Unique program aims to connect employers with newly trained welders

Organizers of a new job recruiting program hope to have more than a dozen unemployed but newly trained welders in new manufacturing jobs by Christmas.
This year, South Central Michigan Works and the Academy for Manufacturing Careers have teamed up to host “reverse job fairs,” where employers come to check out work samples by new academy students and see how they would fit into the employer’s work environment.
Employers can give advice on what changes students can make to their work for them to be considered for employment, and students can highlight their newly acquired training for employers in a more personalized setting.