PLAINFIELD —
All in the community are invited to the dedication of the new Vincennes University Logistics Training and Education Center at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 27 at 853 S. Columbia Road, Suite 151, Plainfield. The center is near Interstate 70 and Ronald Reagan Parkway.
Speakers will include Robin Brandgard, president of the Plainfield Town Council; VU President Dick Helton; and VU Board of Trustees Chair J.R. Gaylor. Other VU speakers will include Phillip Rath, vice president for Financial Services and Government Relations; David A. Tucker, vice president for Workforce Development/Community Services; and James Dolan, director of the Logistics Training and Education Center.
In April 2011 the Plainfield Town Council approved providing $500,000 in start-up costs over five years for the Logistics Training and Education Center in Plainfield to be administered by VU. The announced goal was to help attract and retain employers, create a highly trained workforce, and enhance Plainfield’s role as a leading logistics community.
Plainfieldis in close proximity to the expanding Indianapolis International Airport, major roadways, and more than 25 million square feet of distribution and light manufacturing space.
VU worked with industry professionals and Conexus Indiana to identify skill gaps of workers in the logistics industry and designed a skills-based training program to close those skill gaps industry-wide. The collaboration is an asset to the programs offered at the new Center in Plainfield, especially in the area of stackable training certificates which lead to a college degree.
The center will bring to one location VU’s full range of logistics training and educational opportunities. It will provide basic training for entry-level positions, including order picking training, fork-lift certification, and truck driver training. Also, training will be available to those already in the logistics industry to hone specific skills, such as short-term courses in material handling, lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma.
In addition, VU will offer hands-on training in connection with its associate degree program in Supply Chain Logistics Management at the center beginning in the fall semester 2012. The associate degree will be awarded through VU’s Aviation Technology Center in Indianapolis, and it may be completed through both traditional semester-based catalog courses and stackable training certificates.
The center will provide a blended learning environment, combining state-of-the-art classroom technology with hands-on logistics lab space that simulates today’s high-tech warehouses, distribution centers, and equipment utilized on the job at area employers.
More information about Vincennes University Logistics programs may be found online at www.vinu.edu/logistics.
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