Learn about the variety of opportunities a career in manufacturing offers by exploring interactive activities, educational pathways, and more!
Meet the Companies
Discover Connecticut manufacturing through virtual tours, interactive activities, and games.
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
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
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
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
Meet up-and-coming young talent and learn about their journeys into Connecticut manufacturing.
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.
CT’s STEM and Manufacturing Jobs
Detailed information about STEM and Manufacturing careers with job descriptions, average wages, training requirements and more.
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.
CT Manufacturing Facts (2021)
Connecticut manufacturing statistics from the National Association of Manufacturers
CT Manufacturing’s Economic Power
Infographic from the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA)
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
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
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
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 Apple, Android, or Amazon app stores!
Edge Factor
Watch videos profiling various careers and pathways in manufacturing. Free login may be required.
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.
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
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
Take a virtual tour of Wepco Plastics, a plastic injection molding company located in Middlefield, CT.
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
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
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
Use augmented reality to bring manufacturing to life in the comfort of your own home or classroom.
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
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
Infographic from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?
Explore student-created videos featuring CT manufacturing companies and follow along with our companion activity – Disponible en Español.
Women of Innovation® Video Spotlights
Hear from inspirational women and learn about their journeys in STEM.
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