MATC Students go to Flight School Building Unmanned Drones (Madison.com)

(Photo by Amber Arnold, Wisconsin State Journal)

Thomas Kaminski, a former NASA computer engineer and instructor of industrial maintenance at MATC, sensed the growing opportunities in the field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's). This spring, for the first time he offered a class for students interested in designing and flying the craft. Sun Prairie's Matrix Product Development was one of three Madison area businesses that donated money for materials and equipment for the class.

Click here to read the full story at Madison.com: http://host.madison.com/news/local/education/matc-students-go-to-flight-school-building-unmanned-drones/article_ec20a238-44fd-57ce-8903-75c06bdaf420.html

Blogger's Note: There are plenty of beneficial uses of this sort of technology and this is a great way to get more people interested in the technology field.  Thanks to Matrix Product Development for their support of MATC and the technology sector in our local economy.

Chamber Lunch Discusses Local Workforce Issues Oct. 13th (Sun Prairie Star)

Chamber Lunch Discusses Local Workforce Issues Oct. 13th

Link to Full Article: http://www.sunprairiestar.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=50&ArticleID=8600&TM=77027.57

Blogger's Note: This is a key issue for employers for our whole region and even our whole State...not just Sun Prairie.  If we want to be a place for high-tech manufacturing, making sure we have a capable, knowledgeable, and experienced workforce--one that's not afraid to get their hands dirty.  This is key to both our short term and long term economic health and success.

MATC and the UW SBDC Announce Training Calendars for Fall 2008

UW Madison Small Business Development Center (UW SBDC)

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Small Business Development Center (UW SBDC) has released their Fall 2008 program calendar. Courses are available on topics including but not limited to:

• Starting a Business Programs
• Human Resource Legal Series
• Web Strategy and Marketing Series
• Supervisory/Leadership Series
• High Performance Leadership Series
• Quickbooks Accounting Series
• People and Communication Skill Series
• Financial Management Series
• Sales Strategies
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Project Management

and more...

For a specific list of courses, detailed program descriptions, instructor bios, and other details click on www.uwsbdc.org.

Madison Area Technical College (MATC)

Madison Area Technical College has released its 2008-2009 offerings of employer-sponsored workshops and seminars. Courses can be customized and delivered on site at your business. Course offerings are available in several categories including but not limited to:

• Communication and Workplace Effectiveness
• Computer Training
• Computer Training and Applications
• Leadership and Supervision
• Increasing Your Sales Through Government Contracting
• Technical and Manufacturing

Print versions of the current listing of course offerings are available. You may also go to www.trainingmatrix.com/matcmadison for additional information.