STEM & Training

by Dianna Brodine, Plastics Business The Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College has released a new report titled "Talent Pressures and the Aging Workforce: Responsive Action Steps for the Manufacturing Sector." As the Baby Boomer generation ages out of the workforce, the manufacturing industry faces challenges beyond simply replacing those employees. The Sloan … [Read more...] about Recruiting Youth to Manufacturing: Addressing the Aging Workforce in Plastics Processing

by Staff To Train or Not to Train? When harried plastics employers contemplate the challenges of implementing technical training programs into their manufacturing plants, the training solutions sometimes appear to be as daunting as the challenges presented by untrained employees. Employers wade through a maze of buzzwords like Teambuilding, Total Quality Management or … [Read more...] about Training System Creates Advantages for Plastics Processors