The MI Auto Workforce Hub is focused on uniting and empowering communities and businesses to strengthen local workforces for a resilient future! The Hub was established to integrate partners and existing auto industry workforce efforts into a comprehensive, statewide collaboration engine that has a place at the table for every stakeholder.
Identifying skills needs and industry trends and providing industry insights.
Advocating for workers and high-quality jobs, ensuring inclusive participation, and providing training and support services.
Developing and delivering relevant curricula and conducting research.
Conducting research on auto industry transitions and workforce trends to inform action.
Providing workforce development insights, conducting outreach, and providing support and resources.
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity
Coordinating efforts, providing regulatory and policy support, and providing funding for projects where applicable.
Convene Michigan automotive workforce stakeholders to identify shared problems and develop stakeholder-informed, consensus-based solutions that build and sustain a robust automotive workforce in Michigan.
Every Michigander has equitable access to high-quality training, education and services that lead to fulfilling automotive industry careers in their own community.
The MI Auto Workforce Hub is organized into three active, goal-centered workgroups, each focused on identifying and implementing strategies to build a robust, inclusive and resilient workforce for Michigan’s automotive sector. Rather than taking a top-down approach, the Hub fosters stakeholder collaboration to ensure solutions are shaped by those closest to workforce needs and opportunities.
MI Auto Workforce Hub has an action-driven strategy to produce outcomes that empower communities, employers and workers and enhance Michigan's automotive workforce system at the local level.
Aims to drive skills alignment and data sharing. This workgroup is developing a Michigan Automotive Labor Market report that will document expected occupational growth and skills needs for auto employers in the state.
Addresses structural barriers that impact employment, such as transportation and childcare. This workgroup is currently working on the creation and distribution of the Reliable Rides: Connecting Workers to Jobs playbook that will contain best practices and a step-by-step guide for local partners seeking launch their own transportation barrier removal program.
Aims to identify and implement activities related to curriculum development and pre-apprenticeship programs. This workgroup is developing a K-12 Manufacturing Curriculum Expansion Pilot Program that will bring together schools, employers and other local partners in a handful of communities to create action plans to implement relevant curriculum and secure employer hiring commitments with the goal of developing a model that can be replicated in communities around the state.
MI Auto Workforce Hub convenes virtually every quarter. Interested in getting involved?
Email the MI Auto Workforce Hub team