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FAME program offers two‑year paid pathway into manufacturing, VMA tells Youth Advisory Board
Summary
Jessica Lovett of the Volusia Manufacturers Association presented the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) to the Daytona Beach Youth Advisory Board on March 26, describing a paid, work‑and‑school pathway that partners with Daytona State College and local employers.
Jessica Lovett, president and CEO of the Volusia Manufacturers Association, told the Daytona Beach Youth Advisory Board on March 26 that the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) gives students a paid, two‑year pathway into manufacturing careers.
Lovett said the FAME model places students at a manufacturing employer three days a week and in school two days a week; after five semesters students graduate with an advanced manufacturing technician degree. "You go to work in a manufacturing plant 3 days a week. You go to school 2 days a week, and at the end of 5 semesters, you graduate with an advanced manufacturing technician degree," Lovett…
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