Driving Career Pathways for a Transforming Automotive Industry

1. Driving Career Pathways for a Transforming Automotive Industry Cal Macy, Long Beach City College Anjana Richards, Skyline College Peter Simon, Career Ladders Project NCWE October 22 2012 perfect≈sky

2. Educational Ladder Is Aligned With Career Ladder and Industry Certifications 2

3. CCCCO: CAREER ADVANCEMENT ACADEMIES • Establish pipelines to college and high wage careers for underemployed, underprepared young adults (target 18 –30 yrs) • CCCCO Demonstration project quickly reached large scale • Phase 1: 3 regions (East Bay, Central Valley, LA) 29 colleges • Phase 2: expanded to 4 regions in 2011-2012 • Serving > 8,700 students to date • SB70: $20 million investment (2007 – 2012) • Public/Private Partnership between CCCCO and philanthropy • Career Ladders Project: TA/support/coordination • Independent Evaluation (OMG) and attention to data • Leverage external investments and growing support • Course Success: 75% Retention: 90%

4. CAA: A FRAMEWORK OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICE • Integrated basic skills and career technical training • Contextualized approach makes learning career relevant • Work readiness incorporated along with basic and technical skills • Expedite and accelerate student progress • Clearly defined pathways with attention to transitions • Students earn certificates that make them employable and are aligned with continuing education; stackable design • Cohort based learning communities • Provide strong peer supports among students • Faculty collaborate to integrate content and support students • Integrated student services • Embedded in learning community and • Leverage external resources and benefits to support success • Partnerships and leveraged resources • Business/industry, labor, WIBS, CBOs, K12//ROCPs/adult ed/4 yr.

5. SKYLINE AUTOMOTIVE

6. WHAT WE HAD Lube Tech $8 – 12 per hour Advanced Engine Performance Drive Train Engine Performance Engines Technology Brakes, Steering, Suspension Cooling, Heating and AC Electricity/Electronics 3 YEARS High School Auto Shop AUTO Fundamentals + M & E Prerequisites

7. NEW MODEL FOR EDUCATION Hybrid Diagnosis & Repair Advanced Engine Performance MasterTechnician $25 – 45 /hr Drive Train Engine Performance Engines Technology Brakes, Steering, Suspension Repair Technician $12 – 25 /hr Cooling, Heating and AC Electricity/Electronics High School Auto Shop CAA (15.5 units) AUTO Fundamentals (4 units) and M & E Lube Tech $8 – 12 /hr

8. AUTO CAREER ADVANCEMENT ACADEMY

9. CAA Design • Cohort model • Contextualized learning • Strong counseling and coordination • Dedicated faculty “It’s good because we grew as a family and were comfortable with each other.” -- CAA student “I feel like I’ve come a long way in a short time. Excellent teachers who really care about what happens to their students.” – CAA student

10. STUDENT SUCCESS & ACADEMIC PERSISTENCE “I have learned so much and I know what my goals are and how to get there.” – CAA Student 80 participants over 3 cohorts 85% completion of CAA 64% accepted into automotive/entered employment 20% pursuing AS degrees ”I’ve watched high school drop outs become star students, seen young people without direction find their way and watched them all overcome their barriers to success.  Not every student made it through the program, but everyone came out knowing that there is a place in the world where people care about them,  where they can succeed and where they can thrive.” – Julia Johnson, Auto CAA Instructor

11. Multiple Entry & Exit Points

12. ADVANCED TRAINING & CLEAR PATHWAYS “Our customer was really pleased with our service and hybrid knowledge. This class has helped me and the shop gain more income.” 81 participants over 4 cohorts 93% completion 71 incumbent workers 19 shop owners “I will recommend these classes to other shops and technicians I know.”

13. The hybrid training was very informative and an area where I had no experience. As an owner, I have another opportunity to increase my business by servicing hybrids. In the past four months I have serviced four hybrid cars and it was an up lifting feeling to know that I could not only diagnose the problems but also repair them.” Elais, owner – EJ Auto Repair, San Mateo

14. “Receiving the hybrid training has put me in a position to where I am more valuable to my employer.” Mark, Technician – South San Francisco Scavenger

15. NEW MODEL FOR EDUCATION Hybrid Diagnosis & Repair Advanced Engine Performance MasterTechnician $25 – 45 /hr Drive Train Engine Performance Engines Technology Brakes, Steering, Suspension Repair Technician $12 – 25 /hr WORK EXPERIENCE Cooling, Heating and AC Electricity/Electronics High School Auto Shop CAA (15.5 units) AUTO Fundamentals (4 units) and M & E Lube Tech $8 – 12 /hr

16. WHAT’S NEXT • HS Pathways • Working with ROP to develop bridge to CAA • Green Transportation HS Certificate • BEV Training • Nissan Leaf • Perfect Sky • Shop owners and • Fleet owners • Find more funding!

17. ADVANCED TRANSPORTATIONTECHNOLOGY CENTER HTTP://ATTC.lbcc.edu Career Ladders and Stackable Credentials in Alternative Fuels Presented by: Cal Macy

18. What will be the propulsion for the new Millennium?? NGV Fuel Cell Heavy-Duty Cng/Lng CNG Hybrid Motor NGV Natural Gas Vehicle NGV Natural Gas Vehicle Direct Injection FCEV Fuel Cell EV Gaseous/ alcohol based fuels Common Rail Direct Injection Series/ parallel Hybrid Lean Burn EV Electric Vehicles Emerging Alternative Energies Hybrid Cars Diesel Engines Gasoline Engines Several fuel options will be needed for a healthier tomorrow

19. Green Port Program • Ports of LB and LA are going green

20. Green Port Program • Heavy duty trucks hauling containers must meet 2007 emission standards to enter Port These trucks are MADE in Harbor City Press-Telegram 2/25/09 18,600 trucks will have to be replaced

21. Growth Potential New emphasis on Electric Vehicles, hybrids and Fuel Cells Predictions in 2007 “A combined total of 22,000 vehicles a year” “that is a tenfold increase from the cars now on California’s roads” At industry ratio of 1 mechanic for each 200 vehicles, we would need an additional 115 EV technicians per year With current gas prices what are the 2012 predictions?

22. Green Port Program • Kenworth & Peterbilt Heavy LNG drayage trucks OEM training program written by LBCC

23. Program Overview Student population in ATT program • Automotive students • Diesel Students • High School Students • Cal-Works qualified students • Industrial Businesses These systems are highly computerized requiring specialized skills

24. Program Overview Student population in ATT program • Most become technicians because they are not rocket scientists!!!! • Most will need some remedial training in basic skills to succeed • We have to make it an easy progression or they won’t try • Stackable credentials • Basic skills incorporated into technical program • To replace today’s aging technician staff we have two choices • Steal them or grow them– we prefer to grow them

25. Program Overview ATT Stackable Programs • Alternative Fuels • Light/medium duty completion certificate • Heavy duty completion certificate • Career Certificate • AS Degree • Electric Vehicles • Career certificate • AS Degree • Quick service certificates • Lube service • Tire service • Brake Inspection HTTP://ATTC.lbcc.edu

26. Program Overview • ATT Programs http://osca.lbcc.edu/curriculumguides.cfm

29. THANK YOU! GTC Community of Practice Website:https://sites.google.com/site/greentransportationcommp/ Cal Macy Long Beach City College 562-938-3067  cmacy@lbcc.edu http://attc.lbcc.edu Peter Simon Career Ladders Project 510-268-0566 pimon@ CareerLaddersProject.org www.CareerLaddersProject.org Anjana Richards Skyline College 650-738-7076 richardsa@smccd.edu www.skylinecollege.edu