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CCAT provides students, families, educators, and manufacturers with tools and resources to increase awareness of educational and career pathways that will help introduce youth to the variety of opportunities the manufacturing field offers. Contact us directly for printed brochures and giveaways to support your next event.

Prepare your students for rewarding careers in manufacturing
Participate in our Workshops for Educators Series to learn more about modern manufacturing and digital technologies used by companies across Connecticut. Get Started >

Meet the Companies

Meet the Companies

Discover Connecticut manufacturing through virtual tours, interactive activities, and games.

2022 Guide to Colleges & Careers for Women in STEM

2022 Guide to Colleges & Careers for Women in STEM

Inform students about critical information regarding their college education and career choices to help set them up for success.

  • Guide to colleges for women in STEM
  • Women-focused STEM scholarships
  • STEM career and college organizations for women

Learn about STEM careers and resources available for women in STEM.

  • Guide to colleges for women in STEM
  • Women-focused STEM scholarships
  • STEM career and college organizations for women

A All About Connecticut Manufacturing

What is Manufacturing in Connecticut Like?

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Are You the Next Big Deal? A Career in Aerospace

ACM Aerospace Components Manufacturers, Inc.

East Hartford

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Career Pathways Brochures

Learn about careers in manufacturing throughout CT. Contact us to request printed brochures for a class or event.

Connecticut College of Technology's National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing

Connecticut College of Technology’s National Center for Next Generation Manufacturing

COT-NCNGM was created through an award from the National Science Foundation and addresses the need for highly skilled workers in the new manufacturing workplace by building programs that provide resources to educators and students interested in learning new technologies in manufacturing.

Cool Stuff Made in Connecticut

Cool Stuff Made in Connecticut

Start your journey to a career in manufacturing and learn about products that are made here in CT and the people who make them.

CPTV Making the Future

CPTV Making the Future

Meet up-and-coming young talent and learn about their journeys into Connecticut manufacturing.

CT Department of Labor

CT Department of Labor

Student and educator resources from CT DOL

CT’s Manufacturing and Other Middle-Skills Jobs

In-depth information about Manufacturing careers and other opportunities in CT including job descriptions, average wages, training requirements and more.

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CT’s STEM and Manufacturing Jobs

Detailed information about STEM and Manufacturing careers with job descriptions, average wages, training requirements and more.

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CT Career Paths

Information about various career clusters within CT. Manufacturing Careers information starts on page 31. A key for the various symbols and abbreviations is located on page 8.

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CT Manufacturing Facts (2021)

CT Manufacturing Facts (2021)

Connecticut manufacturing statistics from the National Association of Manufacturers

CT Manufacturing Report (2022)

CT Manufacturing Report (2022)

Annual Connecticut Manufacturing Report from CBIA and CONNSTEP

CT Manufacturing’s Economic Power

CT Manufacturing’s Economic Power

Infographic from the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA)

CT MFG Card Sort

CT MFG Card Sort

Introduce your students to Connecticut manufacturing through this card sort activity that explores companies and products made in our state.

CT State Colleges & Universities

CT State Colleges & Universities

CSCU is made up of 17 colleges and universities and offers credit and skill-building programs at most schools.

CT STEAM Focused on Gender Equality in Education & Careers

CT STEAM Focused on Gender Equality in Education & Careers

The State of Connecticut has launched a one-stop resource for students, parents, and educators. This initiative links young women interested in STEAM with programs, camps, internships, careers, and local resources.

CT Technical Education and Career System

CT Technical Education and Career System

The largest high school system in Connecticut serves all geographic regions with 17 diploma-granting technical high schools.

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The Manufacturing cluster prepares students for careers in manufacturing in areas including automated manufacturing, mechanical design and engineering, mechatronics, precision machining, and welding and metal fabrication.

Cube Cut: Making Your Future

Cube Cut: Making Your Future

Encourage your students to play the Cube Cut: Making Your Future game – a fun way to explore careers in manufacturing via a free, mobile game.

Download the game today via Apple, Google Play, or Amazon app stores!

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The puzzle game introduces students to:

  • Blueprint reading
  • Translating 2D into 3D objects
  • Spatial awareness
  • Problem solving
  • Attention to detail

Help your students see if they have the spatial awareness needed to succeed in high demand jobs like machinist, CNC machine operator, welder, and technician. Cube Cut is a Simcoach Skill Arcade game.

Test your spatial awareness by carving into cubes to match the plans in this free, mobile 3D puzzle game. Cube Cut is a Simcoach Skill Arcade game.

Download the game today via AppleAndroid, or Amazon app stores!

Edge Factor

Edge Factor

Watch videos profiling various careers and pathways in manufacturing. Free login may be required.

Goodwin University - Manufacturing

Goodwin University – Manufacturing

Goodwin offers degree and certificate programs to develop the skills that will lead to careers in manufacturing, including manufacturing management, CNC machining, quality systems, and welding.

Industry Ambassador Questions

Industry Ambassador Questions

Engage and inspire the next generation by connecting Industry Ambassadors with your students. We are providing a list of suggested questions for Ambassadors to frame and share their experiences.

Contact us to set up Industry Ambassador events with your students either virtually or in-person (education@ccat.us).

Innovation Generation

Innovation Generation

Created in partnership between Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education, Innovation Generation aims to engage and excite educators and students in grades 6-10 and empower the makers within.

Created in partnership between Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education, Innovation Generation aims to engage and excite educators and students in grades 6-10 and empower the makers within.

K-5 Family Code Nights

K-5 Family Code Nights

A free introduction to coding for K-5 families sponsored by Infosys as part of the Pathfinders Online Institute

Making Ideas Happen with Wepco Plastics

Making Ideas Happen with Wepco Plastics

Take a virtual tour of Wepco Plastics, a plastic injection molding company located in Middlefield, CT.

Manufacture Your Future Game

Manufacture Your Future Game

Teach your students about the salaries and training costs associated with different manufacturing careers while helping them understand the impact of their financial choices. This activity is available in both in-person and online learning formats.

MFG Bingo

MFG Bingo

Complete a MFG Bingo card while exploring our resources and learning about manufacturing in Connecticut.

Inspire your students to explore CT manufacturing with the MFG Bingo activity! Multiple cards are available as Google Docs to share with your students.

Pathways to Manufacturing

Pathways to Manufacturing

Help your students plan their own pathway to a fulfilling manufacturing career! Explore various manufacturing careers, the pathways to these careers, and opportunities that are available to your students in Connecticut.

Plan your own pathway to a fulfilling manufacturing career! Explore various manufacturing careers, the pathways to these careers, and opportunities that are available to you in Connecticut.

PPE Matching Game

PPE Matching Game

Guide your students to test their knowledge about some of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that keeps manufacturing workers safe.

A STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) activity brought to you by Fuss & O’Neill, based in Manchester, CT

Test your knowledge about some of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that keeps manufacturing workers safe.

A STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) activity brought to you by Fuss & O’Neill, based in Manchester, CT

Recruiting More Women Engineers Means Getting Girls More Involved in STEM

Recruiting More Women Engineers Means Getting Girls More Involved in STEM

This resource walks through the history of Women in STEM and includes major events.  Learn how we can get girls more involved in STEM now and in the future.

Smart MFG Augmented Reality Comic Book

Smart MFG Augmented Reality Comic Book

Use augmented reality to bring manufacturing to life in the comfort of your own home or classroom.

Spark your interest in STEM

Spark your interest in STEM

Engage your students in authentic problem solving and real “on-the-job” professional challenges. The Spark 101 videos meet national and state education standards and use a format proven to be effective in schools.

Problem-solve real “on-the-job” engineering and manufacturing challenges through Spark 101’s videos and career profiles.

STEM Careers Coalition

STEM Careers Coalition

A coalition of industry leaders joining forces to impact the culture of STEM education in K – 12 schools nationwide.

Explore STEM career profiles and learn about careers in manufacturing.

U.S. Facts about Manufacturing

U.S. Facts about Manufacturing

Infographic from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

What's So Cool About Manufacturing?

What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?

Explore student-created videos featuring CT manufacturing companies and follow along with our companion activity – Disponible en Español.

What’s the Use of AI in Manufacturing?

What's the Use of AI in Manufacturing?

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Women of Innovation® Video Spotlights

Women of Innovation® Video Spotlights

Hear from inspirational women and learn about their journeys in STEM.

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