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Career and Training Center at Texprocess Americas
The Career and Training Center, a new feature at Texprocess Americas this year, combined professional development with practical training. Representatives from the Textile Technology Center at Gaston College were on site to share valuable resources related to the industry’s career landscape, networking tips, and more.
Simultaneously, hands-on training was conducted by SPESA association members Merrow Sewing Machine Company (of the Merrow Group Companies) and the Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center (ISAIC) and included machine repair and maintenance training as well as the utilization of augmented reality tools to facilitate scalable growth in the industry.
“We are thrilled with the outcome of the inaugural ‘Training Takes Time’ sessions during Texprocess Americas 2023,” says Michael McDonald, President of SPESA. “Numerous attendees from across the sewn products value chain participated, whether digging their screwdrivers into a Merrow machine, experiencing the innovative augmented-reality demonstration from ISAIC, asking questions of our expert mechanics, or simply taking it all in from the sidelines in the show’s new Career & Training Center. The consensus from participants: this is a necessary programmatic effort to improve workforce development in the U.S. We’re looking forward to seeing how this training program will evolve for future editions of Texprocess Americas.”
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