Companies in Illinois and across the country are continuing to face a shortage of workers that are properly educated and trained for the variety of manufacturing employment opportunities. Most manufacturers report a lack of skilled labor as critical challenge today.
Manufacturers use on-the-job training programs to re-focus their workforce on the desired manufacturing talents needed. A recent article in USA Today titled, "Training Cutbacks Thwart Jobless" discussed the fact that companies are cutting outside training programs for lack of funds, ultimately making the skills gap even worse. However, it is important to note that affordable training programs are still available.
IMEC’s Training Within Industry (TWI) program is a standard way to address the essential skills needed by supervisors, team leaders, and anyone leading others. The program creates an environment in which jobs are performed the same way, by all team members, and where problem solving is done at the operator level. IMEC's manufacturing specialists can help your company get back on the path to skilled workers and improved job performance through the three proven, systematic training modules:
For more information about TWI, contact your local IMEC representative or call 888-806-4632. We are here to help!
How and where workers acquired new skills in the past five years:
*Source: November 2011 Accenture online survey of 1,088 workers