Explore the New Manufacturing

Increasing the Skilled Manufacturing Workforce

There are numerous programs that manufacturers can engage with students to offer a real experience in the world of manufacturing.

Additional Workforce Programs – Learn more about additional programs for manufacturers that support the skilled manufacturing workforce.
Pre-Apprenticeship Program – The Industrial Manufacturing Technician Pre-Apprenticeship helps high school students begin a pathway to a career in manufacturing.
Manufacturing Day – national movement where manufacturers provide tours to young people in early October each year.
Manufacturing Innovation Challenge – provide a real-world research project for classes of middle and high school students, who will tackle the work in the classroom to develop a solution, and then present their results.
What’s So Cool About Manufacturing Video Contest – addressing the need of skilled workers by having local middle-school students develop an awareness program for the manufacturing community, creating an accurate image of manufacturing to their peers, parents, and teachers.

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