Fairfield County Workforce Center
Established in 2020, the Fairfield County Workforce Center provides training programs for high-demand industries including manufacturing, skilled trades and health care. The programs are offered through a collaborative partnership between the Fairfield County Commissioners, Ohio University Lancaster, Russ College of Engineering and Hocking College. The partnership focuses on economic development through training and workforce development.
ASCENT: Careers in High Tech
Educational Programs
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Automation CertificateThe Automation Technician certification offers students the opportunity to develop hands on technical skills in robotics and automation. These skills are needed by technicians and will support the region's growing industrial systems environment.
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Mechatronics CertificateThe Mechatronics Technician certification is now offered to students who want to combine the application of electronics and mechanics to better understand and improve industrial processes. As high-tech manufacturing continues to expand in Ohio, there is a growing need for skilled mechatronics technicians to operate and maintain industrial equipment.
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Engineering TechnologyThe Engineering Technology program was created to meet the rising demand for skilled technicians and engineering technologists. Students are guided through real-world applications with hands-on lab courses to ensure they have the technical foundation needed to pursue a successful career in engineering.
Fall 2024 Coursework
Ohio University Credit Courses
ENGT 1100 - Introduction to Engineering Technology
This introduction to career opportunities, job functions, and professional organizations in Engineering Technology includes discussion of curriculum and program procedures.
ENGT 1190 - Manufacturing Materials and Processes
This course provides an introduction to metal and plastic materials, processes and basic competencies appropriate for a manufacturing technician. Competencies will be developed from material presented in lectures, labs, the text, various assignments, and through hands-on learning experiences.
ENGT 1200 - Industrial Electronics
This course is an introduction to direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) fundamentals. Industry-relevant subject areas include basic electrical circuits, electrical measurement, circuit analysis, inductance and capacitance, combination circuits, transformers, and characteristics of solid-state components.
ENGT 2100 - Career Preparation in Engineering Technology
This course covers information on employment opportunities, career enhancement activities, and professional development in Engineering Technology.
ENGT 2200 - Basic Hydraulics and Pneumatics
This course covers the application of hydraulic and pneumatic principles to common industrial control circuits, emphasizing maintenance of hardware and circuitry.
ENGT 2230 - Automation and Robotics I
This course is an introduction to hands-on advanced manufacturing skills replicating industrial production areas involving the preventive maintenance, alignment, and maintenance of an automated industrial manufacturing system followed by an introduction to programming and operation of a robotic cell.
ENGT 2850 - Lean Enterprise
This course provides an overview of the structure and tools of Lean, a systematic method for the elimination of waste within a manufacturing system without sacrificing productivity in order to add value to a product or service. Lab activities give students opportunities to recognize forms of waste in a manufacturing process and apply methods used to remove it. Methods covered include Poka Yoke, Why-Why-Why, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Kanban, 5S and Six Sigma.
Non-Credit Medical Training
Phlebotomy (High School Seniors)
This Phlebotomy Technician course prepares students for national certification and entry-level employment by covering topics top including OSHA, CLIA, HIPAA, and CDC standards, therapeutic communication techniques, law and ethics, medical terminology, and anatomy and physiology. Students develop proficiency in phlebotomy and dermal puncture as well as specimen collection and testing for health maintenance and disease prevention.
How to apply
Students may take the above classes for credit if they'd like to use the credits for a future degree or certificate program. Students will need to enroll as non-degree seeking students at least 2 weeks prior to the start of courses.
Employer-Sponsored Students
Employers may use the Ohio University Sponsored Students process to pay for the employees taking the training.
Employers also have the ability to use the state’s TechCred program to be eligible to have 100% of the training costs reimbursed at successful completion of the training.
Contact
Zaki Kuruppalil
Department Chair kuruppal@ohio.edu
740.593.0258