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Annual Meeting Recap
The AWT Foundation’s 2024 Annual Meeting, hosted at the AWT Transformation Center housing over 130 attendees, featuring key speakers such as Lydia Mihalik, Jerry Cirino, and Matt Dolan. These speakers covered important topics, including how community development and education are crucial for leadership. Teresa Simons’ speech highlighted the substantial progress AWT has achieved over the past year. This event was a testament to the power of collaboration and shared goals, laying a strong foundation for future endeavors and emphasizing the collective commitment to making a meaningful impact.
AWT is partnering with SME to supercharge manufacturing workforce development! This collaboration aims to bridge the skilled workforce gap by promoting manufacturing careers and enhancing training opportunities.
This is the path to a rewarding career in manufacturing. In our 2 week program, participants will gain the skills and knowledge they need to start a successful career.
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Andrew Schuler highlighted the comprehensive services of Corrigan Krause CPAs, focusing on tax and consulting for businesses, particularly in manufacturing. Jason Lea showcased Mentor Public Library’s vast resources, including digital services and maker space equipment, emphasizing their role in community support and education.
“Untapped talent” refers to individuals who possess valuable skills, abilities, and potential but are underrepresented in Ohio’s manufacturing workforce. Through Good Jobs Challenge, Ohio aims to identify, train, and place four specific untapped talent populations into manufacturing roles – and they will be the focus of the 2024 training series initiative. They are women, people of color, veterans, and justice-impacted individuals.
The purpose of the Untapped Talent Training Series initiative is to create a learning environment in which manufacturers, their HR and leadership teams, and their Industry Sector Partnership (ISP) liaisons can easily learn best practices, and obtain resources, for recruiting and retaining untapped talent to fill their manufacturing workforce needs.
