About this Roadmap
This roadmap was commissioned by the Office of Advanced Manufacturing at NIST and prepared by Nexight Group through the engagement of key institute, government, and industry stakeholders. This 2023 Education and Workforce Development roadmap aims to guide and coordinate the efforts of the Office of Advanced Manufacturing and to frame our support of scaleup
and coordination efforts across the Manufacturing USA network. By outlining the network’s priorities and shared interests, we can drive initiatives to grow the manufacturing workforce and connect workers to good jobs in advanced manufacturing.
About Manufacturing USA
Manufacturing USA® is a national network created to secure U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing through large-scale public-private collaboration on technology, supply chain, and education and workforce development. The network comprises the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Energy, and Defense; their sponsored manufacturing innovation institutes; and six additional federal agency partners, creating a whole-of-government, national effort to drive innovation in manufacturing.
Each institute includes members from industry, academia, and state and federal governments with a shared interest in advancing manufacturing. In 2022, then 16 institutes collectively worked with over 2,500 member organizations to collaborate on more than 670 applied research and development technology projects of high priority to industry and engaged over 106,000 people in building workforce knowledge and skills in advanced manufacturing. The institutes attracted $307M from state, federal, and private funds in addition to $109M in base federal funding. Join us and learn more about how we can impact advanced manufacturing in the United States.