Tooling U-SME

Tooling U-SME
Predecessor Tooling University
Formation 1942
Type not-for-profit educational organization
Headquarters Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Location
  • 3615 Superior Avenue East Building 44, 6th Floor Cleveland, OH 44114
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English
Website toolingu.com

Tooling U-SME, formerly Tooling University, is an American non-profit educational technology and blended learning organization that produces learning management system software and content for the manufacturing industry.[1][2] Owned by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Tooling U provides online industrial manufacturing training and development.[3][4][5][6]

History

Tooling University, the original online training component of Tooling U-SME, was founded to address the shortage of skilled workers in the manufacturing industry.[7] Tooling U began as a division of Jergens Inc., a workholding and tooling component manufacturer founded in 1942. In 2010, Tooling University was acquired by SME.[8][5]

Competency Framework

In early 2014 Tooling U-SME launched the Competency Framework for achieving manufacturing excellence.[9] The Competency Framework is made up of more than 60 job competency models in nine manufacturing functional areas.[10] Each competency model outlines knowledge and skill objectives for production workers, technicians, lead technicians and technologists, and engineers.[11][12]

Products and Services

Tooling U-SME supplies manufacturers, high schools and technical colleges with in-house and online training resources that are translatable to both certificate programs and associate degrees.[13] Students can choose from over 70 instructor-led programs, and have 24/7 access to more than 450 online courses, covering everything from safety and maintenance to composites and machining.[14]

Custom Training Content

Custom training and educational content for schools and organizations.

Assessments

Online assessments for evaluating current workforce skills and developing training programs based on filling the gaps.

Certifications

Industry-backed certifications for lean manufacturing technology and manufacturing engineering, as well as certificate programs for green manufacturing. Tooling U-SME training courses adhere to the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Standards, SME Certified Manufacturing Technologist (CMfgT) certification, Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) standards and American Welding Society (AWS) SENSE Level 1 standard.[15]

Online bookstore and Knowledge Edge®

Knowledge Edge is a subscription service digital library with more than 700 industrial training videos and clips, 1,200 eBooks and eChapters, 16,000 technical papers and 10,000 entries in the Manufacturing Knowledge Base wiki.

See also

E-learning Online Learning Workforce development Manufacturing engineering Competency model

References

  1. ↑ "Training". ManufacturersEdge.com. Manufacturer's Edge. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Toensmeier, Pat (17 September 2014). "Tooling U-SME Preaches Targeted Training for Workforce Competency". ThomasNet. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "One suburban manufacturer's answer to shortage of skilled workers". Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  4. ↑ Shingler, Dan. "Chad Schron Vice President/Co-founder, Tooling University". CrainsCleveland.com. Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Jeannine Kunz". Daily Edventures. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Walmer, Daniel. "Attracting millennials: How to talk to people like me". CPBJ Extra. cpbj.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Felix, Chris. "Training For Now And The Future: Production Machining". www.productionmachining.com. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  8. ↑ "Online Engineering Education: Many Options, Many Outcomes". 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  9. ↑ Kunz, Jeanine. "THE POWER OF PEOPLE". TrainingMag.com. Training Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Nash-Hoff, Michele. "How to Combat the Manufacturing Skills Gap". Saving US Manufacturing. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Tooling U-SME announces Competency Framework training". Automation.com. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Tooling U-SME's Competency Framework Now Available". Gear Technology. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Nash-Hoff, Michele (3 November 2011). "What's Being Done to Address the Lack of Skilled Workers?". Industry Week. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Instructor Led Training". ToolingU.com. Tooling U-SME. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Fastener Training Q&A with Chad Schron of Tooling U-SME". Fastener News Desk. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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