Celebrate Manufacturing Month 2025 with Arizona Students
Mark your calendars for October 29–30, 2026, and join Arizona manufacturers, educators, and Phoenix-area Career and Technical Education students at Grand Canyon University for Arizona MFG Day 2026, a hands-on career exploration event designed to connect students to real-world manufacturing. Whether your company specializes in engineering, automation, electronics, aerospace, or precision manufacturing, your participation can help students understand how their interests and skills translate into rewarding careers. Hosted by Arizona MEP, the Arizona Department of Education, and GCU, this two-day event includes dedicated time for manufacturer networking.
Connect With Your Future Workforce
Arizona manufacturers consistently cite workforce development as one of their biggest challenges. Arizona MFG Day 2026 provides a unique opportunity to engage with students before they enter the workforce and help them connect classroom learning to real career opportunities. Participating manufacturers are encouraged to host an interactive booth where students can engage directly with company representatives, explore products and processes, and learn about career pathways within their organizations.
Ideas for participation include:
- Hands-on demonstrations and activities
- Product or process displays
- Robotics and automation demonstrations
- Discussions about internships, apprenticeships, and career opportunities
- Invitations to future facility tours
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Sponsorship opportunities are available to help support student participation, event programming, educational materials, and other event activities. Sponsors will play an important role in helping create an engaging and impactful experience for students while demonstrating their commitment to workforce development.
Additional details and registration information will be announced soon. For now, save the date and begin planning how your company can help inspire Arizona's future workforce. Please contact Sarah Wallis at [email protected] or Sheila Castillo at [email protected] for more information.