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RSPs, manufacturers and schools push apprenticeships, internships and high‑school pathways to fill manufacturing jobs
Summary
Regional sector partnerships and associations told the committee that apprenticeship ratios, high‑school pathways and employer‑led work‑based learning are central to addressing an ongoing shortage of skilled manufacturing workers in Connecticut.
Regional Sector Partnership leaders, manufacturers and education partners told the Commerce Committee that Connecticut needs to expand hands‑on career pathways from high school through apprenticeship to keep workers in the state’s manufacturing industry.
Nut graf: Speakers from the Eastern Advanced Manufacturing Alliance, Manufacture CT and small makers said many employers seek high‑school‑level hires and that well‑designed work‑based learning, internships and apprenticeship pipelines are the most effective ways to convert students into full‑time manufacturing employees.
Tony Benoit, director of the Eastern…
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