Education
Learn, Work, then Learn Some More
Those are the words of Glenda Neff, Director of Outreach Services at University of Cincinnati Clermont College, when describing the goal of their partnership with Milacron LLC to think out-of-the-box when preparing the workforce of the future: a pilot machinist training program, whose entire first graduating class has been hired full-time by Milacron. Sounds like they did something right!
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40K Grant Donation to a Worthy Cause—Workshops for Warriors
It is wonderful to see industry suppliers help further efforts to educate our industry—and help our nation’s veterans—with a $40,000 grant worth of metal-cutting tools to a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free job training, certification, and job placement to veterans.
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Part 1-Finding, Training and Retaining Employees
Before beginning your search, sit with your management team and list the non-machining skills, accomplishments and attributes you know someone must have to be successful at your company.
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Training for More Efficient Cold Runner System Design
“The training I received from Beaumont taught me how to evaluate different runner design options for a given mold.”
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Workshops for Warriors
Francine Petrucci of B A Die Mold passed along to me information on a wonderful organization called Workshops for Warriors, which is a San Diego-based, non-profit organization dedicated to providing free job training and certification to veterans.
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An Innovative Approach to Employee Training
This mold manufacturer looked within its own talent pool to develop—and implement—a new apprenticeship program to address the skilled workforce challenge.
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Ten Ways to Prove ROI on Your Training Program
If you can’t prove a return on your training program—real learning that is adopted and applied— then you run the risk of having it cut back or even losing it.
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See-Or Better Yet, Be a Part of-Manufacturing Across the USA
A day in the name of Manufacturing! October 5th has been dubbed Manufacturing Day and it was established to help improve the general public's perception of manufacturing--its careers and value to the U.S. economy. This day is set up for students, parents, educators, media, customers, suppliers and the community who will learn about real career opportunities, training and resources. In addition, manufacturers will learn about business improvement resources and services delivered through manufacturing extension partnerships.
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What's to Blame?
We all know that the skills gap is a huge problem, but who or what is to blame? Some look to college as the source of the problem, but have we forgotten the fact that until a year ago this industry (and virtually all of manufacturing) was in a state of long-term and rapid decline? Shops were closing, business was rushing to China, schools were dropping classes due to lack of funding, and all of America was demanding "every day low prices." College was a choice that was (falsely in many cases) offered as an alternative to the seemingly dead-end choice of learning a trade. This situation was created by the free market, and it will only be solved by the free market. Let me explain.
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