{"id":31886,"date":"2023-04-26T00:40:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T00:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dvirc.org\/?p=31886"},"modified":"2023-04-27T12:51:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T12:51:17","slug":"a-month-of-milestones-for-dvircs-workforce-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dvirc.org\/insights\/a-month-of-milestones-for-dvircs-workforce-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"A Month of Milestones for DVIRC’s Workforce Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To help address the regional workforce shortage, DVIRC has been focusing on implementing programs to increase the awareness of manufacturing jobs and career opportunities and, hopefully, increasing the number of people in the talent pipeline.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the initiatives that we are working on.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s So Cool About Manufacturing?<\/h2>\n

The annual What\u2019s So Cool About Manufacturing? video contest is designed to expose middle-school students to modern manufacturing and manufacturing careers by having them create a video about a local manufacturing company. This year, the What\u2019s So Cool? contest paired 7 schools from Bucks and Montgomery Counties with local manufactures.<\/p>\n

The schools and companies that participated were:<\/p>\n