SAN FRANCISCO—A new podcast series called TalkShop encourages students to explore alternative career paths.

NEW YORK—A joint 2018 study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute says that a major skills gap exists in U.S. manufacturing, and that it may leave an estimated 2.4 million positions unfilled between 2018 and 2028, with a potential economic impact of $2.5 trillion.

EVERETT, WA—Twenty-one community and technical colleges in Washington state will split $8 million from the state to train more workers for aerospace manufacturing.

WASHINGTON—American manufacturers are increasingly finding that prospective workers do not have the skill set required to perform basic job functions.

CLEVELAND—Tooling U-SME has introduced a new workforce development resource, called the Competency Framework, that outlines the knowledge and skill objectives for more than 60 manufacturing jobs.

HEBRON, KY—An innovative program here is designed to get more high school students to pursue careers in advanced manufacturing.

BUFFALO, NY—The Western New York Economic Development Council has endorsed a plan to create a workforce training center here that will help teach local workers the skills needed in today’s more-advanced factory work.

WASHINGTON—To highlight the importance of manufacturing to the nation’s economy and draw attention to the many rewarding high-skill jobs available in manufacturing fields, a group of public and private organizations announced today the launch of Manufacturing Day for Oct. 5, 2012.