(SME: Dearborn, MI) -- Tomorrow’s global leaders will have to be tech-savvy and ready for advanced manufacturing jobs requiring skills in electronics, computers, software, and automation. Continuing its mission to encourage young people to focus their education on science, technology, engineering, and math, the SME Education Foundation is introducing computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) courses at 400 manufacturing education centers across the country. The foundation will sponsor the course at pre-existing partner schools in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Through their CIM program, the SME Education Foundation is introducing high-school students to exciting careers in manufacturing while engaging their industry partners and SME chapter members. The CIM course, upgraded by the Foundation’s industry partner, Project Lead The Way (PLTW), enhances computer modeling skills by applying principles of robotics and automation to the creation of 3-D design models.

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