Education / Training

Five Ways to Profit From the New Rapid Prototyping Movement

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:17:00 +0000

Product designers can offer attractive alternatives for prototyping work without compromising the production line.

A Military Solution to the Manufacturing Skills Shortage

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:40:00 +0000

Get Skills to Work program is training veterans for jobs in advanced manufacturing.

Closing the Manufacturing Skills Gap

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:34:00 +0000

As baby boomers begin to exit the workforce, manufacturers look to influence the youth of today about the promise of manufacturing careers.

Going From 10 Qualified Candidates to One

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:32:00 +0000

“A manufacturing job posting 20 years ago might have attracted 10 candidates. Today, we’re lucky to get one qualified candidate,” said Chris Sansone, president of the Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance, in an article in the Buffalo News.

I hear this at every conference, roundtable and industry event I attend.

Manufacturing Savvy

Innovative Programs Provide Career and Technical Education in High Schools

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:38:00 +0000

Michele Nash-Hoff, president, ElectroFab Sales

Adoption of these programs nationally could eliminate the skills shortage of manufacturing workers within a few years.

According to a 2012 Pew Research Center analysis of census data, for the first time, a third of American 25- to 29-year-olds have earned at least a bachelor’s degree. That share has been slowly edging up from fewer than one-fifth of young adults in the early 1970s to 33% this year. What happens to the other two-thirds of young adults?

Boeing Expands Flight Training Program

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:36:00 +0000

Driven by demand for new aviation personnel, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, Boeing is expanding its flight training offerings.

2013 IndustryWeek Salary Survey (slideshow)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:18:00 +0000

The average base salary breached $100,000 in the 2013 IndustryWeek Salary Survey, and pay raises were the norm, not the exception. This slideshow accompanies "Salaries Remain Upward Bound," IW's March 2013 article on manufacturing management salaries.

2013 IW Salary Survey: Readers Comment on Pay, Talent Crisis

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:44:00 +0000

Survey respondents were happy, sad and angry about their manufacturing compensation, and concerned about the need for skilled workers.

2013 IW Salary Survey: Salaries Remain Upward Bound

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:34:00 +0000

Average salaries break $100,000, as pay raises remain front and center in the 2013 IndustryWeek Salary Survey.

It is all about forward momentum when it comes to salaries and pay raises for manufacturing management, according to the 2013 IndustryWeek Salary Survey. Or perhaps the better description is "upward momentum."

Spain Launches Youth Job Drive to Battle Crisis

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:08:00 +0000

The $4.6 billion plan is designed to boost hiring of young people and help them start businesses.