Employer Resources

Training (and Funding) to Match Your Needs

Automation, robotics, mechatronics, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) have all changed the skills needed in manufacturing. You can count on the Automation and Robotics Center at Hawkeye Community College to offer the training, testing, and certification of those skills.

Training is good for business and can help you gain and retain employees. We help you connect with resources that, if your business and training qualify, could make the training free.

Count on Hawkeye to match your training needs with programs that make that training custom to your plant or robust enough to keep your workforce future-ready through the next generation.

Programs Designed for Your Competitive Need

Industrial automation and robotics require skilled workers to keep production and processes running smoothly. There are programs designed to help you fill the kinds of skill gaps you face.

Skilled Workers for New Openings

Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training Program: 260E

Training for your people at no cost to you—what could be better than that? Work with Hawkeye to set up an Iowa 260E program. Train at your site or ours—customized or general, based on your needs.

See the 260E Details

Upskilling Your Current Team

Iowa Jobs Training Program: 260F

Keep your current people and help them create your company’s future: The 260 F program focuses on training your existing employees to remain competitive and maximize productivity.

See the 260F Details

A Steady Pipeline of Skilled Workers

Setting up and registering an apprenticeship program gives your business control over the training and the supply of new workers. Replace retiring workers, expand into new Iowa locations, or increase your existing workforce—all with entry level workers trained to your specifications.

See About an Apprenticeship

Hawkeye Makes 260E Training Seamless

"We'll give Hawkeye a call, tell them about the problem, tell them about what we want to be able to do, or the problem that we need to solve, and within an hour, we have a plan laid out."

#1 for Iowa’s Economy

In 2021, manufacturing contributed $38,559 million to the state’s GDP.

Source: CIRAS, Iowa State University

1 in 4 mfg. workers nearing retirement

Source: US Census

80+ Companies

Hawkeye offers training for companies of all sizes

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Contact Information

Automation and Robotics Center

TechWorks Campus
360 Westfield Ave
Waterloo, IA 50701

319-296-4447

Email the Automation and Robotics Center

Director

Kent Wolfe
319-296-2329 ext.3004

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