CCAT’s Education & Workforce Development team will be on hand to show its wares as the Waterbury Regional Chamber’s Manufacturing Council host its eighth annual STEM/Advanced Manufacturing & Technology Expo on Friday, Nov. 30. The free and public event will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the…
Female students attend manufacturing summit
(My Record Journal, 11/12/18) Middle School of Plainville Technology/Engineering faculty members Kim Coyle and Camille Westfall and a group of eighth grade female students recently attended the Making It Real: Girls & Manufacturing Summit sponsored by the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology. Read more >
Manufacturing career summit aims to inspire women
(WFSB, 10/31/18) CROMWELL, CT (WFSB) – Careers in science, engineering and manufacturing were all on display at a women’s summit in Cromwell on Wednesday. The message for young girls at the summit was “if you can dream it, you can do it.” Watch the news story here >
Girl Power: Hundreds of girls converge in Cromwell for manufacturing summit
(WTNH, 10/31/18) Hundreds of girls got a taste of manufacturing Wednesday and organizers are hoping it could be a good fit. Watch the news story here >
Manufacturing Mania in Southbury introduces students to industry in need of skilled workers
Published with permission of the Waterbury Republican-American (Waterbury Republican-American, 10/17/18) SOUTHBURY – Some 200 middle school-aged students left their classrooms Wednesday and traveled to the Heritage Hotel in Southbury for Manufacturing Mania, an event organized by the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. For manufacturers it was a chance to introduce students to…
Event for students highlights manufacturing industry
(WFSB, 10/17/18) SOUTHBURY, CT (WFSB) — A huge event in Southbury brought together middle school students from across the state on Wednesday. The task of Manufacturing Mania was to highlight career opportunities in the industry “We’re doing all these different kinds of engineering experiences and manufacturing to see what it’s…
24 hours until Manufacturing Mania!
Manufacturing Mania is 24 hours away and counting! Read more about what is happening in Southbury tomorrow and in Cromwell on Oct. 31 and listen to a broadcast that aired on three Connecticut stations this past weekend.
Manufacturing Month focus of weekend radio broadcasts
The award-winning radio show Pulse of the Region will air broadcasts Oct. 13 and 14 on Connecticut Dream It. Do It. Manufacturing Month. The radio show will include a panel discussion with Lynn Raicik of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Charles Daniels of Wepco Plastics and Kristi Oki of…
Radio host talks manufacturing month, workforce with CCAT
With events starting next week, Nancy Barrow of WZMX (93.7 FM) spoke to CCAT’s Lynn Raicik and Silvio Albino about Connecticut Dream It. Do It. Manufacturing Month and workplace development initiatives. Listen to the full interview here.
Workforce development and Manufacturing Month the focus of CCAT radio show this weekend
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology’s initiatives around workforce development and Connecticut Dream It. Do It. Manufacturing Month will be covered in a broadcast on WZMZ (93.7 FM) on Sunday, Oct. 7 at 6 a.m. The Beat of Connecticut is hosted by Nancy Barrow, who interviewed CCAT Communications Director Silvio Albino…