Step Three

Get Ready: Team

Engage, support and train your team throughout the exploration and integration process. Your team is essential for success. Readiness steps will be iterative – talent informing strategy, informing floor, informing talent.

Many of the “resources” listed below can help you navigate workforce development supports and programs available in your area, or connect you to trainings about advanced manufacturing technologies. 

Common actions in Get Ready: Team are listed below; jump to Knowledge Bank for examples of how companies advance them.

Engage & Support Training for Key Engineering and Information Technology Staff

Boost Team Skills in Data Analysis & Evaluation

Engage & Support Training for Key Operator & Maintenance Staff

The Learning Factory at Penn State is a collaborative maker space in the College of Engineering that supports “learning by doing.” The Learning Factory fosters University and industry partnerships and creates an environment where student design projects benefit real-world clients, through support for first-year engineering design cornerstone activities, capstone projects, and a variety of other student coursework. Sponsor a student capstone project for help with early ideation on ways to enhance your processes and/or products.

Contact Details


Email:learningfactory@psu.edu

Website:https://lf.psu.edu/sponsors/sponsor-a-project/

Reach Out For:Technical Expertise, Talent