Articles Tagged with ''skilled workers gap''

Across the industry, one of the biggest challenges in technician development is the gap between classroom knowledge and real-world readiness.

Dr. Ming C. Leu, a leader in advanced manufacturing research for more than four decades, has been appointed associate vice chancellor for research and innovation at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

On June 22, 2026, the Coalition for Career Development Center (CCD Center) honored Bostonia Global School in El Cajon, California, with the Leo Reddy Career Readiness School Award, named after the CCD Center’s Founder.

IACMI–The Composites Institute®, a national manufacturing institute that connects industry, government, and academia to accelerate innovation and strengthen the U.S. manufacturing workforce, announced a major expansion of its America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) and Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeships & Learning (METAL) programs.

The Manufacturing Institute announced the inaugural recipients of the FAME Catalyst Grant, which will seed the formation of six new chapters of the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) as part of the MI’s new AI Skills Initiative.

The North Carolina A&T State University College of Science and Technology, in collaboration with the ASQ Central North Carolina section 1109 and student branch, hosts an annual Sci-Tech Week Conference. 

Keith Bevan is the education chair of the Coordinate Metrology Society.

Across manufacturing, aerospace, medical devices, and software-driven production environments, one challenge consistently rises to the top of executive discussions: the widening skills gap in quality engineering. 

Industry is entering what many describe as the next industrial revolution, an era defined not by a single breakthrough technology, but by the convergence of powerful forces reshaping how products are designed, manufactured, and delivered. 

Nondestructive testing has never been more essential to public safety, infrastructure reliability, and industrial quality, yet the profession faces a mounting workforce challenge.