81 percent of students surveyed are more convinced manufacturing provides careers that are both interesting and rewarding
Manufacturing Day 2015, including all events scheduled throughout the year, has far exceeded expectations of scale and impact, reaching more than 400,000 participants and improving the public’s perception of manufacturing.
Teachers, students, parents/influencers, and employers shared their perspective on Manufacturing Day (MFG DAY®) using the new Deloitte perception survey developed in collaboration with The Manufacturing Institute. The survey was distributed to more than 2,500 manufacturing hosts across the United States to gather national data from teachers, students and parents on how MFG DAY events truly make a difference in local communities. The survey found after attending Manufacturing Day events, 81 percent of student respondents are more convinced manufacturing provides careers that are both interesting and rewarding and 71 percent are more likely to tell friends, family, parents or colleagues about manufacturing.