Link to theory of change and other supporting documents from our important reading.
Participants can go through a 5-week Boot-camp where they will learn….And they can also go through a longer training program…Fill this in with help from Brence and Torres. Include NIMS certification language.
It’s easy.
Manufacturing Connect: No background experience or clean record is necessary; all you need to join is be aged 14-18, have a readiness to learn, and availability to attend classes. Contact Leslye Long at llong@mfgren.org or (773) 278-5418 x 30 for more information on upcoming training and events
Young Manufacturers Association: No background experience or clean record is necessary; all you need to join is be aged 18-29, have a readiness to learn, and availability to attend classes. Contact Torres Hughes at thughes@mfgren.org or (773) 278-5418 x 30 to inquire about joining.
Working Together with our partners and the community, MC/YMA benefits our community and local economy thusly:
1) Youth: gain technical and professionalism skills, individualized supports and have expanded access to career-track, economic opportunity after high school (include a testimonial link);
2) Employers: find talent to fill jobs in their companies that allow them to grow their business (include a quote from Freedman);
3) Agencies: incorporate a hard-skills, career pathway program component to their services that can lead to more sustainable outcomes for social services (include a link with supporting data);
4) Schools: ensure a higher proportion of their graduates’ secure positive placements after graduating improving the school’s performance scorecard;
5) Communities: find a higher percentage of their populations accessing family-sustaining jobs, paying taxes and contributing to improving the community.
In the Career Pathways Training Program, we serve people from ages 14 to 29. Our primary focus is on assisting Black and Brown people. In our other prototypes, we work with partner organizations to serve the wider communities on the south and west sides of Chicago and the southern and western suburbs of Chicagoland to promote training and economic development in the manufacturing and education sectors. In addition, we connect with organizations throughout the state and the nation for policy and program advocacy. Link to partner organizations and institutions.
Yes. We have a 100% job placement rate and a one-year retention rate of 80%. Everyone who successfully completes our program will get a job in the manufacturing industry if they want one. Link to graduation and job placement data.
Hundreds indirectly and directly. Show performance data and include language about how we support college and other career choices, as well. Also include testimonials from a couple of students.
List who should consider joining: Government officials, elected officials, industry professionals, students, parents, community leaders and their staff, educators, labor representatives, interested citizens, clergy, businesses, and policy experts. Then list the benefits of joining. Link to CMRC activities page. Include link to “join” page.
There are dozens of very good skills training programs in the Chicagoland area. MR, however, is the only NIMS (provide link) certified training program in city of Chicago, and we are the only organization that focuses on serving people in economically challenged communities on the south and west sides and the southern and western suburbs. In addition, our job placement and retention numbers are among the best in the state.
No. Students aren’t charged for completing the program. In some cases, we even pay stipends to participate. For more information on enrolling check out this link.
Yes, you can own a manufacturing company if you have some basic requirements. More information about our Economic Development program.
We have implemented the following prototype projects to advance these ideas:
Please contact Erica Swinney Staley, Founder and CMRC Director for more information.
estaley@mfgren.org
(773) 278-5418 x14
Link to theory of change and other supporting documents from our important reading.
Participants can go through a 5-week Boot-camp where they will learn….And they can also go through a longer training program…Fill this in with help from Brence and Torres. Include NIMS certification language.
It’s easy.
Manufacturing Connect: No background experience or clean record is necessary; all you need to join is be aged 14-18, have a readiness to learn, and availability to attend classes. Contact Leslye Long at llong@mfgren.org or (773) 278-5418 x 30 for more information on upcoming training and events
Young Manufacturers Association: No background experience or clean record is necessary; all you need to join is be aged 18-29, have a readiness to learn, and availability to attend classes. Contact Torres Hughes at thughes@mfgren.org or (773) 278-5418 x 30 to inquire about joining.
Working Together with our partners and the community, MC/YMA benefits our community and local economy thusly:
1) Youth: gain technical and professionalism skills, individualized supports and have expanded access to career-track, economic opportunity after high school (include a testimonial link);
2) Employers: find talent to fill jobs in their companies that allow them to grow their business (include a quote from Freedman);
3) Agencies: incorporate a hard-skills, career pathway program component to their services that can lead to more sustainable outcomes for social services (include a link with supporting data);
4) Schools: ensure a higher proportion of their graduates’ secure positive placements after graduating improving the school’s performance scorecard;
5) Communities: find a higher percentage of their populations accessing family-sustaining jobs, paying taxes and contributing to improving the community.
In the Career Pathways Training Program, we serve people from ages 14 to 29. Our primary focus is on assisting Black and Brown people. In our other prototypes, we work with partner organizations to serve the wider communities on the south and west sides of Chicago and the southern and western suburbs of Chicagoland to promote training and economic development in the manufacturing and education sectors.
In addition, we connect with organizations throughout the state and the nation for policy and program advocacy. Link to partner organizations and institutions.
Yes. We have a 100% job placement rate and a one-year retention rate of 80%. Everyone who successfully completes our program will get a job in the manufacturing industry if they want one. Link to graduation and job placement data.
Hundreds indirectly and directly. Show performance data and include language about how we support college and other career choices, as well. Also include testimonials from a couple of students.
List who should consider joining: Government officials, elected officials, industry professionals, students, parents, community leaders and their staff, educators, labor representatives, interested citizens, clergy, businesses, and policy experts. Then list the benefits of joining. Link to CMRC activities page. Include link to “join” page.
There are dozens of very good skills training programs in the Chicagoland area. MR, however, is the only NIMS (provide link) certified training program in city of Chicago, and we are the only organization that focuses on serving people in economically challenged communities on the south and west sides and the southern and western suburbs. In addition, our job placement and retention numbers are among the best in the state.
No. Students aren’t charged for completing the program. In some cases, we even pay stipends to participate. For more information on enrolling check out this link.
Yes, you can own a manufacturing company if you have some basic requirements. More information about our Economic Development program.
