Seven displaced workers were recognized Friday for completing free training in CNC (computer numeric control) machine programming at the IUE Local 755 union hall off Woodman Drive.
The training was free, provided by software seller Chesterfield, Mo.-based VMH International. IUE Local 755 provided the displaced workers, said James Winship, the local’s president.
While VMH doesn’t guarantee that all graduates will find jobs, local instructors sound as if that’s their goal. Doug Gudorf believes he can place 60 CNC programmers a year.
The goal is to train not just CNC operators, but CNC programmers.
“People tend to pay a higher premium for people with this knowledge,” said Vern Heyer, VMH chief executive.
Kovacs believes the training made the difference for him.
“It’s a demanding field where a lot of people don’t have the knowledge to use the software,” he said. “It’s definitely the foundation.”
“What we’ve done is created employees,” said Barry Davidson, a VMH instructor.
Heyer hopes that employers who hire workers trained in using his software will then buy that software. His Dayton-area customers include GE Aviation, the University of Dayton Research Institute, Vandalia’s Evenflo and Miamisburg’s O’Neil & Associaties.
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