title: From Shop Class to Shop Floor: How Gabe Kooyers Is Building the Next Generation
author: Arthur Field
contenttype: article
publication: Machine Shop Tech Talk
published: 2025-07-07T21:22:17
sourceurl: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/machine-shop-tech-talk/episodes/From-Shop-Class-to-Shop-Floor-How-Gabe-Kooyers-Is-Building-the-Next-Generation-e3580pf
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Connect with Gabe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-kooyers-20116a128/We don't have a labor shortage, we have an awareness problem.Gabe Kooyers is proving that the next generation wants to learn manufacturing. They just need someone to show them how.With the help of the Titans of CNC Academy, Gabe turned his high school classroom into a shop floor, equipping students to land real jobs before graduation.📐 Machining parts that meet tolerance.🧠 Thinking like programmers.💼 Getting hired straight out of school.This is what happens when education meets real-world manufacturing.Websites for Titans of CNC:https://titansofcnc.com/https://titansofcnc.com/collections/titans-of-cnc-academiesProduced by Arthur FieldEdited by Arthur FieldRecorded by Arthur FieldWant to partner with Arthur?https://tidycal.com/meetarthur