{"id":51949,"date":"2025-05-08T16:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smps.org\/?p=51949"},"modified":"2025-05-08T16:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T16:36:59","slug":"smps-joins-the-engineering-workforce-consortium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smps.org\/2025\/05\/08\/smps-joins-the-engineering-workforce-consortium\/","title":{"rendered":"SMPS Joins the Engineering Workforce Consortium"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"51949\" class=\"elementor elementor-51949\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-615c53ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"615c53ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54389cd4\" data-id=\"54389cd4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d4b60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79d4b60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-59-1024x456.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-51994\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-59-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-59-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-59-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Untitled-design-59.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578ed829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"578ed829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SMPS announces its membership in the Engineering Workforce Consortium (EWC), a national coalition formed to address the workforce shortage facing the engineering and public works industries. The EWC, originally established by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the American Public Works Association (APWA), and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), is committed to attracting new talent, retaining existing professionals, and advocating for industry growth and sustainability.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>At a recent meeting, attendees called for modern, interdisciplinary engineering curricula and stronger mentorship opportunities to better align education with real-world needs. As a new member of EWC, SMPS brings a unique perspective to the group to collaborate and share ideas. The Society\u2019s mission and vision align with EWC goals and will help to strengthen efforts and prepare the next generation of professionals. In the weeks ahead, consortium members will distill insights shared during a recent workshop, make recommendations, and develop an action plan.<\/p><p>Dedicated to advancing marketing and business development within the A\/E\/C industry, SMPS plans to contribute to workforce development initiatives. \u201cWe\u2019re honored to join this critical effort to collaborate with consortium partners to build a thriving future for engineers and leaders of tomorrow,\u201d states Marci D. Thompson, CEO of SMPS and the SMPS Foundation.<\/p><p>For more information about EWC and its new members, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acec.org\/news\/last-word-blog\/post\/engineering-workforce-consortium-sets-priorities-welcomes-new-member\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACEC website<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMPS announces its membership in the Engineering Workforce Consortium (EWC), a national coalition formed to address the workforce shortage facing the engineering and public works industries. 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