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The recommendations released come from three years’ worth of research and feedback from more than 10,000 Floridians in each of Florida’s 67 counties as part of the Florida 2030 initiative- a multi-million research initiative that seeks to identify the challenges and opportunities Florida has between now and 2030, and to create a blueprint for Florida’s future. Recommendations found that: Florida is growing- our state needs to add 1.7 million net new jobs by 2030. Florida must prepare its workforce to take advantage of global consumer demand. Florida is experiencing generational changes. Florida will need to adapt to shifting skills and the training that will be required. Innovation and disruption are transforming industries and jobs. The nature of work in Florida is changing. FLATE, FloridaMakes, the Able Trust, Economic Development organizations and Educational institutions gathered to hear the specific recommendations for Talent and Education Pilar of Project 2030 at the recent Earn

Every year, Bay Area Manufacturers Association (BAMA) hosts a Scholarship, STEM, and Awards dinner to support manufacturing education. This event highlights one of BAMA’s primary initiatives, which is to support education through scholarships and STEM programs. The BAMA Scholarship program helps provide financial assistance to deserving high school students and post-secondary students from Hillsborough and Pinellas counties who wish to attend college, or a technical education center to pursue a manufacturing or technology-related career. During this year BAMA Awards dinner, participants were able to appreciate two cool robots from the Middleton high school robotics teams and meet and greet BAMA’s 2018 Science Fair winners and learn how the award will help them achieve their goal in a manufacturing discipline, whether it be engineering technology, or a skilled trade certification. The 2018 Science Fair Winners are Cameron Cook "3D Printing Pinball Party"  Grade 7, St. Cecil

FLATE and the Florida Association for Career and Technical Education (FACTE) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 FLATE Awards! The Awards represent FLATE’s efforts to recognize leaders who have been at the forefront of manufacturing workforce education and training. This is the This is the Eleventh year of our FLATE Awards program and is one of FLATE’s many efforts to showcase and recognize the contributions of educators and industries in advancing technician education and training on a regional and statewide level. The 2018 FLATE Award recipients are: Distinguished Manufacturing Secondary Educator-of-the-Year Award: Ted Madison Missildine, Freeport High School, Freeport, FL. Distinguished Manufacturing Post-Secondary Educator-of-the-Year Award: Shirley Dobbins, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL. D istinguished Partner Manufacturing Service Award: C.A. Vossberg, Electron Machine, Umatilla, FL. Award winners will be honored and receive their awards during the aw

HI-TEC EDUCATOR-OF-THE-YEAR: Ernie Friend (FSCJ)   Ernie Friend is an Instructional Program Manager for Information Technologies at Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) in Jacksonville, Florida. FSCJ is a values-driven institution committed to ensuring that all students at the institution have an extraordinarily positive overall experience. Mr. Friend holds a B.S. degree in Electronics Management from Southern Illinois University and an M.S. in Cybersecurity from the University of South Florida. He has worked at FSCJ since 1994 and been involved in many phases of manufacturing, engineering technology (ET), computer networking infrastructure management and design, and cybersecurity. He also managed the ET and advanced manufacturing programs for a number of years. For ET and advanced manufacturing, Mr. Friend worked closely with FLATE in restructuring and updating those programs and expanding student options in the degree plan to meet regional industry needs. With support

We are wrapping up the 5th year of Precision Machining & CNC Automation.  We have trained 102 machinists. Our goal was 100 - We fulfilled the goal. I think we should recognize the accomplishment with all involved. The group included: CareerEdge; Sarasota & Manatee Area Manufacturers Association; SCTI and the Sarasota County School Board; Suncoast Workforce Board; Sarasota County Commission; Gulf Coast Community Foundation; Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce; and Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County. We hope to continue our journey as we move on to Phase 2 in training and filling jobs in the Manufacturing sector for our community. It's often good to take a look back at beginnings and visions.  Check out the Sarasota Herald article from 2013 to read about the community vision for this program. <h ttp://www.heraldtribune.com/#facebook><http://www.heraldtribune.com/#twitter><https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Fheraldtribune.com%2Fnews%2F201

The University of Florida (UF), the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI), and the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE) hosted the 2018 ARMI Education & Workshop Development Summit Pathways on June 18 th and 19 th in Tampa, Florida. Approximately 50 participants from all over the country meet at the SOFWERX building during two days to identify and analyze gaps in the development pathways towards a workforce in Regenerative Manufacturing, make recommendations for ways to meet these needs, and organize a path forward for the ARMI Education & Workforce Development community.  The discussions and sessions were focus on topics including: (1) K-12 opportunities, (2) small business needs, (3) undergraduate education, (4) graduate education, (5) community college education, (6) programs aimed at training veterans. Assessing the resources already available, as well as identifying the gaps, will enable a clear pathway for academia and industry to devel