UTRS-Backed Nonprofit Poised for Long-Term Service to Veterans
The Next Frontier Advanced Manufacturing Institute (NFAMI) – which provides tuition-free rapid workforce training for Veterans and Armed Forces personnel transitioning out of service as well as their spouses and adult children up to age 25 – has moved beyond the pilot year of its Operation Next Montana program to become an ongoing endeavor. Nearly 30 students are pursuing nationally recognized, advanced manufacturing and welding certifications in the recently started spring semester, according to Ben Kohler, who leads the program while serving as Director of Strategic Innovation with Universal Achemetal Titanium, LLC (UAT), UTRS’s Montana-based titanium initiative. NFAMI / Operation Next program partners include UAT, Highlands College of…