Industry Partnerships

Manufacturing Education Returns to Traditional High Schools

October 20, 2026 | By Chandra Dhopatkar

The landscape of secondary education is witnessing a significant resurgence in manufacturing education, with traditional high schools across the nation

Aerospace engineering students and instructor examining a jet turbine engine in a modern technical training laboratory.

Arizona Opens $6.4 Million Aerospace Workforce Training Center to Prepare Nearly 1,000 Students Annually

October 8, 2026 | By Chandra Dhopatkar

Arizona has officially opened a $6.4 million aerospace and defense workforce training center in Mesa, bringing together community colleges, state

Students collaborate on robotics and engineering projects with educator guidance in a modern STEM classroom, illustrating corporate STEM grants that support innovation, workforce development, and hands-on learning.

Unlocking Innovation: Corporate STEM Grants

August 2, 2026 | By Chandra Dhopatkar

Corporate STEM grants can provide schools and nonprofit organizations with far more than a one-time equipment purchase. Depending on the

Educators reviewing equipment and instruction in a school STEM lab

STEM Lab Funding

August 2, 2026 | By Chandra Dhopatkar

STEM lab funding is not just a purchasing problem. It is a program-design problem that connects curriculum, safety, facilities, teacher

Technical Education Post editorial illustration showing students training in advanced manufacturing, robotics, welding, semiconductors, energy, AI infrastructure, and shipbuilding, representing how industrial policy is reshaping Career and Technical Education and workforce development.

The Return of Industrial Policy Is Reshaping Career and Technical Education

August 2, 2026 | By Chandra Dhopatkar

Industrial policy and CTE are becoming increasingly connected as government investment helps determine which industries, technologies, and workforce capabilities the

Students and instructors working with advanced manufacturing, robotics, welding, and CNC equipment in a modern Career and Technical Education laboratory illustrating workforce readiness through hands-on technical training.

The Great Equipment Gap: Why New Labs Don’t Automatically Create Workforce Readiness

August 2, 2026 | By Chandra Dhopatkar

Across the United States, schools, career centers, community colleges, and workforce organizations are investing in robotics cells, CNC machines, welding

A career and technical education instructor teaches students in welding, automation, electrical technology, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing labs, illustrating how CTE instructors build the skilled workforce pipeline for America's future.

America’s Skills Gap Has a Multiplier: Missing CTE Instructors

August 2, 2026 | By Chandra Dhopatkar

The CTE instructor shortage is multiplying America’s broader skills gap by reducing the number of students who can enter and

Technical education students and apprentices receive hands-on advanced manufacturing training with an industry mentor, representing the shift toward performance-based apprenticeship funding and workforce development.

Apprenticeship Funding Is Shifting From Enrollment to Results

August 2, 2026 | By Chandra Dhopatkar

For years, apprenticeship expansion has been measured largely through activity: new programs registered, employers recruited, participants enrolled, and grant dollars

Technical education students work with semiconductor equipment alongside a microchip wafer, cleanroom technicians, and a map of the U.S. semiconductor workforce network.

Semiconductor Education Is Becoming National Infrastructure

August 2, 2026 | By Chandra Dhopatkar

The United States has spent the past several years announcing semiconductor fabs, research centers, supply-chain investments, tax incentives, and new

Students and educators explore robotics and advanced manufacturing technology at the IMTS 2026 Smartforce Student Summit.

IMTS 2026 Is More Than a Field Trip—It Is a Curriculum Audit for Manufacturing Education

August 1, 2026 | By Chandra Dhopatkar

When thousands of students arrive at Chicago’s McCormick Place for the Smartforce Student Summit at IMTS 2026, the most visible