Thanks to support from the Department of Defense’s Manufacturing Engineering Education Program, Virginia Tech is hosting a workshop to gain insight into industry and federal partners’ needs of the future defense industrial base (DIB) manufacturing workforce. The results of this workshop will be synthesized into a report that will be broadly disseminated, and will also be used to shape future curricular changes at Virginia Tech.
Your perspective is important to achieving this goal. We invite you to join us at the DIB Manufacturing Workforce Workshop to provide your insight, expertise, and feedback to shape this vision.
Why Attend?
🔹 Define Today’s Workforce – Identify current manufacturing jobs, required skills, and hiring challenges.
🔹 Shape the Future – Discuss the skills and competencies needed for the next generation of manufacturing jobs.
🔹 Gain Insights – Hear from keynote speaker Matthew Sermon on defense industry manufacturing workforce needs.
🔹 Expand Your Network – Connect with peers and industry leaders at a Sunday evening social.
🔹 Engage in Collaboration – Participate in Monday’s interactive workshop, followed by dinner at Lane Stadium.
🔹 Explore Innovation – Tour Virginia Tech’s cutting-edge manufacturing research facilities, meet with faculty and student researchers, and tour MELD Manufacturing facilities on Tuesday, May 13th.
