To this end, a manufacturing technology laboratory was established in the Training Center featuring computer driven robotics, programmable controls and fluid power system trainers. Installation of a satellite down-link system provides the ability to participate in teleconferencing events, seminars, and distance learing programs. A Workforce Development Center was established by the Consordium in 1995 to bring together the resources of the Tennessee Department of Employment Security, the States's Industrial Training Service, and the Job Training Partnership Act. The Center serves as a central resource for the recruitment, assessment and screening of potential workers for area employers. WIN allows potential job applicants to directly input their employment applications and resumes into a database that is available to area employers via telephone line and computer modems.
Employers can list job openings directly into the data base.
The Consortium provides a variety of curriculums and special courses ranging from ISO-9000, TQM, SPC, and computer applications to fluid power systems, blueprint reading, industrial measurements, safety, and basic skills.