Ivy Tech is offering an opportunity for advanced manufacturing employees in Jackson County to become Certified Production Technicians through a free certification program offered by the school this fall at the Jackson County Learning Center.

Ivy Tech officials say the program will offer Manufacturing Skills Standards Council training, an industry-led training, assessment, and certification system focused on the core skills and knowledge needed by the nation’s front-line production and material handling workers.

Classes will be from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays from August 8 through December 12 at the Jackson County Learning Center in Seymour. The program is free, courtesy of a grant from Duke Energy. Without the utility company’s help, Ivy Tech says the training would cost $2,600 per person. The class size is limited to 17 people.

Ivy Tech says this is an excellent opportunity for manufacturing workers to make themselves more marketable and earn a better wage.

For more information or to register, contact Ivy Tech Workforce Alignment Program Manager Rhonda Jackson at (812) 374-5182 or rjackson125@ivytech.edu.