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Community Colleges Adopt MSI National Skills Standards for Manufacturing Education and Training Programs
Richmond, VA – The Manufacturing Skills Institute (MSI) is pleased to announce four additional Virginia community colleges joining the MSI Academic Partner Network: Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC), New River Community College (NRCC), Paul D. Camp Community College (PDCCC) and Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC). Among the Virginia education partners, there are now 15 Virginia […]
Students Graduate from Carson City Library MT1 Program
As more manufacturing businesses have moved to Northern Nevada, including Tesla in Storey County, Kayla Homme, 22, adjusted her career focus. “I saw that opportunity,” she said. “I think it’s something like 70 percent men, so I figured as a woman I’d have a better chance.” When she saw that the Carson City Library was […]
MSI Industry Credentials Focus of Economic Summit
St. Joseph, MO leaders are on the right track when it comes to improving the city’s workforce development efforts. That was the message Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from an official who spends each day trying to improve manufacturers’ workplace environment. Katherine DeRosear, MSI Executive Director, spoke at the 2015 Economic Summit Luncheon at the Downtown […]
Missouri effort closes gap in workers’ skills using MT1
Two million jobs nationwide go unfilled due to a gap between workers’ skills and what advanced manufacturing requires, according to the respected Brookings Institution. This matters if you are a job seeker in the technical fields who finds he or she lacks the preparation to compete for these positions. Read more.
World’s Largest Animal Health Industry Cluster Adopts MT1 Certificate Program
MSI Press Release – KC Animal Health Corridor Final 9-1-15
VMA Published in Industry Today – Virginia is for Manufacturers
The state of Virginia can be characterized by a diverse landscape, with beaches dotting its coast, the city of Washington D.C. bordering and influencing its north, and a deep-seeded, rich, rural landscape spanning across the south and west. The manufacturing scene, quite appropriately, isn’t much different. In a conversation with Industry Today, Brett Vassey, President […]
MT1 National Skills Standards Provide Qualified Workers for Northern Nevada
MSI Press Release – Nevada’s Working Capital 8-25-15 Final
MSI Announces New Secondary Education Academic Partners in Virginia
MSI Announces New Secondary Education Academic Partners in Virginia 7-23-15
MT1 Gets GI Bill Approval
MSI Press Release – MT1 Gets GI Bill Approval Final 5-5-15
Nevada’s Working Capital
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