QCMI establishes machinist training program

Precision machining manufacturer Quality Controlled Mfg. Inc. (QCMI), Santee, Calif., has partnered with the San Diego Workforce Partnership to establish the QCMI Machinist Training Program. The first class of six students will start Nov. 10, 2014.

The success of the program will be the first step in launching the 501(c)(3) Grande Foundation Comprehensive Machinist Academy, named for QCMI CEO and founder Bob Grande. The Grande Foundation is dedicated to the improvement of San Diego community education, focusing on the development of a self-sustaining machinist training academy.

The program will provide veterans and other individuals with a career education in machining and related lean manufacturing business principles. QCMI is working with the East County Career Center to find eligible applicants. The program covers shop theory, blueprint reading, safety principles, CNC machining, and inspection. Upon graduation, students receive their Six Sigma Green Belt and machinist training diploma.