This release prepared by the Tri-County Technical College Public Relations Department. The textile industry's global expansion and worldwide competitiveness have created a demand for highly skilled associates who possess international trade, marketing and foreign language skills, Robert Chapman, president and treasurer of Inman Mills, told a crowd at Tri-County Technical College's 27th annual Textile Management Technology scholarship awards banquet. He discussed his company's technical skills training program for technicians, which includes interactive video instruction, written testing and hands-on certification. This program has allowed us to better train our technicians and to pay them more.
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Our industry is becoming smaller, but the survivors will be stronger and better companies. You must have market opportunities and marketing position which offer a strategic advantage. You must have a skilled workforce. We have been successful at Inman Mills because we have a company that is not afraid of change. The U.S. is the most efficient high-tech manufacturer of textiles in the world and very much a player in today's global marketplace.