Posts Tagged ‘recruitment’
Join Us for our Recruitment Event at Murray State University
Our Power Partner, Murray State University, is welcoming NFPA member companies back to campus for our second annual Reverse Career Fair event on November 15th. At this event, students involved in senior design, research, and general projects will display their work to industry members so that they can receive valuable feedback on their progress. This…
Read MoreHeroes MAKE America Resume Link
The latest list of available Heroes MAKE America participants and recent graduates is now available. Please contact Vice President of Workforce Programs, Stephanie Scaccianoce at sscaccianoce@nfpa.com for more information. IMPORTANT UPATE: We are excited to announce that we have added veterans and military spouses to our resume distribution list. The addition of these two demographics aligns…
Read MoreAccess Emerging Talent this Spring by Utilizing NFPA’s Workforce Development Programs
During the fall semester, we held our second annual Networking Mixer inviting the students and faculty from the 23 universities involved in the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge and Fluid Power Club programs. We also held two industry connection events, the first was with Iowa State University to encourage youth to pursue fluid power careers through…
Read MoreHeroes Connect Event: Clippard Instrument Laboratory & Moseys Production Machinists
Heroes Connect Event: Clippard Instrument Laboratory & Moseys Production Machinists Last month, the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) worked with The Manufacturing Institute to host a virtual event called Heroes Connect through the Heroes MAKE America Program. In partnership with the Department of Defense, Heroes MAKE America offers military personnel a 10-week career skills training…
Read MoreFast Track to Fluid Power: Husco International & Palmyra/Eagle High School
Programs like the Fast Track to Fluid Power are made possible in part by the generous support of industry volunteers as well as NFPA Education and Technology Foundation and Pascal Society donors. NFPA members and educator partners in Wisconsin continue to stay engaged in NFPA’s Fast Track to Fluid Power program. I had the opportunity to join the Palmyra/Eagle High…
Read MoreRecruit Valuable Talent with FAME Advanced Manufacturing Technician Program
“We need people, with the right skills, to do the jobs of the future, and quite frankly, we needed them yesterday.” — Wil James, President, Toyota Manufacturing of Kentucky Inc. Photo Via Photo Courtesy Daytona State College Fame – Sunshine Chapter AMT Students The Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) program helps create…
Read MorePromote Manufacturing Careers to Military and Veteran Community
Photo via The Manufacturing Institute website The NFPA is partnering with The Manufacturing Institute to host a virtual event on March 23, 2022 from 3:00 – 4:00 (EST) for the military and veteran community. NFPA is seeking 1-2 industry members to join for our Heroes Connect: Military to Manufacturing event to promote fluid power career opportunities…
Read MoreRoundtable Discussion: Recruiting and Retaining Talent from the Military Veteran Community
NFPA’s partnership with the Heroes MAKE America (HMA) program of The Manufacturing Institute (MI) continues to open the doors for NFPA members to program graduates, all of whom have received training for production floor jobs in manufacturing and are looking to work in designated communities around the country. NFPA members have access to these candidates because of NFPA’s financial…
Read MoreNFPA Members Creating Partnerships with Heroes MAKE America
Since 2018, NFPA has been a sponsor of The Manufacturing Institute’s program called Heroes MAKE America (HMA), which offers industry training designed to help our nation’s service members transition into manufacturing careers. One of NFPA’s key objectives is to increase the number of people educated in fluid power and connect them to careers in the fluid…
Read MoreNFPA Programs Connect Members to New Hires
One of the goals NFPA works to accomplish with our workforce programs is to connect students in our educational programs to careers in the fluid power industry at NFPA member companies. It’s always great to hear the success stories! NFPA member, Jim Kaas, of Iowa Fluid Power (IFP), recently hired two students that he met through…
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