In a world that is constantly changing, Greater Lafayette Commerce continues to provide a fun and safe way to educate all ages on manufacturing awareness and career exploration. We are pleased to announce that for 2020 Manufacturing Week is now Manufacturing Month and will be delivered virtually.Greater Lafayette Commerce partners with local manufacturers for workforce programs that serve over 27 school corporations. In 2019, Manufacturing Week served over 3,500 students with in-person activities including manufacturing tours, manufacturing expos and manufacturing workshops.
The goal of the program is manufacturing awareness, career exploration and career preparation. The program is designed to enhance the perception of modern manufacturing and connect with the next generation of manufacturers in our community.
The month will be divided into four weeks, each of which will introduce a unique career set within manufacturing: Design It, Produce It, Move It, and Support It. Manufacturing Month will include a library of videos and correlating activities for educators to share in their classrooms and/or with their virtual students. Greater Lafayette Workforce Development hopes to resume in-person programming in 2021.
Who: The footprint of Manufacturing Month covers schools in the following counties: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Warren and White
When: The month long event will utilize the four calendar weeks and emphasize each of our four focus groups: Design, Produce, Move and Support. October 2 – Launch Day (National Manufacturing Day) October 5-9: Design it October 12-16: Produce it October 19-23: Move it October 26-30: Support it.
Background of Manufacturing Week: This is the seventh year Greater Lafayette Commerce’s Workforce Development partners have hosted Manufacturing Week; its goal is to immerse our next generation workforce in advanced manufacturing.
The event began in October 2014 as a one-day event with simply a tour to 300 high school students. Now, the program expands to workshops, expos and tours to over 3000 K-12 students.
For more details about Manufacturing Week, visit:https://www.begreaterlafayette.com/manufacturing-week.
For more information, contact Kara Webb, Workforce Development Director 765.532.1366 [email protected].