Train
What we do
Building the skills that power modern manufacturing.
We help manufacturers close the skills gap with employer-driven training built around real industry demand—apprenticeship pathways, credentials that translate experience into verified skills and accelerated routes into high-skill, hard-to-fill roles. Employers stay in the driver’s seat, so the talent that comes out matches the talent they need.
Programs & initiatives
Where to plug in
FAME USA
The gold-standard, multiemployer apprenticeship model for global-best technicians.
Explore FAME →Heroes MAKE America
Connecting the military community to manufacturing careers through SkillBridge training.
Explore Heroes →Manufacturing Readiness Badges
Credentials that translate experience into verified, job-ready skills.
Explore the badges →AI Skills Training
Preparing the manufacturing workforce for AI-enabled operations.
Explore AI training →Research & resources
Explore the research and reports
Browse the MI’s studies, playbooks, news and resources on this challenge in the resource library — searchable and filterable by program.
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Employer-driven training pathways that produce the talent manufacturers actually need.