The Industrial Maintenance Training Center of PA uses a multi-tiered governance system to insure that programs and processes are best serving our customers and the public.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee insures that the activities of the Center conform to the requirements and intent of the grants received and the policies and objectives of the sponsoring Workforce Investment Boards. The Steering Committee selects the fiscal agent for issuing contracts, dispersing funds, providing administrative support, and fullfilling reporting and other grant requirements. The Steering Committee establishes eligibility and reimbursement policies and assigns a Project Manager to oversee execution of the Center's programs.

IMTC Steering Committee

Scott Sheely
Executive Director
Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board

Edward J. McCann
Chief Executive Officer
Berks County Workforce Investment Board

Advisory Council

The Advisory Council provides strategic direction to the Center and specific recommendations with respect to programs and curriculum. The Mid-Atlantic Mechatronics Advisory Council (MAMAC) serves as the IMTC's advisory council as well advising other schools and programs in the mid-Atlantic states.

The MAMAC is comprised of business executives whose responsibilities bring them into direct contact with the emerging discipline of mechatronics. The members have affiliations with thought-leading national and international organizations involved in advanced manufacturing, packaging and mechatronics.

The Advisory Council meets four times per year and may be contacted by e-mailing the chairperson.

Industry Partnership

The Industrial Maintenance and Mechatronics Industry Partnership (IP) is comprised of representatives of companies that have or plan to participate in IMTC prgrams. Companies that take advantage of grant funding are required to participate in the Partnership.

Scope of the Partnership

The Industrial Maintenance and Mechatronics (IM&M) Industry Partnership is one of over a dozen similar partnerships that are funded through the sponsoring Workforce Investment Boards in the region served by the IMTC. Most of these partnerships, such as the Food Industry Partnership, the Metals Industry Partnership, or the Healthcare Industry Partnership, represent verticle industry segments. The IM&M IP is different in that it focuses upon a technology area that cuts across industry segments. As a result, many of the members of the industrial maintenance partnership will also hold membership in another manufacturing partnership such as food or metals.

The industry specific partnerships are open to pursuing programs in a variety of areas. For example, a partnership might offer training programs in management development, LEAN manufacturing, quality processes, or a very specific piece of equipment. The Steering Committee has established that the Industrial Maitenance and Mechatronics IP will not sponsor programs that might otherwise be sponsored by a verticle industry partnership; and the verticle industry partnerships will work with the IMTC for general industrial maintenance and mechatronics programs. This guidance provides the opportunity for a significantly deep level of focus on the part of the partnership.

Role of the Partnership

The roles of the partnership as defined by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Labor and Industry, include the following:

• Bring employers together to identify and address the training needs of incumbent workers.
• Assist educational institutions in aligning their programs to industry demand.
• Develop industry-recognized credentials.
• Assist employers to implement practices that improve competitiveness and improve outcomes for workers.
• Help to reduce gaps between the highest-performing and lesser-performing companies within an industry.
• Promote collaboration for innovation, competitive practices and high-performance work organizations.
• Undertake programs to build pipelines of new employees and reach out to disadvantaged populations.
• Influence private, public and educational institutions to work together to develop long-term solutions to workforce challenges.
• Establish effective governance, engage members, seek new members and develop plans to sustain success.
• Seek continuous improvement and measure results.

The partnership's 2007 -08 activities, relative to the scope and role defined for it, are described in its annual report . During fiscal years July 2006 through June 2008, the partnership has provided training for 177 students with an average reimbursement of $3800 per student.

Companies that have participated in the Industrial Maintenance & Mechatronics Industry Partnership include:

To join the partnership or obtain additional information, contact the Project Manager, Keith Campbell at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .