Workforce Development

Valve Repair Specialists Enjoy a Variety of Educational Sessions
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Valve Repair Specialists Enjoy a Variety of Educational Sessions

This year’s Valve Repair Council Meeting, Tour & Exhibits in Houston, June 6-8, provided the attendees with an excellent program of sessions designed for skilled professionals in the valve repair and rebuild industry.

General MRO Workforce Development

June 20, 2018

Educational Opportunities Abound at New VMA Knowledge Forum
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Educational Opportunities Abound at New VMA Knowledge Forum

From technical to manufacturing to human resources, attendees of the Valve Industry Knowledge Forum will benefit from the best of three different VMA meetings in one education-packed event open to the industry.

Thought Leadership Workforce Development

December 19, 2017

Will Smart Machines Obsolete Human Resources?
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Will Smart Machines Obsolete Human Resources?

Is artificial intelligence (AI) going to take over manufacturing jobs and the jobs of human resources professionals?

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December 6, 2017

Reshoring, Robots and What Happens if We Do Bring Jobs Back?
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Reshoring, Robots and What Happens if We Do Bring Jobs Back?

While offshoring is painted as the major villain in the decline of numbers of manufacturing jobs in the U.S., automation may actually be a bigger threat.

Automation Manufacturing Supply Chain Workforce Development

April 10, 2017

HR Professionals Gather at VMA Workshop
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HR Professionals Gather at VMA Workshop

Human resources managers, executives representing their companies and YVPs (young valve professionals) from VMA companies gathered Nov. 14-15 at the Valve Manufacturers Association’s Human Resources Workshop in Houston.

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November 30, 2016

HR Workshop in Houston, Nov. 14-15: How to Build a Better Workforce
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HR Workshop in Houston, Nov. 14-15: How to Build a Better Workforce

Attendees will gather in Houston to hear from several industry and human resources (HR) experts on how to overcome the challenges of recruiting and retention in the industrial and manufacturing sector.

Thought Leadership Valve Basics Workforce Development

October 27, 2016

Warriors, Welding and Wooing the Workforce
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Warriors, Welding and Wooing the Workforce

For the last several years, one of the biggest concerns voiced by manufacturers, construction firms, refiners, petrochemical and petroleum producers is the shortage of skilled manpower.

General Workforce Development

October 17, 2016

An Alternative Basics Education: Valve Ed Comes to You!
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An Alternative Basics Education: Valve Ed Comes to You!

For the first time in the seven-year history of the Valve Basics education program, the Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA) held a company-specific training event conducted by the VMA Education Committee’s Valve-Ed team.

Thought Leadership Valve Basics Workforce Development

September 14, 2016

Valve Basics Training Helps Fill Industry Skills Gap
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Valve Basics Training Helps Fill Industry Skills Gap

One of the most keenly felt needs in today’s industrial world is the lack of skilled employees.

Leadership Thought Leadership Valve Basics Workforce Development

August 17, 2016

Basic Assembly Skills a Precious Commodity
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Basic Assembly Skills a Precious Commodity

There was a time, not long ago, when employers could rely on new hires to possess rudimentary knowledge of basic assembly methods, schematic diagrams and proper use of hand tools.

Thought Leadership Valve Basics Workforce Development

June 27, 2016

Are We Bringing Back U.S. Jobs?
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Are We Bringing Back U.S. Jobs?

We first introduced readers to the Reshoring Initiative and its founder and president, Harry Moser, in the Winter 2013 edition of VALVE Magazine.

General Manufacturing Supply Chain Thought Leadership Workforce Development

May 31, 2016

Five Solutions to the Skills Gap
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Five Solutions to the Skills Gap

“Over the next decade, nearly three and a half million manufacturing jobs will likely need to be filled, and the skills gap is expected to result in 2 million of those jobs going unfilled.” That is the conclusion of a recent report commissioned by The Manufacturing Institute.

General Thought Leadership Workforce Development

May 3, 2016

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