Virginia Council on Advanced Technology Skills

Project Overview

The Virginia Manufacturers Association (VMA) and the Virginia Biotechnology Association (VA Bio) has established a new workforce development project. This project will establish solutions to the upcoming shortage of advanced manufacturing workers in Virginia.

Employers partner to design, prototype, test and refine innovative solutions that could be scaled up to meet Virginia's need for manufacturing technicians.

Employers and their associations publicize these solutions and seek legislative support for replicating and embedding these designs in Virginia's training institutions, workplaces and career centers.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Preferred access to training program graduates, exclusive advertising, direct recruitment support, customized certification and training to meet your specific needs.
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News & Events

Virginia Tobacco Commission Awards Grant

Vrginia Ranks 6th in State Technology and Science Index

VCATS Information Session

Current Partners

Alcoa Inc.
Boehringer-Ingelheim Chemicals
Micron Technology Inc.
Novozymes Biologicals
Philip Morris USA
Wyeth Pharmaceutical

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	Select By Job Title Operator, Production Operator, Production Technician, Technician, Chemical Equipment Operator, Chemical Operator, Fixers, CNC Technician Manufacturing Technician and Production Manufacturing Specialist.


	Manufacturing Technician Operate precision machinery, systems and processes. Typical skills expected in these positions might include: CAD skills, computer controlled machine programming, precision measurement, process and machine trouble-shooting, problem-solving, machine maintenance, use diagnostic and statistical tools. These positions generally describe someone who has enough broad-based knowledge about a multi-step process to successfully trouble-shoot and cure problems beyond the scope of typical "machine operators." These positions may also describe someone charged with developing/ refining prototype fabrication methods for new products.

This project is funded in part by a grant awarded under the President's High Growth Job Training Initiative, as implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.