Manufacturing Skill Standards Council Joins New Supply Chain and Logistics Certification Network

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council is pleased to announce that it has joined the new Supply Chain and Logistics Certification Network as a Charter Member.

This Network is a group of well-established U.S.-based, non-profit associations that provide industry-recognized, nationally portable certifications for the professional and frontline workforce and organizations involved in global supply chain and logistics -- in factories, warehouses, distribution centers and transporters.

The other Charter Members are APICS The Association for Operations Management; the American Society of Transportation and Logistics (AST&L); the Institute for Supply Management (ISM); the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC); and the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC). Each association has a nationwide infrastructure in place for delivering courses and certification assessments.

Network Members will work collaboratively to raise awareness within industry, education, and government of the world-class, complementary services of these associations that, collectively, help meet industry needs for highly skilled workers at all levels in supply chain logistics and for certified warehousing facilities. Together, the Network members offer a certification career pathway and "stackable" credentials, helping individuals to achieve ever-higher levels of professionalism and responsibility.

The Network responds to the growing demand for industry-recognized, nationally portable certifications:

1. Employers need a higher skilled workforce to accelerate their adoption of advanced technologies and processes to enhance their productivity and global competitiveness.
2. In response, the workforce at every level -- from frontline materials handling and distribution workers to advanced supply chain and logistics managers -- needs to continuously enhance their skills.
3. Students and unemployed workers can improve employment prospects in this growing field by credentialing their knowledge and skills to meet national, industry-defined standards.

To learn more about the network, please visit http://www.msscusa.org/scl_network.shtml

The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) is an industry-led standards-based, training, assessment and certification system focused on the core skills and knowledge needed by the nation's production and supply chain logistics workers. The nationwide MSSC System, based upon industry-defined and federally endorsed national standards, offers both entry-level and incumbent workers the opportunity to demonstrate that they have acquired the skills increasingly needed in the high-growth, technology-intensive jobs of the 21st Century.

For more information, please contact Rebekah Hutton at [email protected] or 703-739-9000 x227.

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SOURCE Manufacturing Skill Standards Council