{"588799":{"#nid":"588799","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Interns from Technical Colleges in Georgia Present Reports on GTMI\u0027s Hands On Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree West Georgia Technical College students have been hanging around the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI) quite a bit lately. Students Chris Gilmore, Tim Lawson, and Corey Cole are here as part of an internship program developed by GTMI, the Technical College System of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Economic Development.\u0026nbsp; Internships were awarded after an application and interview process.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTim\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;and Corey\u0026#39;s internships were funded from a grant awarded by Georgia Economic Development through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.\u0026nbsp;The program will have up to 20 interns over the course of the program (through June, 2020). Chris Gilmore was part of the pilot program that eventually led to the funding from GDEcD.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn early March 2017, the interns met with GTMI, WGTC and GDEcD officials to explain the program and their participation in it. The presentations were meant to be a status update for GDEcD.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe TCSG-GTMI Internship Program is funded by the Georgia Department of Economic Development\u0026#39;s Workforce Division. The primary goal of the program is to enhance the preparation of technical college students for the advanced manufacturing workforce. Specifically, by challenging technical college students to complete complex, real-world, mission-critical manufacturing research and commercialization projects, the program aims to develop:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAdvanced technical skills in areas such as manual and CNC machining, CAD, CAM, additive manufacturing, welding, assembly, mechatronics, and machine maintenance\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ECritical 21st Century skills such as creativity, advanced problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information\u0026nbsp;contact:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETina Guldberg\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tDirector of Strategic Partnerships - Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t3410 Manufacturing Related Disclipines Complex (MRDC)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cstrong\u003EPhone\u003C\/strong\u003E: (404) 385-4950\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cstrong\u003EE-mail\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tina.guldberg@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etina.guldberg@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"GTMI Partnership with TCSG Gives Student Interns Direct Manufacturing Experience"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the words of one of the student participants, \u0026ldquo;This experience has really helped me learn about what an engineer or technician could do on a daily basis in a manufacturing environment. I\u0026rsquo;ve always had an interest in\u0026nbsp;mechatronics\u0026nbsp;and now I see how it is used in manufacturing every day.\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI) was awarded a grant by the Georgia Department of Economic Development\u0026rsquo;s Workforce Division in April 2016 to expand a pilot technical college student internship program from two students in the past two years to 20 students over the next three years. In addition to being paid for their work, as they were in the pilot program, students will also receive elective credits toward their degree at their technical college. The expanded internship program also provides the opportunity for participation from students at several technical colleges within a short drive of Georgia Tech. Internships will last six months and students will be engaged in project work similar to what was performed by students in the pilot program. The key goals remain the same:\u0026nbsp;we want students to develop advanced technical skills in manual and CNC machining, CAD, CAM, additive manufacturing and other manufacturing technologies, as well as 21st century skills, that are critical to ensuring that Georgia builds and retains the advanced manufacturing workforce of the future.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GTMI provides TCSG students a combination of project- and industry-based experiential learning with internships in manufacturing."}],"uid":"28069","created_gmt":"2017-03-15 15:18:52","changed_gmt":"2017-03-17 18:03:51","author":"Laura Day","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"588879":{"id":"588879","type":"image","title":"GTMI and TCSG Team Up to Build the Manufacturing Workforce of the Future","body":null,"created":"1489677491","gmt_created":"2017-03-16 15:18:11","changed":"1489677491","gmt_changed":"2017-03-16 15:18:11","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224427","name":"IMG_0806.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_0806.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_0806.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":497173,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/IMG_0806.JPG?itok=3h7yLsKF"}}},"media_ids":["588879"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.manufacturing.gatech.edu\/technical-college-partnership-program","title":"Additional Information on the GTMI\/TCGS Partnership"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.manufacturing.gatech.edu\/tcsg-gtmi-internship-program","title":"How Students Can Apply to the Program"}],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"38351","name":"Advanced Manufacturing"},{"id":"167258","name":"STEM"},{"id":"94431","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"},{"id":"39521","name":"Robotics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETina Guldberg\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tDirector of Strategic Partnerships - Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t3410 Manufacturing Related Disclipines Complex (MRDC)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cstrong\u003EPhone\u003C\/strong\u003E: (404) 385-4950\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cstrong\u003EE-mail\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tina.guldberg@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etina.guldberg@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tina.guldberg@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}