Did you know that although women make up almost half of the labor force in the United States, they constitute only 30% of the manufacturing workforce? This huge disparity points out the significant untapped potential of 3.06 million women looking for work.
Association for Advancing Automation (A3) honors Murphy, an assistant professor of mechatronics at Central Virginia Community College, for his engaging, real-world, hands-on teaching methods and focus on collaboration with fellow educators.
The Manufacturing Institute—the workforce development and education affiliate of the National Association of Manufacturers—in partnership with Colonial Life, released a report on how manufacturers can optimize their recruitment and retention efforts for military-connected talent.
Quality plays a role in everything from cost to manufacture to sales to the reputation of the company. We all can think of any product and think of a company with excellent quality and a company with poor quality. How do we prepare the future workforce for the field?
The Association For Manufacturing Technology and SME announced a strategic partnership, making bigger strides together toward solving North America’s manufacturing workforce challenges.
The Manufacturing Imperative – Workforce Pipeline Challenge (MI-WPC) launches this fall and combines the industry and workforce expertise of SME with the educational programs and innovations of a select group of U.S. community and technical colleges.