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Diethard “D” Lindner Region Leader 10 September 2008

West Georgia Advanced Manufacturing Partnership AMP. Diethard “D” Lindner Region Leader 10 September 2008. Western Innovation Crescent. Georgia Auto Alley. Eastern Innovation Crescent. Chattahoochee Valley Aerospace. Heart of Georgia. mgWRAP. Eastern Passage. Work Ready Regions.

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Diethard “D” Lindner Region Leader 10 September 2008

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  1. West Georgia Advanced Manufacturing Partnership AMP Diethard “D” Lindner Region Leader 10 September 2008

  2. Western Innovation Crescent Georgia Auto Alley Eastern Innovation Crescent Chattahoochee Valley Aerospace Heart of Georgia mgWRAP Eastern Passage Work Ready Regions West Georgia AMP

  3. West GeorgiaAMP 109,903 11,446 22,919 62,015 27,597 6,489

  4. Annual Population Growth 2000 - 2006 2006 – 2012* Projected Population Growth

  5. Unemployment Rate January 2007 January 2008 Unemployment Rates

  6. Annual Turnover 2000 Annual Turnover 2006 High Turnover Rate

  7. Less than 9th Grade 9th to 12th But No Diploma High School Grad Some College But No Degree Bachelor’s Degree Higher Grad Assoc. Degree Educational Attainment Percent of Population over 25

  8. Poised for Growth Kia Motors selected West Point, GA for it’s first U.S. Manufacturing Facility

  9. Manufacturing Jobs Created • Meriwether (300) • Dongwon Auto Tech Troup (5,310) • Kia • Mobis • DaeLim • Pretty Products • Glovis • Sejong • Sewon • Powertech • Bibb (450) • Kumho Tires • Chambers, AL (883) • Daeki • A-Jin • MPT Tech • DaeDong Hi-Lex • Harris (610) • Daehan Solution • Johnson Controls • Other AL Counties • Lee (320) • Tallapoosa (290) • Montgomery (662) • Muscogee (350) • DongNam Tech

  10. Manufacturing Jobs Created West & Central Georgia 7,030 East & Central Alabama 2,965 Total Manufacturing 9,995 Total “Target” Employment Goals when Operating at Full Capacity Georgia Tech study projects 22,000 jobs

  11. Worker Flow Patterns(1000 New Jobs) • Jobs in Chambers Co. • Chambers, AL (171) • Lee, AL (153) • Muscogee (138) • Montgomery (123) • Coweta (73) • Troup (62) • Meriwether (17) • Upson (14) • Heard (10) • Talbot (4) Jobs in Troup County • Troup (293) • Muscogee (147) • Lee, AL (122) • Coweta (111) • Chambers, AL (39) • Meriwether (27) • Upson (21) • Heard (14) • Talbot (5)

  12. Worker Flow PatternsFive Major Areas • Troup (Hogansville, LaGrange & West Point) • Muscogee (Columbus) • Coweta (Newnan & Peachtree City) • Lee AL (Auburn & Opelika) • Chambers AL (Cusseta, Lafayette, Lanett and Valley)

  13. Work Ready Team Organization Region Leadership “D” Lindner Dr. Kathy Love Linda Jones Core Team Industry Partner Network Home Teams

  14. Core Team • Region Leadership – Lindner/Love/Jones • Coweta County – Carole Ann Clarke • Heard County – Julie Pope • Meriwether County – Carolyn McKinley • Talbot County – Dot Bass • Troup County – Ginger Booton • Upson County – Mark Andrews • Fiscal Agent – Tony Jones • Access Agent – Jan Wylie

  15. Home Teams Each County team Has a Representative for: • Business and Industry • Department of Labor • Workforce Investment Area • Government (City, County, Schools, and State) • Tech College and College • GED/Adult Education • High School Graduation Coaches/Rates

  16. West Georgia AMP Ball Corp Bon L Manufacturing Kason Industries Kawasaki WinpakFilms Yamaha Motor Jaxon Filtration ae light metal Emerson Network Fokker Aerotron Glovis Georgia InterfaceFLOR ITW DaeLim Kia Motors Milliken & Co. P&G Duracell Pretty Products SAFA Sewon America Yasufuku Angio Dynamics Crown Technology Dongwong Autopart Tech G&S Metals GA Pacific Corp Citerion Tech Innoware, Inc Quad Graphics Standard Textile TenCate Protective

  17. West Georgia AMPIndustry Partner Network • First Industry Meeting – Sept 3rd 2008 • 22 Manufacturing Industries Attended • 60 Total Attendance (Industry + Work Ready) • CSW engaged with Network Exercise and Moving Forward (Well Received) • 3 Companies signed-up for Job Profiling • Several considering employee assessments • Next meeting in about 3 months • Great Turnout!

  18. Benefits to Job Seekers • Demonstrate skills to potential employer • Valuable job training opportunity • Opportunities for career change • Demonstrates initiative for taking assessment • Close skills gaps

  19. Benefits to Existing Workers • Demonstrate skills to employer • Job training – Close skill gaps • Consider for promotion • Higher Productivity • Higher morale

  20. Benefits to the Community • Valuable tool to attract new business • Proof of talented workforce • Current jobs • Future Jobs • Economic development and growth

  21. West GA AMP RegionWho has been tested? 7/31/08 • Individuals Assessed 1,608 • Attempted Not Earned 146 • Incomplete 350 • Certificates Earned 1,112

  22. West GA AMP RegionWho has been tested? Existing Workforce Goal7/31/08 • Private Sector 777 108 • Government 205 93 Available Workforce • Unemployed 1047 150 • High School 190 615 • GED 67 26 • Tech/College 199 105 Certificates Earned 2485 1112

  23. West GA AMP Progress3/31 to 7/31/2008 461 24.3% Gold 97

  24. Our Region’s Results Platinum Certificates 11 (1%) Gold Certificates 270 (24%) Silver Certificates 560 (50%) Bronze Certificates 271 (24%)

  25. Where Can You GetAssessed, Gap Trained or Job Profile Services? • Central Education Center – Newnan (9/08) • West Georgia Technical College – LaGrange • Meriwether County Workforce Development Center – Greenville • Flint River Technical College – Thomaston • Talbot County Center – Talbotton • Mobile Van – WIA Region IV (10/12 Screens) CEC

  26. 12 job profiles Certify 25% of available workforce at gold level Assist all counties to reach certification Go For The Industry Partner Network Targets

  27. Job Profile Requests • Emerson Network Power* – LaGrange • Franklin Aluminum* – Franklin • TenCate* – Thomaston • E7 Technologies – Thomaston • Criterion – Thomaston • Bon L Manufacturing - Newnan * Complete

  28. Benefits of Work Ready • Effective, legal defensible, pre-employment screening tool • Obtain useful information for hiring selection and promotion • Job profiles quantify requirements, needed skills and gaps • Identify Company’s talent pool • Reduce employment costs • Increase employee morale

  29. Benefits of Work Ready • Reduce employment costs • Select the right employee for the job • Reduce training costs • Reduce Job Turnover • Increase employee morale • Incentive for promotion • Increased productivity • Decrease waste

  30. Your Role for Work Ready • Profile Critical Jobs • Identify critical skills and gaps • Advertise Work Ready logo when hiring • Work Ready “Preferred” (General) • Work Ready “Required” (Job Profiled) • Provide opportunity for your existing workforce to become certified • Map your “Talent pool” • Allow changes for increased productivity • Identify potential promotions

  31. Contact Information Diethard “D” Lindner Chairman, LaGrange Development Authority 706-884-8671 lindner@charter.net Dr. Kathy Love President, Flint River Technical College 706-646-6148 klove@flintrivertech.edu Linda Jones VP of EcD, West Georgia Technical College 706-756-4618 ljones@westgatech.edu West Georgia AMP

  32. Become Work Ready!

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