MSSC

The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC), a 501(c)3 non-profit, is an industry-led training, assessment, and certification system focused on the core skills and knowledge needed by the nation’s front-line production and material handling workers. The nationwide MSSC System, based upon industry-defined and federally-endorsed standards, offers entry-level and incumbent workers the opportunity to demonstrate that they have acquired the skills increasingly needed in the technology-intensive jobs of the 21st century.

Services

Assessments

As the leading certifying body for the nation's front-line manufacturing production and supply chain logistics technicians, MSSC's two certification programs allow students and workers to document their knowledge.

E-learning Courses

MSSC offers curriculum for both manufacturing and logistics. Their online courses offer flexible turn-key solutions for any organization, including high schools, community and technical colleges, universities, employers, workforce investment boards, private training companies, and more.

Instructor Training

MSSC requires organizations that wish to offer their courses to attend instructor training or purchase an instructor package.

MSSC offers three certifications for this workforce: Certified Forklift Technician (CFT), Certified Production Technician (CPT), and Certified Logistics Technician (CLT).

  • CPT Training with MSSC standards
    Item Number:
    95-MSB1
    Amatrol's Skill Boss Manufacturing is a hands-on training and assessment tool for CPT+ certification that meets MSSC standards easily integrates into manufacturing programs.
  • Supply Chain Automation Training & Assessment
    Item Number:
    95-MSB3
    The Amatrol Skill Boss Logistics offers a performance-based assessment for evaluating the skills and competencies of future supply chain automation technicians.
  • Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC)
    The CFT program was created in partnership with the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) to provide skills to entry-level forklift technicians, enhancing their performance in the world of material handling. The CFT prepares individuals to repair and maintain technical systems utilizing key engineering principles that underpin most forklift vehicles.
  • Certified Logistics Technical CLT
    The purpose of the Certified Logistics Technician (CLT) program is to recognize through certification individuals who demonstrate mastery of the core competencies of material handling at the front-line (entry-level through front-line supervisor) through successful completion of the certification assessments.
  • Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC)
    Item Number:
    CPT / CPT+ / CPT 4.0
    The purpose of the Certified Production Technician (CPT) ® 4.0 certification program is to recognize through certification, individuals who demonstrate mastery of the foundational, core competencies of advanced manufacturing production at the entry-level to front-line supervisor through successful completion of the certification assessments.
  • Supply Chain Automation Training & Assessment
    Item Number:
    CT-SCA
    MSSC’s Certified Technician in Supply Chain Automation (CT-SCA) logistics certification enables both students and incumbent workers to gain the skills needed to meet the definition of a supply chain automation technician established by the National Science Foundation-funded National Center for Supply Chain Automation: a technician who installs, operates, supports, upgrades or maintains the automated material handling equipment and systems which support the supply chain.