Education & Training

SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Industrial Readiness Training Program

Employers are encouraged to observe and participate in training.

Employer Benefits:

• Allows the company an opportunity to select the right candidate based on observed behaviors and measured skills
• Interview fewer candidates
• New employees add value immediately
• Higher short and long term retention rate
• Employees understand their role in the company, value of teams and cooperation
• IRT grads have formed a close bond and support group
• Pull system – classes are convened when there is a company hiring

Advanced Industrial Maintenance Training

• Internationally recognized training systems
• Programs designed in partnership with industry leaders
• Programs Industrial Maintenance Programs through Advanced Mechanical and Electrical/Electronics, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Process Controls
• Training is highly customizable to meet specific objectives of the client

Internationally Recognized Training Programs and Processes
Scientific Management Techniques, Inc

• Legally Validated Skills Testing
• Mechanical Aptitude Testing
• Electronic Systems Skills Testing
• Programmable Logic Controls Testing
• Process Controls Testing
• Training Programs
• Curriculum and Training Aids train to industry recognized standards
• Highly customizable and portable
• Versatile Learning Systems:  Online self-paced and traditional classroom options
• Excellent hands on criterion-based labs to demonstrate mastery
• Lab equipment offers realistic experiences in set-up, operation and maintenance of mechanical and electrical/electronic components and systems

Most units of the Basic through Advanced Industrial Maintenance programs are available at the Millington Center. 

In August 2014 Millington began operations for its municipal school district. With an enrollment of approximately 2,200 students, this locally operated district is one of the centerpieces of civic life in Millington. There are numerous public and private intuitions of higher education and industrial training options in Millington and in the immediate MSA. The University of Memphis has a branch campus in Millington. The facility is shared by Southwest Tennessee Community College (SWTCC).  SWTCC has aggressively pursued innovative programs to ensure that its students receive current industrial related training. SWTCC has been the recent recipient of over ten million dollars of grants from the US Department of Labor. These grants are targeted to provide training in high wage and high skill occupations. Manufacturing skills and transportation and logistics training are keystones of these programs.  Millington’s Naval Support Activity, Mid South base has branches of the University of Arkansas, Southern Illinois State University, Park University and Webster University. These schools serve the military as well as the local civilian population. Other higher education options are available through Rhodes College and Christian Brothers University. Technical training is available through the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, William Moore College of Technology, Mid South Community College and Vatterott Career College among others.  Commercial Drivers License Training is provided by Swift Transportation in Memphis and Road Master in Millington. Crew Training International has a pilot training school in Millington.