Siemens Partners with U.S. Technical Schools for L.E.A.P. Initiative
Designed to benefit high school and technical school graduates
CHICAGO — Siemens announced the launch of a new workforce development program for secondary and technical schools across America called L.E.A.P. — the Lifelong Educational Advantage Program. Made available through Siemens Cooperates with Education, the effort is designed to give high school and technical school graduates a basic to advanced machine tool knowledge that will benefit them in their future careers as computer numerical control (CNC) machinists.
L.E.A.P. starts with Sinutrain, a PC-based, control-identical training system. This software turns any PC screen into an exact representation of the Sinumerik Operate graphical user interface. The numeric kernel (NC) that drives Sinutrain also powers the Sinumerik 828D and 840D sl controls. Comprehensive knowledge doesn’t require investing in a machine as all courses can be taught on a PC.