Industry Pulse – Current State of the Manufacturing Skills Gap

written by Lauri Moon | February 1, 2019

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 share their experiences and discuss what they are doing to address the urgent skills gap.
GUEST PANELISTS

Jeannine Kunz, Vice President, Tooling-U SME
Tooling U-SME, a division of SME, delivers competency-based learning and development solutions to manufacturing, including more than half of Fortune 500® manufacturing companies, and hundreds of educational institutions.
Michael Freed, Sinclair Community College, Dayton OH
Mike Freed is the Manager of Manufacturing Solutions, Workforce Development and Corporate Services at Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Freed and Sinclair Community College were part of a consortium that launched the SkillsTrac program for F&P America Manufacturing, Inc..
Delane Sloan, F&P America Manufacturing, Inc.
Senior Manager, Human Resources. F&P America Manufacturing. Inc. is a tier-one international automotive systems supplier for clients such as Honda, Toyota, Acura, Mitsubishi and General Motors.

Explore training and retention challenges and solutions detailed in Tooling U-SME’s Industry Pulse: 2018 Manufacturing Workforce Report.

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Developing a Company Culture to Attract, Develop, Retain Employees

written by Lauri Moon | February 1, 2019

It’s in the news everyday – one of the top issues among manufacturers nationally is the difficulty of finding
people. A recent New York Times headline read “Manufacturers Increase Efforts to Woo Workers to Rural
Areas.” U.S. News featured a commentary called “Bridging the Stem Skills Gap Involves Both Education and
Industry Commitments”.

Everyone knows about this concern, but no one is living it more than the manufacturers themselves.

Join us for this special forum and networking event to support the manufacturing heroes in our
region and their efforts to attain, develop and retain employees.

Agenda:
• Work Institute’s 2018 Retention Report Highlights
• Generational Diversity as a Competitive Advantage
• Developing Internal Career Pathways and On-Boarding Best Practices
• Assessing Company Culture
• Best Practices for Enhancing Company Culture to Attract, Develop, and Retain Employees
• A Company Story – Penn United

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