(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.
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…
CCAT Celebrates National Manufacturing Day with Pratt & Whitney
CCAT’s Sue Palisano spoke at Pratt & Whitney’s Career Pathways event during Manufacturing Day on Oct. 5. Palisano, Director of Education & Workforce Development gave an overview to public school educators and administrators on the state of manufacturing in Connecticut, job opportunities and the services CCAT offers school systems.
Workforce development funding under threat
Although funding to train opportunity youths and low-skill adults has steadily declined in recent years, Jim Boucher, chief strategy officer for Capital Workforce Partners in Hartford, is growing confident those dollars could be revived. With tens of thousands of job openings annually in Connecticut, Boucher said the need to train…
Advanced Manufacturing Employer Partnership highlighted in Fox 61 WorkinCT
WorkinCT #CTConfident: Push for new talent in advanced manufacturing (Fox 61 News, 9/18/18) Shawn Dow is fairly new to Phoenix Manufacturing in Enfield. “I was an auto mechanic before. There’s only so much you can do in the auto field without owning your own business, and here you can really expand…
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Recruits Entry-Level Team for Pratt & Whitney
(The New England Council, 9/12/18) NEC member Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) recently announced that their workforce development initiative helped onboard new manufacturing talent for aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney. Through CCAT’s Entry Level Pipeline Program, 16 new employees graduated in August 2018 with full-time positions as Airfoil Cell Operators/Machinists. Read…
NEC Releases Second Edition of “Partnerships for the Talent Pipeline”
Updated Directory Highlights Regional Higher Education-Industry Partnerships The New England Council is pleased to share with you the second edition of “Partnerships for the Talent Pipeline: Directory of New England Higher Education & Industry Partnerships.” This updated version of the directory –which was first released in the fall of 2016 –…
Story on workforce initiatives aligns CCAT with Pratt & Whitney
How jet-engine innovator Pratt & Whitney is building its next-generation workforce (Hartford Business Journal, 9/10/18) Two of the region’s largest employers — Hartford HealthCare and Pratt & Whitney — are in constant hiring mode as they seek to build up their diverse workforces with top talent. This is a behind-the-scenes…