Manufacturing Skill Standards Council Certification (Mssc)

MSSC is an industry-led standards-based, training, assessment and certification system focused on the core skills and knowledge needed by the nation's production workers. The nationwide MSSC System, based upon industry-defined and federally-endorsed national standards, offers workers the opportunity to demonstrate that they have acquired the skills increasingly needed in the high-growth, technology-intensive jobs of the 21st century.

The MSSC System awards certificates to individuals who pass any of its four Production modules: Safety; Quality Practices & Measurement; Manufacturing Processes & Production; and Maintenance Awareness and a full Certified Production Technician (CPT) certification to those who pass all four. Applicable to all sectors of manufacturing, the MSSC goal is to assess 40% of the nation's entry-level and incumbent production workforce - a strategy for providing industry with a future pipeline of skilled workers.

MSSC offers industry a new set of tools to ensure that both entering and incumbent workers are flexible, easily trainable, and highly motivated knowledge workers able to keep pace with technological change - the "Industrial Athlete of the Future.". Classes can be offered in La Crosse, one of the regional learning centers or on site at your company.

MSSC is funded by the Community Based Job Training Grant provided by the Department of labor's Employment and Training Administration.

MSSC (Manufacturing Skills Standards Certification) Safety

This course will prepare individuals to sit for the Manufacturing Skills Standards Certification (MSSC) exam in Safety. Students will be taught to work in a safe and productive manufacturing workplace. The will understand safety equipment and emergency procedures. They will learn to identify unsafe conditions to take corrective action. They will learn to provide safety orientations, train personnel to use equipment safely and monitor safe equipment and operator performance. The will learn OHSA regulations to fulfill safety and health requirements for maintenance, installation, and repair.
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MSSC (Manufacturing Skills Standards Certification) Quality Practices and Measurement

This class prepares individuals to earn the MSSC Quality Practices and Measurement certificate. The course examines the systems used to insure production of a quality product within a manufacturing environment. The meaning and benefits of quality, the cost of quality, interaction with customers, and problem solving tools for continuous improvement will be covered.
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MSSC Manufacturing Processes and Production

This class prepares individuals to earn the MSSC Manufacturing Process and Production certificate. The course addresses the manufacturing processes used to build a product from design to delivery into the marketplace. Also covered are how to improve quality, eliminate waste, reduce lead time and inventory, cycle time, demand-pull and order push techniques to reduce inventory in the supply chain and develop productive customer and supplier relationships.
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MSSC Maintenance Awareness

This class prepares individuals to earn the MSSC Maintenance Awareness certificate. The course covers the basic mechanical skills required of technicians in a manufacturing setting. The maintenance class teaches core understanding of how to perform preventative maintenance, monitor indicators to ensure correct operation and required housekeeping skills. Included are recognize potential maintenance issues and proper resolution.
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Questions?

contact Jill Pein at 608.789.6135 or 608.386.1569 (cell) or peinj@westerntc.edu.

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