Technical high school system grooms workforce pipeline
As the director of human resources for both Carey Manufacturing and Floyd Manufacturing, two Cromwell-based family businesses, Peter Egan sees the big challenge facing the state's manufacturing sector every day: The need for a pipeline of skilled young people to fill the shoes of an aging workforce.
Connecticut Technical High School Students Earn High Honors in National Skills Competition
Students from the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTHSS) showcased their skills and earned high honors at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) held in Louisville, Ky., on June 20-24.
Education paying off in qualified manufacturing workforce
There’s no secret about the biggest obstacle to the regions attempt to grow an economy based on advanced manufacturing. "It’s workforce," said Delpha Very, Economic and Community Development director for Putnam. "We’re playing catch up in that area, but I think the pieces are finally getting put into place."
Connecticut technical high school system puts skills on display in Hartford
As college degrees are advertised to high school students as a prerequisite for entering Connecticut’s changing, knowledge-based workforce, proponents of technical education worry jobs requiring labor-intensive skills and knowledge are being neglected.
Connecticut Aero Tech School Receives Donation of 777 Jet Engine from Pratt and Whitney Ellis Technical High School
On Friday, November 14, 2014 , the Connecticut Aero Tech School In Hartford received a donation from Pratt and Whitney - a PW4098 commercial engine (a test engine for Boeing 777 aircraft).
