Blog Post June 20, 2019 Supporting a Growing Tradition: Building the Manufacturing Workforce Through SkillsUSA Author: Sandy Wilton, Manager, Student Engagement The SME Education Foundation supports the Additive Manufacturing Competition and Tooling U-SME’s Additive Manufacturing Fundamentals Certification exam at the annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky by providing scholarships to the high school winners of the contest.
PRIME Highlight June 13, 2019 The Four Cities Compact: Schools Collaborate to Provide Opportunity – Part 2 Author: SME Education Foundation In part 2 of our series on the SME PRIME program at The Four Cities Compact schools in Ohio you’ll read more about the passionate instructors and the energetic young minds charting their career path in the manufacturing and engineering industries.
Education Foundation News June 7, 2019 The New York Times: Taking the Future of Manufacturing into High Schools The SME Education Foundation was highlighted in an extended feature in The New York Times on preparing high school students for careers in robotics within the manufacturing and engineering industry.
Blog Post June 6, 2019 Manufacturing Careers: Unmasking the Misperceptions Author: Rob Luce, Vice President, SME Education Foundation Manufacturing is not dirty. Manufacturing is high-tech. Manufacturing pays wells and leads to prosperous careers. Manufacturing is thriving in the United States. How can we change misperceptions about manufacturing? We can counter each statement with facts.
Student Summit May 30, 2019 RAPID + TCT 2019: Next-gen technology and talent merge Author: Sandy Wilton, Manager, Student Engagement Six high schools from the metro Detroit area brought 174 enthusiastic young minds to RAPID + TCT May 20-23 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan where the entire additive manufacturing community convened and where industry-accelerating products were launched.
Student Summit May 23, 2019 EASTEC 2019: Inspiring the next-gen workforce Author: Sandy Wilton, Manager, Student Engagement 170 high school students from 11 schools descended upon the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts from May 14-16 eager to explore and discover manufacturing career opportunities at the SME Education Foundation’s Student Summit event series at EASTEC.
PRIME Highlight May 16, 2019 Ford Next Generation Learning and SME PRIME: Synergy and Connection Author: SME Education Foundation Ford NGL partnered with the SME Education Foundation through a Ford Motor Company Fund investment to develop an SME PRIME (Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education) curriculum at Romeo High School in Romeo, Michigan.
PRIME Highlight May 9, 2019 The Four Cities Compact: Schools Collaborate to Provide Opportunity – Part 1 Author: SME Education Foundation The SME PRIME schools (Barberton High School, Copley High School, Norton High School and Wadsworth High School) provide high school students with access to relevant curricula, modern equipment and qualified, engaged instructors to inspire and prepare them for pursuit of career opportunities within manufacturing.
Blog Post May 2, 2019 Degrees Not Required for Manufacturing Success Author: Rob Luce, Vice President, SME Education Foundation A decades-long national bias against vocational careers continues to inform high school graduates that college degrees are the only option for achieving success. Government data tells us otherwise. There are millions jobs in the United States that pay an average of $55,000 per year and don’t require a bachelor’s degree.
Student Summit April 25, 2019 AeroDef Manufacturing student engagement: connecting classrooms to the real world Author: Sandy Wilton, Manager, Student Engagement New to the AeroDef Manufacturing event this year is a special half-day student engagement program, that will connect Southern California SME PRIME high school students to real-world aerospace and defense manufacturing technologies.
