MAGNET Receives National Employer of the Year Award
The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) announced MAGNET has been...
Manufacturing 101: Glossary of Machines, Processes and Parts
Manufacturing offers career endless opportunities to individuals with any skillset or level....
Manufacturing Career Opportunities and Pathways
It’s graduation season and MAGNET is no exception. We recently graduated our largest class from the...
ACCESS to Manufacturing: Helping Build Careers and Futures in NEO
Mario Gross graduated from ACCESS to Manufacturing Careers in March of 2022. Since then, not only...
Sector Partnership Leadership Transition
The Manufacturing Sector Partnership (MSP) welcomes its new leadership team this month as its...
New Professional Development Standard for Career Coaches
When the Ohio To Work initiative launched in the fall of 2020, JobsOhio was looking for ways to...
Workforce Connect Launches Successful Monthly Newsletter
Our talent development team has worked hard to become a source of thought leadership, action and...
How to Foster Student Engagement Through Local School Districts
Manufacturers have consistently faced the same issues over the past few years: Not enough...
CMSD and GCCC Partner Up to Launch Effective Student Program
Cuyahoga County experienced some exciting manufacturing workforce development efforts this past...
WLS Stamping Culture Shift Improves Workforce Retention
The hiring difficulties of the last few years have caused many manufacturers to reevaluate their...
Opening the Door to Reentry
The Workforce Connect Manufacturing Sector Partnership formed in 2019. A group of regional...
Work: A social contract between an employer and employee
Adam Snyder, MAGNET’s Sector Partnership Managing Director, wrote a compelling piece on...
5 Tips to Jumpstart Advancement Planning for Frontline Manufacturing Employees
“I wanna know what my path looks like, and I’m in a hurry to get going…” A number of years ago, a...
Goodbye & Thank You to a Workforce Giant
Successful industry sector partnership work hinges on a strong relationship with the local...
E.C. Kitzel Invests in Employees, Cultivates Advancement
Commitment from employers to employees comes in many shapes and forms. In the current job market,...
Custom Rubber Lifts Starting Wages, Reaps Positive Results
Small and medium-sized manufacturers know that to attract talent they need to boost their entry...
Partner Highlight: The Value of a Great Partner
As manufacturers have faced labor shortages in recent years, many have looked to attract...
Time to Reconsider a Starting Wage Boost – Again
Two years ago, manufacturers’ primary hiring challenge was an awareness gap, job seekers unaware of...
Manufacturers: 6 Key Questions to Assess Your Employee Engagement
How engaged are your employees? Take a closer look, since manufacturing workers are the least...
3 Steps to Help Build and Retain Engaged Employees
Hiring new talent can be challenging for any business owner, but retaining qualified, engaged, and...