Servicemen and Women to Earn Industry-Recognized Logistics Credentials
ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) is pleased to announce that with the support of its partners, 200 service members will have an opportunity to gain MSSC industry-recognized, nationally portable credentials for high-demand logistics jobs.
Listed below are the MSSC authorized assessment centers that have made their sites available the week of July 23, 2012 to active duty service members, with a discharge date no later than December 31, 2012. These industry-recognized credentials will support a transition from military service to frontline jobs in the growing fields of logistics. To register, service members must contact Tina Driessen at [email protected] or (703) 739-9000, ext. 223.
| Meridian Community College Webb Hall Room 102 910 Highway 19 N Meridian, MS 39307 July 23rd - July 26th 8:30am to 3:00pm July 27th 8:30am to 1:00pm 8 seats available each day |
Chattahoochee Technical College Bldg. K 980 South Cobb Drive Marietta, GA 30060 July 24th and July 25th 9:00am to 3:00pm 12 seats available each day
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| Trident Technical College - St. Paul's Parish Room 101 Ted Corbin Building 5231 Highway 165 Hollywood, SC 29449 July 24th - July 26th 10:00am to 4:00pm July 27th 8:30am to 11:30am 12 seats available each day |
Trident Technical College - Dorchester County Quickjobs Training Center Room 102 5164 S. Jim Bilton Blvd. St. George, SC 29477 July 24th - July 26th 11:00am to 3:00pm July 27th 8:00am to 12:00pm 16 seats available each day |
| Ivy Tech Community College - Kokomo Campus Room 610 Building: KTBY1 - Library/LRC & Certification Center 1701 Touby Pike. Kokomo, IN 46901 July 25th 8:00am to 8:00pm 36 seats available |
Ivy Tech Community College - Columbus Campus Room 206 - Poling Hall 4475 Central Ave. Columbus, IN 47203 July 25th 12:00pm to 5:00pm July 26th 4:00pm to 9:00pm 10 seats available each day |
| Wabash Valley Center for Workforce Development 1700 E. Industrial Drive Terre Haute, IN 47802 July 23rd, July 25th, July 26th and July 27th 9:00am to 4:30pm July 24th 9:00am to 9:30pm July 28th 9:00am and 2:30pm 5 seats available each day |
Ivy Tech Corporate College - Central Indiana Lawrence Campus Room 152 9301 E. 59th Street Indianapolis, IN 46216 July 24th 6:00pm to 8:00pm 25 seats available
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| Arizona Industries for the Blind 515 N. 51st Avenue Suite #130 Phoenix, AZ 85043 July 24th 9:00am to 12:30pm 10 seats available |
Columbus State Community College WD Room 223 315 Cleveland Avenue Columbus, OH 43215 July 26th 8:00am to 5:00pm 24 seats available |
| HACC - Central Pennsylvania's Community College MID1-226 1523 N 4th Street Harrisburg, PA 17102 July 23rd 8:00am to 12:00pm July 24th and July 26th 12:30pm to 5:00pm July 25th 8:00am to 5:00pm 15 seats available each day |
Polk State Corporate College - Airside Campus ASL 118 3515 Aviation Drive - Station 100 Lakeland, FL 33811 July 25th 1:00pm to 5:00pm July 26th 5:00pm to 9:00pm 20 seats available each day
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This opportunity is an expansion of the partnership established between the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corp and MSSC by the Department of Defense's Military Credentialing and Licensing Task Force.
About MSSC
The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) is the nation's leading industry-led training, assessment and certification organization focused on the industry-wide core technical competencies needed by the nation's front-line production and material handling workers. The nationwide MSSC certifications, based upon industry-defined and federally endorsed national skill standards, offer both entry-level and incumbent workers the opportunity to demonstrate that they have acquired the knowledge and skills increasingly needed in technology-intensive jobs of the 21st century. Visit http://www.msscusa.org, for more information.
CONTACT:
Tina Driessen
(703) 739-9000 x223
[email protected]
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SOURCE Manufacturing Skill Standards Council
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