The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently announced its new role as a National Facilitator for the U.S. Navy Talent Pipeline Program (TPP). The initiative supports employers with tools to address growing the workforce with recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and retention.

AIA reports that the TPP will strengthen Defense Industrial Base small/medium suppliers’ skills to improve the performance of their talent acquisition and retention systems, run a better business, and provide more industrial capacity.

While launched and funded by the U.S. Navy, the TPP is now open to all companies across the Defense Industrial Base.

“Building and sustaining world-class talent pipelines is at the core of our mission—ensuring our industry stays at the forefront of innovation, while leading in recruitment, development, and retention,” said Eric Fanning, AIA’s president and CEO. “This initiative offers a smart, scalable solution to one of our industry’s most pressing challenges—building a sustainable, skilled workforce. By helping our members access proven team performance improvement strategies and resources, we’re not just supporting individual companies—we’re strengthening the entire defense industrial base.”

“AIA’s pledge to serve as a TPP National Facilitator underscores the growing impact of a program started in 2021—now with 452 Employer Partners nationwide,” said Joe Barto, TPP program leader. “Our missions are aligned, and when an organization like AIA champions the value of the TPP and encourages member participation, it provides a huge tail wind for accelerating our national roll out.”

Access more information about the TPP and other AIA efforts online.