North Carolina State University is proud to announce a new partnership with Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) to enhance and scale up industry-driven training opportunities for current and prospective metalworking and manufacturing professionals. Led by IACMI – The Composites Institute, with funding from the Department of Defense’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program, METAL strengthens and diversifies the U.S. metal manufacturing workforce, focusing on casting, forging and plate rolling.
The METAL program is a national network of universities offering immersive boot camps, workshops and training modules in casting, forging and related processes. N.C. State’s hub will fill a critical gap by adding powder metallurgy and powder-enabled forging to the curriculum—technologies now central to aerospace, defense and high-performance manufacturing.
“Integrating N.C. State into the METAL program amplifies our workforce development initiatives throughout the region,” said Lucinda Curry, METAL national workforce manager at IACMI. “Many students and job seekers don’t realize the innovation, technology and career potential in metal casting and forging. By collaborating with educational institutions, we’re opening the door to exciting, high-impact careers in these vital industries.”…