Innovative Manufacturers Center
Driving Manufacturing Growth and Job Creation in Central Pennsylvania
As a generation of workers retire, companies are struggling to capture and transfer their knowledge and experience. Additionally, many have had challenges integrating the new generation of workers, both from a cultural and risk awareness standpoint. What can companies do to retain critically important institutional knowledge among older workers about to retire and pass it Read More
Microlearning is quickly emerging as a key way to increase workforce engagement, boost knowledge growth and ultimately change behavior. Proven to drive results, leading organizations are leveraging microlearning as a critical component of their operational excellence strategy—whether it’s to reduce safety incidents, deeply ingrain corporate values, or simply bring consistency from team to team and Read More
The National Association of Manufacturers estimates that manufacturers have 365,000 unfilled jobs now and will need to fill 3.5 million jobs in the next 7 years. In addition to traditional assembly line jobs, the manufacturing industry is moving rapidly toward jobs with irreplaceable human skills, such as creativity, ingenuity, and critical thinking. To stay competitive, Read More
Growth in Manufacturing is Coming - Are You Prepared? INDUSTRY PULSE: 2018 Manufacturing Workforce Report Join Denise Ball, Workforce Specialist at Tooling U-SME, February 6, 2019 to learn more about the state of the manufacturing industry and game changers like new technology, retirements and education partnerships. Special guest panelists from both industry and education will Read More
Small and mid-sized manufacturing firms face a special challenge in recruiting, selecting, onboarding, upskilling or reskilling, and retaining their workers. Most business leaders and HR professionals are keenly aware of The Great Resignation, Quiet Quitting, and similar trends with the workforce that complicate the job of employers finding, attracting, engaging, and keeping workers with the Read More
