Beyond MFG Day/Month: Keeping the Conversation & Interest in Manufacturing Alive For the past six weeks, we at FLATE have been very busy coordinating and organizing “Made in Florida” Industry Tours for K12 students across the state to celebrate Manufacturing Day/Month. It’s been demanding, but rewarding at the same time. We know that this effort […]
From the Executive Director’s Desk: Become a Mentor. Join the Million Women Mentors Initiative Million Women Mentors (MWM) is a collaboration of more than 58 partners, 30 sponsors with 30+ state leadership teams.The Million Photo Courtesy: Muller Elem Magnet (Twitter Feed) Women Mentors Leadership Council is chaired by Cisco, PepsiCo, Sodexo, and Tata Consultancy […]
From the Executive Director’s Desk: Manufacturing the Future. Picture It! From the White House communications on the www.manufacturing.gov website, the goal of the 40 plus manufacturing institutes to be created over the next ten years is to enable U.S. industry and academia to solve the “scale-up” challenges that are relevant to industry. This National Network […]
Executive Director Discusses National Perspective on Supply Chain for Middle-Skills Jobs Last month the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Engineering and Medicine hosted a symposium focused on The Supply Chain for Middle-Skill Jobs: Education, Training and Certification Pathways. The half day event took place in the National Academy building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. […]
From the Executive Director’s Desk: Following the NSF Money Trail As many of you know, the National Science Foundation has funded FLATE for many years. Between writing, implementing, and reviewing proposals for all sizes and kinds of projects, I thought there was not too much we didn’t already know about NSF. However, when NSF announced that […]
FLATE’s Executive Director Celebrates #GirlsLoveSTEM Month! Welcome to the May issue of the FLATE Focus, our blog newsletter where we share our work, announce events we are involved in, and highlight great programs and people across the state who are working hard to enhance and grow manufacturing education in the state. For the past few […]
From the Executive Director’s Desk: Defining Career Pathways for the 21st Century Workforce For the past several years, there has been increased emphasis on career pathways by the Federal Department of Labor, including the Career Pathways Initiative, the Workforce Innovation Fund Grant, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grants programs (TAACCCT), and […]
From the Executive Director’s Desk: New Frameworks and Resources for Florida’s Machining Programs Over the past 18 months, FLATE has been working with post-secondary and high schools machining programs, machining professionals and the Florida Department of Education (FL DOE) to re-write, revise and update the frameworks for machining, now called Machining Technologies. These two documents […]
Many Engineering Technology (ET) educators in Florida would never miss an ET Forum if at all possible, neither should you! The ET Forum has met at 18 of the 28 states and community colleges in Florida. The past 33 meetings have typically had representatives from 12-16 colleges attend. This spring we will be adding Florida […]
In a world where digital resources and graphics are taking center-stage, engaging students and getting them interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), or how these concepts are integrated in modern, high-tech manufacturing settings, is challenging and a science in itself. Educating students about manufacturing and identifying it as a lucrative career option requires […]
