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Trainees that have graduated from our Operation Next welding training are looking for placement at regional manufacturing companies!These trainees are either graduating from programs that took place at CCAC West Hills or Pittsburgh Technical College.  Trainees had 140 hours in Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) hands-on training including safe use of Oxy-fuel cutting and brazing equipment. Each candidate has passed their American Welding Society D 1.1 certification in the…

On August 5 the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) hosted an event in conjunction with AIM Higher partners Carnegie Mellon University, the ARM Institute, and Catalyst Connection to connect with the regional Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain.  The focus of the event was to better understand the Army, namely the Artificial Intelligence Integration Center (AI2C) within the Army Futures Command, as a customer.  The overarching theme…

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Looking to Do Business with the Department of Defense? You Have to Get Certified! By 2025, the Department of Defense (DoD) will require that all defense contractors submitting a bid on defense contracts will need to prove that they are certified in a basic level of cybersecurity standards. The DoD designed the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) as a unified standard for defense contractors to…

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (June 17, 2021): The AIM Higher Consortium is a new, wide-ranging program funded by the Department of Defense. The goal of the program is to strengthen the defense supply chain in the Greater Pittsburgh region of Southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Leaders of the program have launched a brand-new website, www.AimHigherConsortium.org, to inform the public about the program, share defense industry resources, and highlight grants and training…

Looking to Do Business with the Department of Defense? You Have to Get Certified! By 2025, the Department of Defense (DoD) will require that all defense contractors submitting a bid on defense contracts will need to prove that they are certified in a basic level of cybersecurity standards. The DoD designed the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) as a unified standard for defense contractors to address cybersecurity issues. Between…