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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M22 Honoring The Best in Manufacturing Training
SME’s second annual Excellence in Manufacturing Training Award goes to Boeing.
XR Technologies in Manufacturing Training
Extended reality (XR) technology in manufacturing are poised to change the way we work.
Certifications Offer Students Advantages
Landing the first entry-level manufacturing job can be a challenge.
Collaboration Key to Workforce Development
Throughout the country, schools are building the manufacturing talent pipeline.
Organizations Connect Communities to Career Pathways
SME highlights organizations that provide job training to underserved communities.
Training for Underserved Communities Create Careers
Best practices, tools and tips for workforce training and development.
Uniquely Abled Academy & STEMbassadors Build Workforce
The Uniquely Abled Project is shifting thinking from “disabled” to “uniquely abled.”
FABTECH: Attract & Retain Manufacturing Workforce
One topic outweighed all the others: how to attract and retain skilled tradespeople.
Where Are We Now? Mission Critical: Workforce 2021
Back in 2011, we asked the industry a simple yet essential question: Is your workforce ready?
Introducing Our First Excellence in Manufacturing Training Award Winner
The EMTA honors manufacturers with a commitment to upskilling the workforce.
Increasing the Manufacturing Talent Pipeline with Pre-Apprenticeships
There is a manufacturing skills gap and we’re hearing about it firsthand from local manufacturers.
Why Manufacturers Are Investing in CNC Machinist Training Programs
Approximately two-thirds (59%) of manufacturers are currently looking to hire CNC machinists.