Right Skills Now: Bridge to Employment

1. Right Skills Now: Bridge to Employment National Implementation of the NAM-Endorsed Skills Certification System

2. Introductions and Proposal Partners

3. Proposal Development Team • Mid-South Community College • Dr. Glen Fenter, President • Dr. Sunny Morris, Liaison for Special Projects • The Manufacturing Institute • Jennifer McNelly, President • Brent Weil, Senior Director for Education and Workforce

4. Proposal Context and Project Description

5. The Skills Gap in Manufacturing • 82% of manufacturers report a moderate-to-serious skills gap in skilled production. • 74% of manufacturers report that this skills gap has negatively impacted their company’s ability to expand operations. • 69% of manufacturers expect the skills shortage in skilled production to worsen in the next 3-5 years. Deloite & The Manufacturing Institute, 2011

6. Manufacturers Need New Workforce Strategies Top sources for new employees

7. Providing competency-based, customized education and training for the manufacturing workforce…today and tomorrow

8. Project Construct & Management

9. Management Structure

10. Roles and Responsibilities • Mid-South Community College (Lead and Project Manager) • Consortium Applicant • Fiscal Agent • Data Collection and Reporting • Participant Tracking (Seedco) • Evaluation (SCATE)

11. Roles and Responsibilities • Community College Partners • Pathway Identification • Skills Certification Curriculum Alignment • Professional Development • College Capacity Building • Internship/OJT (grant funds may not pay direct wages) • Student Outreach • Data Entry for Participant Tracking • ROI - Participant

12. Roles and Responsibilities • The Manufacturing Institute (Technical Assistance & Implementation) • National Partner – Industry Sector Lead • Technical Assistance • Implementation Support • Best Practices • ROI (Support)

13. Roles and Responsibilities • The Manufacturing Institute Tools & Resources • Job Connection with US Manufacturing Pipeline • Right Skills Now Model • Student Engagement – Dream It, Do It • NTER Learning Exchange • Research Support and National Efforts (Jobs Council – Goal – NAS - NGA) • Prior Learning Assessment (CAEL)

14. Pathways and Certifications

15. Baseline Co-Grantee Expectations • All co-grantees will use the National Career Readiness Certificate as the baseline credential for workplace readiness • Grantees will choose one or more pathways and implement one or more technical certifications • Grantees will choose a traditional or accelerated pathway (Right Skills Now), or a combination

16. National Career Readiness Certificate • Administered by ACT • Three components: applied math, reading, using information • Results in bronze, silver, gold, platinum certifications (silver is usually baseline for entry level) • ACT has online content known as KeyTrain; this is not a requirement for the Right Skills Now proposal • Some states have different branding – key is the ACT credential

17. Production Worker • Skilled Maintenance Program • Manufacturing Skills Standard Council (MSSC) • Certified Production Technician: • Safety • Quality Practices & Measurement • Manufacturing Processes & Production • Maintenance Awareness

18. Machining • National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) • Machining Level I • Measurement, Materials & Safety • Job Planning, Benchwork & Layout • Manual Milling Skills I • Turning Operations: Turning Chucking Skills • Grinding Skills I • Drill Press Skills I • CNC Turning: Programming Setup & Operations • CNC Milling: Programming Setup & Operations • CNC Turning: Operations • CNC Milling: Operations

19. Welding • American Welding Society • Certified Welder

20. Engineering • Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) • Building to Certified Manufacturing Technologist (CMfgT) Certification or Certified Manufacturing Engineering (CMfgE) Certification • (Or other foundational certifications including components of the CPT)

21. Fast Track to Jobs (Optional Model) • Fast-Tracked, For-Credit Career Training • Industry Credentials with Value in the Workplace • Internships/Preference for Employment • Pathways to Advancement and Degrees

22. 2+2 Bachelor of Science Right Skills Now Model Associate of Applied Science (Machine Tool Technology AAS) • 1 semester + internship • Measurement, Materials and Safety • Job Planning, Benchwork and Layout • CNC Operator- Turning Level 1 • CNC Operator- Milling Level 1 Job!

23. Proposal Development

24. Timeline & Co-Grantee Requirements • Co-Grantee Template • Due April 18 • Consortium Agreement • Signed by college president by April 23 • Employer Partner Letter & Workforce System Partner Letter • Will be sent to colleges by April 4 to collect signatures • Due April 23

25. Co-Grantee Template • Basic Information • College information & contact • Elements of SCS in place • Pathways to be built with grant funds

26. Co-Grantee Template • Impact & Partnerships • TAA-impacted workers • Employer partners • WIB/One-Stop center partners • Real-time local data • Links to TAACCCT Round 1 grants • Articulation partners • State or local innovations to leverage

27. Co-Grantee Template • Narrative • Brief description of the project • One paragraph per pathway

28. Co-Grantee Template • Projected Outcomes • Total unique participants • Total completing TAACCCT-funded program of study • Total completing credit hours • Total retained in program of study • Total completing credit hours • Total earning credentials • Total enrolled in further education • Total employed • Total retained in employment • Total receiving wage increase

29. Co-Grantee Template • Q&A on Template and Outcome Measures

30. Partnership Agreements • Consortium Agreement • Will spell out roles, responsibility, budget framework, reimbursement agreements • Employer partner letter • Standard letter with multiple signature lines • Workforce system partner letter • Standard letter with multiple signature lines

31. Budget & Allowable Activities

32. Draft College Budget • Colleges will have $250,000 budget over 3 years covering: • Personnel $40,800/year • Travel • Contractual • Equipment/Supplies • Other – professional development, certification costs, and other miscellaneous expenses • Flexibility on budget parameters

33. Allowable Expenses & Grant Activities • It is expected colleges will expend funds on: • Project management • Intake and data entry (using Seedco tracking system) • Employer convening & engagement • Curriculum review & gap analysis • Curriculum development (minimum needed to fill gaps) • Alignment of coursework & programs of study • Alignment in for-credit tracks • Certification accreditation & testing facilities • Faculty certification expenses & release time • Minimal equipment expenses as may be needed to fill gaps • Job development, placement & follow-up

34. Unallowable Expenses • Unallowable expenditures include: • Tuition payments, books & fees • Direct wage payments • Certification test costs • These are generally included in tuition/lab fees

35. Discussion & Next Steps

36. Contacts Brent Weil w: 202-637-3134 c: 703-869-5355 e: bweil@nam.org Sunny Morris w: 870-733-6860 c: 479-409-4790 e: smorris@midsouthcc.edu