Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT) continues its expansion by expanding its footprint into Nebraska and welcoming CLAAS North America and Graepel North America as the two newest ICATT Network Companies.
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Companies that specialize in manufacturing or complex technologies face an ongoing challenge: helping new employees overcome a steep learning curve and become proficient in their jobs. And while high-tech companies undoubtedly employ team members with diverse skill sets and areas of expertise, doing and teaching are distinct skills. An expert is not always a natural…
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Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT), the leading apprenticeship program in the Midwest for high-tech manufacturers and companies with complex technologies or logistics, expands their apprenticeship program with the addition of the International Logistics & Freight Forwarding apprenticeship.
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As part of The Big Pond podcast series, Rhoda Metcalf discusses the labor challenges U.S.-based manufacturers are facing and speaks with executives and apprentices from Diemasters Manufacturing, WITTENSTEIN, BBS Automation, and Herrmann Ultrasonics to get their experience and perspective on growing their own workforce through the ICATT Apprenticeship Program, the only program in the Midwest…
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U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell will tour two local member companies of the Industry Consortium for Advanced Technical Training (ICATT) in Bartlett, Ill. on Wednesday, December 12. The ICATT program is the leading apprenticeship program in the Midwest for high-tech manufacturers and companies with complex technologies or logistics and is based on the German…
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High-tech manufacturing companies are grappling with a vast talent shortage that is threatening the future of the industry. With a projected skills shortage growing to 2 million unfilled positions by 2025, manufacturers must invest in workforce development to ensure their future success. When recruiting new employees, manufacturers would be wise to tap into a talent…
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It’s not hard to sing the praises of the ICATT Apprenticeship Program. Just ask Darragh Staunton, President of BBS Automation Chicago, an ICATT Network Company. Staunton often answers questions from parents of potential participants, and he makes it clear that he would put his own children in the program (and probably will someday). Why? The…
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For Thomas Hein and Alexis Ojeda, the ICATT Apprenticeship Program has opened doors to life-changing opportunities. Hein is a current ICATT apprentice and Ojeda just graduated; both are learning valuable hands-on skills working at leading manufacturers, while also earning tuition-free associate degree aligned with their career goals. “Free college tuition, the pathway to the future,…
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Richard Wolf Medical Instruments, a leading manufacturer of technologies for endoscopic diagnosis and therapy, has a long history of training apprentices at their parent company in Germany. It was a natural fit for the manufacturer to become an ICATT Network Company, offering apprenticeships for Advanced Manufacturing Technicians. “The apprenticeship pathway is an excellent choice for…
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We were thrilled to celebrate a significant milestone in the ICATT Apprenticeship Program’s history last Thursday – the graduation of our first-ever cohort of apprentices. Our five graduates began the program in 2015, and they have worked hard to learn, grow, and develop as professionals in their field. The entire ICATT team, along with our…
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