Quarter, beginning March 26. This 10-week, two night per week program includes courses in AutoCAD and CNC programming. Classes will be held Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:00 to 10:20 p.m. The certificate stacks into a Associate’s in Technical Studies degree. Click here. for details. Contact Doug Durliat 419-995-8353 for more information.

Apollo Career Center has newly-created CNC Operator, CNC Programmer, Electrical and Welding certificates. More on the Apollo certificates can be found here. Contact Ann Benfield 419-998-2980 for more information.

Upper Valley Career Center has a certificate in Machine Trades. Contact Richard Haney 937-778-8419 ext 317 for more information.

For more information on Wright State – Lake Campus programs for advanced manufacturing, contact Julie Miller 419-586-0375.

Tri-Star Career Compact provides technical training for manufacturing jobs. For more information on Tri-Star, phone 419-586-7060.

West Central Ohio Manufacturing Consortium

The West Central Ohio Manufacturing Consortium (WCOMC) is a group of manufacturers dedicated to improving the manufacturing workforce in the West Central Ohio region. The group has worked closely with many local educational institutions to develop a Manufacturing Pathways Certification Program that prepares workers for the high-tech positions required in today's modern manufacturing workplace. The program prepares participants to be highly productive workers, utilizing their skills to produce quality products for the consortium members' customers.

Are you looking for...

a career in manufacturing?
advancement in your manufacturing job?
increased income?
improving your quality of life?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, the West Central Ohio Manufacturing Consortium is for you! The West Central Ohio Manufacturing Consortium (WCOMC) is a group of manufacturers dedicated to improving the manufacturing workforce in the West Central Ohio region. The group has worked closely with many local educational institutions to develop a Manufacturing Pathways Certification Program that prepares workers for the high-tech positions required in today's modern manufacturing workplace. The program prepares participants to be highly productive workers, utilizing their skills to produce quality products for the consortium members' customers. To find out more about the WCOMC and its Pathway program, please refer to this website or contact Doug Durliat at 419-995-8353.

Upcoming Classes

WCOMC Leadership Workshops

The West Central Ohio Manufacturing Consortium will begin its Supervisor Leadership series beginning September 13.
This series, sponsored by Husky Lima Refinery, covers a wide range of topics for your company’s supervisors, ranging from leadership skills, to conflict management, to conducting effective meetings.

The complete schedule and topics for 2011-12 are here

Apollo Orientation
Tuesday, March 13 @ 6:00 p.m. 3325 Shawnee Road, Lima
To register for Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Multi-Craft Industrial Technology or Welding & Fabrication, contact Ann Benfield 419-998-2980

Basic Pathway Class
Rhodes State College
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
10 am-3 pm
March 5 - 21
HS Diploma or GED required.
Ph. 419-995-8353 to reserve a seat