Fundamentals:
Join FIA and Jobs for the Future (JFF) - a nationally recognized apprenticeship/work-based learning expert - to learn how apprenticeship and other work-based learning programs can help forging companies improve their recruitment, training, and retention practices and create a new generation of skilled workers. 

This webinar will cover the key components and benefits of apprenticeship/work-based learning and how JFF, as part of the METAL initiative, offers no-cost technical assistance and easy-to-access funding to forging companies in the creation and expansion of these programs at their plants. Attendees will also hear how forging companies from across the country have already implemented a customized apprenticeship program to meet their evolving operational workforce needs.

METAL is led by IACMI-The Composites Institute with funding from the Department of Defense's Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program. 

*Once registered, prior to the webinar you will receive an email with a link to join the meeting.

Registration:
FIA Members: FREE
Non-Members: $50

Please sign in at the top of this page to register. A link will be sent prior to the webinar. Questions about registration? Contact Kathy Edwards at kathy@forging.org or call (216) 781-6260.

About the Presenters:

Mark Genua: Mark Genua is a director at Jobs for the Future (JFF), leading the Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeships & Learning (METAL) initiative and other major projects at JFF's Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning (CAWBL). Using his 20-year experience in workforce development with over 10 years focused on apprenticeship/work-based learning, Mark provides guidance and support to employers, organizations, education institutions, and public agencies in utilizing apprenticeship and other work-based learning programs to enhance workforce training and build better talent pipelines with local communities. Before joining JFF, Mark was the Director of Apprenticeship Strategies at Philadelphia Works (Philadelphia, PA, workforce development board), assisting employers with Registered Apprenticeship implementation and integrating the apprenticeship model into the public workforce system. Mark speaks about topics such as best practices in apprenticeships, designing high-quality programs with employers, and building partnerships in work-based learning.

Becky Calwell: Becky Calwell is a senior manager at Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit focused on education and workforce. Becky's work focuses on expanding apprenticeship opportunities in manufacturing. Before joining JFF, Becky was a program manager for the Apprenticeship Works project at the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center at Marshall University. In that role, she worked with manufacturers across the country to develop and manage registered apprenticeship programs. Earlier in her career, Becky worked in communications and marketing.

Cancellation Policy (Non-Members)
For paid registrations, cancellations will be permitted until October 20, 2025 and will be refunded in full. After October 20, 2025 no refunds will be given, but substitutions are allowed if submitted to the FIA in writing.

Please Note
No registration is final until accepted by FIA. FIA reserves the right to refuse registration/attendance to any person. Any paid registration that is not accepted by the FIA will be refunded in full.