Workforce Development

Are Your Systems in Place to Build a Foundry Workforce for Your Future During the Talent Development track at the 2026 AFS Metalcasting Congress, I...

I did not know what to expect walking into Metalcasting Congress 2026 at the DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids. I figured it would be a...

Why Foundries Need a Navigator for Every New Hire Walk into any foundry today and you will hear the same challenge: finding people is hard, but...

Something exciting is happening in the workforce, and the foundry industry should take notice. For the first time in a long time, a new generation...

The success of your foundry over the next decade will not be defined by equipment or technology alone. It will be defined by your people. More...

What I Learned at the 2026 US Navy Talent Pipeline Program (TPP) Symposium I am just two weeks into my role at NFFS, and I have already toured four...

From Profile to Performance: How Calumet Brass Foundry Found the Right Hire A core component of the NFFS Talent Pipeline Program is the monthly...

After only two days in my new role as Workforce Development Specialist with NFFS, I had the opportunity to visit four Wisconsin foundries as part of...

The U.S. Department of Education has issued proposed regulations to carry out the Workforce Pell Grant program, advancing a key provision of the...

The Non-Ferrous Founders’ Society is pleased to announce that Erin Boehm has joined the NFFS staff as Workforce Development...

METAL Bootcamp Participants Visit Erie Foundries to Experience Casting Firsthand Participants in the Metallurgical Engineering Trades...

TPP Frontier Flag Cohort Gathers for Mid-Year Event at Major Tool & Machine On March 5, 2026, participants in the Talent Pipeline Program (TPP)...