Navy Hosts First Welding Competition, Career Discovery Event for Virginia Talent Pipeline Program
HAMPTON, Va. – Nearly 300 students, representing 18 training providers, participated in the Virginia Talent Pipeline Project’s (VA TPP) inaugural Project MFG Welding Competition and Career Discovery Day at the Virginia Peninsula Community College, in Hampton, Va., Nov. 16.
Our Region's Business - Mid-Atlantic Submarine Talent Pipeline Program (Video)
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U.S. Navy and Local Officials Join Forces to Continue Implementation of U.S. Navy’s Philadelphia Region Talent Pipeline Program
Philadelphia, PA - September 13, 2022: It was a packed house at the Philadelphia Region Talent Pipeline Program Employer/Training Provider 2022-2024 Kickoff and “Matching” Program Review meeting, hosted at Penn State University at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia on Sept. 13, 2022.
Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project – Pittsburgh Partnering Program Review
PITTSBURGH, PA - September 21, 2022 : Launched in 2021, the Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project started in 2021 in the Philadelphia region specifically to strengthen workforce pipelines into the maritime defense industry. The expansion to Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania/Northeast Ohio started earlier in 2022, and this milestone event was the official partnering meeting where Employers who have a talent demand were matched with Training Providers from across the region who have students graduating next Spring with entry level skills needed to increase defense industrial capacity in the region.
The Consortium for Public Education Newsletter from September 19, 2022
Spotlight on: a strategic role for school/business partnerships
As it gears up to launch a new generation of submarines, the U.S. Navy is looking to school-business partnerships to help ensure supplies of the roughly 1-million parts it takes to build a single sub.
Under an initiative called the Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project, it has retained TMG, Inc*, a Virginia-based company that works with employers on recruitment and retention strategies, to pair parts suppliers throughout the region with Career & Technology Centers (CTCs) and other training programs.
Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project Talent Acquisition and Retention Workshop
Imperial, PA - SEPTEMBER 14, 2022: The second of two Talent Acquisition and Retention Workshops focused on Recruiting and Hiring was hosted by GE Power Conversion in Imperial, PA, on September 14, 2022.
Councilmember Gilmore-Richardson, Superintendent Watlington, and Command Master Chief Sturgill Celebrate Kickoff of Second Year of U.S. Navy’s Philly Region Talent Pipeline Project
September 13, 2022 - Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia City Councilwoman Katherine Gilmore Richardson’s Office, School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony B. Watlington, Sr., Ed.D., and Command Master Chief of the U.S. Navy Josh Sturgill joined regional employers and educators for the second-year kickoff of the Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project. In May 2021, The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the U.S. Navy launched an initiative with the mission of energizing and engaging the Defense Industrial Base through the creation of maritime focused manufacturing pipelines that recapitalize the defense workforce and address critical trade skill gaps required across the maritime and defense ecosystems.
District Celebrates 2nd Annual Kickoff of U.S. Navy’s PA Talent Pipeline Project
Philadelphia City Councilwoman Katherine Gilmore Richardson’s Office, School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony B. Watlington, Sr., Ed.D., and Command Master Chief of the U.S. Navy Josh Sturgill joined regional employers and educators for the second-year kickoff of the Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project. In May 2021, The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the U.S. Navy launched an initiative with the mission of energizing and engaging the Defense Industrial Base through the creation of maritime focused manufacturing pipelines that recapitalize the defense workforce and address critical trade skill gaps required across the maritime and defense ecosystems. The United States Navy selected the Philadelphia region and Pennsylvania as a target investment area due to a high concentration of maritime-related businesses that provide goods and services to the U.S. Navy.
Navy kicks off second year of program matching Philly students with maritime jobs in region
FROM PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio):
The U.S. Navy has launched the second year of a program that helps train students from local career and technical schools for jobs in the maritime industry.
Through the Talent Pipeline Project, employers in the defense and shipbuilding industries commit to hiring graduates from Philly-area high schools, community colleges and technical schools.
Virginia Demand Signal Round Table Discussion
JULY 12, 2022 - On July 12, 2022 a Demand Signal Round Table Discussion was held in Norfolk, Virginia to discuss the expansion of the Mid-Atlantic Submarine Talent Pipeline Program into Virginia. With the participation of 21 employers, 5 Career and Technical Education Schools, 6 Facilitators, and their high demand, the United States Navy gave the “GO” signal to expand to the Hampton Roads area and establish the first flag of the Virginia Talent Pipeline Project.
New Jersey Pathways and Rowan College Burlington Host the Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Project New Partner Orientation
New Jersey Pathways and Rowan College Burlington hosted the 2022-2024 PA Talent Pipeline Project New Partner Orientation workshop on Thursday, July 7th, 2022 .
The PA Talent Pipeline Project Regional Manager Bruce Warner from the Training Modernization Group (TMG), Inc. kicked off the session by stating that the joint maritime ecosystem has been challenged with workforce sustainability.