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Single courses or structured paths across continuous improvement, quality and inspection, safety, leadership, and project management.
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South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Training for the
People Who Make Things
Courses, structured learning paths, and a peer network designed for South Carolina manufacturers.
Why SCMEP
A private, non-profit founded in 1989 — one of the first three centers in the national NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership network.
Industry-Driven
OpExChange is a peer network for operational excellence — plant tours, benchmarking discussions, and shared best practice among manufacturers across the state.
Join the networkSouth Carolina Manufacturing
An affiliate of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership at the U.S. Department of Commerce, working with manufacturers across South Carolina.
About SCMEPFeatured Courses
A sample of what SCMEP has delivered to South Carolina manufacturers.
Introduction To Project Management
A foundation in project management practice for manufacturing teams — scope, schedule, and stakeholder management.
Learn moreLeader Standard Work
The recurring routine that sustains and improves a process — for team leaders through plant managers.
Learn moreLean 101 Overview
The foundations of lean thinking before tools get rolled out across a plant.
Learn moreMaintenance Planning & Scheduling
The difference between planning and scheduling maintenance work, and how to build both functions.
Learn moreIntroduction To Collaborative Robots
The fundamentals of cobots on the production floor — safety, use cases, and getting started.
Learn moreLearning Paths
Structured programs that build a capability end to end, rather than a single course in isolation.
Lean Kickstart
A starting point for teams beginning a lean program — the foundations, before tools get rolled out across a plant.
View pathInspection
Quality and inspection fundamentals for the shop floor — the most recently active of the four paths.
View pathSME Certification
Two tracks toward SME credentials: Certified Manufacturing Associate, an entry-level industry certification, and Electric Vehicle Fundamentals.
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Training SCMEP has delivered across areas of manufacturing practice.
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