TANNER, AL—Alabama is building a state-of-the-art training center here to equip workers with the skills needed for electric vehicle production.

BLUE SPRINGS, MS—Juniors and seniors at New Albany and Union County schools in Mississippi will soon have a unique opportunity to learn and earn. In collaboration with local partners, Toyota is launching its 4T Academy in Mississippi. The hands-on training program is designed to place students directly into Toyota production jobs right out of high school.

Intelligent digital work instructions revolutionize training for distributors and electricians.

ISLANDIA, NY—Digitalization is changing the way people learn, and not just because in-person learning became so difficult with pandemic lockdowns. Trends such as mobile, micro, adaptive, and virtual reality learning were already beginning to influence technical education and training. To further these and other trends, Festo Didactic has developed a digital learning portal—the Festo Learning Experience, or Festo LX—to make it easier to create individual learning experiences for trainers and trainees.

MONTGOMERY, AL—Alabama economic development leaders have rolled out a plan to keep the state competitive in the global manufacturing revolution.