MVCTC Hosts Visit by Chairman Cao of Fuyao Glass
Englewood, Ohio – The Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) hosted Fuyao Glass Chairman, Mr. Cao Dewang, on Friday, September 25. Mr. Cao and other representatives of Fuyao visited MVCTC to see the new RAMTEC facility and to speak with current students.
As reported in Financial Times, “Mr. Cao became the biggest Chinese investor in Ohio this year when Fuyao Glass purchased the old General Motors factory in Dayton.” Mr. Cao and the other Fuyao Glass representatives were interested in learning more about MVCTC’s efforts to prepare the Miami Valley workforce for the in-demand jobs in advanced manufacturing and robotics.
MVCTC students sharing their experiences and future plans with Mr. Cao included Alexandria Pompeii (Aviation Maintenance senior from Northmont); Alec Atchley (Robotics and Automation junior form Arcanum); and Jack Patton (Precision Machining student from Valley View).
In August of 2014, an Ohio Straight A Fund Grant was awarded to career center partners to create nine Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative (RAMTEC) facilities in Ohio. The Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) is the Miami Valley’s regional RAMTEC facility providing training opportunities to a 12 county area (Darke, Preble, Miami, Montgomery, Warren, Clark, Mercer, Auglaize, Champaign, Greene, Clinton, and Shelby Counties). The proven success of the RAMTEC facility at Tri-Rivers Career Center in Marion, Ohio, is the model for the additional eight facilities. The goal is to strengthen the collaboration between industry, education and government to offer industry certifications for robotics, CNC machining, mechatronics, industrial maintenance, and robotic welding, all at a regional career center. This will provide a means to supply area industry leaders with a viable and highly trained workforce. It is also a pathway for both high school and adult learners to receive in-demand training in the latest technology and leave with industry certifications, highly technical skills and optimally a new career. As part of the collaborative, the MVCTC received $1.47 million of the grant to provide state-of-the-art equipment and to renovate space at their Hoke Road campus into a RAMTEC center.
For over 40-years, MVCTC has been providing career technical education for 27 partner school districts encompassing five counties in Southwest Ohio. MVCTC is dedicated to providing in-demand workforce training for youth, adults, and organizations in the Miami Valley.
For more information about MVCTC, visit www.mvctc.com or follow MVCTC on Facebook (Facebook.com/MVCTC) or Twitter (Twitter.com/MVCTC).
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Photo – Fuyao Glass Chairman, Mr. Cao Dewang, visited MVCTC on Friday, September 25. Pictured left to right – Jack Patton (Precision Machining student from Valley View); Alexandria Pompeii (Aviation Maintenance senior from Northmont); Alec Atchley (Robotics and Automation junior form Arcanum); Mr. Cao Dewang (Fuyao Glass Chairman); and Dr. Nick Weldy (MVCTC Superintendent).
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