John Ratzenberger Addresses Florida Manufacturers, Speaks Highly of M.O.S.T.® Mobile Outreach Skills Training Program
Above: Actor John Ratzenberger addresses manufacturers in Orlando, FL.
Actor John Ratzenberger, best known for his portrayal of Cliff Clavin on Cheers and John Ratzenberger's Made in America, champions manufacturers and a return to skilled trades during the MEP National Conference in Orlando May 7, 2012 and during the MAF Summit keynote. Mr. Ratzenberger is currently in pre-production on a new documentary whose purpose is to awaken Americans to the shortage of skilled workers that threatens our country as a whole.
The M.O.S.T.® jobs training program was featured on "Front Row Tampa Bay" during the recent Republican National Convention. As convention delegates focused on the issue of jobs, one of America’s most innovative job placement programs was training unemployed workers for careers in manufacturing just blocks away from the convention center in Tampa. Learn more about how this unique program can help meet your company’s workforce needs.
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"M.O.S.T.® on Front Row Tampa Bay",
Monday, August 27, 2012
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Jobs is a topic that you’ll hear a lot about during the upcoming Republican National Convention. Just down the street from where the convention is being held, local unemployed workers are getting the hands-on job training through the M.O.S.T.® program that will lead to guaranteed jobs.
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"Mobile classroom training the unemployed in Tampa",
WTSP-TV, 9:00 a.m., August 22, 2012
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The Tampa Bay Region, host to the Republican National Convention, is struggling with a 9.4% unemployment rate. While conventioneers meet up the road, an innovative job training program is helping unemployed workers acquire the skills they need for good-paying manufacturing jobs.
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"M.O.S.T.® Program Addressing Tampa Bay Area’s 9.4% Jobless Rate with Workforce Training",
WTSP-TV, 6:00 a.m., August 22, 2012
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While delegates to the Republican National Convention head to the forum, just down the street, unemployed Tampa residents are getting a shot at hands-on job training. The M.O.S.T.® program is providing an opportunity at guaranteed jobs. And the training program is offered at no charge to manufacturers looking for skilled workers.
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"M.O.S.T.® Program Addressing Tampa Bay Area’s 9.4% Jobless Rate with Workforce Training",
WTSP-TV, 5:30 a.m., August 22, 2012
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July 1, 2012
Getting the MOST out of new employees - PhillyBurbs.com
June 15, 2012
Local Manufacturers to See Boost in Skilled Employees With New Training Program
DVIRC Partners with Fiber-Line to Pilot First Mobile Manufacturing Program in Southeastern PA
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Above: Rep. Amy Volk, a member of the 125th Maine Legislatures’ Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee, operates a welding simulator on the Maine MEP’s M.O.S.T.® mobile training unit with guidance from instructor Albin H. Maine MEP’s interim director John Karp looks on.
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"Intensive training program considered a
success six months later",
WCSH-TV, May 22, 2012
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"Job Placement Program for the Unemployed",
WOFL-TV, May 8, 2012
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Former 'Cheers' star creates job placement
program for unemployed",
MSNBC, March 31, 2012
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"John Ratzenberger Talks Manufacturing Jobs",
Fox News Channel, March 31, 2012
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Factories Face Employee Shortage
March 8, 2012. NBC Nightly News
Over the last year the number of unfilled manufacturing jobs has doubled to 264,000. The shortage of skilled workers has grown so severe in some industries that companies like Mazak are offering hiring bonuses to attract trained welders. MORE |
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Above: Congresswoman Kathy Castor visits the Florida MEP M.O.S.T.® welding simulator at the Tampa Workforce Alliance Job and Community Resource Fair on March 3, 2012. The welding simulator is among the latest technologies installed on the M.O.S.T.® mobile training units.
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Above: Actor John Ratzenberger on the need for greater focus on education for trade and manufacturing jobs. What’s needed to boost manufacturing jobs? Ratzenberger touts the M.O.S.T.® program as a solution.
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"John Ratzenberger on Improving Education for Manufacturing Jobs", Fox Business, March 1, 2012
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Above: John Ratzenberger, host of Made in America, discusses the M.O.S.T.® program's success in training unemployed veterans and other workers for careers in manufacturing.
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"John Ratzenberger Talks Made in America", KTLA-TV, February 23, 2012
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Time Wise Mobile Outreach Skills Training (M.O.S.T.®) is a fast-track, intensive skills training, recruitment, assessment, and placement program which prepares unemployed and underemployed individuals for front line production jobs in a fraction of the time of traditional programs.
M.O.S.T.® basic manufacturing skills training prepares individuals for a wide-range of front line production jobs including:
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Machine Operation |
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Assembly |
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Quality Inspection |
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Welding Program |
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The two-week fast-track intensive training covers:
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Shop Math |
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Blueprint Reading |
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Metrology |
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Lean to Green Manufacturing |
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Customized Training, i.e. CNC Operation, Welding and Others |
Program Achievements
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A completion rate of 94% |
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A placement rate of 96% |
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A 6-month retention rate of 91% |
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Graduates have been promoted into responsible positions including line and shift supervisors and manufacturing technicians. |
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