SAMP News

The Manufacturing Institute and Accenture have partnered on a major new report called the 2014 Manufacturing Skills and Training Study looking at the state of the manufacturing sector in the U.S., the extent of the shortage of skilled workers, the cost of that skills shortage to company earnings, and the response of companies through investments in training.

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Eighteen high school graduates who will work full time this summer with machinists at 10 local manufacturing companies in paid internships designed to lead to community college classes, certification and good-paying jobs by 2016.

This is the second cohort of youg people to enter the pilot program created by Pima County One-Stop Career Center and an unprecedented partnership of more than 20 local manufacturers who anticipated a critical shortage of precision machinists.

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Pima County has obtained a $5.4 million federal grant to support a regional effort that will prepare and train 940 young people for critical jobs in local technology industries.

“The companies who formed the Southern Arizona Manufacturing Partners knew we were going to have a shortage of skilled machinists,” said Don Theriault, president of Industrial Tool, Die and Engineering. “We were able to work with Pima County to better coordinate high school and community college programs, and create internships and mentoring opportunities that lead to certificates and jobs. It’s a team effort that gets young people on track, fills employer needs and benefits the local economy.”

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SAMP is featured in Arizona Daily Star.

"Creating more great opportunities is the aim of Southern Arizona Manufacturing Partners (SAMP), a group of local manufacturers looking to expand an internship program seen as key to filling the pipeline for machinists and other manufacturing workers." 

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KOLD News article about job training