Cummins Brings Its Global Technical Education Program to the U.S.
January 04 2018 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today announced that it will join
forces with more than 10 Memphis-area education and industry
partners to launch TEC: Technical Education for Communities.
The TEC program is a global initiative that targets the
technical skills gap through local vocational education programs.
It delivers a standardized education platform to help school
partners develop market-relevant curriculum, teacher training,
career guidance and the practical experience needed by
students.
“We look forward to bringing to Memphis this global community
education program that has trained over 1,000 students to date,”
said Mary Titsworth Chandler, CEO of the Cummins Foundation.
Currently, Cummins has 22 TEC sites across the globe. TEC
Memphis will be the first of its kind for the company in the United
States. The program will operate at the T-STEM Academy at East High
School.
“Building on our company’s rich history of corporate
responsibility, Cummins and the Cummins Foundation are addressing
the technical skills gap through vocational programs,” said Jenny
Bush, Vice President – Cummins Sales and Service North America.
“Through this partnership, uniting our TEC: Technical Education for
Communities program with local communities here in Memphis, we are
able to teach students industry-relevant technical skills that will
help our communities thrive now and in the future.”
On Jan. 4, 2018, Cummins and its partners, which include
Tri-State Truck Center, Penske Truck Leasing, TAG Truck Center,
Peterbilt Truck Centers, Ozark Motor Lines, Inc., General Truck
Sales and Service, Inc., FedEx Freight, MATA (Memphis Area Transit
Authority) and Summit Truck Group will mark the start of this
initiative with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing
ceremony. The MOU will outline the objectives of the program and
rally diverse partners around their common goals of addressing the
skills gap and helping build stronger communities.
The T-STEM Academy, in partnership with the University of
Memphis and various industry partners, is a magnet school providing
a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum for students to help
them succeed in various STEM careers.
“I am excited about the establishment of the Cummins TEC program
at the T-STEM Academy East High School,” said Lischa T. Brooks,
executive director of the academy. “The TEC program demonstrates
our commitment to provide innovative and high quality instruction
that will strengthen the Memphis community educationally and
economically, while establishing Memphis as a national leader in
college and career preparation programs. We believe this program
will serve as a model for how high schools and post-secondary
education institutions can collaborate with industry partners to
provide an amazing experience for students.”
About TEC: Technical Education for Communities
TEC: Technical Education for Communities helps students around
the world secure good jobs through school-based, industry-supported
vocational skills training. TEC fulfills that goal by
collaborating with schools and teachers on a proven,
research-backed educational framework and building partnerships
that will commit resources to students and job opportunities to
graduates. TEC’s standardized education platform helps education
partners develop market-relevant curriculum, teacher training,
career guidance and the practical experience needed by students.
TEC’s success is measured by improved educational outcomes, skills
and job acquisition and access for underserved populations. TEC was
started by Cummins Inc. in 2012 when company leaders discovered a
growing gap in the availability of skilled workers and the harm it
was causing communities.
About Cummins
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a
corporation of complementary business units that design,
manufacture, distribute and service diesel and natural gas engines
and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air
handling, filtration, emissions solutions and electrical power
generation systems. Headquartered in Columbus,
Indiana (USA), Cummins currently employs approximately 55,400
people worldwide and serves customers in approximately 190
countries and territories through a network of approximately 600
company-owned and independent distributor locations and more than
7,400 dealer locations. Cummins
earned $1.39 billion on sales of $17.5
billion in 2016.
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