Industry Led.
Demand Driven.
Data Informed.
Manufacturing has been the heart and soul of our community for many years, positioning the Greater Akron area and Northeast Ohio as a competitive regional economy and global player. Our goal is to ensure companies have access to the talent they need to remain competitive and grow. We support manufacturing leaders to collaborate with education and training partners to design a curriculum that prepares people with relevant in-demand skills for good paying jobs that lead to great careers.
Workforce partners collaborate to connect people with job opportunities and training. Working together, partners generate solutions to align the talent supply chain and remove barriers to employment.
Key Strategies
Dispel stigmas about manufacturing
Build the high school career pipeline, expanding the K-12 career tech pipeline
Generate awareness of manufacturing career opportunities and in-demand skills training
See Our Work in Action
Innovation and Creativity with a Purpose
Manufacturing innovates to create and produce PPE to support the health care industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Talent Ecosystem Success
Industry partners work together to educate and train students to find career success in local manufacturing companies.
Get Involved
Meet Ups – Zoom meeting for manufacturing companies to discuss business concerns and challenges as well as resources and best practices.
Manufacturing Sector Partnership Meetings – All partners with a vested interest in the talent pipeline for manufacturing come together to work on initiatives developed by the Action Teams and identify how, when, and by whom the work will be done.
Action Team Meetings – Action Teams focus on a specific goal and develop initiatives to achieve those goals.
Meetings
Partnership Meeting:
October 3rd, 2024
9am – 10:30am
Meet Up:
Last Friday of the month via Teams
Jean Barbato
Get In Touch
Contact Jean to learn how to get involved in this exciting and unique opportunity to help you solve your workforce challenges. ConxusNEO can connect you to the appropriate training provider offering the earn-and-learn opportunities, curriculum, and credentials you need.
Contact UsCurrent Initiatives
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US Economic Development Administration Good Jobs Challenge Grant
ConxusNEO is an OMA-endorsed sector partnership that was awarded the Summit/Portage region’s portion of the U.S. Economic Development Administration Good Jobs Challenge grant.
U.S. Economic Development Administration Good Jobs Challenge
This grant is intended to provide training for entry-level positions and upskilling of workers for advancement opportunities. The grant budget provides support services (like childcare and transportation) to remove systemic barriers for potential workers and utilizes the “WorkAdvance” model which provides career coaching from pre-hire to 12 months post-hire.ConxusNEO is one of 13 sector partnerships across the state of Ohio collaborating on this $25 million grant.
Review here what was shared with the community.
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US Department of Labor Scaling Apprenticeship Grant
ConxusNEO is an OMA-endorsed sector partnership that was awarded the Akron/Canton region’s portion of the U.S. Department of Labor Scaling Apprenticeship grant.
U.S. Department of Labor Scaling Apprenticeship
This grant is intended to increase the number of training programs offering industry-recognized credentials, the number of people earning credentials, and the number of manufacturers employing people with credentials.ConxusNEO is one of 12 sector partnerships across the state of Ohio collaborating on this $12 million grant. The purpose of this grant is to help alleviate some of the issues around the shortage of skilled workers in the manufacturing industry by expanding the number of “earn-and-learn” programs run by manufacturing employers and the number of employee participants in these programs.
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The Importance of Industry-Recognized Credentials
The requirement for nationally portable, industry-recognized credentials is an essential element for earn-and-learn projects under the Scaling Apprenticeships grant. The credentials provide third-party verification of an individual’s competence that will be recognized anywhere in the country. They can take many forms, including certifications, certificates, licenses, and degrees. -
Sector Partnership Resources
Skills Commons
FREE and OPEN Workforce Training Materials for 21st Century Employment. Users can customize the materials, including rebranding, to meet their requirements.
Sector Partners
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Employers
Akron Tool & Die
Americhem
Arconic/Howmet Aerospace
Ariel
ATA Tools
Aurora Plastics
BWXT
Delta Systems
Esterle Mold & Machine Company
Excelsior Marking
Ferriot
Flohr Machine
GED Integrated Solutions
GOJO Industries, Inc.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, The
JR Wheel
Juzo
Kent Displays
Kyocera SGS Precision Tools
Landmark Plastics
Little Tikes
LMT Hartville
Mac LTT
Main Street Gourmet
Malco Products, Inc.
Mantaline
NMG Aerospace
Pneumatic Scale
Prospect Mold
Roechling Automotive USA, LLP
Schaeffler
Selas Heat Technologies
Sherex
SSP Fittings
Steere
Step2 Company
Timken Steel
TPC Wire & Cable
Tri Cast Ltd.
Viking Forge
Worthington Industries
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Educators
Akron Public Schools
College Now
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
Four Cities Compact
Gene Haas Foundation
Stark State College
The University of Akron
Twinsburg High School
Wayne County Schools Career Center
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Community & Government Organizations
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority
Akron Urban League
Akron-Summit County Public Library
Goodwill Industries
Healing Hearts
HER Beautiful Mind
Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG)
Project LEARN
South Street Ministries
The Well CDC
TRY (Truly Reaching You)
United Way of Summit and Medina
Haas Factory Outlet
Metro Regional Transit Authority
OhioMeansJobs
Portage Development Board
Workforce Development Board of Summit & Medina
