Industry 4.0: Advanced Technology Creates New Job Opportunities
This is the second in a series of two blogs focused on manufacturing misperceptions, Industry 4.0 and the next generation of manufacturers.
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Supporting a Growing Tradition: Building the Manufacturing Workforce Through SkillsUSA
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.
Four-year Degrees Not Required for Manufacturing Success
A decades-long national bias against vocational careers continues to inform high school graduates that four-year 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.
SME PRIME looks to expand in Macomb County, Michigan
Business and industry representatives gathered at Center Line High School to hear from Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, Center Line Public Schools Superintendent Eve Kaltz, Michigan Manufacturers Association Vice President of Government Affairs Mike Johnston and Rob Luce, vice president of the SME Education Foundation.
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SME Education Foundation, Ford Motor Company Fund and Ford Next Generation Learning Partner with Romeo Community Schools to Inspire, Prepare High School Students for Careers in Manufacturing
Ford Motor Company Fund and Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL) have partnered with the SME Education Foundation to make available education opportunities for students of Romeo High School in Romeo, Michigan, in a collaboration formed through the Foundation's Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education (PRIME) schools initiative.
SME Education Foundation, Arconic Foundation and Kawneer Partner with Central Columbia High School to Inspire, Prepare High School Students for Careers in Manufacturing
The Arconic Foundation and Kawneer have partnered with the SME Education Foundation to make available education opportunities for students of Central Columbia High School in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, in a collaboration formed through the Foundation's Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education (PRIME) schools initiative.
SME Education Foundation Honors 222 Manufacturing and Engineering Students with Scholarships
The SME Education Foundation recently awarded 222 scholarships to young men and women pursuing a post-secondary education in manufacturing engineering or related technologies.
Education Foundation to Prepare the Next Generation of Advanced Manufacturing Talent with $300,000 Arconic Foundation Grant
The SME Education Foundation received a $300,000 grant from Arconic Foundation, the independently endowed philanthropic arm of Arconic Inc., to expand its PRIME (Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education) initiative.
SME Education Foundation Honors the Michigan Manufacturers Association with the 2017 Outstanding Partner Award
The SME Education Foundation has presented the Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA) with its 2017 Outstanding Partner Award, recognizing support of the Foundation’s mission to inspire, prepare and support the next generation manufacturing workforce.