Welcome  to the Employ Florida Banner Center for Manufacturing. Since the Center's start-up in August 2006, we have been working to provide curriculum, training, and certification resources for developing and sustaining Florida's manufacturing production workforce and contributing to the expansion of its diverse manufacturing industries.

The Center represents a consortium of community colleges, workforce investment boards, regional manufacturers associations, economic development organizations, and manufacturing companies throughout Florida. Together, the Center has launched, with Workforce Florida funding, a new statewide industry-recognized, certification-based training and education initiative.

This initiative is built around the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council's (MSSC) new "Production Technician" certification and addresses portable production competencies in the areas of: Manufacturing Production and Process; Safety; Maintenance Awareness; and Quality and Continuous Improvement.

In its first year of operation, the Banner Center positioned itself as a key resource to provide a trained workforce for the expansion and sustainability of Florida’s manufacturing sector. It focused on advancing Florida’s manufacturing production workforce knowledge and skills to an increased level of productivity and contributing to the expansion of the state’s manufacturing industries.

Now, in its Third year of operation, the Banner Center is pursuing a wide array of initiatives that will build upon prior achievements, furthering the establishment of a unified workforce preparation system that creates the training and educational programs, curriculum, educational articulation pathways, and industry certifications needed to deliver high-performance manufacturing workplace competencies.

The Employ Florida Banner Center for Manufacturing is one of 10 Banner Centers in Florida. To learn more about the Employ Florida Banner Centers initiative please visit www.BannerCenters.com