
The Makerspace at NJIT, New Jersey Institute of Technology’s training-focused, rapid prototyping facility, is the winner of a $125,000 award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to advance careers in advanced manufacturing.
NJIT is one of 12 winners of the SBA’s MaTCH Pilot Competition, a program designed to help workers secure entry-level advanced manufacturing jobs and the option to pursue further training in an apprenticeship program or a college education in advanced manufacturing. The university’s makerspace secured a top-tier award designated for facilities with “successful existing programs with a strong history of training and/or workforce development.”
“Makerspaces are uniquely positioned to help innovate training for the workforces of today and tomorrow,…