Fluid Power Action Challenge
Best Practices for Recruiting Students Engaged in NFPA Programs
The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation seeks to increase the number of technical college and university level students educated in fluid power and connect NFPA members with opportunities to recruit them. The students who participate in our workforce programs have a genuine interest in fluid power and valuable hands-on experience that many employers are seeking.…
Read MoreThree Days in NFPA’s Third Fast Track Hub
One of NFPA’s strategic priorities is to increase the number of fluid power educated technicians and engineers. Our Fast Track to Fluid Power program is one of the workforce development initiatives conducted to fill that need. A Fast Track Hub centers on a technical or community college with a validated fluid power and mechatronics degree program.…
Read MoreMentors Make the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge a Success
This fall, we have lunched our updated resource center on our How It Work webpage located under the Fluid Power Action Challenge tab on the website. One of the most significant changes you will see on the How It Works pages is that the competition has been divided into two main categories: In-School and Community Competitions. Both sets of competitors have their own set of unique documents based on the designated mechanical kit designs.
Read MoreCelebrating Mentoring Month – NFPA Members Are Making a Difference
This fall, we have lunched our updated resource center on our How It Work webpage located under the Fluid Power Action Challenge tab on the website. One of the most significant changes you will see on the How It Works pages is that the competition has been divided into two main categories: In-School and Community Competitions. Both sets of competitors have their own set of unique documents based on the designated mechanical kit designs.
Read MoreThomas Wanke Legacy Fund Receives $30,000 in Donations to Support Fluid Power Education
This fall, we have lunched our updated resource center on our How It Work webpage located under the Fluid Power Action Challenge tab on the website. One of the most significant changes you will see on the How It Works pages is that the competition has been divided into two main categories: In-School and Community Competitions. Both sets of competitors have their own set of unique documents based on the designated mechanical kit designs.
Read MoreNFPA Education and Technology Foundation to Administer Thomas Wanke Legacy Fund to Support Fluid Power Education
This fall, we have lunched our updated resource center on our How It Work webpage located under the Fluid Power Action Challenge tab on the website. One of the most significant changes you will see on the How It Works pages is that the competition has been divided into two main categories: In-School and Community Competitions. Both sets of competitors have their own set of unique documents based on the designated mechanical kit designs.
Read MoreHost Your Own Fluid Power Action Challenge In Your Community
NFPA’s Fluid Power Action Challenge attracts thousands of students across the US and Canada each year. Teams of students get the opportunity to build fluid power mechanical kits using balsawood and syringes. By using the How It Works website, NFPA hopes to encourage educators and event planners to set up Fluid Power Action Challenges within their communities.
Read MoreApplications for Fluid Power Club Program – Now Open!
This fall, we have lunched our updated resource center on our How It Work webpage located under the Fluid Power Action Challenge tab on the website. One of the most significant changes you will see on the How It Works pages is that the competition has been divided into two main categories: In-School and Community Competitions. Both sets of competitors have their own set of unique documents based on the designated mechanical kit designs.
Read MoreManufacturing Day: NFPA’s Speaker Bureau
Each year companies across America open their doors or visit classrooms to show their communities what manufacturing really looks like. NFPA supports events like these both through our own programs and by encouraging members to take advantage of opportunities like MFG Day to inspire the next generation of skilled workers.
Read MoreFluid Power Action Challenge Grant – New Look
The National Fluid Power Association updated its Fluid Power Action Challenge Grant application process. The updated grant application allows NFPA to collect critical statistical data, which will help us broaden our reach within the communities we serve.
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