By leveraging our industry knowledge and relationships with leading manufacturing, education, and workforce experts and organizations, we are able to develop a variety of resources covering industry challenges, best practices, and strategies for what's new and what's next.
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As the Workforce Development Division of SME, our commitment to upskilling the manufacturing workforce is backed by a century of expertise and service to the industry and goes well beyond our training products.
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5 Reasons Training Must Go Beyond Onboarding
Successful learning programs are continual, moving through all talent management processes.
Mission Critical: Workforce 2021
A skills gap crisis is looming for the manufacturing industry. Is your company ready?
Why You Need To Move To Competency-Based Education
Manufacturers are seeing results with a career-relevant approach: competency-based education.
Using Business Approach to Develop Next Gen Workforce
Outlining the challenges facing high-school CTE programs related to CNC machining and welding.
Building A Multigenerational Manufacturing Workforce
Cross-pollination of diverse thought, experience, and approach strengthens the workforce.
How To Build A High-Performance Workforce
If you aspire to world-class status, a focus on workforce development can help you get there.
Balancing Operations And Training
Manufacturers need training to move their organizations forward, meet demands, and grow.
Solving the Talent Challenge: Millennials and Gen Z
Today, world-class organizations understand that people are the ultimate resource.
Proving the ROI of Training
Organizations that have a strong learning foundation, significantly outperform their peers.
Back to the Future: On-The-Job Training
The importance of strong on-the-job training is a driver of manufacturing competitiveness.
A Vibrant Learning Culture Drives Success
Focusing on learning also leads to strong employee engagement and retention; added to ROI.
The True Cost Turnover
Significant turnover indicates a company is not focused on strategies to retain its employees.