FLATE, the Florida-based National Science Foundation
Regional Center of Excellence, together with its network of statewide industry
partners, FloridaMakes, and Hillsborough Manufacturing Alliance worked
cohesively to coordinate the 2017 industry tours and events across the state.
A special thank you goes to all our Florida MFG Day partners
from around the state. MFG Day is a huge program, and such a successful MFG Day
would not have been possible without your contributions of great student tours
and events. These tours and events showcased some fabulous Florida industries
and manufacturing careers to the next generation of the workforce. For more
information on FLATE's statewide strategy for Manufacturing Day/Month and
photos of the student tours, please visit www.madeinflorida/manufacturing-day
, or contact Dr. Marilyn Barger, Executive Director of FLATE, at barger@fl-ate.org.
As you may remember 2017 Manufacturing Day was impacted by inclement
weather, some Florida Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) 2017 tours originally
scheduled for October were postponed to 2018. Additional MFG Day post surveys
received by FLATE in January and February 2018 revealed exciting numbers
demonstrating, once again, great impact in Florida. Based on our MFG
day/Month statewide industry tours data base, 5,070 students, 120
parents and chaperons,
359 educators across Florida participated in approximate 165 Made in Florida industry tours to 123 high-tech industry sites (including 5 virtual tours. 100% of responses to the
surveys stated the tour was a good use of company time and resources. There was
an impressive 93% change for girls, who responded the survey, considering a
career in advanced manufacturing before and after the tour (n=2,202 Student
Surveys Collected Statewide).
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