Tier 1

• Skill need: Math, reading, writing, and study skills preparation
• Hours: 4-5 hours per week
• Target participants: production workers and assembler operators
• Projected outcome: Enrollment in Tester or Technician Program

Tier 2

• Skill need: Tester or Technician Training Program
• Hours: Either 5 or 14 hours per week (1 or 2 classes per semester), 50% on paid time, college credit offered
• Target participants: production workers and assembler operators
• Projected outcomes: Promotion into Tester and Technician positions with wage increase of $2.93 to $5.55 per hour

Tier 3

• Skill need: Technician Prep Program or Computer/Telecommunications Technology Associates Degree
• Hours: 5 or 7 hours per week
• Target participants: Certified Testers, Trained Technicians, Lab Technicians
• Projected outcomes: Promotion into Technician Apprenticeship Traineeship or to highest position before Engineer position with wage increase of up to $5.39 over 2 years

Project Skill Outcomes

The three training tiers move workers through a series of increasing skill levels:

1. Basic assembly and production skills

• Math for electronics
• Reading, writing

2. Math for electronics and knowledge of manufacturing process

• Conduct root cause analysis
• Operate precision measuring equipment, e.g. oscilloscopes, function meters
• Apply electronic theories

3. Test, diagnose, certify and repair complex electronic printed circuit boards and equipment

• Support and contribute to overall flow of manufacturing process
• Design and build prototype/ new product test equipment or software
• Establish methods and procedures for assembly and testing
• Circuit design, troubleshooting and calibrating equipment

4. Electrical and electronic engineering occupations

Contact information

Judy Coughlin, Director
Phone: 978-934-3239
E-mail: Judith_Coughlin@uml.edu