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    System integrator Interstates demonstrates the best recruitment tool is internal development
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    CESMII smart manufacturing institute show how micro-credentialing and continual education can refresh and add skills
    Hands from diverse individuals work together to arrange large gears on a surface, symbolizing cooperation and collective effort for success in a business environment.
    ISA Houston section president shows how to recruit, communicate, and match employers’ needs with potential new hires
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    Emerson's approach to industrial AI integrates cloud, edge and field intelligence, addressing workforce challenges and operational pressures
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    Let us know what you think about the impact of retiring workers on process automation
    Young men and women sitting relaxed use tablet ,computer notebook on a wooden bench in college.Students using technology to learn the lessons of the student group during semester
    How to overcome lingering objections to education and retraining
    Source: CPET and San Jacinto College
    Figure 1: The 32-ft, propylene glycol distillation and recycling unit at LyondellBasell’s Center for Petrochemical Energy & Technology (CPET) at San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas, includes an eight tray column, DeltaV DCS, cooling water, boiler and reverse osmosis utilities, and 72 I/O with smart Rosemount transmitters. CPET’s glass pilot plant has two tank farms, feeding four process units, and all-glass and -acrylic components for easier observation.
    Nine labs at LyondellBasell’s Center for Petrochemical Energy & Technology allow hands-on instruction
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    Source: JJC
    Joliet Junior College and ISA’s Will-DuPage chapter recently assisted the Polished Pebbles program at Shoop Academy in Chicago with its Pink Hard Hat project to introduce African American and Latina girls to skilled trades, construction and manufacturing, including process automation and JJC’s Process Control Instrumentation Technology program. The project started with JJC hosting 25 students at an automation lab, career panel and networking event.
    JJC graduates, staff and supporters help meeting the staffing needs of Chicago-area process companies
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    Artificial intelligence helps industry on its path toward autonomous operations
    Emerson's Curtis Thompson explores how artificial intelligence is transforming industrial process control
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    This is the first of a three-part series discussing fundamental skills gaps in instrumentation and controls