
Industry Cluster Groups
- Capital Area Michigan Works!
Capital Area Manufacturing Council
Talent Region: Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties
Contact: Michelle Cordano, mcordano@camw.net
- Central Area Michigan Works! Consortium
Central Area Manufacturing Association
Talent Region: Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, and Montcalm counties
Contact: Kathy Jo VanderLaan, kathyv@8cap.org
- Eastern Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!
Talent Region: Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinaw counties
Contact: Erin Marra, erin@eupworks.org
- Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works!
Great Lakes Bay Manufactures Association
Talent Region: Bay, Midland, and Saginaw counties
Contact: Ed Oberski, smb@michiganworks.com
- Michigan Works! Region 7B Employment and Training Consortium
Talent Region: Arenac, Clare, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw, and Roscommon counties
Contact: Kelli Nicholas, knicholas@michworks4u.org
- Michigan Works! The Job Force Board/Six County Employment Alliance
Upper Peninsula Regional Industrial Manufacturing Regional Alliance
Talent Region: Alger, Delta, Dickenson, Marquette, Menominee, and Schoolcraft counties
Contact: Joel Schultz, jschultz@jobforce.org
- Michigan Works! West Central
Talent Region: Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, and Osceola counties
Contact: Michael Wyman, mwyman@michworkswc.org
- Muskegon / Oceana Consortium
Talent Region: Muskegon and Oceana counties
Contact: Sonia Barrett, barrettso@miworksmo.org
- Northwest Michigan Council of Governments
Advanced Manufacturing Skills Alliance
Talent Region: Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, and Wexford counties
Contact: Jaclyn Sanborn, jaclynsanborn@nwm.cog.mi.us
- South Central Michigan Works!
Talent Region: Jackson, Hillsdale, and Lenawee counties
Contact: Mike Jones, mjones@scmw.org
- ThumbWorks!, A Michigan Works! Agency
Thumb Area Manufacturing Principles Cluster
Talent Region: Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, and Tuscola counties
- Washtenaw County Michigan Works! Agency
Talent Region: Washtenaw county
Contact: Al Lecz, alan.lecz@win-semich.org
- Western Upper Peninsula Michigan Works!
Upper Peninsula Regional Industrial Manufacturing Regional Alliance
Talent Region: Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties
Contact: Orrin Bailey, orrin@jobforce.org
Industry Data & Reports
Employment and Occupations in the Skilled Trades in Michigan
Manufacturing Industry Cluster Workforce Analysis (September 2019)
Manufacturing Industry Cluster Workforce Analysis (September 2014)
Manufacturing Industry Cluster Workforce Analysis (2013)
The Great Talent Shortage Awakening: Actions To Take For A Sustainable Workforce (ManpowerGroup)
Best Practices
A World in Motion - SAE Foundation-supported STEM curriculum for K-12
Academy for Manufacturing Careers – Jackson
Advanced Manufacturing Partnership – GRCC - company sponsored
First in Michigan
Future Engineers – Michigan State University
Michigan Advanced Technician Training (MAT2) – Mechatronics
Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center
Online Training – Tooling U
Additional Resources
Edge Factor - At Edge Factor, we believe manufacturers are heroes, and engineers are rock stars.
Michigan Manufactures Association
Michigan STEM Partnership
PRIME – SME Education Foundation
For More Information Contact
mica@michigan.gov or 517-335-6461
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