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⚠️3.8 Million Manufacturing Net New Jobs Gap Forecasted by 2023⚠️ See 👀 steps 👞the manufacturing sector is taking to reach previously untapped populations to help close the gap. A must read share from Manufacturing USA #manufacturingjobs

The Digital Foundry outside of Pittsburgh represents a microcosm of what the manufacturing sector faces in reaching previously untapped populations needed to help close a projected gap of up to 3.8 million net new jobs by 2033. That is part of why CESMII built the innovation center in a visible location with a 20% poverty rate so that people in the community would be curious about what was going on inside and want to learn more. The Digital Foundry demonstrates new technology to local manufacturers and offers training to the current workforce and potential hires. Fulfilling the demand for manufacturing jobs in the Pittsburgh region will require removing barriers that traditionally deter underserved populations from participating in the manufacturing workforce, such as access to childcare, transportation, food insecurity, and job readiness skills. As it recruits participants for its workforce training, the Digital Foundry also works with local non-profit social service agencies to address these issues. Find out how Manufacturing USA institutes are trying to fill the manufacturing talent pipeline through underserved populations. For example: • CESMII also has partnered with The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) to offer a Smart Manufacturing Certification in order to reach the local Hispanic population and grow the local smart manufacturing talent pool. • PowerAmerica is helping provide solar and renewable energy workforce and professional training opportunities nationwide to underserved populations. They have trained students from 16 Native American Tribes and 11 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). • @AIMphotonics has an internship program where it partners with HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions to bring students to the institute’s Albany NanoTech Complex for 12 weeks. • CyManII | Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute the cybersecurity manufacturing innovation institute, has a Mobile Training Vehicle (MTV) that goes to local San Antonio high schools to work with primarily Hispanic students on cybersecurity training and e-sports competitions. • Lift Technology the institute dedicated to advanced materials, has a state-of-the-art 6,500-square foot immersive Learning Lab at its headquarters near downtown Detroit that prepares many African-American students for the most in-demand manufacturing careers. #AdvancedManufacturing #MFGUSA #Workforce https://lnkd.in/ePjzy6DY

Proud to say that NPPS, a WorldBridge Partner shares in the accolades from Forbes Magazine as being a distinguished recruiting firm! Some bullet facts regarding the Printing and Packaging Industry: Digital Transformation: Companies are adopting digital printing and automation. Sustainability: Eco-friendly practices are a priority for most companies AND candidates. Packaging Innovation: Smart packaging and creative design are in demand. Skilled Staff: Hiring production staff remains challenging - companies should investigate creating intern opportunities with local high school graphic art students. Excerpt from Washington Post: "Boomers tended to have fewer children than their parents — a trend that has continued with each generation since — so there aren’t enough Gen Xers and millennials to balance out the growing numbers of retirees. Research suggests this demographic shift brings down economic growth." Market Growth: The global printing market is projected to reach $821 billion by 2023.

ICYMI: The US Chip Renaissance Has a Chicken/Egg Problem As our community is well aware, the Intelligent Enterprise Leaders Alliance is a big proponent of skills-based hiring. Of late, we're sharpening our focus on the topic and plan to present some exciting research findings at both the #PeopleAnalyticsExchange and #TechTalentCon. The topic has once again made a prominent appearance in the news in the context of the federal #CHIPS program which has provided significant funding for domestic #fab construction to help advance chip making in the US. In and of itself, this is great news for the US and its #reshoring initiatives when it comes to #manufacturing, but presents a truly critical dilemma....where are manufacturers going to find the skilled labor to staff these fabs? The requisite skills are in short supply. A recent article outlined how SK Hynix, of South Korea, has contracts with local universities for the provision of physics, chemistry, materials science and electronics engineering graduates. Add to this, the fact that it has its own in-house university, and you can clearly see the US has a lot of catching up to do. Not all is lost. In fact, there is a lot to be excited about... A great case study on how states, companies and individuals can progress in the field is already well underway by Purdue University in Indiana. Boilermaker nation has launched summer internship programs to help encourage students to learn more about chip manufacturing and engineering with an eye towards steering them into the field long-term. In addition, Indiana leadership promoted the state as a leading innovator in the field by offering real estate and research collaboration to companies looking to expand their manufacturing footprint. Finally, the school has launched graduate, undergrad and certificate programs in semiconductor manufacturing and engineering. Kudos to Purdue University and other schools that are taking a leadership role in helping to promote the field and create highly employable graduates in #advancedcomputing. We'd love to hear about other programs forging a similar path. Please share in the comments section and follow the Intelligent Enterprise Leaders Alliance at: https://lnkd.in/eGueGgxT SK hynix Purdue University Daniels School of Business Noh jung Kwak Intel Corporation Taiwan Semiconductor Global Foundries, U.S. , Inc.W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research NVIDIA Qualcomm Apple Mark Cramer Mitch Daniels #Innovation #CertificatePrograms #PeopleAnalytics #SkillsBasedHiring #Engineering Nikhilesh Chawla Mung Chiang #MooresLaw #AdvancedPackaging Source: U.S. Chip Renaissance Needs Workers | The Wall Street Journal | Greg Ip | 04/12/2024

#IgnitingAmericanManufacturing This isn't just a "build it and they will come" scenario; that's a Hollywood fantasy, not a business strategy. Shout out for a full-throttle, all-hands-on-deck "Call to Action!" Igniting American manufacturing will require a concerted effort from all fronts—government, academia, and manufacturers. The government, often known for its red tape, must provide the framework and incentives to foster growth. Academia, in its ivory towers, should push the boundaries of research and development, feeding innovation into the industry. But let’s be clear—the lion's share of the work lies with the manufacturers. They are the ones who will do the heavy lifting, turning lofty policies and academic theories into tangible products and thriving businesses. Together, we can transform blueprints into booming hubs of innovation and opportunity, ensuring our manufacturing sector not only survives but thrives in the global market. Let's get the lead out! The time is now.....or it will be never, for American manufacturing, the Semiconductor and EV Ecosystems, nor the Global Data Sphere, and most importantly, for the American middle class. It’s time to stop waiting for a miracle and start making one! #workforcedevelopment #stem #cte #upskilling #vocation #vocationaltraining #retraining #apprenticeships #ignitingamericanmanufacturing #semiconductor #chipsact #reshoring #inflationreductionacts #americanmanufacturingsupercycle

Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering student Sreenidhi Jayakumar is playing a pivotal role in connecting entrepreneurs and company leaders to technology innovation as 16 Tech Innovation District's inaugural innovation and entrepreneur intern. Learn more about Sreenidhi and 16 Tech: https://bit.ly/3Qz6Qwo

Giving today’s students experience in new industries builds tomorrow’s workforce. I am proud to see my alma mater, Purdue University, taking the initiative to teach students the skills they’re going to need as new jobs in technology here in the U.S. emerge. Programs like this help students prepare to enter the workforce and find success in jobs like semiconductor chipmaking. We know that new technology will create jobs and careers we haven’t yet imagined. This is why it’s important to make sure people have the opportunity to learn the new skills that will be needed. Continued learning to build new skills is also critical to us at Belden. We want our team members to grow into the future with us so they have the best opportunities. #Belden #PurdueUniversity #Upskilling #ContinuedLearning #WeInvestInTalent

How Companies Can Help Universities Train Tech Workers Companies across the economy require new tech workers who have the training in state-of-the art technologies so they can hit the ground running. A model that has been applied at universities such as Arizona State, the University of California San Diego, and Oregon State, and Purdue can help address this need. It is based on five principles. For more than a decade, companies have been moving past merely transactional relationships with academia intended to create and commercialize technological innovations to much deeper, long-term collaborations designed to mutually advance research. In order to help produce the kind of workforce that society urgently needs, some companies and schools are taking a further step: working together to develop curricula and spaces in which students learn, innovate, and work with the cutting-edge technologies they will encounter when they enter the industrial world.

In this week’s The Chronicle of Higher Education: My interview with Alex Cirillo Jr, who led R&D teams at 3M, on #hiring for #innovation and #creativity: https://lnkd.in/dkKwvnv9 Cirillo would often ask job candidates about their hobbies and interests outside of their #college #majors, looking for ways to bring together unusual combinations of knowledge that lead to new ideas: “Typically what you learn from the habits or the diversions, that would be talent that we can use in 3M. I would explain it to them: Tell me things that you know, that you can bring to 3M that have nothing to do with your major.” I further explore that topic in today’s Daily Briefing, with a shout out to David Rosowsky for his recent essay on #highereducation’s homogenization: https://lnkd.in/d6949XqD Cirillo also had things to say about #softskills: “In some cases, you don’t want them…. For everybody whose soft skills are really high 😇, I would grab somebody who is cranky 🤨 in their department who would make everybody else toe the line and bring some friction into the problem solving…. Innovation dies when you’re too polite, when you really don’t push your partner.” This conversation was a pleasure. So much in this interview resonated with what Ned Laff, Ph.D. and I wrote in our book: https://lnkd.in/dpY2Fc8t Teresa Caplinger Spaeth, PhD, MBA Bill Baldus David Staley Ashley Schantz Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

On June 17, 1999 the gates of Philips NatLab opened to what would become High Tech Campus Eindhoven. It was the beginning of the era of #openinnovation and the morphing of a closed R&D campus into a unique ecosystem of nearly 300 tech companies and more than 12,500 employees. To celebrate our 25th anniversary, we launch Rewind & Fast Forward, looking back and honoring the past to forge an even stronger future. Campus CEO Otto van den Boogaard appreciates this fine balance: "In a high-tech environment like ours, we naturally tend to look only forward. But a moment like this can help us pause and realize where our roots lie. Forward-thinking guides us all here, but we do come from somewhere.” Otto sees our shared roots as a guarantee for the enduring, unique character of the Campus. It’s what gives the Campus its village square atmosphere, which comes to life on The Strip, where employees have organized chance encounters at Campus shops and restaurants. "The concept of open innovation originated here years ago and has grown with us to what it is now. I mean, the heart and soul of this place ... everything that can thrive only in that powerful interconnectedness,” said Otto. What does the future look like? We have space for 80K to 100K square meters to be built while continuing to develop existing buildings. “In doing so, we closely align with the tenants' needs, for example, by creating more cleanrooms or other technical spaces,” said Otto. And there will be space for unique needs, including a more robust breeding ground for startups. Other expansion ideas include temporary housing. Zoning has to be addressed, but HTCE aims to build “several hundred” units for stays ranging from one week to six months. Campus companies have a great need for temporary housing and the plan fits beautifully into the larger picture of housing demand in Brainport. And we’re planning more activities after hours. "We want to offer that pleasant environment even after working hours. Think of restaurants with longer opening hours, a cinema, lectures, perhaps concerts. Eating, drinking, and networking are just as much part of our concept as the development of a new photonic chip,” said Otto. “This also helps in ‘turning technology into business.’” Expect the “hard boundaries” of HTCE to gradually soften in the coming years. "But always in moderation. We'll continue to pay close attention to safety, security and the value of fostering a sense of being part of a special community together,” Otto said. “Everyone here on the Campus knows how unique that community is. We want to further encourage that by organizing inspiring events around technologies, vitality, and culture. Everything necessary to create a place where everyone feels welcome and at home!” Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/ezQ-6PyB #rewindandfastforward #25thanniversary #turningtechnologyintobusiness