How do we train the next generation of manufacturing leaders so employers are ready to hire them immediately? Do students still need to learn manual machinery? Or do employers only want skilled CNC machinists?

These are just a few questions we dissect in this conversation with special guest and long-term educator Gabe Kooyers. Because if we’re not properly training machinists to make chips, they’re not getting hired, and no one’s making money. BAM!

– Nick Goellner

Segments

[0:25] Achieve on-time delivery with ProShop ERP
[3:48] Introducing Gabe Kooyers
[5:44] Why promoting students is a game-changer
[9:01] Manufacturing News: Declining interest in the trades
[11:50] Learn more about Gabe and his students
[18:37] Do students need experience with manual machines?
[23:00] How to revitalize an apprenticeship program
[26:27] On the clock and off the clock training
[30:22] What’s important for students to know

Resources mentioned on this episode

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Stemming the STEM Decline
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TITANS of CNC Academy

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