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What Is the New Maker Economy?

The maker movement has become an economy that is thriving. From handmade products sold on Etsy to inventors using crowdfunding platforms to connect with potential buyers, makers play an important role in today’s economy as designers, creators, manufacturers, employers, and taxpayers.

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Innovating Workforce Development

Workforce development is how we conceptualize, support, and facilitate the human effort and energy it takes to make our society and economy function.

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The Importance of Virtual Production with David Long

RIT Certified is offering a Mastery Certificate in Virtual Production course in partnership with Synapse VP and RIT’s MAGIC Center, and we sat down with David Long, the director of RIT’s MAGIC Center, to discuss the innovative course and the importance of virtual production.

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Setting Your Career Goals for 2024

It’s the start of a new year and maybe time for some fresh thoughts about your career or work path. Here are five tips to help you set some professional resolutions for 2024 and beyond.

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The Art of the Coffee Talk

The internet is a great place to find information but sometimes it helps to get firsthand information from people who are working at the job or in the company that you’re interested in. This is a great opportunity to set up a coffee talk, otherwise known as an informational interview, to learn more about the work you may be doing.

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Advancing Workforce Excellence Through Impactful Collaborations

At RIT Certified, we're deeply committed to workforce development, and we pride ourselves on delivering impactful results. Today, we're excited to share some noteworthy achievements, including our success in delivering Surface Mount Technology (SMT) training to L3 Harris.

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How Strengths Assessments Can Aid in Workforce Development

The modern-age of career discovery and acquisition is tumultuous at best. On the one hand, we have the most tools available to us through technology (e.g. LinkedIn, Indeed, Google) and yet we also have a hidden job market where some say upwards of 85% of jobs are acquired through networking alone.

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