Metalcasting Industry Roadmap
Target Outcomes x Increased pool of
technically capable employees working in, and desiring employment in, the foundry industry
b. Enhance Employee Diversity ± Concerns were raised regarding the lack of diversity in foundry employee demographics, as well as at industry leadership events such as CastExpo and other industry / association events. It was discussed that increasing diversity in all layers of the industry, from trade associations to universities to foundries themselves, can help attract new employees with a ³millennial´ viewpoint.
Key Tasks
x Identify recruitment and hiring strategies that result in increasing numbers of ethnically and socio-economically diverse workers employed in the industry
Target Outcomes
x Increased numbers of non-traditional workers employed within the foundry industry
c. Work Visas for Graduates ± Concern was expressed by several workshop participants that once students are educated in related disciplines, such as material science and mechaniFDO HQJLQHHULQJ WKH\ DUH VHQW ³back home´ rather than staying in the U.S. to benefit domestic industries. A program that actively helped provide work visas to graduates within specific technical fields could help the industry fill the technical positions that are typically difficult to staff and in particular help foreign national graduating seniors identify the foundry industry as a potential career path.
Key Tasks
x Develop methodologies for employers to easily sponsor graduates in related fields for work visas in the U.S.
x Promote the availability of work visas from industry employers for graduates that work in the industry
x Work with federal, state, and local elected leaders to develop the political capital necessary to ensure the availability of work visas for graduates that are employed in the foundry industry
Target Outcomes
x Increased numbers of foreign nationals with advanced degrees actively working in the cast metals industry
x Increased pool of available prospective employees to staff hard-to-fill technical positions
d. Apprenticeships and Internships ± Multiple different comments were consolidated into this broad category. Ultimately, the consensus was that identifying potential employees
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