The IMA Education Foundation

The IMA Education Foundation is proud to be part of the Dream It Do It network. Whether you’re a student, parent or teacher you’ll be able to find out that careers in manufacturing are rewarding, and high paying, too. Employers can also access a number of tools in our specialized sections, and teachers can access a number of great resources for use in the classroom.

Illinoisans often hear that we’re “at the top of the bad list, or the bottom of the good list.” But it doesn’t have to be that way. That’s why the IMA Education Foundation helped to build a coalition of manufacturers and educators, along with other workforce professionals to bring Dream It Do It Illinois to life. Each has a stake in its success—and so do you.

The Illinois Advanced Apprenticeship Consortium (IAAC) is a collaboration between the IMA Education Foundation, the German-American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, the Greater Peoria Center of Excellence for Secure Software and William Rainey Harper College.  In addition, community colleges in all regions of Illinois are partnering with IAAC apprenticeships to expand opportunities for men and women to train for highly skilled careers in the manufacturing and information technology sectors.  Working with local employers, the consortium plans to create 600 new apprenticeship positions linked to Illinois Pathways, the state’s career pathway initiative, to create a seamless transition for students and workers into apprenticeship and employment and further on into community college and higher education.