Read our newsletters and press releases to learn how our clients benefit from customized training, process improvement services, workforce development, technology demonstrations and technical career promotion.

And these articles:

Newsletters Blog

• » 05/14/2013 Performance Solutions Spring 2013
• » 05/9/2013 SF Gate Sierra College STEM Puts Additive Manufacturing in Del Oro High School Class
• » 04/21/2013 Placer Herald -- Sparks will fly at Sierra College Weld Expo '13
• » 03/8/2013 Value Stream Mapping Training helps Agency Increase Efficiency - Offered through Sierra College Center for Applied Competitive Technologies
• » 03/7/2013 Rocklin & Roseville Today -- Sierra College Faculty tour Northstar to Apply Math to Jobs
• » 02/25/2013 Auburn Journal -- Critical thinking to become a focus at local schools -- Teachers listen, respond to input from local employers
• » 02/22/2013 The Union -- Sierra College addresses Critical Thinking for STEM jobs
• » 02/21/2013 Yuba.net -- Sierra College addresses Critical Thinking for STEM jobs
• » 02/22/2013 KNCO News Talk 830 --Carol Pepper-Kittredge is interviewed on Sierra College Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT) services including employee training, 3D Printing & Rapid Prototyping and small Manufacturers Assistance Program (MAP)
• » 02/20/2013 Sierra College addresses Critical Thinking for STEM job
• » 02/12/2013 Sac Bee -- Mechanical teacher has many busy grads
• » 01/28/2013 Loomis News -- Sierra College 7S Program Photos
• » 01/28/2013 Loomis News -- Sierra College helps businesses clean, organize (7S - Workplace Organization & Visual Controls)
• » » 01/09/2013 Sierra College CACT Performance Solutions newsletter Winter 2013

• » 12/20/2012 Sierra College offers Business Training in Lean Principles
• » 11/26/2012 Workplace Organization & Visual Controls Improve Productivity
• » 10/24/2012 AutomationWorld Real-World Mechatronics Training
• » 10/22/2012 Rocklin High Students See Careers, Hear Advice at H&B Manufacturing Facility
• » 10/19/2012 Grand Opening of Rocklin High School Engineering Support Technology Lab - Oct. 29
• » 10/10/2012 Auburn Journal Placer High tech class is gateway to industry
• » 10/09/2012 KNCO Newstalk 830 Manufacturing Day is Manufacturing Month Thanks to Sierra College
• » 10/05/2012 CabinetMakerFDM Pulling craftsmen out of the woodwork - Manufacturing Day hopes to attract students to a career in manufacturing
• » 10/04/2012 Placer Herald Manufacturing Day celebrated Oct. 5
• » 10/01/2012 Businesses open doors to students for Manufacturing Day, Oct. 5
• » 09/27/2012 Sierra College Skills Gap Addressed by Fusing Math with Welding
• » 09/18/2012 Training Enhances City of Roseville Employees' Project Management Skills
• » 09/10/2012 Sierra College CACT Performance Solutions newsletter Fall 2012
• » 09/05/2012 Sierra College & Continuous Improvement Network offer 7S Training
• » 08/02/2012 California college adopts WVU Parkersburg's model for infusing math into technical courses
• » 07/16/2012 Continuous Improvement Network - Principles of Lean Training on July 30 or 31 in partnership with Sierra College CACT
• » 07/02/2012 Community College Times - Troubleshooting project affirms students' interest in STEM
• » 06/31/2012 Sierra College IGNITE Final Report, Conducted Under the University of West Virginia at Parkersburg National Science Foundation ATE grant award #1003709
• » 06/26/2012 - Troubleshooting Prototype Prepares Students for STEM Careers
• » 06/18/2012 - April 2012 California Community College Chancellor's Office -- Train Today . Jobs Tomorrow Economic and Workforce Development Report (See pgs. 11-12 Sierra College CACT trains Veterans in Energy Efficiency)
• » 06/14/2012 Community College Times -- A collaborative effort forges a path for aspiring architect
• » 06/14/2012 Sierra College CACT Performance Solutions Newsletter Summer 2012
• » 06/13/2012 Rocklin Herald -- Rocklin High student gains work experience as intern
• » 06/07/2012 Architecture Student Inspired when Schools and Business Collaborate
• » 05/14/2012 - Telefunken and Sierra College focus students on the future
• » 04/27/2012 Sierra College hosts Sustainable Resource Management Training
• » 04/25/2012 Telefunken & Sierra College focus students on the future
• » 02/21/2012 Sierra College Learn the Basics of Supply Chain Management starts Feb. 28
• » 02/17/2012 Sierra College CACT Performance Solutions newsletter Winter 2012
• » 02/15/2012 Roseville Press Tribune -- Roseville High School students learn math by building a house
• » 01/23/2012 Auburn Journal Returning veterans find career support with energy tech course
• » 01/19/2012 Veterans go from Serving the Nation to Building Energy Conservation. "JOBS"
• » 01/10/2012 Sierra College CACT hosts Building Performance Institute Contractor Certification Training Jan 16 & Feb 6

• » 11/15/2011 Sierra College Performance Solutions newsletter Fall 2011
• » 10/25/2011 CACT to host Building Performance Institute Building Analyst classes through California's Subsidized Contractor Training Program. Training starts Nov. 7 and 28
• » 10/14/2011 Calif. Conservation Corps with Sierra College CACT offers Veterans training in Energy Efficient Construction
• » 10/13/2011 Sac Bee -- Sacramento-area inventors. (Bob Hart used Sierra College CACT's rapid prototyping service)
• » 10/13/2011 Continuous Improvement Network (CIN) announces tour of RobbJack & Rex Moore Oct 27, 2011
• » 10/12/2011 Community Job Fair at Sierra College Nov. 4 [Flyer] [Employer-Registration]
• » 09/15/2011 Loomis News: Energy fair highlights expiring efficiency incentives (Sierra College CACT is a partner)
• » Summer 2011 Sierra College Performance Solutions Newsletter
• » 07/21/2011 RobbJack sees results from Process Improvement Training
• » 07/19/2011 Telefunken relies on Sierra College for Mechatronics Training
• » 07/13/2011 Sierra College Helps Lincoln Company Improve Productivity
• » 05/12/2011 Comstocks Right to Assembly -- Growing manufacturing jobs in Placer County
• » 03/29/2011 CACT Training & Development Spring 2011 Performance Solutions Newsletter
• » 03/11/2011 Increase Capacity without Adding Costs - Value Stream Mapping April 5 & 6
• » 02/28/2011 Auburn's California Conservation Corps Completes Training to Energize Careers
• » 02/13/2011 Auburn's Placer is High-tech
• » 02/03/2011 Accounting, human resources, sales, engineering & purchasing benefit from work flow review
• » 01/26/2011 Employer workshop on Lean tools to increase sustainability
• » 01/24/2011 STEMposium STEM Tech-Explorer Catapult - Sierra School Works Applied Math
• » 01/03/2011 CACT Training & Development Winter 2011 Performance Solutions Newsletter

• » 12/02/2010 Measurement: Math that Matters Sierra College National Science Foundation grant uses catapult to teach applied math
• » 10/25/2010 Sierra College CACT co-sponsors Lean Enterprise Training in Chico
• » 10/18/2010 Dept of Energy: Energy Empowers Green Workforce Development for Youth Kicks Off
• » 09/28/2010 Sacramento Business Journal Placer County to hold manufacturers' forum
• » 09/14/2010 Sierra STEM: Placer Union Teachers Add Up Benefits of Hands-on Math
• » Fall 2010 Sierra College Performance Solutions Newsletter
• » 08/16/2010 Youth prepare for Green Jobs at Auburn’s California Conservation Corps
• » 07/06/2010 Cutting Tool Manufacturer Shaves Set-up Time Dramatically
• » 06/07/2010 Rocklin High Students Design Trophy for NASA Competition
• » 05/19/2010 Sierra College wins National Science Foundation grant
• » Spring 2010 Sierra College Performance Solutions Newsletter
• » 05/10/2010 Placer Union High School District commends Sierra College STEM Collaborative
• » 04/28/2010 Businesses Make Products Faster with Rapid Prototyping
• » 03/23/2010 Sierra College Receives Awards at the Placer County Economic Development Summit
• » 03/17/2010 Sierra College wins Energy Saving Demonstration Center & Training Grant
• » 03/17/2010 Sacramento Business Journal Sierra College wins grant to train energy technicians

• » 11/20/2009 Learn Basics of Supply Chain Management for Better Inventory Control
• » Sierra STEM Instructor Jonathan Schwartz of Colfax High School is profiled in December 2009 Inventors Digest "Where Math Meets Design, Construction & Marketing"
• » 11/18/2009 Sierra College helps Nevada Union High School Teachers Produce Fresh IDEAs
• » 07/21/09 Community College League of California The News Summer 2009 page 7
  "Sierra College Wins Employee Training Grant to Improve Businesses' Competitiveness"
• » 06/03/09 Lincoln Messenger LHS receives coveted award (CTE & iDesign)
• » 06/03/09 Sierra College wins employee training grant to improve businesses’ competitiveness
• » 03/30/09 Sierra College wins $500,000 grant to attract students to technical careers
• » 02/04/09 Master Planning of Resources boosts supply chain efficiency
• » 02/19/09 Colfax Record -- Grant gives new life to tech ed program
• » 01/26/09 Students who attend school in the mall manufacture catapult to toss ball
• » 01/05/09 Supply Chain Management boosts efficiency with Control of Operations

• » 12/16/08 Lincoln High School students apply math skills to building catapults
• » 12/14/08 The Union -- Kids catapult into learning -- College program eyes local work force
• » 12/08/08 Sierra STEM Community Collaborative Grant Goal
• » 12/08/08 Chicago Park students introduced to applied academics by Sierra College
• » 12/04/08 Sacramento Company Cleans-up -- Process Improvement Saves $100,000
• » 12/2/08 Sierra Sun -- School News & Notes: Sierra College Tahoe-Truckee
• » 11/21/08 More people head back to school for job training
• » 10/13/08 Sierra College offers relevant technical education to Roseville middle school
• » 10/09/08 Managers Control Material and Capacity Scheduling to Improve Efficiency
• » 07/31/08 As Economic Pressures Increase, Firms turn to Supply Chain Management
• » 06/05/08 Sac Bee Sierra College awarded $600,000 to boost technical education
• » 06/03/08 Lincoln High School CAD/CAM pilot class engages students in technology
• » 06/03/08 Auburn Journal - Colfax High gets financial boost for career ed
• » 05/29/08 Colfax Record - Sierra College wins $600K grant to strengthen K-14 technical education
• » 05/28/08 Sierra College wins $600,000 grant to strengthen K-14 technical education
• » 05/22/08 Colfax Record - Tech-Explorer project catapults students' interest in technology
• » 04/04/08 The Union - Launching students in new direction
• » 04/01/08 Park Ave. students’ experience building catapults may launch careers
• » 03/11/08 Catapults launch students’ interest in highly-paid local technical careers
• » 02/28/08 Sac Bee - Teens exposed to technical careers at Auburn academy
• » 02/22/08 In down economy, catapult lifts students’ interest in technical careers
• » 02/21/08 New Computerized Machinng Program at Lincoln High School
• » 01/24/08 Sac Bee - Launching students in tech careers
• » 01/22/08 The Press-Tribune - Catapulting their way to the top
• » 01/16/08 Students build classroom catapults, launching tech careers to fill need
• » 01/07/08 Hands-on Classroom Project Awakens Interest in Tech Careers

• » 11/16/07 New Lincoln Computerized Machining Program Gains Momentum
• » 10/25/07 Rapid Prototype Demo for machinists, engineers & designers on Nov. 16 & 17
• » 10/17/07 Colfax Record Hands-on classroom project awakens interest in tech careers
• » 10/04/07 Sierra Sun -- New [Mechatronics] class tailored to recreation industry
• » 10/02/07 Hands-on Classroom Project Awakens Interest in Tech Careers
• » 09/11/07 Rapid Prototype Demonstration on Friday, Sept. 28 at Sierra College
• » 08/22/07 Customer Service Academy Comes to North Tahoe-Truckee
• » 08/16/07 Lincoln Messenger -- Lincoln High Goes High Tech (with Sierra College CACT Grant)
• » 07/05/07 Lincoln Messenger -- Sierra College offers customized training for local businesses
• » 06/01/07 Sierra College secures grant to train Lincoln High School students for manufacturing careers
• » 05/28/07 Auburn Journal -- Sierra nails 2-week Construction Boot Camp
• » 04/27/07 Construction Bootcamp and Job Fair July 9-20, 2007
• » 04/16/07 Sierra College wins award for training employees from local businesses
• » 04/12/07 - Lift strategy carried South Placer robot at FIRST Competition
• » 03/21/07 - South Placer teens’ robot will compete in FIRST March 29-30 in Davis
• » 01/29/07 - Free in-depth consultation helps solve small manufacturers’ problems
• » 01/26/07 State CACT newsletter features Sierra Mechatronics for Ski Industry [PDF]

• » 12/20/06 - Roseville Press Tribune -- Robot rumble Oakmont, Granite Bay high schools compete
• » 12/20/06 - Students & technical mentors invited to Jan. 4 Robotics Club meeting
• » 12/11/06 - Oakmont and Granite Bay Robots go head-to-head Dec. 14
• » 10/11/06 - Granite Bay Robotics Club introduces technology to Loomis Boy Scouts
• » 10/02/06 - Pepper-Kittredge named Director of Sierra College’s Center for Applied Competitive Technologies
• » 08/28/06 - Cisco™ & Microsoft® to demonstrate technology at Sierra College
• » 08/07/06 - LIFTIE SCHOOL: Sierra College and CSIA meet demand for trained lift-technicians
• » 08/07/06 - Granite Bay Robotics team sponsored by Sierra College CACT 2006 FIRST Competition Footage (go to 081, look for Robot 295)
• » 07/19/06 - Sierra College course slopes in ski resorts' favor
• » 06/21/06 - New Sierra College classes are meeting ski industry needs
• » 04/05/06 - Manufacturers use digital tools to cut development costs
• » 03/13/06 - Robotic team sponsored by Sierra College CACT to promote technical education
• » 02/09/06 - Sierra College offers technical education to train workers
• » 02/01/06 - Roseville Press Tribune — Engineering their future
• » 01/09/06 - Sierra College supports high school robotic entry
• » 01/04/06 - Ford Want work? Ford says study Mechatronics

• » 11/09/05 - High School Teachers Introduced to Rapid Prototype Printer
• » 10/17/05 - Soldering Training offered by Center for Applied Competitive Technologies
• » 09/15/05 - Grant targets technology
• » 09/08/05 - Sierra College's Center for Applied Competitive Technologies wins Grant
• » 08/03/05 - Machinists need training to hone job skills according to manufacturers
• » 07/19/05 - Sierra College partners up with Sacramento State
• » 05/06/05 - Mechatronics at Lincoln High School Career Fair
• » 03/15/05 - Local Manufacturers Profit
• » 03/07/05 - Growing field of Mechatronics
• » 02/27/05 - Auburn Journal 2005
• » 02/15/05 - Roplast demonstrates productivity gains
• » Roplast Industries becomes first Sierra College CACT Lean Demonstration Center.
• » Classes enhance business acumen
• » Teledyne Microwave Electronic Components uses 5S to increase productivity.

• » Spring 2013
• » Winter 2013
• » Fall 2012
• » Summer 2012
• » Winter 2012
• » Fall 2011
• » Summer 2011 [PDF]
• » Winter 2011 [PDF]
• » Spring 2011 [PDF]
• » Fall 2010 [PDF]
• » Spring 2010 [PDF]
• » Fall 2008 [PDF]
• » Summer 2008 [PDF]
• » Winter 2008 [PDF]
• » Spring 2008 [PDF]
• » December 2007 [PDF]
• » Fall 2007 [PDF]
• » Summer 2007 [PDF]
• » Spring 2007 [PDF]
• » Winter 2007 [PDF]
• » Fall 2006 [PDF]
• » Summer 2006 [PDF]
• » Spring 2006 [PDF]
• » Winter 2006 [PDF]

• » Fall 2005 [PDF]

• » Summer 2005 [PDF]
• » Spring 2005 [PDF]