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How to address the skills shortage in maintenance
Skills Gap

How to address the skills shortage in maintenance

Bridging the gap takes a little strategic planning and some key tactics.
Building the manufacturing workforce one veteran at a time
Workforce Development

Building the manufacturing workforce one veteran at a time

"We are taking service members before they start their transition out of the military, we bring them into manufacturing, train them, inculcate them, do everything to prepare them...
Mx Ds Capital Program Poised To Address Digital Skills Gap In Maintenance And Operations
Industrial Training

CAPITAL program from MxD to help remedy O&M skills gap

New program, supported by $6.2 million in federal funding, will feature both in-person and virtual learning opportunities
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Workforce Development

Skills assessment solutions help enhance the knowledge of industrial workers

Sheila Kennedy says use these tools to validate industrial knowledge and uncover gaps to increase workforce effectiveness.
Changing Workforce

How to get Gen Z interested in a career in manufacturing

In this episode of The Tool Belt, Lawrence Whittle shares his thoughts on generational attitudes toward the manufacturing industry.
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Workforce Development

What does the next manufacturing workforce think about industry?

New research shows that perceptions about industrial work are moving in the right direction, but will that be enough to keep Gen Z interested?
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Workforce Development

How to leverage apprenticeship programs in the manufacturing industry

Fill the industrial skills gap with programs that benefit employers and new workers.
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Skills Gap

Next steps forward: New skills and careers for veterans

Meet the people behind Operation New Uniform, which is helping Veterans transition into new private sector careers.
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Workforce Development

Helping veterans transition into new private sector careers

In this episode of The Tool Belt, Michele McManamon and Dr. Kim Bynum discuss ONU's efforts to increase veterans' skill sets and help them find new careers.
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Supply Chain Management

The post-COVID Hydra: Supply chain and workforce woes

Thomas Wilk says the only thing harder to find than spares may be the people to use them.
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Workforce Diversity

“We always know that things need to be fixed”

Learn what is motivating the next generation of MRO professionals to enter the industry.
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Workforce Development

12 under 30: Insights from the next generation of manufacturing workers

Get to know a dozen members of the generation at the start of their journey to shape our industry.
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Workforce Development

Automation and skilled trades in the future

The demand for a skilled workforce across all trades is on the rise, and the role of the human decision maker has never been more crucial.
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Workforce Development

Who are the chiefs at your plant, and are you giving them the respect and appreciation they deserve?

Tom Moriarty says if you can’t identify your chiefs within five minutes, then you have some work to do – on yourself.
Industrial Training

Training lessons learned from the United States Army

Take a precision-based, standards-focused approach to skills development.
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Industrial Training

How your plant can train like the military

Take a precision-based, standards-focused approach to skills development.