Springdale , AR 72764
Phone: (479) 365-7341
Online: bit-tradeschool.org Business and Industry Training, a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 was established in 1996 from Industry Companies that needed short-term hands-on Industrial Maintenance Training. We have now grown to two locations: Springdale, AR and Gentry, AR. This training is available to anyone that is wanting to learn a trade and looking to upskill or reskill, Industry Companies employees, non-Industry Companies employees, or High School Students! The training that provide is: Short-term, hands-on learn at your own pace. The specialized training includes: Electrical Systems, Motor Controls, Thermal Process Controls, Robotics, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, PLC's, Mechanical Drives, Vibration Analysis, Laser Alignment, CNC Machining, and Electrical Wiring. We offer: - Flexibility in all of our Industrial Maintenance training. - Training is self-paced and you choose when you want to train. - We are not a semester program or a classroom format. It is hands-on learn at your own pace training. - Safety Training: OSHA 10 & 30, ARC Flash, Confined Space, CPR/First Aid, and more! - Soft Skills: We offer over 100 personal development courses Also, an agreement between Springdale-based nonprofit Business and Industry Training (BIT), NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) and John Brown University (JBU) allows BIT students to transfer training hours to these schools. The hours will go towards a degree program.
BIT will award 50 scholarships to the five award groups listed below. Applicants must (1) be a Springdale resident at the time of application and (2) meet the eligibility requirements for one or more award groups. An applicant can apply for a scholarship for multiple award groups, but only one scholarship will be awarded to each applicant. Awarded scholarship funds will be held by Business and Industry Training. Funds will be applied when the recipient begins their training program. Business and Industry Training will allocate all scholarships on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications will be accepted until all funds have been exhausted.
Award Groups –
High School Student: Electrical Systems 1, Mechanical Drives 1, Hydraulics 1, Pneumatics 1;
Employed Manufacturing: Electrical Systems 1, 2, Motor Controls 1-4, PLC 1-5;
Unemployed Manufacturing: Electrical Systems 1, 2, Motor Controls 1, 2, 3, PLC 1, 2, Process Controls 1, 2;
Second Chance: Mechanical Drives 1, Pneumatics 1, Hydraulics 1, Electrical Systems 1, Robotics 1;
Mobility Limitations and Special Needs: CNC1 and CNC2 Scholarship Email thulse@bit-tradeschool.org Scholarship Phone (479) 365-7341
Degree Programs
General Technology-Applied Sciences
CNC Operations & Programming
Electrical Maintenance Technology
Electrical/Electronic Systems Troubleshooting
General Industrial Technology
Hydraulics/Pneumatics
Industrial Control Systems
Industrial Electrical Systems (or Industrial Electronics)
Industrial Equipment Maintenance (or Industrial Equipment Repair)
Industrial Maintenance Technology
Industrial Motors & Controls
Industrial Robotics
Industrial Technology
Industrial Technology-Mechanical
Industrial Technology-Mechatronics
Machine Technology (or Machine Tool Technology)
Manufacturing Technology
Robotics
Safety & Health
Workforce Leadership
Workforce Readiness
Mechanical Devices
Programmable Controls (or Programmable Logic Controllers-PLC)
Mechanical Maintenance
Industrial Maintenance (name varies greatly by school)
Industrial Control Systems
Manufacturing Technology
Electronics
Electronics Technology
Industrial Electronics (name varies greatly by school)
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance
Machine Shop
Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Industrial Technology (name varies greatly by school)
Workforce Leadership
