Manufacturing and Product Development is a broad industry group with common products, services, and working environments. This group includes products and services related to the following fields:
- Printing and Publishing
- Consumer Product Manufacturing
- Machine Tool Manufacturing
- Computer and Electronic Products
- Transportation Manufacturing
- Equipment Manufacturing
- Industrial Material Manufacturing
People with careers in manufacturing and product development have jobs that produce the following results:
- Build tomorrow's solutions today, making engineering ideas a reality
- Enjoy exciting and rapid change, using new technologies and processes
- Manage good job options and mobility with easily transferable skills
- Build and produce what the world needs
Regional Occupational Centers and Programs include these course offerings:
- AC & DC Measurements, Motors, Controls, Theory
- Air Conditioning
- Computer-Aided Drafting/Design
- Computer-Aided Manufacturing
- Machine Repair
- Machine Tool Technology
- Machinist
- CNC Machining
- Sheet Metal Fabricator
- Welding and Metal Fabrication
- Wood Manufacturing Occupations and Technology
Statewide enrollments in manufacturing and product development related courses were approximately 95,000 students in over 3,700 classes as reported in 2006-2007.
Upcoming Events
| Date(s) | Event | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| April 2-3, 2008 | WESTEC Advanced Productivity Exposition Annual National Expo | Society of Manufacturing Engineers (Outside Source) |
| Annual Statewide Competition April | California Skills USA State Conference | SkillsUSA California (Outside Source) |
| Annual National Conference April | International Technology Education Conference, 69th Annual Conference. More information at International Technology Education Association (Outside source) | International Technology Education Association (Outside Source) |
| Annual National Competition June | National SkillsUSA Conference and Competition | SkillsUSA California (Outside Source) |
| Annual NorCal Conference September | California Industrial and Technology Education Consortium Institute | California Industrial & Technology Education Consortium (Outside Source) |
| Annual Conference October | Printing Industries Association of Southern California | Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California (Outside Source) |
| Annual Conference October | Printing Industries Association of Northern California | Printing Industries of Northern California (Outside Source) |
| November 2008 | California Industrial and Technology Education Consortium Professional Development Institute Product Design and Manufacturing | California Industrial & Technology Education Consortium (Outside Source) |
| Annual SoCal Conference December | California Industrial and Technology Education Consortium | California Industrial & Technology Education Consortium (Outside Source) |
| Annual National Conference December | ACTE Association for Career and Technical Education | ACTE Online (Outside Source) |
| Statewide Conferences Spring and Summer | California Drafting Technology Consortium | California Drafting Technology Consortium (Outside Source) |
| Annual Statewide Conference Fall | California Council of Electronics Instructors | California Council of Electronics Instructors (Outside Source) |
Resources
Materials for the manufacturing and product development industry.
Contact Information
Manufacturing and product development is administered by:
California Department of
Education
Secondary, Postsecondary,
and Adult Leadership Division
Regional Occupational Centers and Programs and Workforce Development
Unit
1430 N Street, Suite 4503
Sacramento, CA 95814
Dennis J. Guido, Ph.D., Administrator
916-322-5050
dguido@cde.ca.gov
Tammie Holloway, Consultant
916-319-0458
