It was an action-packed 2023 Indianapolis 8 Hour weekend for the Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli sports car championship, held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) October 6-8. Cummins Inc. was in on that action as the company hosted nearly 40 students from IPS Arsenal Technical School to showcase the sights, sounds and skills needed for automotive and motor racing, from start to
It’s almost been nine years since launching Cummins Technical Education for Communities (TEC) in Beijing, China. Although the program is well established and learning and activities have taken place over the years, COVID-19 brought about challenges with face-to-face learning, internships and community partners interacting. With restrictions lifted this year, it was the perfect opportunity for t
Today, Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Arsenal Technical High School local business, government, education and community leaders celebrate the launch of Cummins TEC: Technical Education for Communities in Indianapolis. Cummins Advocating for Racial Equity (CARE), a U.S. strategic community initiative, supported the Cummins TEC team as they selected Indianapolis, and other U.S. cities to expa
Businesses around the world are experiencing a shortage of technical workers, and since 2012 Cummins has been committed to combatting the challenge by training low-income youth in employable technical skills through the company’s Technical Education in Communities (TEC) program. Ten years after the program’s launch, Cummins, through its Nigerian subsidiary Cummins West Africa Ltd.,
Cummins Inc. has been part of Jessica Hopkins’ life for as long as she can remember. “I was born and raised in Columbus, Indiana, and I had family members who worked there, so I’ve always known about Cummins. Cummins has its international headquarters here, but I never thought I would end up working there.” When asked why, Jessica reveals, “I never had technical interests or a technical backgro
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of May 2020, the median wage for diesel service technicians and mechanics was $50,200, however that is just the middle of the pay scale. Some heavy-duty technicians make as much as $72,000 to $93,000 per year. When Cummins Inc. created the Cummins Advocating for Racial Equity (CARE) initiative in 2020, launching new Technical Education for Co
COVID-19, for all its negative impact, sped up the utilization of advanced technologies to do our jobs, to communicate, and to do things we used to do physically and in-person prior to the pandemic. In the Cummins spirit of turning challenges into opportunities, the company installed more than 80 collaborative robots at its global manufacturing sites, is using augmented/hands-free re
In 2019, Cummins Sales and Service Indianapolis launched the Youth Technician Apprenticeship Program, a partnership with Area 31 Career Center at Ben Davis High School (Indianapolis) and Cummins Inc. Recently, Area 31 was recognized in partnership with Indiana’s Office of Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship (OWBLA) for development of four certified State Earn and Learn (SEAL) programs; with one
January 24 marks the United Nations International Day of Education. We recognize the day at Cummins by celebrating the impact of Cummins TEC: Technical Education for Communities and appreciating the significant impact access to quality of education has on all aspects of society. Launched in 2012, Cummins TEC is committed to transforming lives through technical vocational education. Cummin
In 2019, Cummins Sales and Service Indianapolis launched the Youth Technician Apprenticeship Program, a partnership with Area 31 Career Center at Ben Davis High School (Indianapolis) and Cummins Inc. The program has given several students a head start to a career in diesel technology. This year, two graduates of the program will receive tuition assistance to continue their education at Lincoln Col
Take a 100-year-old company with a commitment to improving the communities in which it operates and a global workforce focused on fulfilling that commitment, and you have several years in a row of surpassing Cummins’ participation rate goal in its Every Employee Every Community (EEEC) program. The program, which is the cornerstone of Cummins’ community engagement work and enables each employee
Students in Area 31’s Automotive Technology Program are pairing with Cummins to allow qualified students the opportunity to participate in the U.S. Department of Labor approved Cummins Youth Apprentice Program. This is a work-based learning program designed to give students experiences in the automotive and diesel fields. In addition to workplace skills and knowledge, the program is designed to he