Catalyst Connection Launches Forging Your Future Online Training Module To Prepare Adults for Careers in Manufacturing
Submitted by Catalyst Connection
Pittsburgh (Hazelwood), January 3, 2024 — Catalyst Connection, a not-for-profit organization that provides consulting and training services that help small manufacturers in the 12-county southwestern Pennsylvania region accelerate revenue growth and improve productivity, has created Forging Your Future. This individualized online training session introduces the world of manufacturing to adults looking to change careers or enter the workforce. Topics covered include the evolution of manufacturing and how it shapes today’s world, the impact of manufacturing in southwestern Pennsylvania, skills and training required to pursue careers in manufacturing, available resources, and arranging in-person visits to
area manufacturers.
“Forging Your Future is a win-win proposition,” says Petra Mitchell, Catalyst Connection’s President and CEO. “It helps people who are looking for new opportunities gain the knowledge they need to pursue new career paths and it gives manufacturers in our region a resource for working with potential team members. Additionally, Forging Your Future can be extremely valuable to students in workforce development programs at community colleges and technical schools, and to high school students who are looking to enter the workforce immediately after they graduate.”
Forging Your Future can be accessed on Catalyst Connection’s website at https://www.catalystconnection.org/forging-your-future/
About Catalyst Connection:
Catalyst Connection is a private not-for-profit organization that provides consulting and training services to small manufacturers in southwestern Pennsylvania to help them accelerate revenue growth and improve productivity. By collaborating with clients and the entire manufacturing community, Catalyst Connection contributes to the growth, vibrancy, and ongoing robustness of manufacturing throughout southwestern Pennsylvania.
The organization is supported, in part, by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership. Catalyst Connection is headquartered in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood in the Mill 19 development on the site of a former steel mill. For more information, contact Scott Dietz, Director of Workforce Initiatives, at 412.918.4227 or sdietz@catalystconnection.org.