Transferring Tribal Knowledge

Join us August 18, 8-9:30 am at the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber 101 State Street W, Oldsmar as Mark McCatty will lead us through an important topic - capturing and transferring tribal knowledge (the little but critical information that falls through the cracks when a key employee moves on).  What good is tribal knowledge? 

Mark is a nationally recognized trainer right in our backyard.  This will be interactive.  Be ready for some learning and some fun.  Mark keeps it lively.  Read more... 

We Do Round Tuits 

Senator Rubio Visits PTC and AMSkills

On August 1, Senator Marco Rubio visited Pinellas Technical College and the AMSkills classrooms learning from staff and students about the career building work.  He noted that he strongly supports these local efforts and said this is something that cannot come down from the Department of Education but must be generated by local experts who know their needs.  He said this can be a model for the new US education system of building technology based careers not simply curriculum driven courses with names that do not necessarily lead to meaningful and productive work. 

White Papers

Saw some good ones worth passing on..

• Tax Structure by State 
• Digital Manufacturing 
• Export Import Bank Tips
• Internet of Things and Big Data

Jobs and Training Corner

Seeking

• Career Source has 27 trained and drug screened solderers and maintenance techs ready to roll, many with hiring incentives. Check it out. Added another 2 in June and here they are!  
• Added some great new job seekers this month some highly experienced.    Take a look!!!  
• PHSC Students ready for placement
• PHSC NEG Grant Students ready to work
• Pinellas Tech College Apprenticeship News

• Dermazone Is Looking For
• Material Handler
• Production Lead
• ASCO Power Is Looking For
• Senior PCB Designer
• Electronics Engineer
• Regional Jobs Opportunities through Florida TRADE 

Transition Veteran Employment Tours (T-VETs)

Veterans and transitioning service members have many desirable traits that can enhance your workforce: commitment, discipline, loyalty, teamwork and training.  But do they really understand what goes on in a manufacturing facility? Do they recognize that their military experience in logistics, mechanical systems, operations, IT, communications, and even administrative tasks, can contribute to the manufacturing environment?  With your help, the answer is yes, see you how you can get involved click here 

Florida TRADE Partnerships

 

It's the SMART Choice.  Click here to see why!  Help us help you!  The 13 Florida TRADE grant colleges have will set out to place 1,000 students in non-clinical internships. You can also access permanent placements through this program.  Saint Petersburg College, Pasco Hernando State College and Hillsborough Community College are all involved in this program.  And they have reorganized their website to make this clean and painless. Join the Drive to 1000 today!  

 

It's literally as easy as 1,2,3:

1. If you want more information about a specific college
   click here.
2. If you want to see all available interns
   click here
3. f you want to see info on permanent placement opportunities
   click here
    

For SPC access click here to sign up to host an intern, and here to  post a job on their SPC job board!  Click here for the current SPC Newsletter.  For Pasco Hernando State College job posting  use this link.You can visit the PHSC Trade website here.  Please forward this email to your colleagues who might also be interested

 

Another way to broaden the search pool is Career Source's Intern website.  Here you can post opportunities and draw from a regional pool of interns in a variety of career fields...and sometimes offset the cost of hiring too.  Click here. 

 

Association Update

 

We appreciate those of you that have joined either the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce or the Upper Tampa Bay Manufacturers Association.  We request that you consider formal membership at this point.  We are attaching a brochure outlining the service activities we provide as well as an application form.  We appreciate your consideration and support and look forward to advancing the cause of manufacturing in the Upper Tampa Bay in 2015 and beyond!