PMPA members are taking steps to address the skills gap. North Easton Machine was recently awarded a training Grant by State of Massachusetts to address training needs of 25 existing employees and 4 new hires.
PMPA is proud to announce and congratulate the 4 PMPA members to be awarded the 2014 STEP Award by the Manufacturing Institute. PMPA members named were Patricia Lewis, Berkley Screw Machine Products, Inc. Rochester Hills, Michigan; Tanya DiSalvo, Criterion Tool, Cleveland, Ohio; Kimberly Arrigoni, Haberman Machine, Oakdale, MN; and Janice Wiegand, Mercury Manufacturing Company, Wyandotte,…
Aaron Bagshaw is working on the University of Virginia’s Miller Center commission to advance solutions to America’s ‘middle skills’ skills gap. “It’s no longer about recognizing that we have a problem- Its about finding ways to scale what works.”
What works to help us qualify and put to work long term unemployed in middle skill jobs? How do we build the ROI case for this? How do we scale it nationwide?
We have broad bi-partisan agreement as to what the problem is. And everyone we spoke with genuinely wanted to fix it.
The economic security and upward mobility that have long been the perceived promise of a four-year college degree are less certain now, it’s “skills that pay the bills.” Post gives three steps to refill the pipeline for skilled workforce in the U.S.
The labor participation rate fell to 66.3 percent it’s lowest level in 34 years! Even the Huffington Post has figured out that this is a structural unemployment problem.
We know where the jobs are. There are plenty of great opportunities to become a skilled machinist in the precision machining industry.
Skill Gap is a global, not just North American problem.
The New York Times gets it wrong on the skills gap, confusing cause and effect, ignoring facts, and making a false analogy. Higher wages are a consequence of having skills that add value by increasing the value and or quality of the employee’s work. Raising wages does not of itself add any tangible benefit or skill to the employee’s work product. It does however raise cost.
USA Today has an extensive article on Right Skills Now, the skilled workforce development program spearheaded by PMPA Vice President Darlene Miller of Permac Industries, in Burnsville, Minnesota. Thanks Paul Davidson at USA today for a great story about how to get started in a career in machining / advanced manufacturing.
“We can’t wait two years or four years,” for students to graduate college, says Darlene Miller, CEO of Permac Industries, a contract manufacturer in Burnsville, Minn. “We need people now.”