Creating an Equitable & Future-Focused Manufacturing Workforce with Apprenticeship

Tuesday, March 16 | 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET (optional Apprenticeship 101 session from 12:30 - 12:50 p.m. ET - please select if you will attend this optional session in the ticketing process)

Right now, American manufacturers are finding that they need to make near-term changes to their hiring and training practices in response to developments like these:

COVID-19 has accelerated the automation revolution and placed a renewed emphasis on safety and efficiency, requiring manufacturers to hire workers who are skilled in new technologies and methods, and to train those who aren’t.
Companies are awakening to the value and importance of offering equitable career opportunities, causing a shift in policies and procedures in order to widen the talent pool and provide equitable access to opportunities for career advancement throughout the workforce.
President Joe Biden has unveiled an economic recovery plan to Build Back Better that includes a concerted effort to drive demand for goods made by American manufacturers, creating a need for a larger and better trained manufacturing workforce.

Apprenticeship has proved to be an effective means of training and upskilling new hires and incumbent workers in a wide variety of manufacturing occupations, such as machinist, CNC machine operator, manufacturing engineering technician, and many other high-demand roles.

Join JFF’s Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning with the AFL-CIO Working for America Institute to discover how apprenticeship can help your business become a more competitive player and an employer of choice for a diverse pool of talented workers from a wide range of backgrounds.

EVENT AGENDA

12:30-12:50 PM ET:

Optional Apprenticeship 101 Session (click to join)

1:00-1:15 PM ET:

Main Event Welcome and Overview (click to join)

Featuring Maria Flynn, President and CEO, JFF

1:15-1:40 PM ET:

Manufacturing Apprenticeship Today

Featuring Eric Seleznow, Senior Advisor, JFF; Brad Markell, Executive Director, AFL-CIO Industrial Union Council and the Working for America Institute; and Sasha Cooper-Morrison, Business Engagement Team Lead at U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship

1:40-2:30 PM ET:

Creating an Equitable Manufacturing Apprenticeship

Featuring Allison Grealis, President & Founder, Women in Manufacturing Association; Rhandi Berth, Chief Innovations Officer, Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership / Big Step; Carolyn Lee, Executive Director, The Manufacturing Institute; and Latitia McCane, Director of Education, The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding

2:30-3:20 PM ET:

Building to the Future

Featuring Elizabeth Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO and Petra Mitchell, President and CEO, Catalyst Connection

3:20-3:30 PM ET:

Next Steps to Creating Your Own Equitable & Future-Focused Manufacturing Workforce

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