Workforce Development
Chicago AMBA Learns about Recruiting and Keeping Millennials
The Chicago Chapter of the American Mold Builders Association (AMBA) recently held its first dinner meeting of the 2015-16 season and the focus stood firmly on how to fill the skills gap and foster young talent in the moldmaking industry.
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Breakthroughs and Possibilities
Okuma’s annual Technology Showcase highlighted the latest innovations in manufacturing technology.
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NTMA, Robots and Toolkits for Manufacturers to Battle the Skills Gap
It’s an ongoing concern. How will manufacturing companies fill the skills gap as the many veteran employees approach retirement?
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Getting You to Think in Plastic First
The next step is to take the lessons learned from this series over the past year and figure out how to impart them to the future moldmaking/molding workforce.
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Fast-Track Training
Right Skills Now focuses on in-demand skills in CNC operations, programming and machining, which will account for 14 to 22 percent of job growth by 2024, according to NIMS. Let's take a look at this unique initiative.
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Learn the Keys to Shop Training and Filling the Skills Gap
On November 17 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time, Ray Coombs, president of Westminster Tool, will present a free Webinar with MoldMaking Technology and share key strategies his company uses to not only improve toolmaking operations but to also fill the skills gap that so many mold shops are facing today.
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Finding, Training & Retaining Employees
In this multi-part series of articles, contributor Ryan Pohl, a journeyman CNC machinist who also holds a master's degree in industrial training and development, addresses the skilled-labor shortage and its potential to dramatically hinder the future sustainability and growth of the moldmaking industry.
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NIMS Partners With Grant-Winning Apprenticeship Program
Focus:HOPE is one of the latest examples of a manufacturing training program getting attention from the highest levels of government.
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Another Look at a Compelling Succession Story
An article in a sister publication offers a nice complement to MMT’s own coverage of the Bales sisters, who took over their company under tragic circumstances.
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Getting Real about Manufacturing Ed to Fill the Skills Gap
Learn the key elements of a local teaching strategy from Cardinal Manufacturing and Northwoods Manufacturing on Thursday, September 03, 2015 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST.
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