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Greg Jones
Vice President, Smartforce Development

Greg Jones leads Smartforce Development, AMT’s effort to build a better-educated and trained workforce for the advanced manufacturing industry. To accomplish this, he forges relationships with industry, education, and governmental organizations to develop and promote workforce programs. Greg is a member of the NIMS Board of Directors and a member of the NIMS Executive Committee. Greg is also a member of the Board of Directors for the American Precision Museum in Windsor, VT and sits on the Education Committee. Greg was part of the team that launched ToolingU, the manufacturing technology industry’s leading e-learning platform.

Greg Jones leads Smartforce Development, AMT’s effort to build a better-educated and trained workforce for the advanced manufacturing industry. To accomplish this, he forges relationships with industry, education, and governmental organizations to develop and promote workforce programs. Greg is a member of the NIMS Board of Directors and a member of the NIMS Executive Committee. Greg is also a member of the Board of Directors for the American Precision Museum in Windsor, VT and sits on the Education Committee. Greg was part of the team that launched ToolingU, the manufacturing technology industry’s leading e-learning platform.

Posts by Greg Jones
Smartforce
By Greg JonesJun 05, 2023

Emerging Technologies Require Continuous Life-Learning and More

During our lifetimes, technologies evolve or change completely, and they are changing evermore rapidly these days as smart, digital manufacturing technologies become more widely adopted. As a result, it is now more important than ever that humans ...

7m read
Smartforce
By Greg JonesOct 27, 2022

Promoting Awareness of Advanced Manufacturing Careers

The updated National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing's objectives include developing and implementing advanced manufacturing technologies, growing the advanced manufacturing workforce, and building resilience into the manufacturing supply chain.

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Smartforce
By Greg JonesOct 02, 2022

Workforce: Keeping Pace With a Changing Economy and Emerging Technologies

The need for smarter in-house training solutions is now more vitally important than ever to U.S. manufacturing companies.

8m read
Smartforce
By Greg JonesMay 10, 2022

Re-thinking Your Industry Advisory Council Model

A working model for IT advisory councils has been developed that can easily be adopted to manufacturing: The Business and Industry Leadership Teams initiative prescribes seven common-sense tactics for a successful partnership between industry and academia.

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Smartforce
By Greg JonesDec 13, 2021

The Workforce Link

The impact of the disruption in the supply chain across nearly all industries shows up in shortages and even empty shelves of the day-to-day consumer products that we use and that add convenience to our lives. These supply chain challenges exacerbate...

10m read
Smartforce
By Greg JonesOct 14, 2021

Pathways to a Globally Competitive Sales Team

For sales leaders, the CMTSE program provides a ready solution to management by objectives (MBOs) and a useful key performance indicator (KPI) for each of your salespeople.

6m read
Smartforce
By Greg JonesAug 18, 2021

Where Do You Find Your Emerging Workforce?

SkillsUSA and its industry Career Cluster sponsors support 100 skilled trades. For our industry, there are programs and competitions in CNC machining, welding, mechatronics, additive manufacturing, cybersecurity, and robotics and automation technology.

5m read
Smartforce
By Greg JonesAug 13, 2021

Join in the American Precision Museum Fundraiser Raffle

Thanks to a generous donation from the L.S. Starrett Company, the American Precision Museum (APM) is pleased to announce a fundraising raffle of a limited edition, 0-4 inch OD micrometer set in the “American Pride” color scheme.

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Smartforce
By Greg JonesJul 15, 2021

Please Join Us in a Workforce Survey

The survey focuses on the advanced manufacturing technician job function, defined as those “technicians who run and maintain factory equipment and assembly processes, monitor and check the product quality, and document results." 

3m read
Smartforce
By Greg JonesJun 21, 2021

Transforming the Foundational Frameworks of CTE

As transformational technologies take hold and impact the ways that we manufacture things, and as a Manufacturing Career Cluster Sponsor of SkillsUSA, AMT will continue to advocate for new CTE programs at schools.

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