Darlene Miller, President and CEO of Permac Industries, Vice President of PMPA, gave an employer’s perspective of Right Skills Now during an interview with President Bill Clinton during a panel discussion about developing talent to continue economic recovery that has been led by manufacturing.
Since 2007, manufacturers have added more educated workers while eliminating less skilled / less educated positions. Increasingly employers are looking for credentials for skills rather than 2 and 4 year degrees. As the baby boomer cohort leave the workforce, there are currently not enough under 25 and 25- 34 year olds to make up for their loss. This means that not only will productivity increases have to continue, but also that we need to really make an effort to bring 34 and under people into our skilled workforce in manufacturing.
The point of Right Skills Now was to find a way to match math qualified people with training to get them prepared for entry level CNC operator positions in our industry. After 16 weeks of classroom and hands on machining, Right Skills Now participants get real experience with sponsoring employers.
The BLS data shows now is the perfect time to start your career in manufacturing.
Real people getting real skills leading to a real job- that’s RightSkillsNow
Right Skills Now will provide training to give qualified applicants relevant skills to start a career in precision machining and advanced manufacturing.