ISA CEO and Executive Director Claire Fallon Featured on WRAL News

May 14, 2025 4:59:14 PM | interview ISA CEO and Executive Director Claire Fallon Featured on WRAL News

ISA CEO Claire Fallon discusses the evolution of manufacturing and the critical role of technician training on WRAL News. Read about the future of automation and workforce development.

Reporter Dan Haggerty spoke with Claire and other experts on the present and future of manufacturing and automation. In the segment, he explores how manufacturing jobs have changed over the last few decades.

"We absolutely can bring manufacturing back and make it stronger. It's evolved, though — it's not going to be the manufacturing that we saw in the '50s and '60s. Last year alone, we trained over 14,000 people, and many of them were technicians, not just engineers and managers. There is a great demand for those technicians and people to have those credentials," said Claire.

Claire goes on to discuss training and certification programs, ISA position papers and resources ISA provides. To read the full article click here