Workforce Development
Stay Positive Regarding Our Future Workforce
The future of machining relies on our success in attracting and retaining a skilled workforce.
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News of Note: July 2019
New options for training young folks, NTMA offers blockchain services, a new partnership promoting additive manufacturing in aerospace work, and other industry news.
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CNC Software Hosts Mastercam Education Summit 2019
The second annual event catered to educators seeking to teach their students about CAD, CAM and engineering.
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The Motivated Workforce
Whatever your approach is to establish a motivated workforce, the end result can benefit your organization and its leadership.
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Buy Your Sharpest Young Employee a 3D Printer
Don’t just purchase a 3D printer for your shop. Give a bright young employee one to play with at home. This small investment can pay off in various ways.
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Arch Cutting Tools' Education Partnership Looking for "Purple Squirrel"
Arch Cutting Tools is looking for a “Purple Squirrel,” which they define as a young machinist with natural ability and an eye on the industry’s future.
Read MoreNTMA and PMA Applaud Federal Workforce Development Grants
The grants, together with the Labor Department’s plans to award an additional $100 million in grants to further promote apprenticeships, were applauded by the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) and the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA).
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Vocademy Maker Skills Academy Intended for Students Seeking College Alternative
The Academy states that this program is ideal for students seeking an alternative to college, a learning program to explore maker skills, an effective pre-engineering program before entering university and a set of job skills that will “make their STEM or maker careers future-proof.”
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Heidenhain's TNC-CNC Academy Offers Training for Users of All Levels
The company states that completing these classes will allow TNC users to improve efficiency and accuracy of the parts they machine.
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A Brainstorming Technique to Increase Manufacturing Employee Engagement
This technique works for just about any type of question for which independent and unbiased answers are sought.
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