SKyCTC receives a check for $10,000 from Carrier. (From left) Michael Escue, manufacturing engineering operations technician; Kelcie Richart, campus director, SKYCTC Franklin-Simpson Center; Kathy Roeder, senior HR manager; Chris Perdue, maintenance supervisor; Rashmee Sarvaria, accounting manager; Tammy Oliver, human resources coordinator; Austin Henne, senior operations manager; Steven Cross, SKY FAME chapter president; and Kaylah Hadden, success coach, SKYCTC Franklin-Simpson Center.

Carrier contributed $10,000 to the Southcentral Kentucky Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education endowment campaign.

The purpose of the donation is to nurture a sustainable talent pipeline of maintenance technicians and to combat the ongoing technician shortage. 

SKY FAME operates as a selective, work-and-learn admissions program designed to educate advanced manufacturing technicians. Students attend classes at the SKYCTC Franklin-Simpson Center two days per week while working a minimum of 24 hours per week at a sponsoring manufacturer, all while receiving a competitive wage.

Carrier is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, a global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions.