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Cleveland-based toolmaker Jergens Inc. this week is launching Tooling University, an online training service designed to fill an educational gap left by the dwindling number of vocational schools and the demise of many traditional manufacturing apprenticeship programs.
Jergens president Jack Schron Jr. said he expects Tooling University to generate a good deal of interest based on feedback he received while attending manufacturing trade shows and on his knowledge of industry work force issues.
The program offers online courses in workholding, metal forming, metal cutting, materials and material handling. The base price is $299 for one student to take one course. Demonstrations...