Our Mission

VIMSIM has the potential to spark significant change in the United States and even around the world. There is a large need for manufacturing workers in the US as manufacturing jobs continue to go unfilled year after year at an increasing rate. A study conducted in 2018 by Deloitte and the Manufacturing institute predicts that by 2028, 2.4 million manufacturing jobs will go unfilled, risking the United States $2.5 trillion [1]. Two main reasons cited for the growing lack of skilled workers is that there is a misperception about what manufacturing entails, and there is major inaccessibility to formal training. VIMSIM can address these issues by teaching new skills and encouraging people to enter into an industry that they otherwise would not have considered.

 

VIMSIM can also be an impactful solution to the issue of recidivism. Studies by RAND show that released inmates who did not take part in educational programs while they were in prison, are 43.3% likely to return to prison. Those who do take part in some sort of educational program are only 30.4% likely to be reincarcerated [2]. The US Department of Justice reports that 52% of all inmates across America participate in educational programs while in prison [3]. We aim to implement VIMSIM in prison education programs across the country to help reformed inmates transition back into society by granting them skills to enter an industry that is very welcoming to many people, regardless of their background.

 

Other benefits to VIMSIM include that it is an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional machining training. It is also a cost-effective solution for smaller vocational schools and high schools that want to teach manufacturing, but cannot afford the expensive machinery.