NH Manufacturing Month - October 2023
An entire month of celebrating manufacturing in New Hampshire!
For the last 10 years New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership with help from the NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs, the Business and Industry Association, the New Hampshire High Tech Council, the Community College System of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Department of Education and many other partners organized NH Manufacturing Month.
What is it all about?
Manufacturing Day, an annual event that occurs on the first Friday of every October, is an occasion during which manufacturers open their doors to high school and middle school students. The businesses showcase the potential of modern manufacturing, and foster interest in manufacturing careers. Manufacturing Day 2023 will officially be observed on Friday, October 6th, but since manufacturing in New Hampshire is too big for a single day, we celebrate manufacturing for the full month of October!
Now in 2023, tour events have returned to in-person plant tours for students to gain a first-hand, live experience of the manufacturing industry.
How will it work?
The goal is to elighten the students to all that is possible with a career in manufacturing. Our suggestion is a tour/presentation geared towards high school students to increase awareness of career pathways that your manufacturing organization offers. Some suggestions for your tour/presentations are:
· Welcome message and safety guidelines
· Use of prerecorded segments such as videos, photos, employees interviews, etc
· Tour and/or demonstartions of different areas of your facility and machinery, etc.
· Have students interact with employees
· Overview of the company website including how to look for open positons.
· Career and internship opportunities
The sky is the limit so feel free to use your own method to showcase your products and services and to develop points of interaction and engagement.
A typical tour may last about one hour for each session and can include Q&A from the students.
To participate please contact:
Allyson Goldman, Workforce Development Coordinator
email: allysong@nhmep.org OR cell: 603-724-4536
*** Please feel free to reach out with any other questions.
Thank you for your collaboration!
MANUFACTURING DAY
October 1, 2021 – NH MEP kicked off Manufacturing Month at Jewell Instruments – 850 Perimeter Rd in Manchester NH. Tim Dining, VP and General Manager of Jewell Instruments welcomed the visitors and talked about the importance manufacturing plays in the economy and the importance to raise awareness of careers in manufacturing. Jimmie Hinson, Workforce Development Administrator, spoke about the critical role Jewell instruments parts play in our everyday life. He thanked Jewell for the fascinating work they do, read the Proclamation of Manufacturing Month on behalf of Governor Sununu and presented it to Jewell Instruments. Zenagui Brahim, NH MEP President, summed it up by talking about initiatives on workforce development in NH and the great partnership with companies like Jewell and all the support of the manufacturing community. There was a facility tour and the visitors had a chance to meet young folks starting up their career in manufacturing and veterans manufacturing workers all working in harmony and contributing to a successful day to day operation.
Watch video highlights from Manufacturing Day at Jewell Instruments.
RELATED
NH MEP and NH Sector Partnerships Initiative (SPI) Connect Manufacturers to Workforce Training and Funding
Throughout the year, NHMEP organizes student tours at manufacturing companies and likewise brings manufacturers to middle, high school and college level career fairs. The benefits are two-fold: they create awareness to students about the variety of opportunities that exist in the manufacturing industry and build a new generation of skilled workers for manufacturing companies who are growing rapidly. NH MEP also works with NH SPI to help you fund your workforce training programs. If you have identified needs that your current training process is unable to meet, or you need your existing team to learn a new skill, NH SPI is a valuable resource for you. Leveraging connections with many existing workforce training programs, the NH SPI team will map your needs with state and federal funding and training resources to create a flexible, consistent plan. Click here to learn more about NH SPI.
