On Friday, MassMEP graduated a new class in Advanced CNC Skills, part of the Applied Manufacturing Technology Pathway Certification. The graduation was the eighth area training funded by the Massachusetts More Skilled Workers Program. Eleven graduates spent eight weeks in an intensive curriculum of classroom and hands-on work to prepare for jobs as CNC (computer […]

MassMEP and the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce released the results of a year-long study of the manufacturing in the North Central region, the North Central Massachusetts Collaborative Manufacturing Communities Growth Initiative. The study was funded by a grant from the USDA Rural Business Opportunity Grants program and conducted by RTI and interviewed 50 […]

Funding Will Help Align Classroom Instruction with Manufacturing Industry Needs MILFORD – Thursday, December 18, 2014 – Building on the Patrick Administration’s historic commitment to strengthening the advanced manufacturing industry in Massachusetts, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Greg Bialecki announced a $747,160 grant to the Massachusetts Advancement Center Workforce Innovation Collaborative (MACWIC) program. This grant […]

Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo Meets with area manufacturers Worcester, MA – The Honorable Robert DeLeo, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, visited the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP) this month to learn about jobs and manufacturing growth in Massachusetts. He was joined by Representatives John Mahoney, Dan Donahue, and Jim O’Day. The […]

Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP), a leading resource for manufacturing companies in Massachusetts, today announced the recent graduation of 11 more participants from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Advanced CNC Training Program. This was the sixth training session funded through the Massachusetts More Skilled Workers grant program. The 11 graduates spent 8 weeks participating in an intensive […]

Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP), a leading resource for manufacturing companies in Massachusetts, and the Manufacturing Advancement Center Workforce Innovation Collaborative (MACWIC) have provided 30 Massachusetts Vocational/Technical High Schools teaching machine tool technology with Gold Level online access to Jeremy Bout’s eduFactor videos edufactor.org/default.aspx. These videos provide the schools with additional resources to promote their […]