HID Global Honored For Support Of Connecticut Career Choice Program
HID Global recently
announced that its Connecticut manufacturing facility is to be
honored by Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele, in recognition of the company’s efforts and continued support
of the Connecticut Career Choice (CCC) program.
As part of this honor, Connecticut’s lieutenant
governor visited HID Global’s North Haven facility to tour the company’s offices and meet
with the employees and management team.
“We are pleased to work with the CCC in support of their state-wide initiatives,” said Paul Murphy,
director of operations, Americas, HID Global. "This program plays a pivotal role in helping
companies like HID to remain competitive at a time when the need for skilled technological resources
is at a premium.”
In partnership with the CCC, HID Global actively participates in several key initiatives, including the
Job Shadowing Program, which enables interested students to visit a business that is aligned with
their potential course of study. HID also hosted a local teacher participating in the “teacher
externship” program, who shadowed and worked in the company’s graphics department, including
observing the latest trends with technology in manufacturing, which the teacher was able to take back
to the students and apply to the classroom curriculum.
HID Global also participated in May's Connecticut Student Innovation Expo, a program where
students are involved in year-long courses and programs that promote STEM education (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math), then present information technology, e-commerce and science
team projects to their peers.
Demonstrating strong community involvement and leadership, HID Global has displayed an ongoing
commitment to the principles of Lean manufacturing, including effective implementation of systems,
tools, techniques and technologies. The company’s North Haven facility has been recognized for its
manufacturing accomplishments, having been awarded the 2007 Connecticut Gold Shingo Prize for
Excellence in Manufacturing and the 2006 Connecticut Silver Shingo for World Class Leadership and
Culture. In 2008, the company was awarded at the national level, with the Shingo Prize Bronze
Medallion for Operational Excellence Business Program.
As the founder and former chief executive officer of Pinnacle Group in Stamford, Conn.,
Fedele has taken a special interest in actively promoting both the efforts of the CCC and
small business growth throughout the state. Implemented by the Office for Workforce
Competitiveness (OWC) in partnership with the Battelle Memorial Technology Partnership Practice
(Battelle), the CCC workforce development initiative fosters education, training, attraction and
retention of skilled technology workers in Connecticut.
A crucial component of the state’s long-term strategy to develop a competitive technology workforce,
the CCC develops curriculum and programs aimed at encouraging students and younger workers to
stay within the state. With support of its state-wide partners, CCC has developed and implemented
industry standards-based curriculum and experiential learning opportunities that are setting the
groundwork and preparing a workforce ready to meet the demands of 21st century careers.