The second Talent Advancement Meeting of 2024, with the new industry-focused approach, took place Thursday, July 11, at the Indian River State College Advanced Manufacturing Center.
The meeting focused on manufacturing and was led by Chairperson Shannon Armstrong and Vice Chairperson Mike England, Owner of Express Professionals. This meeting also served as one of the monthly touchpoint opportunities with members of the manufacturing roundtable, as manufacturers were invited to attend and participate.
Hosted by IRSC, Michael Schemel, Director of Development, IRSC, and Natalia Chekhovskaya, Executive Director of Advanced Manufacturing Center, provided an update about the center’s progress over the past 18 months, cohorts, graduations, and what programs are coming next to serve the manufacturing community. A tour of the various labs was also provided before and after the program.
During the roundtable portion of the meeting, Dan Romence from the Marine Industry Association of the Treasure Coast provided an update on the activity following the previous TAT meeting from April.
The purpose for these meetings:
- Bring together industry employers to engage in spirited discussions about pain points, potential short—and long-term solutions, and potential collaborations.
- Bring awareness to and support active industry-specific pipeline providers.
- To generate connections between the organizations at the table.
- Carefully engage prospect partners to illustrate the collaborative nature of our community, differentiating Martin County from others.
- When: Thursday, July 11, 8:30 – 10 a.m.
- Where: IRSC Advanced Manufacturing Center, including a site tour
- Industry Focus: Manufacturing
- Results:
- 26 participants, including staff (32 positive RSVPs)
- Manufacturers: Value Tool and Engineering, Revolution Prototype, Power Systems Manufacturing, and a plastic injection mold company.
- Associations: South Florida Manufacturing Association, MIATC.
- Organizations: CareerSource Research Coast, Economic Council of Martin County
- Education, workforce pipeline providers or support services: IRSC, MCSD, Chapman School of Seamanship, and Career Connect.
