Jones, F. R., & Mardis, M. A. (2020, June), Preparing Advanced Manufacturing Technicians for the Workplace: Perspectives from Rural Employers  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--35078

\bibitem{asee_peer_35078}
  Jones, F. R., \& Mardis, M. A. (2020, June), \emph{Preparing Advanced Manufacturing Technicians for the Workplace: Perspectives from Rural Employers}
  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line .
  10.18260/1-2--35078

Faye R. Jones and Marcia A. Mardis.  "Preparing Advanced Manufacturing Technicians for the Workplace: Perspectives from Rural Employers".  2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2020.  https://peer.asee.org/35078 Internet.  23 Feb, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_35078}
  Faye R. Jones and Marcia A. Mardis.
  "Preparing Advanced Manufacturing Technicians for the Workplace: Perspectives from Rural Employers".
  \emph{2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2020.
  https://peer.asee.org/35078 Internet.  23 Feb, 2025

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AB  - In this work-in-progress paper, we present the preliminary results of semi-structured interviews conducted with advanced manufacturing (AM) employers in rural communities to understand the workplace skills they seek. This study, part of a larger effort to document Northwest Florida’s rural AM employers’ desired competencies, identified employability skills valuable for entry-level technician positions. The employers who participated in this study represented the growing AM industry sub-sectors of timber, pipeline, and textiles. Our findings suggest that rural employers face challenges common to all AM employers: 1) the need for workplace skills, such as a strong commitment to teamwork and ongoing professional development; and 2) difficulties in encouraging employees’ transitions from job to career pathway, thus increasing their in-field persistence. These results have implications for educational institutions that offer AM degrees and for graduates who seek rural employment in the AM field. 
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