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RED RIVER COLLEGE
College’s New Price Institute Launches First Courses in Advanced Manufacturing & Mechatronics SIEMENS PARTNERS WITH RRC TO DELIVER LEADING-EDGE TRAINING
R ed River College Polytech- nic (RRC Polytech) and Siemens, a global digital technology leader, have partnered to deliver the first courses and programs available to Manito- bans through the College’s new Price Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics.
The Level 1 Siemens Mechatronic Sys- tems Certification program — the first of its kind in Manitoba — is accepting registra- tions and is open to recent graduates of RRC Polytech’s manufacturing programs, as well as workers in the manufacturing industry who are looking to upskill and reskill. Students who complete the Level 1 pro- gram will also have the opportunity to enrol
in Level 2 later in 2024.
Price Institute present an exciting first step in answering the call for training that ad- vances technology adoption across all areas of manufacturing and embeds Industry 4.0 concepts.” Alongside the first offering of the Siemens program in Manitoba, the Price Institute of- fers a suite of micro-credentials, including an Introduction to Ethical Hacking which
“The Price Institute was established to meet the emerging needs of Manitoba’s manufacturing sector by providing oppor- tunities for students and those currently employed in the sector to access lead- ing-edge training and applied research,” says Fred Meier, President and CEO, RRC Polytech. “These first offerings from the
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RRC students are poised to become part of the wave of the future in manufacturing.
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