Advanced Manufacturing Career Awareness Guide

This program, funded by the Connecticut Advanced Manufacturing Initiative, aims to debunk myths surrounding manufacturing jobs, highlight career growth opportunities in Connecticut and nationally, emphasize women's roles in manufacturing, and promote Advanced Manufacturing programs in Connecticut community colleges. The guide showcases the thriving, high-tech, and well-paying nature of manufacturing careers, dispelling misconceptions and illustrating the vast potential for individuals interested in this field.

• Manufacturing
• Career Growth
• Connecticut
• Women Empowerment
• Community Colleges

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1. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING: CAREER AWARENESS GUIDE This program is funded in part by the Connecticut Advanced Manufacturing Initiative (CAMI), a Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grant, as implemented by the Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. CAMI is an equal opportunity program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.

2. PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Manufacturing Myths 1. Connecticut Career Growth 2. National Career Growth 3. Women in Manufacturing 4. Connecticut Community Colleges 5. Exploring Careers Examples 6. In the News 7.

3. MANUFACTURING MYTHS There continues to be misconceptions about Advanced Manufacturing jobs in the 21st century: Dirty Dangerous Limited growth opportunity Requires little skill Unstable career path Low-Tech positions Moving forward

4. CONNECTICUT CAREER GROWTH Careers in Advanced Manufacturing are a vital part of Connecticut s growing economy, where jobs are well- paying, high-tech, and contribute to our Nation s safety. FAST FACTS!! $27.03 Billion GSP 160,700+ Employees Statewide 4,068+ Manufacturing Firms $14.63 Billion Exported from CT CT received Federal defense designation

5. NATIONAL CAREER GROWTH FAST FACTS!! Manufacturers contributed $2.17 trillion to the U.S. economy in 2015. 12.3 million manufacturing employees Manufacturing jobs are 9% of the workforce Average pay and benefits = $79,553 3 million manufacturing jobs will be needed in the next decade 2 million jobs are expected to go unfilled due to the skills gap

6. WOMEN IN MANUFACTURING The opportunities for women are tremendous and I don t think that many women realize that they could just open the door with the right training. Dr. Karen Wosczyna-Brich Executive Director, CT College of Technology Regional Center for Next Generation Technology Image result for women manufacturing

7. CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY COLLEGES Students that enroll in one of Connecticut s Advanced Manufacturing programs at their local community college successfully complete the short-term certificate programs and receive job placement support with little to no debt upon graduation. FAST FACTS!! 98% job placement rate 94% completion rate 100% receive financial support College s boast zero debt upon completion 46% enrollment increase since 2012 $35.7 Million in state and local grants 200+ statewide employer partners

8. CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY COLLEGES Asnuntuck Community College Enfield, CT Housatonic Community College Bridgeport, CT Manchester Community College Manchester, CT Click to explore a college near you. Middlesex Community College Middletown, CT Naugatuck Valley Community College Waterbury, CT Quinebaug Valley Community College Danielson, CT Three Rivers Community College Norwich, CT

9. EXPLORING CAREERS - EXAMPLES CNC Operator Aerospace Tech Electrical Engineer Laser Tech Welder Quality Control Tech Operations Manager Mechanical Design

10. IN THE NEWS Connecticut National Electric Boat Contract Strengthening Middle Class Defense Designation Manufacturing Innovation Act Sikorsky Contract Federal Support Windsor Locks Manufacturing Job Increase Manufacturing Survey