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The SME Education Foundation inspires, prepares and supports manufacturing career opportunities for students at every level.

Edwardsburg PRIME high school students learn manufacturing skills

Filling manufacturing jobs is a growing challenge across the country. Nearly 2.5 million manufacturing jobs will go unfilled in the United States by 2030. Launched in May 2023, the Edwardsburg PRIME program is an important step to help strengthen the Southwest Michigan labor force and fill future manufacturing positions.

All PRIME Success Stories

All PRIME Highlights All PRIME Success Stories Learn how SME PRIME directly addresses manufacturing and engineering talent shortages by working with industry to develop tailored curriculum,

SME PRIME: Developing Workforce Skills for Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 ushered in new technologies, new products and new ways of working. It's imperative that high schools keep pace with the skills they teach students to prepare them for the manufacturing workforce. SME PRIME schools give manufacturing students a head start, as they inspire them to use and test the skills they learn in the classroom during regular class projects as well as occasional special assignments.