Erich Latham, Business Solutions Professional, reached out to Vicki West, Director of Enterprise Development at Fernco, with the intention of building a business partnership with Fernco. After speaking with Vicki, it was clear that Going PRO Talent Fund would be a great fit. Erich completed the required fact-finding virtually in October of 2022. Vicki then attended the in-person information session. The next step was for Vicki to complete the Going PRO application. With the assistance of MMTC, Fernco was approved and awarded $35,690.00 for upskilling their current and new workforce talent.

Vicki West was able to secure training for Supervisory Skills, Industry 4.0 Technologies along with CNC Lathe and mills. They were able to forecast new hires and were able receive a total reimbursement of $31,065 of their award total.

Ferno applied again in 2023 and were approved for a total of $69,879.00. Vicki will be able to ensure their current and incoming new talent are trained and ready!