Since 1971
Manufacturing Skills Assessment & Training
- Solves the Manufacturing Skills Shortage
- Provides Global Standard in 50+ Countries
- Drives Industrial Performance
- Optimizes Your Workforce
- Recognized for Best Practice Productivity Tools
- 1971
- Founded by Richard Whouley
- 1M+
- Assessments administered
- 50+
- Countries served
- $10B+
- Saved for manufacturing clients
- 12
- Programs with ACE credit recommendations
Manufacturing Skill Solutions Delivered in 50+ Countries Across a Wide Variety of Manufacturing Platforms
Scientific Management Techniques is the global leader in Hands-On Manufacturing Skills Assessment Programs and “Competency-Based” Manufacturing Skills Training Programs.
World-class manufacturing organizations use Scientific Management Techniques to drive productivity, identify/develop talent and maximize profitability in their facilities. Education institutions employ Scientific Management Techniques’ solutions to dramatically improve employment and industrial productivity in their communities.
American Council on Education Recommends SMT Manufacturing Skill Programs
The American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT®) has evaluated and recommended college credit for twelve of Scientific Management Techniques’ Manufacturing Skill Programs, eight Manufacturing Skill Training Curriculum Programs and four Hands-On Skill Assessment Programs.
Why SMT
Why You Should Work With Us
Operations
Our Manufacturing Skills Assessments have been administered over one million times saving over $10 billion for our manufacturing clients. Our clients use our programs to maximize workforce investment and avoid the bad hire.
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Human Resources
The consensus among HR Professionals is between one and two times annual salary. Our average client identifies 50% of test candidates as unsuitable for hire, in effect, these individuals looked good on paper and had passed traditional HR hurdles. As a result of using this bad hire data as a measurement of ROI, our solution exceeds 100% with the first bad hire avoided.
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Formal Education
Education institutions employ Scientific Management Techniques’ solutions to dramatically improve employment outcomes and industrial productivity in their communities.
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Trusted by
Our Manufacturing Partners
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Our practice today is to hire better-qualified employees to start with and to minimize the necessary training required. We could not have made this transition without the SMT testing devices we use today.
— Michael Denney, Sonoco Products Company -
Since we started using Scientific Management’s Standard Timing Model to screen candidates the turnover at my plant has decreased by 60%. The process helps us identify the best people and train the best people.
— Chuck Adam, Cargill, Inc.
