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Advanced Manufacturing Employer Partnership (AMEP)

The Advanced Manufacturing Employer Partnership (AMEP) is an employer-led Workforce Solutions Collaborative Metro Hartford Industry Partnership focused on the workforce needs of advanced manufacturing and technology companies in local labor market areas. AMEP focuses on the best practices in recruiting entry-level workers and training incumbent workers. AMEP supports job quality programs and services that establish career pathways that lead to family-sustaining wages, reduced employer costs, and retention of current workforce.

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Amy Thompson, Chief Talent & Training Officer
860-282-4297

Eastern CT Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative (MPI) – EWIB Training Program

The Eastern CT Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative provides no-cost training to address the hiring needs of Electric Boat (EB), members of the Eastern Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (EAMA), and other manufacturers. For jobseekers, it provides several options: short-term classroom training, online manufacturing training, and job search assistance. The program is: provided at no-cost to trainees, designed for unemployed and underemployed individuals, and no experience is necessary.

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Manufacturing Alliance Service Corporation (MASC)

Manufacturing Alliance Service Corporation (MASC) is a NIMS Certified, post-secondary school and educational foundation, dedicated to the development of training programs for the metalworking and manufacturing communities of the Greater Waterbury area. They are an advanced manufacturing-related training center in Connecticut, offering a range of programs taught by a faculty that was hand-picked by experts of the trade. With unique training capabilities and state-of-the-art technology, MASC works to meet virtually any individual or company-wide need.

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Cyndi Zoldy, School Director
203.574.8285 x111

Skill Up for Manufacturing Workforce Alliance – South Central CT Training Program

Skill Up for Manufacturing is a free 5-7 week course designed to train entry level adult candidates who want a manufacturing career on the fundamentals employers need.

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Steven Johnson, Business Services Coordinator
203.867.4300 x233