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Each week, Ari Santiago interviews a thriving manufacturing leader to share the positive messages around the industry with two goals:

1) To share best practices amongst manufacturing business leaders to help each other to grow and succeed

2) To spread the word that manufacturing is a growing part of our economy and offers exciting opportunities for incredible, well-paying careers 

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Ari Santiago is the CEO of CompassMSP a Technology Managed Service Provider with offices from Miami to Milwaukee and down the eastern seaboard. He has a passion for the manufacturing industry and the incredible impact it makes on our economy.

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This podcast is brought to you by CompassMSP - www.compassmsp.com

Produced by Miceli Productions - www.miceliproductions.com

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Workforce Alliance - Solving the workforce development dilemma

Oct 29, 2019

This episode focuses on one of CT's greatest manufacturing dilemmas, workforce development, with a member of the community who is working to help find solutions, Bill Villano, President of Workforce Alliance.

Workforce Alliance's "Skill Up for Manufacturing" program is a 5-week solution designed to quickly channel people into entry-level manufacturing jobs by providing the fundamentals that employers need. 

Ari and Bill discuss all about workforce development in CT: where we've been, where we are now, the models we are developing within the state, and successful models being used outside of our state. They talk a lot about what employers can do to help and how the education system could help to foster more interest in manufacturing. This episode covers a lot of ground!

Bill encourages employers to reach out, and outline their needs so Workforce Alliance and other constituents can develop the best programs that truly solve the needs of those companies seeking workers!

Bill Villano, President, Workforce Alliance of South Central CT

Website: https://www.workforcealliance.biz/

Email: bvillano@workforcealliance.biz

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/workforcealliance/

Phone: 203.867.4030

 

Ari Santiago:

Ari Santiago is the President/CEO of IT Direct

Website: https://www.gettingyouconnected.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itdtech/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/it-direct-llc

Ari's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asantiago104/

 

Podcast produced by Miceli Productions: https://miceliproductions.com/

 

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