This episode features Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing (ATDM) Industry Engagement Coordinator Justin Scarce, current ATDM Non-destructive Testing student Brandon Payne and Pegasus Steel Senior Talent Acquisition Manager Bria Major. The ATDM career fair gives employers the opportunity to meet, interview and hire ATDM students. With a recent attendance of 115 students and over 25 employers, these fairs help place skilled technicians in the following types of jobs: 

• Additive Manufacturing 
• CNC Machining 
• Non-destructive Testing 
• Quality Control Inspection (Metrology) 
• Welding 

Justin Scarce talks about the accelerated need for skilled labor and how skilled trades tie into the future of the American dream. 

Brandon Payne discusses how he learned about ATDM, his job-seeking experience with employers at the career fair and what he’s hoping to find after graduation. 

Bria Major talks about how rewarding it is to both recruit students once they complete the ATDM program and also send employees for further training as an industry sponsor. 

The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) is leading the ATDM program. This is a Navy-funded workforce development and job placement program which rapidly develops skilled technicians for the manufacturing sector supporting national defense. 

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