This program is approved for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship.

Basic Eligibility Criteria

An applicant must:

Be an Arkansas resident

Be a high school graduate or received high school equivalency

Not be a current recipient of the Arkansas Academic Challenge ScholarshipBe accepted for admission in a program of study at an approved institution of higher education that leads to an associate degree or a certificate program in the fields of Industry, Health Care, or Information Technology.

Award Amounts

The Workforce Challenge Award will be the cost of a certificate program or program of study not to exceed $800.

Apply for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship

Learn basic programming, maintenance and trouble-shooting PLC based industrial controls using PLC trainers with Allen Bradley/ Rockwell Automation Control-Logix hardware and Allen Bradley/Rockwell Automation RSLogix 5000 and RSLinx software. This will allow you to benefit from vendor training on specific equipment. The central processing unit is an L36 ERM. The basic operating principles of all PLCs, their inputs and outputs (discrete and analog), programming, maintenance, and networking will be covered. Hands on approach to Factory Talk View is also included.

Ken Walsh

Ken Walsh started his career as an Electrical Engineer developing automated sawmill equipment. Ken worked for Rockwell Automation for Nearly 20 years as a field support engineer.

• Experience in Automation Systems, software, System Design, Pneumatics, Electric Motor Drives, Panel Design, logic controllers, HMI project management, startup, troubleshooting and repair with disciplines applied across a multitude of industries.
• Broad knowledge of general automation, networks, motion control, drive systems and process control that spans across multiple control vendors.
• Experience with networks and communications includes: Controlnet, Devicenet, Ethernet, Modbus.

The Arkansas Steelmaking Bootcamp is a job skills initiative designed to prepare people for the urgent labor demand in the steel manufacturing industry in Mississippi County. 

The Bootcamp is comprised of 80 hours of workforce education and training that provides participants with entry-level knowledge for entering a career in steelmaking. 

The 80-hour Bootcamp will be offered over a two-week period (Monday-Friday) with open entry, meaning that participants will not have to wait until the next cycle begins to start training.  Participants can enter at any point.

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CREDENTIALS

• OSHA 10 - General Industry
• American Heart Association First Aid CPR
• Certificate of Completion 80 Hours

BOOTCAMP TRAINING TOPICS

• Team Building - 4 hours
• First Aid/CPR - 6 hours
• Radio Protocol - 2 hours
• Steelmaking Processes - 4 hours
• Preventative Maintenance - 4 hours
• Math for Manufacturing - 4 hours
• OSHA 10 - 10 hours
• Quality Basics for Operators - 4 hours
• Mechanical Measurements - 2 hours
• Proper Use of Tools - 3 hoursAnti-Harassment - 7 hour
• Technical Math - 4 hours
• Personal Financial Planning - 2 hours
• Steel Mill Economics - 4 hours
• Forklift Safety - 4 hours
• Crane Safety - 4 hours
• Hydraulics/Pneumatics - 8 hours
• Basic Electrical Applications - 6 hours
• Fundamentals of Blueprint Reading - 4 hours

Total Hours - 80 hours

More Information:

For more information regarding the Arkansas Steelmaking Bootcamp, please contact us!

workforce@asun.edu  |  870-680-8743

This 40-hour MIG Welding course introduces the skills and knowledge necessary to set up equipment and make sound welds using the short circuit MIG welding process. Items covered will include shop safety, set up and operation of GMAW equipment, weld joints and positions, and welding of carbon steel using the GMAW short circuit process.

Required Supplies:

Students will need to wear long sleeve cotton shirt, long cotton pants, and leather work shoes to every class.

Students will need to bring a welding helmet (shade 9 or variable), MIG welidng gloves, and safety glasses to every class. 

This 40-hour Stick Welding course introduces the skills and knowledge necessary to set up equipment and make sound welds using the SMAW or "Stick" welding process. Items covered will include shop safety, set up and operation of welding equipment, weld joints and positions, and welding of carbon steel using various rod types.

Required Supplies:

Students will need to wear long sleeve cotton shirt, long cotton pants, and leather work shoes to every class.

Students will need to bring a welding helmet (shade 9 or variable), welidng gloves, safety glasses, chipping hammer, and wire brush to every class. 

This program is approved for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship.

Basic Eligibility Criteria

An applicant must:

• Be an Arkansas resident
• Be a high school graduate or received high school equivalency
• Not be a current recipient of the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship
• Be accepted for admission in a program of study at an approved institution of higher education that leads to an associate degree or a certificate program in the fields of Industry, Health Care, or Information Technology.

The Workforce Challenge Award will be the cost of a certificate program or program of study not to exceed $800.

Apply for the Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship

This course is not just meant for electricians, but for all employees that deal with electrical work or may be exposed to potential arc flash hazards, including but not limited to facility managers, plant or manufacturing personnel, and maintenance personnel. It is also for safety directors employed by companies that deal with electrical work.

This class provides an overview of OSHA's Energy Control and Lockout/Tagout Standards and will include information on the following:

• Recognizing the purpose of lockout/tagout procedures.
• Identifying the responsibilities of authorized, affected, and other employees during lockout/tagout procedures.
• Identifying sources of energy hazards and consequences of improper control.
• Employer responsibilities and requirements for lockout/tagout of hazardous energy sources.Different types of lockout/tagout devices and their application.
• Procedural steps for lockout/tagout.
• Recognizing when lockout/tagout is occurring, and the role of affected workers in keeping the lockout/tagout procedure safe.

The Forklift Operator course satisfies OSHA training standards for employees who operate forklifts as part of their job. Topics Include forklift basics, types of forklifts, forklift body parts, inspection checks, safe operation, and material handling. The course includes three hours of classroom instruction and a skills demonstration that allows participants to practice the safe operation of a forklift.

This course covers naming a range, specialprinting titles of rows & columns, paste between work-sheets, pasting values and links, viewing and workingwith multiple work-sheets, 3D formulas,  protecting a workbook \ worksheet, & cells, checking for duplicates, Excel as a database, autofilters, slicers,and creating a graph with two axis.

Excel Level 2 is a continuation of Level 1, participants should have those skills before taking Excel Level 2. Course objectives are how to work with multiple files and worksheets, naming a range and benefits, sorting and filtering data using Excel as a database, tables and their benefits, data validation, sub-totals, Pivot Tables, conditional formatting, graphs with two axis and sparklines.