Workforce Development
Personality-Based Learning in the Shop
Sound familiar? It should. It is a similar method to the one our 2014 Leadtime Leader Winner Westminster Tool uses within its shop to educate and train employees. However, this post shares an article on research that shows personality-based learning can be the key to creating great employees and even better project teams.
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"Mold Your Career" Apprentice Award
Earlier this year we explained the origin and purpose of this Award established by the AMBA Chicago Chapter--to recognize outstanding apprentices and assist them in acquiring the tools they need to effectively perform their jobs--but today we announce this year's winner.
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Identifying and Examining Training Constraints
Finding, Training & Retaining Employees, Part 13
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The Skills Gap Goes Mainstream
The past few years have seen news coverage of the skilled worker shortage expanding beyond trade publications like this one. Here are a few recent examples.
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Moldmakers Working for Funding to Support Mfg Training
2014 Leadtime Leader Winner Westminster Tool shares its process for successfully obtaining funds for manufacturing training. It takes a lot of work and collaboration.
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Sandvik Pushes Collaboration, Education With New Facility
The design of Sandvik Coromant’s latest productivity center reflects a focus that’s far broader than just cutting tools. .
Read MoreNational Institute for Metalworking Skills Partners with Winners of Job Training Grant
Community colleges will use national standards, credentials to prepare more students and workers for success in high-demand careers.
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Building an Integrated Mfg Center to Fill the Skills Gap
“We receive overwhelming requests from employers who want to hire our students. Our students know there are immediate jobs waiting for them that come with good starting salaries,” says Bob Novak, Waukesha County Technical College, Associate Dean of Manufacturing. That is why WCTC is working to create a new Integrated Manufacturing Center (IMC) to provide innovative solutions to the skills gap crisis.
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