Category: Workforce Development

June 22, 2021

One third of the manufacturing workforce will be Gen Zers before 2030. Those born between 1990 – 2010 are able to fill the millions of jobs being vacated by boomers during the rest of this decade. Manufacturers complaining of worker […]

June 16, 2021

For years we’ve seen a discrepancy between the number of women enrolled in college engineering programs and the number of women in the engineering workforce. According to the National Science Foundation (NSF), the percentage of women in undergraduate engineering programs […]

May 6, 2021

Left unabated, the manufacturing skills gap — which is now anticipated to leave 2.1 million jobs unfilled by 2030 — could cost the U.S. economy as much as $1 trillion. Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute’s new report, “Creating pathways for […]

April 30, 2021

In an effort to develop the manufacturing workforce, Illinois Gov. Jay “J.B.” Pritzker announced a $15 million investment to build two advanced manufacturing training academies. The academies, located in downstate Illinois, will offer hundreds of residents the opportunity to develop […]

April 26, 2021

Renishaw, has partnered with Davis Technical College (‘Davis Tech’), a public technical college in Kaysville, Utah, USA, to provide students with access to the latest in measurement technologies. CNC machining students now have on-site access to coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) […]

April 19, 2021

We recently caught up with Tim Jacobs, VP/General Manager – Enterprise at TPC, to ask him how the company is helping industrial maintenance workers to both improve their skill sets, from precision maintenance to leadership, and overcome the numerous job […]

April 16, 2021

The pool of potential workers must be wide and deep to create the perfect fit. Accessible through an annual subscription, FactoryFix is an online platform that matches vetted manufacturing workers with companies seeking specific skill sets. This platform sets a […]

March 24, 2021

Communicating with personnel was already a challenge for companies with workers in the field, widespread workforces in siloed divisions and office locations, or deskless staff who travel. Now that COVID-19 has all but eradicated traditional in-person relationships and many in-office […]

March 22, 2021

It should be no surprise that the future of the United States’ manufacturing sector relies on finding a new generation of workers to replace a rapidly aging one. On Monday, the Urban Manufacturing Alliance and The Century Foundation’s Industry & […]

February 9, 2021

Much has been written about the manufacturing skills gap, or the mismatch between the skills current employees have and those that will be needed in the future. In their most recent joint research report, Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute predicted […]

January 6, 2021

Workforce management is a timely task for business leaders and HR professionals during normal circumstances – but this year they face the challenge of creating best practices for managing scheduling shifts with evolving health and safety regulations pertaining to the […]

December 7, 2020

If we learned anything from 2020, it was to expect the unexpected—and it was a learning year for businesses across the board. Those that survived came out the other end looking much different than before—with new processes, procedures, and priorities […]

November 11, 2020

There is no doubt that 2020 has been a soup sandwich. For the manufacturing industry, some have fared very well while others have struggled to keep the lights on. Prior to the pandemic the U.S. economy was ramping up. Revised […]

October 20, 2020

It’s an entirely predictable sequence: Every four years, national political figures will find their way to industrial battleground states such as Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and proceed to extol the virtues of factory jobs. Some economists and idealogues will […]

September 30, 2020

The eighth annual Manufacturing Day is upcoming on October 2nd. This highly popular initiative to educate students and prospective employees about careers in modern manufacturing is sponsored by the Manufacturing Institute and founding partner, the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA). […]

September 28, 2020

More than thirty of the largest U.S. companies have agreed to new disclosures of previously private race, gender and ethnicity workforce data as part of a push by the New York City comptroller and three city retirement funds. General Motors, […]

September 25, 2020

Deciding about your professional education is ten times more difficult than making any other decision in life. Selecting a professional education field is like exploring various favorite games and ending up with more than one option. Making the right academic […]

September 16, 2020

Many factory workers are staying home to watch children who aren’t at day care or school because of the coronavirus pandemic, in another challenge to U.S. manufacturers working to rev up assembly lines. Orders and output for many manufacturers are […]

September 15, 2020

Safety is a top priority for any factory, but there’s always room for improvement. When you’re working in a busy environment with heavy equipment, there is the potential for accidents, which means people always have to be alert and complacency […]

September 1, 2020

Good leadership is necessary for any successful company, no matter what circumstances surround your business. But in times of crisis it becomes even more important. How your company weathers this crisis may have lasting effects for years to come. Leadership […]