Kentucky’s nationally recognized workforce training program is coming to western Kentucky. Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the Kentucky Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (KY FAME) is creating a new chapter…
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Mark your calendars and make your plans for the 2015 AMT Conference! This year’s gathering will be Tuesday and Wednesday, May 19-20, in South Charleston, West Virginia at the new…
When General Electric announced plans to ramp up production at its Louisville Appliances & Lighting plant several years ago, the company and its suppliers faced a significant barrier: finding enough…
Jeramy Gillis wanted to pursue an engineering education, but without the help of scholarships, he was worried about loan costs. He chose an alternative: a tuition reimbursed manufacturing degree with…
Frankfort, KY (February 19, 2015) In show business, the old adage is "The show must go on!" That was the consensus this week with the combined KY FAME Conference and KAM...
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Some manufacturers in Louisville say they can’t find enough workers with the right skills. On Wednesday, Mayor Greg Fischer joined industry leaders and educators to launch a new jobs initiative…
A new industry-education partnership announced today between the Greater Louisville chapter of the Kentucky Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (KYFAME) and Jefferson Community and Technical College will combine classroom and…
The United States’ STEM crisis is palpable. Over the past several years, numerous studies report similar findings: the supply of STEM-trained employees will not keep up with employers’ growing demand….
Emily Houston grew up in Kentucky. She was a good student and everyone told her she should go to college. So she did. “I followed,” she says. “I didn’t really…
KY FAME (Kentucky Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education) is an apprentice-style training program for students at community colleges, started at Toyota in Georgetown in 2010. The purpose of the program...
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