Academy of Engineering and Green Technology Opens [Aug. 2008] Hartford’s Academy of Engineering and Green Technology, which CBIA helped design with a startup grant from United Technologies, offers integrated academic and career training in engineering, environmental science, and advanced manufacturing for 400 city students. [More]
Manufacturing Expo Draws 3,000 Students, Teachers [June 2008] Over three days, almost 30 manufacturers from around the state met with thousands of students all under one roof. Their mission? To get a new generation interested in manufacturing careers. Manufacture Your Future, a career expo designed to attract young people to manufacturing, was held June 3–5, 2008, at the Connecticut Expo Center in Hartford. The expo drew close to 3,000 middle- and high-school students as well as hundreds of teachers. [More]
Conn. Tech Schools Adopt NIMS Standards
At the urging of CBIA member companies, 16 techical high schools with manufacturing technology programs have agreed to align their curricula to the current industry standard. Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, CBIA’s Education Foundation is helping them deliver. [More]
CBIA's lean manufacturing program helps two companies save $1M
Connecticut's Health & Bioscience Education Gets a Boost [Sept. 2008] CBIA has distributed a DVD and 20-page teacher’s guide promoting careers in biotechnology, medicine, nursing, and other high-growth fields to every middle school, high school, and technical high school in Connecticut. [More]
Lean Manufacturing Courses Get Underway [Sept. 2008] CBIA and the Connecticut Community College System have teamed up to develop two 90-hour, six-credit certificate programs in lean manufacturing and supply chain management, offering students a set of highly marketable skills in today’s workplace. Those who complete the training will not only be eligible for 12 college credits but will also bring a virtual toolroom of lean principles and supply chain management skills back to their workplace. [More]
Vanguard Schools
[April 2008] In a statewide conference, CBIA—in partnership with SERC and the State Department of Education—recognized four new Connecticut Vanguard Schools that outperformed peer schools on standardized tests and other academic assessments. [More]