This week is recognized as National Apprenticeship Week, a nationwide celebration focused on demonstrating the value apprenticeship programs offer for both businesses and career seekers. As a Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor, our team at MD MEP has witnessed firsthand the significant impact apprenticeship can have on both manufacturers and young workers in

The Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MD MEP) is offering a new series of free, weekly, virtual programs designed to help Maryland small businesses advance their cybersecurity knowledge and capabilities. Each session of the Defense Cybersecurity Assistance Program (DCAP) Cyber Series will feature local cybersecurity providers presenting essential information to protect

The summer of 2020 may have looked different than what we’re used to in many respects, but one initiative that was not derailed by the pandemic was MD MEP’s annual Manufacturing Summer Internship Program. Now in its fifth year, this program helps expose young talent to valuable career opportunities within

The Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MD MEP) announces that Kevin Koontz of Boonsboro recently became the first person to graduate from a new competency-based apprenticeship program at DVF Corporation in Hagerstown. Now a journeyman CNC (computer numeric controlled) machinist, Koontz completed the program over two years, participating in three levels