Last year, The Manufacturing Institute—the workforce development and education partner of the NAM—came to a realization: There were manufacturing conferences and there were workforce conferences, but neither addressed manufacturing-workforce challenges from a broad, national perspective. The MI wanted to change…

Description Approximately 200,000 men and women leave the military each year. Learn how your company can connect directly to this population of transitioning service members, veterans, National Guard, reservists and active-duty military spouses.

Summary Every year, about 200,000 men and women transition out of the military, and many need assistance finding a new career that utilizes their talents and supports their growth. The Manufacturing Institute is committed to empowering today’s American Heroes to…

Description Heroes MAKE America builds connections between the military community and the manufacturing industry. The signature program is an integrated training, certification and career-readiness program. Learn how your company can connect directly to this population of transitioning service members, veterans,…

Joseph Smith spent 20 years in the military, beginning as a mechanic working on Apache helicopters and serving for most of his career as a maintenance supervisor in the U.S. Army. Today, he’s a maintenance unit supervisor based in Davenport,…

WASHINGTON, D.C., 03/16/18 – The Manufacturing Institute’s veterans training program, Heroes MAKE America, graduated its inaugural class at Fort Riley, Kansas, and announced plans to expand the program to additional military installations beginning with Fort Hood. Heroes MAKE America is a full-time…

For more than a century, Johnson & Johnson has been a steadfast supporter of military service members. Today, one of the ways Johnson & Johnson fulfills this mission is by partnering with the Manufacturing Institute’s Heroes MAKE America initiative, which…