North Central Kansas Technical College (NCK Tech) has established a new partnership with the Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center (MAMTC) to

provide specific workforce training to meet the needs of Kansas manufacturers. The partnership provides funding to expand the College’s welding program to help address the shortage of trained and qualified welders seen in industry.  A new one-semester certificate option will be made available to students.  Currently, the college offers a one-year program on both its Beloit and Hays campuses.  Students have the opportunity to complete an Associate’s degree in Welding Engineering Technology by continuing for one more semester at Fort Hays State University.

MAMTC was founded in 1991 with a simple purpose.  To help companies realize never ending growth in the rapidly changing global marketplace. MAMTC is a not-for-profit corporation that is supported by a public and private partnership of Kansas companies, the Kansas Department of Commerce and the  National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP).  NIST MEP is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce with a mission to help make American businesses more innovative at home and more competitive abroad.