Building Apprenticeship Programs to Engage Youth in Manufacturing Careers: Lessons from Cincinnati, Montreal, and San Francisco

Understanding what manufacturing looks like today is the first step towards cultivating value for the trades again, while simultaneously demonstrating the skills and opportunities they give individuals and communities.

Nothing sparks interest and excitement more than doing something yourself – this is why getting kids on shop floors, giving them experience creating things with their hands and getting comfortable with equipment is so essential for their long-term interest and career path in making and manufacturing.

But how can makers and manufacturers develop a new workforce pipeline, while running the rest of their business? The best way we’ve seen is partnering with existing organizations that help connect specific populations to workforce training opportunities in both hard and soft skills.

Whether a manufacturer wants to develop a partnership with a workforce non-profit, or they want to start their own, in-house training program, there are ways to create a new pipeline. In this webinar we will hear from three organizations working to connect youth to manufacturers, and how they have developed programs to connect youth to makers and manufacturers of all sizes.

Featuring Claire Michaels of SFMade; Stephen Tucker formerly of Partners for a Competitive Workforce and  James Bax of thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America, Inc; and Sarah Mongeau of Formétal. Facilitated by Steve Charters of Made in Montreal and UMA Workforce Development CoP Advisory Board Member.