From the Chair: Dave Phillips
(FAME Chair; Training Manager, GW Lisk)
Greetings!
What a great summer it’s been, before we know it students will be back in school and we will be wondering where the time has gone.
The July jobs report is out with more news about job creation, and unemployment remains at an 18 year low with predictions that it will continue to drop. While this is great news and should certainly help our economy grow, it should also be a call to action. With growth we will need more employees, good highly skilled employees. With unemployment as low as it is there will be less and less people out looking for jobs, and if they are looking they may need to be up-skilled to move into many of the high skill positions. The best pipeline for new skilled worker is young people finishing high school or college.
Manufacturing jobs lead the numbers in new job creation, and it appears this trend will continue. With all this growth, we will need to keep our focus on building a skilled workforce. Many schools and colleges are introducing new programs and curriculum to help prepare students for the ever changing jobs in advanced manufacturing. Genesee County Economic Development Center, Finger Lakes STEM, WNY STEM, and FAME are collaborating to work to bridge the gap in skills needed to fill our ever increasing demand for highly skilled staff, and the Fall brings special events and programs designed to help us promote manufacturing careers!
Coming up in October is
NYS Manufacturing Month
, and the 5
th
is
Manufacturing Day
. Many companies will be hosting plant tours or working with their local schools to help educate people about Advanced Manufacturing. If you are interested in hosting an event you can visit
http://www.mfgday.com/
. This website is packed with resources for anyone who may be interested in engaging youth.
Don’t forget, the Finger Lakes WIB is also hosting
Finger Lakes Works With Their Hands
on October 4
th -
this is a great event that gives students the opportunity to see first hand many great careers, and employers a chance to show off their great companies! There is a special FAME pavilion for our members, so please visit their website for more information if you'd like to attend:
https://fingerlakesworks.com/youth/flwwth/
I'll see you there!
Thank you for your support of FAME,
Dave Phillips, Chair
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Regional
EdgeFactor
EcoSystems Off to a Promising Start!
Work is well underway on the establishment of
EdgeFactor
Ecosystems in the 9 county region!
EdgeFactor
has recently presented in Wayne County, Genesee County and Monroe County, and efforts to link local businesses with their neighboring school districts are in full swing.
Funding is promising for the new effort, and both Monroe 2 BOCES and the Genesee Valley Educational Partnership will be able to process
EdgeFactor
subscriptions through their Guidance Information Systems
Co-Ser
for their component districts – excellent news! Thirty leaders from schools and businesses in the Genesee Valley Region (pictured above right) recently attended an information session at GCEDC.
FAME member Ortho Clinical Diagnostics has signed on as an
EdgeFactor for Business
member, and is currently pursuing a partnership with the Spencerport Central School District.
Interested in trying to align with a school district to get an effort started? Contact Julie Nickerson at
EdgeFactor
, email:
jnickerson@edgefactor.com
, for additional information on meetings coming soon to your area or school districts looking to partner!
Links to learn more, start a free trial, or to register to be part of your Community
EdgeFactor
eco-system:
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Congratulations to the 2018 SAME (Summer Advanced Manufacturing Experience) graduates!
Congratulations to all of the 2018 SAME graduates! Offered via two regional BOCES this year (Monroe 2 BOCES and Wayne Tech and Career Center, pictured at left), the program continues to grow and thrive!
Students get hands-on experience in manufacturing, while earning credits at MCC, and also tour advanced manufacturing facilities in our region.
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SAME Ceremony on July 27,2018 with WTCC Principal, Andy McVey; Instructors Kelly Paladino and Dan Gersbach; and FLTCC Principal, Dawn Larson.
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SAME students tour G.W. Lisk in Clifton Springs.
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Welcome new FAME members!
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NYMAT/Haas Student Demo Day a resounding success!
FAME member NYMAT hosted a Student Demo day in May with over 175 students from 10 different high schools! Students were exposed to 5 Axis milling, robotics, and mechatronics, and represented Monroe BOCES#1, Monroe BOCES#2, GR Leah Home School, Red Creek Central, Sodus Central, Wayne Central, Genesee Valley High, Mt. Morris Central, Williamson Central, and RCSD's Edison Tech. G
rants from the Gene Haas Foundation were also presented at the event, providing much needed support for our regional pipeline!
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Next FAME Pipeline/Hiring & Training Committee Meeting is coming up on August 23rd!
The next meeting of FAME's Pipeline and Hiring & Training Committees will be held on
August 23, 2018 from 8:30-10:30AM
at Optimax Systems in Ontario, NY
. To attend, please contact Michele at FAME, email:
fame@nyfame.org
SAVE THE DATE!
The FAME Pipeline and Hiring & Training Committees will be offering a special industry-focused event in September with break-out sessions addressing industry hiring needs. The event is planned for
September 19, from 6-8pm
at the Monroe 1 BOCES on Linden Avenue. If you're interested in further details, please contact Michele at FAME to be placed on the list for additional information as it becomes available.
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The following FAME members are hiring!
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Phone: 315-521-7826 Email: fame@nyfame.org
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