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What is NEINFAME?
The Northeast Indiana Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (NEINFAME) connects students with employer partners to sponsor their pursuit of a two-year degree. Sponsor companies provide their selected students with mentoring and paid work experience.
NEINFAME focuses on developing critical professional skills while attending classes and earning an associate degree with education partner, Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne. Upon completion of the program, students have a high probability of no student debt, and the option to continue to earn a bachelor’s degree. Anyone with a high school diploma and a desire to gain hands-on, technical training is eligible to apply!
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The NEINFAME Program
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We are currently accepting applications for our 2024 cohort!
THINK YOU’RE A GOOD FIT?
NEINFAME Is Right For You If You Are…
Career-oriented and seeking rewarding work with attractive benefits
Interested in graduating debt-free
Value hands-on training and education
Aspire to work for some of the biggest and best employers in the country
Interested in pursuing a manufacturing and STEM-related career path
Aim to advance quickly in your career to pursue the lifestyle you want
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Who is a good candidate for the NEINFAME program?
A good candidate for NEINFAME is career-oriented and seeking to work within a highly regimented hands-on program. All participants must be college-ready high school graduates interested in pursuing a concentrated two-year associate degree. Students must be 18 or older upon entering their first semester. NEINFAME also accepts incumbent workers looking to change their career paths and veterans who would like to work in the manufacturing industry.
What are the career pathways upon completion?
NEINFAME students will gain experience within a modern, advanced manufacturing floor environment and develop a multifaceted technical skillset. The practice areas include electricity, robotics, fluid power, mechanics, fabrication, industrial troubleshooting, and more, as well as lessons that tackle the Manufacturing Core Exercises and Professional Behaviors. NEINFAME graduates will receive an associate degree, 60-79 credit hours, and 1,800 hours of on-the-job training – that will launch their career as manufacturing technicians. NEINFAME students are prepared for an accelerated career in maintenance upon graduation, but graduates seeking to continue their education can continue their education to receive a bachelor’s degree.
Is NEINFAME a virtual or in-person program?
Manufacturing is a hands-on industry, and because of that, our training does require participants to complete in-person lessons.
How do students enroll in NEINFAME?
If you meet the requirements, select the Apply tab listed above and fill out the application.
NEWS
Latest News
NEINFAME welcomes new class with “Signing Day” event
12 graduating high school seniors from throughout northeast Indiana signed their intent to participate in the next two-year cohort of the NEINFAME program beginning in the 2022–23 school year.
Northeast Indiana Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education launches new website
The Northeast Indiana Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (NEINFAME) recently launched its new website.
5 Questions with Jeff Hansen
Jeff Hansen, our chapter chair and Vice President of Environmental Sustainability at Steel Dynamics sat down to answer the Journal Gazette’s “5 Questions.”
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The Northeast Indiana Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education connects area students with employer partners to obtain sponsorship to pursue a two-year degree. Sponsors provide selected students with a paid work experience working part-time while attending classes.
