Colorado manufacturing companies can use the U.S. Department of Labor H1-B grant to fund up to 100% of CAMT training and $5,000 per incumbent worker from now until June 2015. The state of Colorado was awarded $5 million to provide education and training for positions that have historically been filled by foreign workers on H1-B visas in larger numbers due to shortage of those skills in the U.S. The H1-B grant aims to raise the technical skill levels of U.S. workers and reduce the number of foreign workers filling high-skill, high-paying jobs. 

 

To explore if your company qualifies for H1-B funding, please contact your CAMT representative or Merrily Hill Smith.

 

The CAMT.COM Portal can help you find local materials, equipment, and suppliers; post and search job openings, and; post and search wanted and for sale items and services.

 

Although anyone may view the postings, you must register on CAMT.COM to post items and search the manufacturing directory. Register on CAMT.COM here.

  

  

The report provides 65 figures that show the importance of the manufacturing sector and challenges that our industry faces. Interesting facts include:  

• Companies with under 100 employees make up over 94% of all U.S. manufacturers.
• U.S. manufacturers are responsible for 47% of the total U.S. exports.
• The U.S. is the number one destination for foreign direct investment by a wide margin.
• The U.S. manufacturing sector is so huge that if it were its own country, it would rank as the tenth-largest world economy.  

The overall story of U.S. manufacturing is that it remains vital to our economic security and standard of living.

 

Learn the Facts About Manufacturing Here.