EVSC’s Career & Tech Center earns national accreditation
EVANSVILLE — The Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center’s precision machine technology program is in a league of its own.
The program has received its first National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) accreditation, making it the only such-accredited secondary training program in the United States to attain the designation, according to the NIMS.
“Since first applying for the accreditation in March 2010, the staff and faculty at the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.’s career and technical center have met NIMS standards and have set the bar for exceptional metalworking training in the state of Indiana,” states a newsletter distributed by NIMS.
Before the accreditation, the program was audited by NIMS representatives, local colleges and industry leaders.
“The overall program is outstanding,” according to a final report filed by an NIMS evaluation team.
“The facility is second to none, and in fact it would rival any high school or even secondary technical institution in the state of Indiana.
“The staff is extremely knowledgeable and really connects with the students,” further read the report.
“The students are excited about the class, and Mr. Niehaus (instructor Jim Niehaus) continually challenges them to take their skills to the next level.”
The program has several volunteers, including a former student and a retired tool and die maker whom the report credits with being “a tremendous asset to the program.”
Shawn McGrew of Prodigy Mold & Tool and a member of the center’s precision machine technology program advisory board, said, “As a manufacturing business owner, I am very impressed with the center.
“The facility and staff far exceeded my expectations.”
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