FLATE Partners

Local and state civic and governmental organizations are crucial in encouraging and strengthening the educational delivery system in our state. You can assist the FLATE Regional Center for Manufacturing Education in a variety of ways. Here are just a few examples.

Promote community awareness and recognition of manufacturing’s importance to the economy.
Promote scholarship/award opportunities.
Facilitate/complement promotional efforts for manufacturing.
Promote government and economic development support for FLATE.
Help FLATE assess the regional impact of manufacturing education.

Our Governmental Partners

Chamber of Commerce Organizations

Brandon
Greater Hernando County
Greater Tampa
Osceola
Sarasota
Seminole
Upper Tampa Bay

Economic Development Councils

Central Florida
Eastern Hillsborough
Florida’s Great Northwest, Inc
Greater Tampa Committee of 100
Hernando County
Hillsborough County
Lake Wales
Manatee County
Ocala/Marion County
Pinellas County
Pasco County
Polk County
Sarasota County
Tallahassee
Tampa Bay Partnership
Team Santa Rosa

Other Organizations

Enterprise Florida
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Department of Education
Florida High Tech Corridor Council
Jaxport
Port of Tampa
Workforce Florida

Workforce Investment Boards

CLM Workforce Connection
Heartland Workforce Investment Board
Pasco-Hernando Jobs and Education Partnership
Polk Works
Suncoast Workforce Development Board
Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance
Work Net Pinellas
Workforce Central Florida
Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast
Worksource

Advanced Technological Education Centers (ATE)

Consortium for Alabama Regional Center for Automotive Manufacturing (CARCAM)
Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (NextGen)
Technology & Innovation in Manufacturing Education Center (TIME)
South Carolina Advanced Technological Education Center (SCATE)
Center for the Advancement of Process Technology (CAPT)
Maricopa Advanced Technological Education Center (MATEC)
National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME)