Technical Programs
With growing companies like Arthrex, skilled machine operators and machinists are in high demand, and job openings for these positions are increasing significantly every year. In response to this demand, Arthrex has partnered with the Lorenzo Walker Technical College (LWTC), Immokalee Technical College (ITC) and the Fort Myers Technical College (FMTC) in Southwest Florida and Tri-County Technical College in South Carolina to develop programs that provides students with the basic skills for a competitive edge when interviewing for machining work. The 84-hour course requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
Arthrex Manufacturing Apprenticeship Program : Florida
Arthrex also offers a four-year apprenticeship program to train computer numerical control (CNC) machine operators, the technical machinists who run the state-of-the-art computer-controlled machines that medical implants and devices. The program is registered through the State of Florida’s Department of Education and is one of only three in the state. Arthrex Manufacturing Apprenticeship Program: Florida is the only INJ (Individual NonJoint) program in the state, which means that Arthrex is the sole sponsor of this apprenticeship. Apprentices receive 8,000 hours of daily on-the-job learning as well as up to 240 hours per year of classroom instruction. Upon successful completion of the four-year program, apprentices are awarded a certificate from the State of Florida, which is equivalent to a journeyman’s card and is recognized throughout the United States. A limited number of spaces open every year for both internal and external candidates.
Arthrex Manufacturing Apprenticeship Program : South Carolina
Arthrex Manufacturing Inc. South Carolina (AMISC) offers several apprenticeships, including youth programs for interested high school and technical college students through partnerships with local institutions.
Through the programs – one administered by the Pickens County Career & Technology Center and one through Tri-County Technical College and in partnership with Apprenticeship Carolina – students have the opportunity to work part-time at AMISC while earning college credits. In the coming years, these programs are anticipated to expand to include Anderson Institute of Technology (AIT) and Anderson Career and Technology Center (ACTC). Both two-year apprenticeship programs enable interested students to train as CNC machine operators. These technical machinists the run state-of-the-art computer-controlled machines that make medical implants and devices. Currently, the programs have one apprentice each but are expected to expand enrollment as AMISC grows.