By Courtney Power, Workforce Development Portfolio Manager, NextFlex Over the course of the 2021 spring semester, new FlexFactor adopter Cypress College in Cypress, California, took a bold approach by implementing the program via three different channels including high school, college, and after-school cohorts. Led by Dr. Henry Hua, Dean of …
The Boeing Company and NextFlex®, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, are collaborating to tackle one of the most critical defense-related challenges facing the United States: advancing US leadership in innovation and manufacturing through the development of a skilled and capable workforce. Many acknowledge that a looming workforce shortage …
Dear Members and Friends, As we approach the summer months, our thoughts turn to planning for our annual Innovation Days which will be held August 3-5. Our theme this year is, “Next Generation Electronics: Solving Real World Problems.” This is a theme that we aspire to every day and, in …
By Emily McGrath, Director of Workforce Development and Education, NextFlex NextFlex, in partnership with Evergreen Valley College, the National Science Foundation, and Silicon Valley manufacturers, launched a new Advanced Manufacturing Technology education program in September 2020. Designed to teach students the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to be …
We are proud to announce that our Workforce Development Director, Emily McGrath, has been nominated by San José Mayor Sam Liccardo to join the work2future Board of Directors. As the newest member of the board, Emily joins 19 existing members to provide strategic planning, policy development and oversight for Santa …
Dear Members and Friends, Earlier this month, NextFlex held a round of member meetings that shared our vision of how we see flexible hybrid electronics, additive manufacturing, and advanced packaging evolving in the future. While there are many challenges ahead, we are confident that through our collaboration with members and …