EFSC SUPPORTING PENTAGON INNOVATION
EFSC received designation as a new national Advanced Composites Learning Center to train technicians to support Pentagon and Space Coast high-tech initiatives .
• The designation is part of a Department of Defense program to prepare current and next-generation manufacturing workers to produce military systems and components .
• The goal is to help ensure that Pentagon and hightech companies maintain global leadership in fields where advanced composites play a key role in cutting-edge innovation .
• EFSC was chosen because it ’ s located in an area with a high concentration of defense , space , aerospace and marine industries that support Pentagon projects vital to the economy and national security , officials said .
• The EFSC designation , which included at $ 150,000 grant , greatly enhances the college ’ s existing composites program with courses in Aerospace Technology and Engineering Technology taught on the Cocoa and Palm Bay campuses .
• “ The Center further strengthens our leading role in training a new generation of highly skilled workers for the Department of Defense , NASA and high-tech companies ,” said Dr . Jim Richey .
• “ The sky is the limit on what we can accomplish through such programs with our valued partners in the civilian and military sectors .”
• Similar learning centers are underway at Enterprise State Community College in Alabama and the Composites Prototyping Center in New York .
• The EFSC designation is a perfect fit for its work with local high-tech and advanced manufacturing companies to train workers and often provide apprenticeships .
• The companies include Knights Armament , Airbus One Web Satellites , Blue Origin , Vaya Space , RUAG Space USA , Diamondback America , ITT / Matrix Composites , Structural Composites , Precision Shape and Roswell Marine .
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