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Current News Items
- Amatrol Offers Rental Options for World-Class Multimedia Curriculum
- Are Today’s Students Doing College Backwards?
- Changes to Pell Grants Open Up New Possibilities in Technical Education
- Now Hiring: HVACR Technicians with Troubleshooting Skills
- Amatrol Acquires Bayport Technical
- What Is Needed for Smart Factory Capabilities? A Look Into Industry 4.0... (2021)
- How to Transform Your Mechatronics System into a Smart Factory
- What to Expect: Federal Government's Goals for Technical Training
- STEM Holds the Key to Preparing Students for the Jobs of the Future
- IGNITE: Next-Level Career Exploration & Preparation
- Switching Gears: Mechanical Maintenance Training Yields Solid Return on Investment
2020 News Items
- Your Next Career: Why Manufacturing Makes Sense
- Short-Term Workforce Programs Fuel Community College Enrollment
- Career and Technical Education: A Parent’s Guide to CTE
- Amatrol & MSSC Debut Skill Boss Logistics for new Logistics Certifications
- LIFT and Amatrol Announce National Rollout of IGNITE: Mastering Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing Curriculum for High Schools
- HVAC Worker Shortage: Understanding the Problem and Finding a Solution
- School Closings Due to COVID-19 Prevention? Amatrol's Here to Help
- IGNITE: How To Spark Student Interest and Light the Fire that Leads to Career Success
- Switching to eLearning Due to COVID-19? Avoid These Myths About Online Industrial Training
- Perkins V: What You Need to Know
- Amatrol’s Industrial eLearning: The Perfect Choice for Large Companies
- Skill Boss Logistics: Supply Chain Automation Training & Assessment for Certification
- Supply Chain 4.0: How to Attract and Develop Skilled Workers for the Digital Supply Chain
- Skill Boss Training and Assessment Systems for Manufacturing & Logistics
- Skill Boss Logistics: The Key Link in a Supply Chain of Skilled Workers
- Skill Boss Logistics Offers Training, Assessment for Supply Chain Workers
- Adobe Flash’s Demise | 3 Simple Ways to Test Your eLearning
- Amatrol’s eLearning: Flexibility Enables Hands-On Training While Social Distancing
- Amatrol Announces Transition Plan from Flash to WebGL for eLearning Library
- The CARES Act: How to Access Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Money for Education
- The World’s Next Manufacturing Center: A 21st Century Outlook on the Manufacturing Sector in Africa
- Indiana Announces Plan to Offer 10,000 Free Certifications for Hoosier Workers Displaced by COVID-19
- Next Generation Workforce Certification: Innovative Tools for Educating and Upskilling Supply Chain Automation Technicians
- Skill Boss Manufacturing: 4 Reasons Your Training Program Needs It
- It’s Time to Update Your HVAC Training Program
- CASE STUDY: How to Hold In-Person, Virtual, & Hybrid Training During Covid-19 Pandemic
- Amatrol + DAC Worldwide Electrical Training Systems: Comprehensive Training for Fundamental Skills
- 5 Ways to Update Your CTE Program for an Uncertain Future
- Community Colleges, Skills Training Essential to Economic Recovery
- The HVAC Skills Gap: How to Solve the Critical Shortage of Skilled Workers
- Smart Automation in 2020 (And Where It's Heading in 2021)
- New Study Supports the Promise of Apprenticeships
- CTE Funding: Grants Hold the Key to Maintaining Momentum in the Midst of a Pandemic
- Amatrol, the National Leader in Manufacturing Training, Expands Partnership with LIFT, Joins as a Member
- Preparing for a Career in Supply Chain Automation
- Are Your Students Prepared To Work in a Smart Factory?
- "Industry 4.0 Fundamentals" Sets the Deck for Student Success
- Teach Hands-On Smart Automation Skills in High School Using Amatrol’s Tabletop Smart Factory
- Training for the Future: How CPT and CPT+ Certifications Can Enrich Professional Development
- Evolving CTE Programs Can Help Bridge the Skills Gap
- Skills Training in Correctional Facilities: How Second Chances Could Help Close the Skills Gap
- Technical Training & Certifications in Prison Systems Could Close Skills Gap
- STEM Education Holds the Key to Bridging the Skills Gap
- Training the Future Workforce: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
- What Is Industry 4.0?
- Transform Your Tabletop Mechatronics System into a Smart Factory
- How Does Industry 4.0 Affect My Job? The Truth Behind Smart Automation
- Amatrol’s eLearning: The Technical Training Solution for Industry
- Amatrol's Robotics Engineering Summer Camp 2019 | A Look Back
- A Peek Inside Amatrol's Headquarters | Schedule Your Visit Today!
- Study Shows Smart Factory Initiatives Paying Off for Early Adopters
- Are Your Students Pursuing Certifications That Matter?
- Latest NAM Survey Confirms Skills Gap Remains Greatest Challenge
- The Top 5 Ways Amatrol Products Can Energize Your Electrical Training Program
- 5 Signs It's Time to Update Your CTE Program
- CTE Partners: How Can Employers Help Educators Develop Relevant Career and Technical Education Programs?
- Giving Career Advice to Students: What Skills Will Students Need To Be Successful in the Jobs of the Future?
- 2020 Vision: A Look Ahead at the Future of Manufacturing
- Equipping a CTE Lab: How To Teach Process Control Skills
- Five Ways to Increase Student Enrollment in CTE Classes
- Amatrol Mechatronics Training Video
- Quality Management System ISO 9001:2015 Certified
- Case Study: Solving The Process Technologies Skills-Gap In Texas’s Upper Panhandle
- Five Tips for Successful Technical Training Grant Proposals
- 3 Ways to Determine a Community’s Technical Training Needs
- 3 More Ways to Increase Student Enrollment in a CTE Program
- Amatrol Hosting Two Week Summer Robotics Engineering Camp
- We Can Solve the Technical Skills Gap! by Paul Perkins
- National Manufacturing Apprenticeship Program Certifies First Apprentices in IN
- Four Ways eAssessment Can Work for You
- Register Now for the National Career Development Summit
- Amatrol and MSSC Labor Day Gift to the Nation
- New State-of-the-Art Technology Center Opening in Central Louisiana
- Bevill State CC introduces free CPT training program in Northern Alabama
- Austin Peay Becomes Second College to Offer Siemens Bachelor's Degree
- Five Ways to Attract Millennials to Manufacturing
- Four Reasons Why Students Should Seek Out More Apprenticeships
- Amatrol Products Part of Ashley Furniture's $3 Million Investment
- Four Reasons You Should Be Teaching IIoT & Smart Factory Technologies
- Industry-Standard Certifications Can Jump-Start or Fast-Track Your Career in Advanced Manufacturing
- Using eAssessment To Bridge the Skills Gap with Targeted Training
- How to Find Grant Funding for Technical Training
- Professional Conferences: How to Show a Solid Return on Investment
- Training Tomorrow’s Workforce Starts Today
- Makerspaces, Amatrol Work to Close the Skills Gap
- Four Tips on Introducing STEM to Young Learners
- Four Ways to Establish Ties with Local Community Colleges
- Guiding Students toward the In-Demand Skills & Roles of the Future
- Looking Ahead to Manufacturing Trends in 2019
- Where Are All the Highly-Skilled Workers?
- Could Automation Revive Manufacturing Apprenticeships?
- Dual Enrollment Programs Pave the Pathway to Career Success
- KY FAME’s 7 Steps to Solving the Manufacturing Skills Gap
- Amatrol Selected as a Finalist for SME Training Provider of the Year
- Amatrol Introduces the Portable Basic Hydraulics Learning System
- 'Operation Next' Arms Departing Service Members With Manufacturing Job Skills
- Skill Boss Maintenance Gains Positive Media Attention Ahead of Official Launch
- Amatrol and GE Appliances support new lab for Bullitt County students
- Companies Struggle to Find Employees with Basic Assembly Skills
- Amatrol's Robotics Camp Provides Hands-On STEM Skills
- STEM Dropout Rates and the Manufacturing Skills Gap
- Amatrol.com Adds Responsive Design for Mobile Devices
- Amatrol Hosts 350 Students for Manufacturing Day 2016
- Low-Cost, High-Skill Portable Simulators Can Help Workforce Shortage
- Machine Troubleshooting - A Vital But Shrinking Industry Skill
- Amatrol Expands In Jeffersonville, IN
- Amatrol Learning Systems Showcased on PBS “News Hour”
- Amatrol's eLearning on Kindle Fire tablets!
- Amatrol eLearning and LMS now compatible on Windows tablets!
- President Barack Obama Commends CCAC's Job-Driven Training
- Amatrol Selected for President's "E" Award for Export Excellence
- Walla Walla CC wins The Aspen Prize, cites Amatrol as "paramount equipment"
- Amatrol proudly introduces our new line of eBooks!
- Amatrol's New Portable Motor Control & Portable Motor AC Drive Learning Systems
What’s New
Switching Gears: Mechanical Maintenance Training Yields Solid Return on Investment
Click HERE to view Switching Gears: Mechanical Maintenance Training Yields Solid Return on Investment as a multimedia presentation. If you keep tabs on what’s going on in the world of manufacturing, then by now you’ve heard a lot about Industry 4.0 and smart factories. Advanced technologies are attracting a lot of attention for the leaps in efficiency… Learn More
IGNITE: Next-Level Career Exploration & Preparation
Click HERE to view IGNITE: Next-Level Career Exploration & Preparation as a multimedia presentation. How do modern educators inspire and prepare their students to seek careers that will challenge their hearts and minds while also fulfilling their needs and desires for meaningful work? It’s no easy task, because the current educational landscape is far different than it… Learn More
STEM Holds the Key to Preparing Students for the Jobs of the Future
Click HERE to view STEM Holds the Key to Preparing Students for the Jobs of the Future as a multimedia presentation. Cutting-edge Industry 4.0 technologies continue to shape current and future jobs across a broad range of industries in ways no one fully understands yet. Unfortunately, workers’ skills aren’t keeping pace with the demands of employers. Today,… Learn More
What to Expect: Federal Government’s Goals for Technical Training
On Monday, Jan. 25, newly-elected President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at boosting American manufacturing and strengthening the federal government’s Buy American rules. The goal of the executive order, was two-fold: help the United States manufacturing sector regain some of the roughly 540,000 factory jobs lost since February 2020 by allocating $600 billion… Learn More
How to Transform Your Mechatronics System into a Smart Factory
Click HERE to view How to Transform Your Mechatronics System into a Smart Factory as a multimedia presentation. What should I be teaching? This is a question that all teachers ask themselves when they begin to develop plans for upcoming classes. The answer is easy for some subjects. After all, algebra and ancient history don’t change… Learn More
What Is Needed for Smart Factory Capabilities? A Look Into Industry 4.0… (2021)
To view this article as a Multimedia Presentation, please click here. The Internet and Smart Factory technology share a lot of similarities. Neither technological invention has a true inventor — instead, both have seemingly existed thanks to its evolution from a variety of responsible parties. In addition, both of them had their detractors prior to… Learn More
Amatrol Acquires Bayport Technical
Jeffersonville, IN – On February 15th, 2021, Amatrol, Inc. of Jeffersonville, Indiana completed the acquisition of Bayport Training and Technical Center of LaPorte, Texas. Founded over 20 years ago, Bayport is a leading manufacturer of hands-on training equipment for teaching technical skills to maintenance technicians, engineers and operators in the process industry. Bayport’s products have… Learn More
Now Hiring: HVACR Technicians with Troubleshooting Skills
Click HERE to view Now Hiring: HVACR Technicians with Troubleshooting Skills as a multimedia presentation. On a sweltering August day, the last thing you want to hear is a sudden silence as the air conditioning unit in your classroom, home, or office stops producing the cool air you depend upon. When this happens, your first priority will… Learn More
Changes to Pell Grants Open Up New Possibilities in Technical Education
To read the article “Change to Pell Grants Open Up New Possibilities in Technical Education” as a multimedia presentation, please click here. In the United States, Pell Grants are king. According to Sallie Mae, they are the largest source of federally-funded grants, and are awarded solely based on a student’s financial need. For the 2017-18… Learn More
Are Today’s Students Doing College Backwards?
Click HERE to view Are Today’s Students Doing College Backwards? as a multimedia presentation. How do you get a job? This simple but important question is one that too few students ask today. After all, there’s plenty of time to figure that out, right? Isn’t a job what you think about at the very end when you’re… Learn More
Amatrol Offers Rental Options for World-Class Multimedia Curriculum
Amatrol President Paul Perkins is pleased to announce that Amatrol will now offer a new rental option for its popular multimedia eLearning curriculum. Offering more options and increased flexibility to customers, the new multimedia eLearning curriculum rental program officially launched on December 30, 2020. Amatrol’s new rental option for its multimedia eLearning will allow a… Learn More
Preparing for a Career in Supply Chain Automation
Click HERE to view Preparing for a Career in Supply Chain Automation as a multimedia presentation. When’s the last time you arrived home to find a brown box of goodies sitting on your front porch? If you’re like many Americans, that’s a scene that’s become much more commonplace since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in the early months… Learn More
Amatrol, the National Leader in Manufacturing Training, Expands Partnership with LIFT, Joins as a Member
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2021 Contact: Joe Steele LIFT 313-309-9132 jsteele@almmii.org Amatrol, the National Leader in Manufacturing Training, Expands Partnership with LIFT, Joins as a Member Amatrol joins LIFT as a Silver Member and will continue to provide virtual and hands-on training for students across the country DETROIT – LIFT, the Detroit-based, Department… Learn More
CTE Funding: Grants Hold the Key to Maintaining Momentum in the Midst of a Pandemic
Click HERE to view CTE Funding: Grants Hold the Key to Maintaining Momentum in the Midst of a Pandemic as a multimedia presentation. As instructors and administrators everywhere will tell you, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented many different and ongoing challenges for educators in 2020. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like that’s going to change any time… Learn More
New Study Supports the Promise of Apprenticeships
Click HERE to view New Study Supports the Promise of Apprenticeship as a multimedia presentation. Today’s manufacturers just can’t seem to catch a break. For years, they’ve been battling an ongoing skills gap that has made it very difficult for them to hire the skilled workers they need to fill their open positions and seize… Learn More
Smart Automation in 2020 (And Where It’s Heading in 2021)
To view “Smart Automation in 2020 (And Where It’s Heading in 2021…)” as a multimedia presentation, please click here. Unique – it’s the only way one can describe 2020, in a nutshell. But for the field of smart automation, another word comes to mind: Innovative. The COVID-19 virus played a massive role in shaking up… Learn More
The HVAC Skills Gap: How to Solve the Critical Shortage of Skilled Workers
Click HERE to view The HVAC Skills Gap: How to Solve the Critical Shortage of Skilled Workers as a multimedia presentation. There are few homeowner emergencies more serious than a furnace on the fritz in the middle of winter or an air conditioning unit conking out during the dog days of summer. We Homo sapiens relish our… Learn More
Community Colleges, Skills Training Essential to Economic Recovery
Click HERE to view Community Colleges, Skills Training Essential to Economic Recovery as a multimedia presentation. Raise your hand if you believe the way 2020 has gone is payback for all those lame “20/20 vision” jokes we made last year. After all, no one had the foresight to predict the way our world would change back in… Learn More
5 Ways to Update Your CTE Program for an Uncertain Future
Click HERE to view 5 Ways to Update Your CTE Program for an Uncertain Future as a multimedia presentation. Have you been brainstorming ways to take your Career and Technical Education (CTE) program to the next level? With many schools and programs in a holding pattern due to the Coronavirus pandemic, instructors might be tempted to… Learn More
Amatrol + DAC Worldwide Electrical Training Systems: Comprehensive Training for Fundamental Skills
Click HERE to view Amatrol + DAC Worldwide Electrical Training Systems: Comprehensive Training for Fundamental Skills as a multimedia presentation. Whether you’re training the next generation of industrial maintenance technicians or looking to upskill your current production workforce, it’s always a good idea to start with the basics. And when it comes to essential… Learn More
CASE STUDY: How to Hold In-Person, Virtual, & Hybrid Training During Covid-19 Pandemic
To view ‘CASE STUDY: How to Hold In-Person, Virtual, & Hybrid Training During Covid-19 Pandemic’ as a Multimedia presentation, please click here. Time spent in secondary and postsecondary schooling is an opportunity for students to showcase their creativity, adapt to new environments, and discover skills that will last a lifetime. However in 2020, it seems… Learn More
It’s Time to Update Your HVAC Training Program
Click HERE to view It’s Time to Update Your HVAC Training Program as a multimedia presentation. Does your HVAC training program need a makeover? Yes, it does, and here’s why. The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry is thriving, yet its future is uncertain. The HVAC industry, like nearly every other industry across the nation… Learn More
Skill Boss Manufacturing: 4 Reasons Your Training Program Needs It
To view “Skill Boss Manufacturing: 4 Reasons Your Training Program Needs It” as a Multimedia Presentation in a new window, please click here. In chess, the King is the most important piece in the game because without it, the game would be over. Its value to your success is infinite. This also describes the Skill… Learn More
Next Generation Workforce Certification: Innovative Tools for Educating and Upskilling Supply Chain Automation Technicians
You’re invited to a webinar focusing on advances in the competency-based training and certifications available to current and future supply chain automation technicians. This free webinar on July 22nd hosted by National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Center at Norco College and The National Center for Supply Chain Automation will feature the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) speaking about their new supply chain… Learn More
Indiana Announces Plan to Offer 10,000 Free Certifications for Hoosier Workers Displaced by COVID-19
During Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s press conference on June 5, 2020, Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers announced a plan to, “reach at least 10,000 Hoosiers and help them learn new skills quickly through free courses and short-term training,” due to dislocation from their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. To aid the Governor… Learn More
The World’s Next Manufacturing Center: A 21st Century Outlook on the Manufacturing Sector in Africa
For much of the past two decades, China has been referred to as the Factory of the World due to sheer amount of products that are manufactured there. This shift has turned a mostly agrarian society into a country with the largest middle class on Earth; a change that began with the widespread integration of… Learn More
The CARES Act: How to Access Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Money for Education
Click HERE to view The CARES Act: How to Access Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Money for Education as a multimedia presentation. So how’s your school year going? In spring of a normal year, teachers and administrators might share success stories and talk about how they’re looking forward to launching another class of graduates out into the workforce… Learn More
Amatrol Announces Transition Plan from Flash to WebGL for eLearning Library
Amatrol’s eLearning curricula – with its robust content, expansive range of technical topics, stunning animations, interactive quizzes, and more – is the premier source for technical training content in the world. Like many eLearning providers, Amatrol’s eLearning curricula utilized Adobe Flash in its programming. In 2017, Adobe announced that its widely used web plug-in, Flash,… Learn More