The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) is an industry-led standards-based, training, assessment and certification system focused on the core skills and knowledge needed by the nationÍs production and supply chain logistics workers. The nationwide MSSC System, based upon industry-defined and federally-endorsed national standards, offers both entry-level and incumbent workers the opportunity to demonstrate that they have acquired the skills increasingly needed in the high-growth, technology-intensive jobs of the 21st century. The MSSC offers certificate(s) and/or certification for both Production Workers (Certified Production Technician or CPT) and Front Line Workers in Supply Chain Logistics foundational-level (Certified Logistics Associate or CLA) and mid-level (Certified Logistics Technician or CLT).