Manufacturers spent about $32B training workers: MI survey

S&P Global and the S&P Global Foundation commit $10 million over three years to launch StepForward, a program supporting nonprofit workforce development and skills training for youth in an AI-driven economy.

Hybrid manufacturing blends traditional machining with advanced methods like 3D printing to create agile, flexible defense factories that can scale faster, cut costs, and adapt to changing mission needs.

Funding will support two new AI training tracks for current and future workers, train 40,000 manufacturing workers and expand the best-in-class FAME USA Network.

Why rapid manufacturing growth is increasing demand for faster workplace learning as employees adapt to complex industrial technology.

The two projects, totally more than $35 million in funding, aim to strengthen the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) through additive manufacturing and advanced manufacturing technologies.

The fourth round of State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grants provides direct funding to states and territories based on a new performance-based formula.