Starting this month, McHenry County College (MCC) will be offering welding boot camps in Woodstock, IL. Courses will cover the basics of welding, techniques, terminology, safety, and how to read […]
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U.S. Representative Tammy Duckworth and executives from Northrop Grumman recently visited Harper College in Palatine to highlight the need to train students for rewarding careers in advanced manufacturing. Harper’s Advanced […]
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US manufacturing continues to grow and there is an urgent need to fill a large number of open positions. In addition, a gender gap exists where women remain a relatively […]
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Manufacturing in the US is growing. Technology is changing. Many skilled workers in the field will soon be retiring. 60% of the jobs currently unfilled in manufacturing are due to a […]
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Have you checked out Manufacturing Talk Radio? The show regularly features timely discussions on the latest topics in advanced manufacturing. A recent episode addressed the skills gap. Leading manufacturing professionals participated in […]
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Foreign manufacturers are coming in greater numbers to the US to manufacture a variety of their products. 3,500 German companies are here and employing 600,000 Americans. China is planning to spend a […]
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The American Welding Society (AWS) has recently launched their AWS WeldLink, a new career planning and management system. WeldLink was developed to bring together the entire welding community, including professional […]
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US Representative Rodney Davis recently stopped by Richland Community College to promote his Opportunity KNOCKS (Kindling New Options for Career and Knowledge Seekers) Act. This act would allow those receiving […]
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To help prepare for the estimated 100 million new interdisciplinary jobs that will be created this century, College of DuPage (COD) will now offer a new Mechatronics Technology certificate. This program will […]
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A $1.2 million state grant has been awarded to the Northern Illinois Workforce Alliance. This will be used to offer free training to over 100 people in several high-demand areas […]
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