TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT - PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS OF SECONDARY STUDENTS; PROMOTE MANUFACTURING CAREER AWARENESS OR PROVIDE NETWORKING AND INFORMATION SHARING OPPORTUNITIES AMONG MANUFACTURERS, SECONDARY AND POST SECONDARY SCHOOLS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND VARIOUS NON-PROFIT SUPPORT AGENCIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: BASIC PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING - A PROGRAM TO RECRUIT, SCREEN, TEST, TRAIN AND PLACE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED JOB SEEKERS INTO ENTRY-LEVEL MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT ON A CAREER PATHWAY.
