Earn and Learn: Best Practices of a True Apprenticeship

Community College (CLTCC) joined hands in a work/study program in collaboration with local and regional manufacturers to offer the Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) program.AMT program provides the opportunity for a learn/earn environment to those students who prefer to go to work as technicians without having to go through four years of a conventional degree program.This program modeled after Toyota Maintenance System (TMS), which is a modified version of Toyota Production System, is not a typical college degree program.The purpose of this program is to produce a well-versed technician with knowledge and skill in core manufacturing practices (safety, 5S, lean manufacturing, problemsolving and machine reliability) as well as six essential professional behaviors (attendance, initiative, diligence, interpersonal relations, communication, and teamwork)