Utah Manufacturers Association employers led efforts this past year to create, track and evaluate a targeted education and messaging campaign for talent pipeline development.

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Salt Lake City -- UTAH MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION employers led efforts this past year to create, track and evaluate a targeted education and messaging campaign for talent pipeline development. Through a $250,000 grant provided by the DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES, as well as financial and in-kind contributions from Utah manufacturers, over 400 companies and eight Utah post-secondary institutions piloted a comprehensive statewide outreach and messaging campaign: "Make Manufacturing Your Future." One of the goals of the campaign was to increase statewide enrollment in technician-level manufacturing training within one year by 150 students. UMA used a baseline of...