Northwest Ohio’s Advanced Manufacturing Consortium (AMC) — an OMA-endorsed industry sector partnership — and OMA member Spangler Candy Company have launched an innovative WorkAdvance pilot program. Under the program, participants are pre-hired and paid to attend two weeks of manufacturing training, leading to immediate post-training employment. This approach, supported by the OMA and Ohio’s Good Jobs Challenge, demonstrates a successful model for fast-tracked workforce development. Read about this success story, then consider how your business can collaborate with your local ISP on similar initiatives. 1/17/2024