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Casting Mentorship Week – Paving a Path to Industry By Joseph E. Fritz, ICI Executive Director


crisis is probably the most difficult to tackle. Addressing the labor and leadership needs of an industry in an effort to establish a highly cohesive workforce takes time. It is a process, not a fix. It is the intention of the Investment Casting Institute


A (ICI) and


the Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF) that with the announcement of this event, the industry will take a first step towards a new approach to human resource development that will lead to sustainable, long term growth. Working in concert with the FEF, the ICI will be hosting a Back to School Event for high school and university students who have an interest in pursuing opportunities in engineering, advanced manufacturing or the metal casting industry specifically. The purpose of this event is to provide students with an introduction to casting through a unique mentoring opportunity, where they can become exposed to the manufacturers, suppliers, associations and universities over the course of a single week. Casting Mentorship Week is Sept. 13 – 17, 2021 and will be conducted on the ICI’s Networking and Event Campus. The virtual platform will provide students with a 3-D environment where they can learn about the industry in an environment


where communicating


with each other is as simple as using computer audio.


Open to students ranging in age from


high school juniors to college seniors, this event is designed to introduce the future workforce to the metal casting industry


at an early enough age to


influence their education and career decisions. • High school grads opting to enter the workforce can learn about local industry where they can get in on the ground floor.


• The college bound student can visit with industry professionals


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mong the many challenges facing the metal casting industry today, the Human Resource


and universities specializing in casting to learn what a future in the industry could offer.


• College freshmen and sophomores may be so impressed that they choose to specialize in one of the foundry sciences.


• College juniors and seniors will have the opportunity to learn about the companies that make up the industry, and be in a better position when it comes to applying for an internship or a full time position.


Simple Objective Meet with young people who are interested in exploring near or longer term opportunities in the metal casting industry, listen to and answer their questions, and plant the seeds of interest. To support this, the ICI is offering American manufacturers,


North


universities and trade associations a complimentary virtual booth with unlimited access to the event.


Booths


are equipped to support graphics, slide shows, video clips and live presentations. Booth design and set up is very easy, and a “How To” video is available on the event webpage to walk exhibitors through the process.


Industry Day


During the course of the week, students can tour the campus on their own, visit booths, whether staffed or not, and learn about the various metal casting processes in use today.


Trade


associations, universities, suppliers and foundries have a place at this event, so students can become exposed to the information that is pertinent to their unique needs with little or no pressure. Exhibitors can staff their booths as long or as little as desired during the first half of the week. The only time that staffing booths is required falls on Industry Day, Thursday, Sept. 16th, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. During Industry Day, students who have formulated questions during the early


part of the week can visit with exhibitors seeking answers.


Not a Recruiting Event Casting


Mentorship Week a recruiting opportunity. is not It is an


opportunity for industry professionals to meet with interested young people and offer career guidance. For this reason, there is no mechanism to support the transfer of resumes. The industry’s career fair, the FEF’s College Industry Conference, will be conducted in-person Nov. 18-19, 2021 in Chicago, IL. This is the appropriate and ideal event for the transfer of resumes.


The Right Price The ICI and the FEF are sponsoring this event as an industry service. Therefore, participation is free. There are no charges assessed for booth space nor event admission. Exhibitors who wish to do more for the students than just participate in this event, will be given the opportunity to make a contribution to the ICI’s 2021 Intern Scholarship Fund. Each year, the Institute awards a number of scholarships to students who have demonstrated academic achievement and have completed an internship in the industry. Scholarships will be awarded at the ICI’s 68th Technical Conference and Expo in Grand Rapids, MI in November. Those contributing to the Fund, will be mentioned at the award ceremony, have their company logo appear on the ICI and FEF website, be identified in signage at the expo and be given a listing in the Pre-Show, Show and Education issues of INCAST Magazine.


Register Now! Please visit the event webpage at www. investmentcasting.org/mentorship for registration


information and to learn


how you can make a difference in a young person’s life as well as in the future of the metal casting industry.


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