Industry 4.0 and Its Benefits: 2021 Edition
Describing Industry 4.0 benefits to people not familiar with manufacturing can be tricky. Mike Nager of Festo Didactic wrote the
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Embedding Certifications into Bachelor’s Degrees
There’s a growing interest in embedding industry-recognized certifications into college and university degree programs. Workcred is working on a Lumina-supported
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U.S. to Face Failing Infrastructure, Dire Societal Fallout from Electrical Workforce Gap
Electrical workers are the gears that turn what has been called the world’s largest machine – the electrical system that
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Society of Women Engineers Grants of over $1 Million
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) awarded $1,027,850 in scholarships this year, marking it as their highest dollar amount ever. SWE
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Undergraduate Online STEM Course
Using integrated technologies in online courses to provide effective and meaningful feedback to students can leverage the unique affordances of
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Career Technical Education’s Vital Role in Economic Recovery
With millions of Americans unemployed and some industry sectors shuttered or undergoing rapid transformation, Black and Latinx workers, workers with
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Video Conferencing: Establishing Routines and Structuring Online Time with Students
I had the pleasure of chatting with Linwood Paul, an executive coach, for an episode of my podcast, The Balance. In
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Trumps Budget Would Boost Career and Technical Education Funding
President Donald Trump recently announced a $900 million increase in education spending that would go towards career and technical education
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STEM Careers – Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2020
On February 20, organizations and companies across the country held events to celebrate Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, a
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Precision Training Helps Midwest Manufacturers Strengthen Workforce, Narrow Skills Gap
Manufacturers in the Midwest, like the rest of the country, are facing a well-documented and worsening skills gap. Fortunately, one
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