Wait...Have We Forgotten Someone?

Published originally on Tim Waldo's LinkedIn page By Tim Waldo, Workforce Development Specialist The Boomers are leaving! The Boomers are leaving! And, the Millennials are not coming to take their places! We hear these warnings…

Getting Your Share of the Labor Pool

UT CIS Workforce Status Review Shows You How By Tim Waldo, CIS workforce development specialist There are five challenges that virtually all manufacturers must deal with when it comes to finding the right workers: the skills…

Supervisor Skills Training Program for Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Supervisors

NEW! If you are an EHS supervisor that is new on the job or recently been assigned to take on safety or environment responsibilities at your facility, this new 2019 training program will help you.  We developed this flexible,…

Toyota Kata

Developing the Skills to Thrive in Today's Constantly Changing Marketplaces Change arrives fast these days. Competitors emerge overnight, new technologies alter the business, and labor market conditions are uncertain. How do you…

NEW! Course Mailer for January - April 2019

TMEP Launches Pilot Program in Middle Tennessee to Reach Small Manufacturers

Funded through a cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership program (MEP), the Tennessee Small Manufacturer’s Advantage Program is a pilot program…