Northwest Arkansas Regional Robotic Training Center

Northwest Arkansas Regional Robotic Training Center Northwest Arkansas Regional Robotic Training Center

• R2TC Goal

To train and to nationally certify local and out-of-town workforce with 21st century needed skill sets (using the most widely used robotics systems as a tool) in order for them to find jobs or to perform successfully in their jobs while earning wages above the national annual salary on the get go.

• Target Open Date

October, 2016

• Number Of Systems and Made of Robots

Begin wit

h 8 robotic systems

4 from Fanuc http://robot.fanucamerica.com/Default.aspx;
4 from ABB. http://www.abb.com/

• Training Schedule

2 weeks per month for incumbent worker training and
2 weeks per month for non-incumbent worker training, for example high school students, individuals wishing to change career or move up the career ladder.

• Length Of Training

Starting with a basic training course and that course could be completed in 32 hours.


• Cost Of Training

Estimated to be around $2,000

• Maximum Class Size

Each robotic system can have 2 students working on it. So, the maximum per class is 16 students at one time.

• Business Model

The Chamber owns the Center and we engage our partner collaborators:

Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) to provide the training instruction and
Multi-Craft Contractors (MCC) to potentially hook up graduates from the Center to jobs in the marketplace.

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21 West Mountain
Fayetteville, AR
72701

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(479) 521-1710

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• R2TC Goal To train and to nationally certify local and out-of-town workforce with 21st century needed skill sets (using the most widely used robotics systems as a tool) in order for them to find jobs or to perform successfully in their jobs while earning wages above the national annual salary on the get go. • Target Open Date April 2019 • Number Of Systems and Made of Robots Begin with 8 robotic systems 4 from Fanuc http://robot.fanucamerica.com/Default.aspx; 4 from ABB. http://www.abb.com/ • Training Schedule 2 weeks per month for incumbent worker training and 2 weeks per month for non-incumbent worker training, for example high school students, individuals wishing to change career or move up the career ladder. • Length Of Training Starting with a basic training course and that course could be completed in 32 hours. • Cost Of Training Estimated to be around $2,000 • Maximum Class Size Each robotic system can have 2 students working on it. So, the maximum per class is 16 students at one time. • Business Model The Chamber owns the Center and we engage our partner collaborators: Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) to provide the training instruction and Multi-Craft Contractors (MCC) to potentially hook up graduates from the Center to jobs in the marketplace.