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CBIA News Workforce Development archives

July/August 2008

Career expo a hit with Connecticut youth, manufacturers (Members only)
New degree: A.S. in finance, insurance (Members only)

June 2008

Teens trade vacation for workforce training (Members only)

May 2008

Nine schools chosen for Project Opening Doors
Connecticut bioscience gets a boost (Members only)
Four more Vanguard Schools recognized for outstanding performance (Members only)

April 2008

March 2008

Employees finishing ‘Lean 101’ (Members only)
Job fair helps airport-area businesses recruit new talent (Members only)

February 2008

CBIA helping create engineering/green technology school at Hartford High (Members only)
DOL proposes rule to align apprenticeship with 21st-century economy (Members only)

January 2008

For Connecticut manufacturers, continuous improvement = continuous education (Members only)

December 2007

CBIA helping workforce retrain, manufacturers retool (Members only)

November 2007

Showing Connecticut students the door ... to success (Members only)

October 2007

Survey sheds light on manufacturers’ ‘labor pains’ (Members only)
Next generation, next steps (Members only)

September 2007

Recruitment faster, more efficient thanks to prescreening service (Members only)
Manufacturers: Join our speakers’ bureau (Members only)

July/August 2007

CBIA helping community colleges create manufacturing certificate program (Members only)
Schools get ‘Manufacture Your Future’ kit (Members only

June 2007

Tech high school students forego spring break for ‘Engineering Challenge’ (Members only)
CBIA, Pfizer helping 24 more science students gain pharmaceutical research
skills (Members only)

May 2007

Educators, students see advanced manufacturing in action (Members only)
State still offering funding for aerospace, defense suppliers’ ‘lean’ projects (Members only)

April 2007

Nearly 70% of grads from Connecticut public colleges working in state (Members only)
Connecticut both leads and lags on education (Members only)

March 2007

Manufacturers finding, inspiring future workers, student by student (Members only)

February 2007

Where to get help with machinist training (Members only)

December 2006

Some schools showing great success (Members only)
CBIA has new manufacturing job training grant (Members only)
New grant to prepare students for manufacturing careers (Members only)

November 2006

New Technical High School Foundation seeking business support (Members only)

October 2006

Inspiring, training future CNC machinists (Members only)
Additional funding for worker training (Members only)
CBIA-CCSU fellowships helping students gain bioscience, biotech research skills (Members only)

September 2006

State’s insurance and financial services industry creating ‘IFS University’ (Members only)
Fewer young college-educated workers predicted in New England (Members only)
CBIA to help more teens better prepare for college (Members only)
Manufacturing careers expo:Keeping students enthused (Members only)
CBIA/Pfizer fellowships help science graduates stay in state (Members only)

July/August 2006

DOL, employers identify core skills needed in advanced manufacturing (Members only)

June 2006

CCSU to offer mechanical engineering (Members only)

May 2006

CBIA announces new course in quality assurance for bioscience manufacturing (Members only)

April 2006

Many parents, kids see no crisis in math, science education (Members only)
‘STEM’-ing students’ math, tech achievement gaps (Members only)
Manufacturers can make the ‘M.O.S.T.’ of machine operator training program (Members only)

March 2006

Hire apprentices to ‘grow’ skilled workers (Members only)
Trumpf creates laser service apprenticeship program (Members only)
Want job-ready summer workers? Say ‘YES’! (Members only)

February 2006

State manufacturers can’t fill job openings
CBIA creates manufacturing careers DVD (Members only)
Your help wanted for ‘Manufacture Your Future: Careers Expo’ (Members only)
Preparing students for high-skill, high-demand pharmaceutical jobs (Members only)

January 2006

‘Vanguard’ schools lead the way to educational excellence (Members only)

October 2005

Tech teachers gain hands-on experience in manufacturing and other industries (Members only)
Grants available to train current workers (Members only)

September 2005

CBIA helped students this summer prepare for tougher classes this fall (Members only)

June 2005

April 2005

CBIA, Pfizer launch research fellowship program (Members only)
Helping educators recruit more women and girls to study for technology careers (Members only)
Study finds high school graduation rates affect economic growth (Members only)

March 2005

CBIA promoting ‘next generation’ manufacturing careers (Members only)
Members honored for mentoring; more mentors needed (Members only)
Business support sought for state's tech high schools (Members only)

February 2005

Manufacturing survey shows skills shortages now, ongoing need for skilled workers here (Members only)
Machining program needs internships for trainees, jobs for grads (Members only)

December 2004

New ‘center’ to prepare technical workers for next-generation manufacturing (Members only)
Expect more ‘tech’ at state’s tech high schools (Members only)
Employees pursue master’s with grant aid (Members only)

November 2004

Writing skills essential for employment (Members only)
Labor Department launches Career Express (Members only)

October 2004

CBIA to provide employer services in 37 towns (Members only)
Summer ‘scholars’ earn success (Members only)

September 2004

CBIA creates Web site for state educators

July/August 2004

June 2004

Company/college/CBIA training program pays off (Members only)

May 2004

CBIA helping bioscience, pharma firms ‘home grow’ more science professionals (Members only)

April 2004

Expo aims to wow educators, students about workplace technologies (Members only)
CBIA training business volunteers to inspire ‘State Scholars’ (Members only)

March 2004

CBIA, businesses introducing more teachers to workplace technologies (Members only)
CBIA wins $3 million grant for tech training (Members only)

February 2004

Hundreds trained through CBIA/DOL grant (Members only)
Find training services and resources easily on CBIA’s Web site (Members only)

January 2004

Solving problem of scarce manufacturing skills (Members only)
Teens to see value of taking challenging high school courses (Members only)

November 2003

CBIA to offer free emergency response training (Members only)
NSF grant lets teachers see technology at work (Members only)
Business volunteers needed to talk to ‘state scholars’ (Members only)

October 2003

CBIA clueing educators in to investigative technology in the workplace (Members only)
Wanted: Math-proficient business volunteers to help Hartford K–8 schools (Members only)

September 2003

Staff training ‘absolutely’ pays off for U.S. Button (Members only)
Education Foundation director invited to White House for No Child Left Behind event (Members only)

July/August 2003

Innovative program aims to shorten learning curve for new IT workers (Members only)

June 2003

CBIA helping state launch ‘vanguard schools’ effort to improve urban schools (Members only)

May 2003

CBIA hopes you will say ‘YES’ to hiring these teens for the summer! (Members only)
Want more productive, promotable workers? (Members only)