Manufacturing Workforce with Apprenticeship Training

Creating an Equitable & Future-Focused

Hauppauge, NY 3/17/21 Right now, American manufacturers are finding that they need to make near-term changes to their hiring and training practices in response to developments like these:

· COVID-19 has accelerated the automation revolution and placed a renewed emphasis on safety and efficiency, requiring manufacturers to hire workers who are skilled in new technologies and methods and to train those who aren’t.

· Companies are awakening to the value and importance of offering equitable career opportunities, causing a shift in policies and procedures in order to widen the talent pool and provide equitable access to opportunities for career advancement throughout the workforce.

· President Joe Biden has unveiled an economic recovery plan to Build Back Better that includes a concerted effort to drive demand for goods made by American manufacturers, creating a need for a larger and better-trained manufacturing workforce.

Apprenticeship has proved to be an effective means of training and upskilling new hires and incumbent workers in a wide variety of manufacturing occupations, such as machinist, CNC machine operator, manufacturing engineering technician, and many other high-demand roles.

Visit JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning with the AFL-CIO Working for America Institute to discover how an apprenticeship can help your business become a more competitive player and an employer of choice for a diverse pool of talented workers from a wide range of backgrounds.

This effort is supported through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Industry Intermediary contract and with federal funds from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration under contract number HG 34355-20-60.

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