MSSC Public Launch of new Certified Technician - Supply Chain Automation (CT-SCA) Certification
Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) has released the newest nationally portable, industry-led, training, and certification system, the Certified Technician-Supply Chain Automation (CT-SCA).
This video includes a demonstration by Amatrol President Paul Perkins, the inventor of the Skill Boss-Logistics device.
CT-SCA certificants must use this device for the hands-on training and assessments needed to secure any CT-SCA Certification.
The MSSC CT-SCA program was developed through collaboration with the National Science Foundation-funded National Center for Supply Chain Automation (NCSCA), Material Handling Industry (MHI), Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA), Amatrol, and NOCTI Business Solutions. The aim of this new certification is to prepare technicians who install, operate, support, upgrade, and maintain the automated material handling equipment and systems which support the supply chain.
These certifications prepare students for lucrative career pathways within the logistics sector of industry. As with all of MSSC’s certifications, the CT-SCA can reduce recruitment and training costs and improve employee performance and retention at the same time making it ideal for both new and incumbent workers.
The Skill Boss-Logistics training and assessment device is compact and transportable, can fit easily into any training environment, is cost-effective, and shows students a variety of situations that they will come across during their career. Built by Amatrol, Skill Boss-Logistics draws upon 100 skills from MSSC’s list of industry-defined and nationally validated CT-SCA Standards.
Key Elements
The CT-SCA is comprised of three prestigious separate certificates that make up the full MSSC CT-SCA Certification program:
Certification in Equipment Maintenance
- Implement and remove equipment
- Identify and operate major automated equipment
Certification in Equipment Repair
- Troubleshoot machinery
- Repair a variety of systems including mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic
Certification in Network Repair
- Install and maintain PLCs
- Perform troubleshooting tasks to repair PLCs
- Operate and test equipment network systems
Applicability to Industry
The CT-SCA also helps logistics sector businesses upskill incumbent workers to prepare for a large shift in consumerism towards eCommerce. It is predicted that within the next five years, for every $1 billion in E-commerce there will be a need for an additional 1.25 million square feet of distribution space. Precipitated by COVID-19, 25% of all retail spending will be online by 2025, a megatrend expected to force 100,000 retail stores to close (NCSCA). For more information about how the CT-SCA can improve industry’s response to new and upcoming challenges, view our August 17 press release.
With today’s new unprecedented challenges, the CT-SCA offers both employers and employees an opportunity to get ahead of the shifting curve within the logistics sector. It will enable the next generation of front-line workers to both handle and adapt to future challenges that the manufacturing and logistics industry will face.
