Promotes initiatives in “network centric manufacturing,” STEM education, supply chain optimization, technology and innovation and sustainable manufacturing.
Free Resources Category: Nonprofit Organizations
CLASP – Center for Law and Social Policy
Advocates and Educates on issues of workforce development, historically also a mine-safety advocacy group
Hackerspaces.Org
hackerspaces.org is an informal volunteer network of such spaces, maintaining community services – including a wiki for everyone who wants to share their hackerspace stories and questions
Jobs for the Future
JFF designs and drives the adoption of innovative and scalable education and career training models and systems that lead from college readiness to career advancement.
Manufacturing Institute
Three tracks; Inspiring youth, valuing women and engaging veterans
Manufacturing Skills Institute
The Military 2 Manufacturing program created competency-based industry recognized stackable credentials
National Association of Manufacturers
Policy advocacy, research and trend analysis all realted to manufacturing
National Center for Manufacturing Education
A resource for educators and industry profesionals in improving the state of manufacturing and engineering technology education.
National Fund for Workforce Solutions
An unprecedented initiative of national and local funders whose goal is to advance the careers of low-wage workers using a model of substantial employer engagement
National Skills Coalition
Working toward growing the economy by investing in people so every worker and industry has the skills to compete and prosper.
