Case Study Excerpt: "The Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AzAMI) of Mesa Community College (MCC) is helping meet the need for qualified, employable workers in the advanced manufacturing sectors, industries vital to Arizona, by building on workers’ prior experience, aligning training to industry needs and using innovative approaches to learning including Tooling U-SME online courses.

"With the award of a 4-year, $2.5 million U.S. Department of Labor Trade 
Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) 
Grant1, AzAMI programs are retraining an existing workforce and educating a 
new generation of skilled workers who will provide long-term support to the 
expanding manufacturing sector in Arizona."