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    MAT2

    Today's Technology - Tomorrow's Innovations - Your Future

    Michigan Advanced Technician Training

     MAT² is a is an educational model that operates much like an apprenticeship. This training program works with industry leaders and combines classroom instruction with on-the-job training to develop company specific skills. Upon graduation, students are prepared to successfully step directly into the workforce.  MAT² trains a globally competitive workforce by:

    • Allowing companies to develop their own employees according to their particular needs
    • Providing direct employer involvement in the design and execution of competency-based education and training programs
    • Offering a means of training that reduces recruitment, retention, and training costs
    • Establishing Michigan as an education innovator and global competitor
    • Creating a nationally accredited program, in which students receive an associate degree as well as other accreditations

     MAT² also addresses two manufacturing and technology issues:

    • A widening skills gap
    • An aging workforce

     Benefits to Students

    The MAT² initiative offers a number of benefits to students, including:

    • Employer paid college tuition
    • Paid on-the-job training
    • An associate's degree in a field that is in-demand
    • Guaranteed employment upon successful completion of the program

    MAT² graduates commit to remaining on the job for at least two years after successful completion of the program. 

    Participating Colleges

    In 2013, two colleges participated in the MAT² initiative; Henry Ford College and Oakland Community College. In the past year the list of participating institutions has expanded significantly. The 2014 - 2015 participants include:

    • Baker College of Cadillac
    • Delta Community College
    • Henry Ford College
    • Kalamazoo Valley Community College
    • Lansing Community College
    • Macomb Community College
    • Mott Community College
    • Oakland Community College 

    2015 - 2016 MAT² Programs

    • CNC Manufacturing Technician
    • IT Technician
    • Mechatronics Technician
    • Technical Product Design Technician