From the Executive Director’s Desk: #MFGDay17 is ON Wow – As of today, May 3, we have just 156 days, or 23 weeks, or 5 months until Manufacturing Day/Month 2017! We still have the end of spring, all of summer and start the fall season. But MFG DAY is such a big event in Florida, […]
From The Executive Director’s Desk: Don’t do it alone: “Get your partner and …” Last month, the NSF ATE-funded Centers Collaborative for Technical Assistance (CCTA) presented a webinar named “Developing Stakeholder Partnerships Internally and Externally for Successful Grants.” I participated with two other Center directors for both the webinar and a follow-up online question and […]
From the Executive Director’s Desk: A Focus on Manufacturing Ecosystem in Florida The manufacturing workforce is a complex network of interconnected systems. Producing that workforce is just one of many complicated subsystems. Four important components of this workforce development subsystem are: work-based learning internships and apprenticeships skill certification talent pipeline development Successful workforce development requires […]
From the Executive Director’s Desk: FLATE’s Industrial Advisory Committee Explores the Ins and Out of Internships Please join us on January 18, 2017, when FLATE will host an Internship Panel as the featured presentation of our Industrial Advisory Committee meeting, hosted by Pinellas Technical College’s Clearwater campus. Developing effective and efficient mechanisms and partnerships to […]
From the Executive Director’s Desk: Synopsis of News & Events from Engineering Technology College Partners It’s pumpkin and Halloween season with students and faculty well into the rhythm of another school year. It’s also a good time to share some news from our 19 ET College partners. This update/synopsis is based on information presented at […]
From the Executive Director’s Desk: No Teacher Left Behind FLATE tries to work diligently to be sure students are exposed to and learn about Florida’s great manufacturing industry and the great careers pathways that they can follow right in their own community, or anywhere across the globe. But it typically takes more than one encounter […]
From the Executive Director’s Desk. Mark Your Calendar for 2016 Manufacturing Day in Florida! Friday, October 7, Manufacturing Day 2016, is a BIG day and is just around the corner! Do you have a plan? We at FLATE do as we are excited to be planning for another BIG year of student tours to manufacturing […]
From the Executive Director’s Desk: Farewell to FLATE’s STEM Educator Extraordinaire ……..So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good-bye! We at FLATE are bidding a bitter-sweet farewell, as Dr. Marie Boyette, FLATE Associate Director since 2009 retired this month! Marie’s efforts to continuously improve not only our products but also our processes, lay in her efforts to […]
Around the Country in 30 Days: Updates from the Executive Director on STEM Events There is no shortage of focus on Workforce Education around the country and within the NSF ATE community. Not only have we been busy here in Florida attending and presenting at the ET Forum, the grand opening of the Manufacturing […]
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 […]
