Industry approved labs and exercises to promote hands-on learning and prepare students for industrial careers. 

Industry Training Academy was developed as a consortium between global manufacturers in the “Industry 4.0 revolution”. The market need was to develop advanced manufacturing trainers for schools and training institutions to use for teaching integration of devices, robots, and controllers to help bridge the skills gap and plan for the future.

We started with the end in mind… “what skills and knowledge does a student need to be successful?” and built backwards to the core fundamental concepts to teach.

The labs were written by veteran instructors in partnership with industry experts. These exercises are not watered down – they will provide hands-on learning using the same types of equipment and standards used every day in industrial environments.

We believe that the future of success in manufacturing is achieved by (1) exposing our youth to careers in advanced manufacturing and (2) re-training our workforce to be comfortable with new technology. This will only happen through partnerships between K-12, Higher Education, and Manufacturers. The Industry Training Academy is a place where we can bring these partners together to collectively empower the manufacturing community to grow further, faster.