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On Monday, March 23, NILIT of Martinsville celebrated the launch of its Apprenticeship program with a signing ceremony at Patrick & Henry Community College’s (P&HCC) Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology (MET) Complex. Three P&HCC students officially signed on as the first apprentices in the program, which was supported by the Expanding Talent through Registered Apprenticeship (ExTRA) program l…

In this special mini episode, IALR President Telly Tucker sits down with Casie Hansen, who recently graduated from the Non-Destructive Testing track of the Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing (ATDM). […] The post Inside IALR Podcast: MINI EPISODE: How ATDM Rebuilds Career Paths appeared first on Institute for Advanced Learning and Research .

The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) hosted its second annual Staff Development Day on March 3, bringing employees together for a full day dedicated to professional growth, team […] The post IALR Hosts Second Staff Development Day appeared first on Institute for Advanced Learning and Research .

The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) has earned a three‑year, $2,063,341 investment from the Danville Regional Foundation to strengthen and broaden service and work-based learning opportunities for high […] The post IALR Earns $2 Million DRF Investment for Service, Work-Based Learning appeared first on Institute for Advanced Learning and Research .

By Jason Wells, Executive Vice President of Manufacturing Advancement, IALR The recent Southern Virginia Living Wage and Job Availability Study shows that more manufacturing workers are available than manufacturing job […] The post Reconciling the Data, What Employers Say, and Where Southern Virginia Is Heading appeared first on Institute for Advanced Learning and Research .

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New Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing Facility Will Create More Than 1,000 Jobs RICHMOND, VA — Governor Abigail Spanberger announced today that Avio USA Inc. — a subsidiary of leading global aerospace […] The post Governor Spanberger Announces Avio Selects Pittsylvania County for More Than $500 Million Investment appeared first on Institute for Advanced Learning and Research .

What does it actually take to move a new technology from the lab to the shop floor and make it stick? In this episode of Inside IALR, host Caleb Ayers […] The post Inside IALR Podcast: Full-Stack Manufacturing Optimization | Bridging the Valley of Death appeared first on Institute for Advanced Learning and Research .

DANVILLE, Va. — The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) Marketing and Communications team earned five Gold Awards from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Blue Ridge Chapter’s […] The post IALR Communications Team Wins Five Gold Awards at 2026 PRSA Summit Awards appeared first on Institute for Advanced Learning and Research .

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