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Ft. Benning-BRAC Workforce Development Grant

Ft. Benning-BRAC Workforce Development Grant. Presented by: John Fuller Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Focus of the Presentation. Fort Benning BRAC The DOL Grant. Fort Benning. Fort Benning. Fort Benning Impact: Major Regional Economic Impact.

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Ft. Benning-BRAC Workforce Development Grant

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  1. Ft. Benning-BRAC Workforce Development Grant Presented by: John Fuller Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce

  2. Focus of the Presentation • Fort Benning • BRAC • The DOL Grant Fort Benning

  3. Fort Benning

  4. Fort Benning Impact: Major Regional Economic Impact • Trains Members Of All The Armed Forces And Numerous Federal Agencies; Trained over 114,000 Last Year • Armor School Will Increase Number Trained By 30,000 • Today, Fort Benning Salaries $110 Million Monthly • Today, Fort Benning Contracts $250 Million Monthly • Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) and Other Military Structure Changes Will Generate $25-$35 Million More Each Month • One Of The US Army's Largest Training Installations: 186,000 acres • $3.5 – Billion in Military construction on Fort Benning between • 2008 and 2012

  5. Base Realignment And Closure

  6. Base Realignment and Closure • Recommendations from the Base Closure and Realignment Commission 2005 • In 2005 Congress passed BRAC legislation • BRAC must be completed by September 2011 • Maneuver Center of Excellence • Like a forced merger between Ford and GM • Clash of cultures – Infantry and Armor • Planning and preparation > Transition > Full Implementation > Sustainment

  7. BRAC Timeline and Key Milestones BRAC Complete End DOL Grant GAP in Funding

  8. Preparing For Growth Timeline BRAC TIME REMAINING Armor School Move Complete (15 Sep 2011) Post Population Increasing (Oct 2009) Armor School Begins Pre-Positionioning) (Jan 2010) Armor School Large Movements (Jul 2010)

  9. Fort Benning Transformation Grow the Army (GTA) Additional Training to Support Army End Strength Increase Ranger XXI 75th Ranger Regiment Special Troops Battalion Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC 05) US Armor School Global Defense Posture Realignment (GDPR) Units From Overseas Moving To Benning Events Affecting Fort Benning FORSCOM Units Internal Changes Army Modular Force (AMF) Installation Operations Post Numbers Grow To Support War Time

  10. Change Brings Opportunity Contractor Support +58% Civilian Permanent +55% Contractor Support Military Permanent Civilian Permanent +21% Significant Growth in Civilian Jobs Military Permanent Military Family Members +23% Military Family Members Training Load(annual) 135K Soldiers Training Load (annual) 108K Soldiers +25% 27% Increase to Daily Supported Population Fort Benning 2011 152,683 Fort Benning 2005 120,380

  11. U. S. Army Approved Growth Estimates (30 October 2008)

  12. Fort Benning’sResidential Communities Initiative (RCI) Development Program • End State Of 4,200 Homes • New Homes 2,377 • Renovating 272 Historic And 1,290 Non-Historic Homes • Building 4 Village Centers, 1 Neighborhood Center, 1 Welcome Center And 6 Outdoor Swimming Pools • Housing Capacity On Fort Benning Will NOT Increase

  13. Regional Growth Management Area Bi-StateFort Benning BRAC Grant Region

  14. Construction 2006-2016 Sand Hill TOTAL: $3.5B Trainee Barracks National Infantry Museum Kelley Hill Main Post Harmony Church Training Sustainment Brigade Complex Trainee Barracks Ranges / Training Areas Child Development Center

  15. Construction - Harmony Church Barracks, Gym & DFAC, FY 07 & 08 Headquarters, Admin, and COFs, FY07 & 08 Maintenance Facilities, FY08 to FY11 Interchange & Access Control Point, FY09 Washrack, FY09 Simulation Facilities, FY07 Classrooms & Motorpool, FY08 & 09 Reserve Training Complex, FY10 Armor School Trainee Barracks, FY07 & 08

  16. Dining Facility – Harmony Church

  17. Barracks Construction – Harmony Church

  18. Barracks Complex – Sand Hill

  19. Construction – Main Post Armor Museum FY10-12 Hospital Replacement FY09-13 OCS/NCOA Campus FY 09-10 New PX Maneuver Center (MCOE HQ) FY 08-10 Child Dev Center 6-10 yrs FY08-09 14th CSH BDE HQ FY12-14 I-185 Interchange & Dixie Rd Widening FY08-09 75 Rgr Bde Complex FY08-10 Maneuver Battle Lab FY10-12

  20. The Grant

  21. Grant Vision and Mission Vision “To develop and sustain model workforce development programs in each strategic industry” Mission To use the $3-million in funding provided under the DOL Fort Benning BRAC Workforce Development Grant to meet the workforce development needs at Fort Benning in the areas of: • Combat automotives • Sustainable Industrial Construction • IT / Advanced Communications as driven by the relocation of the US Army Armor Center and School from Fort Knox to Fort Benning between July 2008 and September 2011; complete grant-related use of money by June 30, 2010

  22. Strategic Industries and Funding DOL BRAC Funding • Combat Automotive $1,470,553 • Combat Vehicles $1,270,553 • Small Arms $ 200,000 • Sustainable Industrial Construction $ 448,167 • IT/Advanced Communications $ 1,089,012 • IT $ 889,012 • Adv. Communications $ 200,000 TOTAL $3,007,732 Leveraged Resources • Workforce Capacity Planning$ 417,000 • Leadership Networks $ 612,000 • Accelerated Learning Centers $ 541,000 • Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Curriculum Devel. $2,930,000 • Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence $ 942,000 • Work Habits Assessment and Readiness Training $ 63,000 • Entrepreneurial Assistance for Targeted Industries $ 147,000 TOTAL$5,652,000

  23. The Overall Grant Organization

  24. Grant Planning Principles • Apply the Work Ready Model wherever possible • Gain buy-in from: • Fort Benning Leadership • Industry Leadership Team • Institutional Partners • Supporting Partners • Train both DA Civilians and Contractors • Fund the Grant Gaps • Create Career Academies • Institutionalize Workforce Development Process • Transform BRAC/Fort Benning Focus to a Commercial/Regional focus by 2012 • Use Aerospace to lead the way—learn from them

  25. Initiatives for Workforce Transformation • Regional Economic and Workforce Capacity Plan • Industry-Specific Leadership Networks • Accelerated Learning Centers for Dislocated, Underemployed and Transitioning Workers • Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Curriculum Development • Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence for Existing Workforce Training and High School Dual Enrollment Programs • Work Habit Assessment and Readiness Training for the Global Corporate Environment • Entrepreneurial Development, Mentoring and Training

  26. Combat Automotives Workforce Development Timeline

  27. IT/Advanced Communications Workforce Development Timeline

  28. Sustainable Industrial Construction Workforce Development Timeline

  29. The Work Force Development Process Applicant Scored Applicant Takes Assessment Applicant Receives WR Certificate Applicant Schedules Assessment • AMC/TACOM • Contractor OJT • Service School • Other Provide Job Training Qualify Applicants Provide Job Training Profile Jobs Identify Job Gaps Determine which available work force applicants meet job profile criteria • Conduct job-specific Training at: • CTC • CVCC • FRTC • CSU Perform job profiling by a qualified profiler of every gap job Determine how many jobs required in a particular class. cannot be filled Applicant Offer Made to Selected Applicants Interview Certified Job Applicants Certify Trainee for Job Industry Institution Certify trainees who successfully complete job training Army or contractors interview Certified applicants for available jobs Best, certified applicants offered jobs

  30. Status of the Fort Benning BRAC Grant • Project Leader and Core teams formed and trained • Industry Teams being formed; training scheduled in Mid-January • Home Teams will build upon Aerospace Home team; first meeting late January • Strategy papers completed for the Overall Grant and each of the three strategic industries • Profiling will begin in January • Have requested with Fort Knox for de-militarized M1 Tank and a de-militarized M2/3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle • CTC has begun work on building their Combat Automotive Center of Excellence; CVCC to follow suit • Working with MCSD and Russell County/Phenix City, AL school districts to enhance dual enrollment programs

  31. Sustainable Industrial Construction Heavy Equipment Operators General Construction Skills HVAC Installers Project Managers IT / Advanced Communications Communications / Electronics Repair Systems Analysts Modeling and Simulation Programmers Software Programmers Information Assurance Instructional Design Combat Automotive Heavy Track Vehicle Mechanics Turret Mechanics Wheeled Vehicle Mechanics Welders Quality Assurance Small Arms Repair Artillery Repair Heavy Wheeled Vehicle Drivers Grant Areas and Skills Required

  32. Combat Vehicles Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP) Stryker Infantry Vehicle M1 Abrams Tank M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle High Mobility, Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) M113-series Armored Personnel Carriers M88, Hercules Tank Retriever M1070, Heavy Equipment Transporter • Lack of Commonality with Commercial Vehicles • Track vehicles have little in common with commercial vehicles • Diagnostic equipment and some tools are unique to military vehicles • Electro-optical and onboard computer systems are unique • Hulls, transmissions, and suspension systems are unique • Armament is unique

  33. The M1 Abrams Tank: A Complex Weapons Platform M1 Tank Thermal Image M1 Tank Assembly Line M1 Tank in Germany M1 Tank Engine M1 Tank Sight and Computer M1 Tank Engine

  34. The Armor is Coming....

  35. Fort Benning is Changing....We Are Ready To Help It Change Infantry Hall Maneuver Center of Excellence

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