workforce development
Succession Planning Phobia
Franklin Delano Roosevelt said in 1933, "Fear paralyzes those who succumb to it."But some things are downright scary.
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America’s Most Wanted: Skilled Workers
Fabricators & Manufacturers Association president Gerald Shankel discusses the imperative to recruit young people with higher skills into the manufacturing workforce.
Read MoreMaking the case for training American workers
When the downturn ends and manufacturers are ready to bring on more workers, will there be enough qualified people to hire?
Read MoreSuccessful Succession
Two phone calls—in the same week—from readers of this column rang my "it's-time-to-write-a-succession-planning-article" bell.
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Do-It-Yourself Training
Training and recruitment of good manufacturing people is like the weather, in that everyone talks about it. But unlike our ability to influence the weather, there are things a shop can do about training and recruitment. This story describes one shop's innovative and successful approach to this vexing problem.
Read More500-HR SALT-SPRAY REQUIREMENT
We have been experiencing some coating failures lately and we are trying to figure out how to find the root cause and what tests we can use to prevent them. We need to pass a 500-hr salt-spray requirement, and we cannot always meet the specification.
Read MoreTraining Classes
Do you teach any paint or industrial coating classes? If not, do you happen to know where I could find one?
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