Manufacturing Camp for Kids

IndustryWeek - Community colleges partner to develop summer manufacturing program for students. Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT) and the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) said March 23 they will offer summer manufacturing camps targeting secondary-education youth. NBT is the foundation of the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association and was created by Ratzenberger to bring awareness to the lack of skilled manufacturing workers. The camp is designed to expose campers to math, science, engineering and entrepreneurship principles and the opportunity to view technology being used in the industry. 

It will be offered at 18 community colleges nationwide. Camp participants will use technology to create a product from start to finish in 3-D design, CNC programming, welding, machining, and other applications, while learning product creation, problem solving, entrepreneurship and team building. The program also includes visits to area manufacturers so students can see products being made and receive career advice from company entrepreneurs. More information about the camp and locations is available at http://www.nutsandboltsfoundation.org/Grants.