POTSDAM —Clarkson University and Clinton Community College have joined forces to conduct research pertaining to the use of additive manufacturing technologies and to strengthen workforce training and education for regional industries.

Organized in partnership with the North Country Chamber of Commerce, a ceremony this week marking the signing of an MOU shared how the two institutions will work together to identify and solicit funding opportunities to support mutually beneficial education and training programs, including credentialing, certificate, or badge programs, designed to support the needs of regional industries for workforce development in the field of advanced and/or innovative manufacturing.

“The North Country offers an incredible quality of life to families living in our region and has a workforce ready for the additional job training and workforce development in advanced additive manufacturing technologies that companies need today,” said Tony Collins, President of Clarkson University. “Clarkson University’s partnership with Clinton Community College supports a future-ready workforce as well as engages and attracts companies that need innovation-oriented research and the applied solutions that we can offer through CCC’s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Clarkson’s Center for Advanced Materials Processing.”