Employers and Industry Organizations

The New Jersey Manufacturing Skills Initiative.

Meeting the Needs of Employers

The NJ Manufacturing Skills Initiative delivers education and training to meet the needs of employers while serving as a statewide repository and ambassador for all manufacturing related education and workforce training activities including:

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CAREER AWARENESS PROGRAMS

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DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS

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PRE-APPRENTICESHIPS​

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REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS​

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INDUSTRY CREDENTIAL TRAINING

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COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAMS

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COMMUNITY-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMS

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Industry Participation in the New Jersey Manufacturing Skills Initiative

The manufacturing industry and employer partners may engage in this initiative by joining NJ’s Community Colleges to influence manufacturing education and workforce training in the state and hire newly trained, high skilled initiative participants in these ways.

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Attend Community College Information sessions for students, adult learners, job seekers, and incumbent workers.

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Serve as guest speaker at the Community College information sessions to inspire students, adult learners, job seekers, and incumbent workers about the manufacturing industry.

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Pre-screen initiative 03 candidates to determine interest in hiring after the completion of education and workforce training courses.

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Host tours of manufacturing facilitates for participants of the initiative who are completing their education and workforce training.

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Visit the Community Colleges (and other training facilities) where training happens to observe the classes and candidates for hire.

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Interview and hire
successful completers of the initiative’s education and workforce training courses.

Industry engineer worker at factory

Join the New Jersey Manufacturing Skills Initiative!

Take advantage of this statewide Manufacturing Skills Initiative to learn about the state’s education and workforce training resources, add your training to the inventory, or get free training!