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Skill Up For Manufacturing

SKILL UP FOR MANUFACTURING

2025  DATES – CLASS SCHEDULE & LOCATIONS
We are accepting applications for our Summer session:

DATES – CLASS SCHEDULE & LOCATIONS

We are accepting applications for our Summer session:

JULY 7– August 22nd
Monday-Friday, 3 PM – 9 PM

Vinal Tecnical High School, Middletown, CT

Applicants must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma or GED, be a Connecticut resident, and be able to work in the United States.
Click “APPLY NOW ” in the blue box below. You will receive an email from staff with the next steps.

MANUFACTURING IS ESSENTIAL

WATCH THIS VIDEO >> to see an overview of manufacturing in Connecticut, job opportunities, and skills required.

Skill Up includes:

JOBS WAITING TO BE FILLED

Employers helped design the Skill Up program. They visit the class and attend special events to meet trainees and discuss job opportunities. Check out the EMPLOYER SITE >> to see all the companies that have already hired Skill Up grads.

See also:   List of Manufacturing Occupations

MEET SKILL UP STUDENTS!

GET PREPARED

Once you apply, you’ll get an email in 24-48 hours inviting you to schedule an assessment covering shop math, ruler reading, and spatial reasoning. Use these resources to prepare. BOOT CAMP offered to help applicants score higher.

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO MANUFACTURE YOUR FUTURE

STEP 3
SUBMIT RESUME & SCHEDULE SKILL UP INTERVIEW

Click to Email Resume

STEP 4
COMPLETE ENROLLMENT

Staff will provide a list of required documentation.

STEP 5
EXPLORE JOBS & ADVANCEMENT POTENTIAL

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STEP 6
ATTEND TRAINING

Hybrid with colleges and technical high school sites

Hassan Touil

Assembler

After completing his American GED credential, passing an English test, and demonstrating math proficiency, Hassan completed Skill Up training in the summer of 2019 and now works for the Roto Frank Company. He also received forklift training through his employer.

Aziz Goktas

Press Assistant

One of the first to graduate from the 5-Week Intro class, Aziz used his past knowledge of architecture & engineering to excel in training and joined Brook & Whittle LTD where he is earning a steady income.

Malathi Rayakota

Cleanroom Assembler

Malathi moved to Connecticut, but was only getting unskilled temp jobs. She wanted a pathway to a career. Skill Up gave her the fundamental background needed to enter the manufacturing industry. She is now employed full-time at ASML.

QUESTIONS?

Jean Arnold-Barry, Skill Up Coordinator

jarnold-barry@workforcealliance.biz

(203) 867-4030 x 227

In Eastern CT: Contact Jennifer Proulx, Career & Development Specialist, Jennifer.proulx@ct.gov, for information on Skill Up or the Eastern Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative.

CLICK BELOW TO VISIT THE EASTERN CT MANUFACTURING PIPELINE SITE AND APPLICATION PORTAL:

SKILL UP IN THE NEWS:

  • RECORD-JOURNAL: STATE BOOSTS MANUFACTURING PIPELINE TRAINING PROGRAM
  • FOX 61: WORKINCT #CTCONFIDENT: ‘SKILL UP FOR MANUFACTURING’ LOOKS TO QUICKLY TRAIN PEOPLE FOR JOBS IN MANUFACTURING
  • HARTFORD COURANT OP-ED: THE STATE’S MANUFACTURING FUTURE NEEDS THIS BOOST
  • STAN SIMPSON SHOW, FOX 61: BUILDING A JOBS PIPELINE IN CONNECTICUT
  • WNPR: NEW PROGRAM OFFERS CONNECTICUT WORKERS JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN MANUFACTURING
  • WNHH COMMUNITY RADIO LOVE BABZ LOVE TALK WITH BABZ RAWLINS
  • HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL: BUILDING A MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE FROM THE GROUND UP
  • HEARST MEDIA: NEW TRAINING PROGRAM AIMS TO MATCH CT MANUFACTURERS WITH WORKERS
  • RECORD-JOURNAL: WORKFORCE ALLIANCE MANUFACTURING TRAINING PROGRAM

Skill Up is a program of Workforce Alliance and is funded through the Apprenticeship CT Initiative. Equal Opportunity Program. Auxiliary aids and accommodations available for persons with disabilities upon request. Contact Mark Cherry at (203) 624-1493 x 240 or macherry@workforcealliance.biz.

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