Start your path towards a high-paying career with FAME
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Earn nearly $40,000 over two years
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Work part-time with a FAME sponsor employer
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Graduate with an AAS degree in Engineering Technologies
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Become certified as an Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT)
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Graduate debt free and still have remaining income
FAME BY THE NUMBERS
32 Chapters in 12 States
1,300+ Graduates
Since 2010
400+ Company Partners
1,800 hours of on-the-ground experience for each graduate
500+ Graduates Since Spring 2020
85% of graduates proceed to direct employment with sponsoring company
ABOUT
FAME, the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education, is the premier advanced manufacturing workforce education and development program.
It was created by Toyota, and now supported by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and built out nationally by the Manufacturing Institute.
FAME helps students become highly skilled, globally competitive, well-rounded and sought-after talent that can meet the unique needs and challenges of today’s modern manufacturing workforce. Every year, FAME graduates transition into well-paying, diverse career pathways in critical disciplines across the manufacturing industry and across the country.
Those enrolled in the FAME Program will start a work/study program to earn an associate degree and certification as an Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT). FAME students will attend classes at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City two days a week and will work at least 24 hours a week for a local, sponsoring employer – being paid at least $16 an hour.
As a participant in the FAME Program, you will engage in hands-on training and education to develop you as a well-rounded worker, including:
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Technical Manufacturing Skills
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Installation and Assembly of New Machines
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Troubleshooting and Repairing
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Quality Control
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Industry Best Practices and Safety Guidelines
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Professional Behaviors and Leadership Skills
OKC EMPLOYERS
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK, the Climate Control Group (CCG) is a diverse collection of subsidiaries providing HVAC products and solutions for a variety of applications and markets.
CCG designs and manufactures market-leading products for multiple applications, where the comfort and efficiency of climate-controlled spaces are required. Serving multiple industries such as healthcare, education, hospitality and residential, our business units lead with innovation, quality and strong brand loyalty.
Part of IDEX Corporation, IDEX Energy AFS is a group of IDEX Fluid and Metering businesses (Liquid Controls, Corken, and SAMPI) that provide the refined fuels, LPG, and aviation fuels markets with mission critical fluid measurement and movement devices such as flow meters, pumps, compressors and integrated flow systems.
Canoo's mission is to bring EVs to Everyone. The company has developed breakthrough Multi-Purpose Platforms and digital ecosystems that are reinventing the automotive landscape with bold innovations in design, pioneering technologies, and a unique business model that spans the full lifecycle of the vehicle.
OMADA International is an industry leader in high-performance, metallic structures and components.
We serve a portfolio of ‘blue chip’ OEMs and Tier 1 customers in Commercial and Defense aerospace across a range of premier program platforms from our US facilities and supply chain network.
Organizing Partner
For more than a century, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber has been the voice of business and the visionary organization in Oklahoma City. We represent thousands of businesses of all sizes and all industries in Oklahoma City’s 10-county region.
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The Chamber is committed to helping grow the manufacturing talent base of our region to support the local industry and to increase Oklahoma City's profile for new-to-market industries. Establishing the first FAME chapter in the state of Oklahoma is critical to these efforts.
“OKC FAME and OSU-OKC are offering an innovative intersection of education and paid training to help students earn an associate degree and the certifications needed to land jobs in a modern manufacturing workforce. This partnership with the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber and a growing number of outstanding Oklahoma industrial companies is helping Oklahoma address its shortage of high-tech workers and spark a revolution of hiring and economic growth.”
Dr. Ronna Vanderslice
OSU-OKC interim provost and vice provost of academic affairs of the OSU System
Students enrolled in the OKC FAME program will come to OSU-OKC two days a week for classroom-based learning and then spend at least 24 hours a week working off-campus for a sponsoring employer who has agreed to provide students hands-on training and pay at least $16 an hour. Upon completion of the two-year program, OKC FAME students will have an associate degree from OSU-OKC and certification as an advanced manufacturing technician.
EDUCATIONAL PARTNER
The FAME program consists of three key elements that are interwoven—
connecting their technical and real-world training:
Safety Culture
Visual Workspace Organization
Lean Manufacturing
Problem Solving
Machine Reliability
Initiative
Professional Communication
Productivity /
Time Management
Additive Manufacturing
Quality Methods
PLC's
Hydraulics and Mechanical Systems
Process Management
Engineering Instrumentation
Advanced Quality Methods
Manufacturing Techniques
Manufacturing CORE
Exercises
Professional
Behaviors
Technical Core Training
THE FAME EDUCATIONAL MODEL
