Centers for Applied Competitive Technologies

Making it in California

Educate, Train, Connect and Inspire our Future Workforce!

What We do

Our goal at CACT is to position California as the world leader in innovation, automation and manufacturing.

Attract and educate a highly qualified and diverse student population to enter the manufacturing workforce
Fulfill the manufacturing industry’s workforce needs by developing industry aligned curriculum
Explore & develop innovative and emerging approaches to workforce development for California’s Manufacturers

Educators

Valuable resources to help you get started in learning manufacturing.

Students

Valuable resources to help you get started in learning manufacturing.

Employers

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Careers in Manufacturing

Watch this video to learn how to get started in a lucrative, inspiring career.

“The CACT has developed an outstanding training program for us with exceptional instructors. The participants have been thrilled with it, and the graduates are performing well."

“We've made huge changes in the way we think and do things out on the shop floor as a result of working with the CACT, and we can measure the tangible improvements.”