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Press Release – SMI will be Back for 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Summer Manufacturing Institute to Return Summer 2018   Concord, OH (November 10th) – The Summer Manufacturing Institute (SMI), a summer camp operated by a partnership between AWT, Ohio Means Jobs Geauga, Auburn Career Center, and Senator Sherrod Brown’s office, confirmed that the popular camp will be returning for a third year in […]

SMI 2018 Preparations Under Way

AWT , Senator Sherrod Brown,  OMJ Geauga, and Auburn Career Center are pleased to announce the return of the Sumer Manufacturing Institute! Curriculum This year’s curriculum will focus on regional specialties:  Aerospace Engineering and Medical Manufacturing.  With these themes in 2016,  campers were able to build and test Mars Rovers, get visits from NASA, and […]

The Most In-Demand Careers in Northeast Ohio (in Manufacturing)

Check out this list from Ohio Means Jobs!     Occupation Ohio Average Yearly Pay (*US average) Number of openings  Statewide Regional Materials Engineers checkbox Materials Engineers  $68,800 – $117,060 43 15 Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology & Product Development Managers checkbox Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology & Product Development Managers  $102,670 – $152,270 220 63 Manufacturing Production Technicians checkbox Manufacturing […]

About Nextwork

NEXTWORK Since 2015, representatives from the manufacturing sector, K-12 education, and higher education have been working collaboratively to form a partnership to improve career and workforce development in Lake and Geauga Counties. Manufacturing is 40% of Lake County’s workforce, supporting over 33,000 jobs and it is estimated that 25% (or over 8,000 jobs) of the […]

AT&T Aspire Contribution for RoboBots Program

Alliance for Working Together Foundation Receives AT&T Aspire Contribution for RoboBots Program Funding will help students understand how STEAM skills can benefit their future careers   MENTOR, Ohio (Oct. 19, 2017) — AT&T* was joined today by State Sen. John Eklund for the announcement of a $6,000 AT&T Aspire contribution to the Alliance for Working […]

Yet another article about the gap! | PBS NewsHour

Here’s another great article sampling of data about how The Trades are growing in need but not in worker supply. “Skilled trades show among the highest potential among job categories, the economic-modeling company Emsi calculates. It says tradespeople also are older than workers in other fields — more than half were over 45 in 2012, […]

“Experiential learning platform for Lake and Geauga County school districts”

Recently it was announced that Knowtion was selected to create and build the platform for the Lake-Geauga Manufacturing K12 Partnership project. “Knowtion is proud to announce that it will be architecting, co-developing, and deploying a fully responsive experiential learning platform for K-12 (41 school districts). Set to launch in September 2017, the platform will enable […]