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Advanced Manufacturing Center DOL Discretionary Grants Roundtable April 15, 2009 Atlanta, GA

Advanced Manufacturing Center DOL Discretionary Grants Roundtable April 15, 2009 Atlanta, GA. Agenda. Situational Analysis Grant Goals Unique Characteristics Q&A. Situational Analysis. Perception of Manufacturing Baby Boomers Increasing complexity Critical for economy. Manufacturing….

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Advanced Manufacturing Center DOL Discretionary Grants Roundtable April 15, 2009 Atlanta, GA

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  1. Advanced Manufacturing Center DOL Discretionary Grants Roundtable April 15, 2009 Atlanta, GA

  2. Agenda • Situational Analysis • Grant Goals • Unique Characteristics • Q&A

  3. Situational Analysis • Perception of Manufacturing • Baby Boomers • Increasing complexity • Critical for economy

  4. Manufacturing… • The U. S. share of worldwide manufacturing has been stable for the last 25 years. • World leader in manufacturing Gross Domestic Product (25% share), more than the next three countries combined. • U. S. Manufacturing continues to post strong year over year productivity gains.

  5. Baby Boomers Manufacturing Workers Aged 45 Years or Older

  6. Complexity • Technology driven processes • Requires highly skilled, multi-skilled employees • Low skilled jobs disappearing (or gone!)

  7. Goals • Develop a unique production based campus • Focus on Multi-skilled technicians • Incumbent training and traditional • On-line/hybrid modules • Increasing partnerships and collaboration

  8. Unique Characteristics • Partnership with Industry • Industry need: • People-development and instructional resources • Experience and knowledge of colleges • Colleges need: • Progressive models of workplace practices • Methods to develop people for workplace readiness

  9. Unique Characteristics • KCTCS locations – natural partners • GM – Bowling Green • Ford – Jefferson • Toyota – Bluegrass • Suppliers – 63 campuses statewide

  10. Unique Characteristics • Partnerships -- AMTEC • Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative • OEM, Suppliers and Community/Technical Colleges • Multi-skilled Maintenance Technicians • National Science Foundation

  11. Unique Characteristics • Learning area resembles a factory • No walls • Flexible space to change as customer needs change • Team based • Students experience real life environment • Troubleshooting “capstone”

  12. Unique Characteristics

  13. Unique Characteristics

  14. Unique Characteristics • Delivery options -- KCTCS On-line • On-line lecture • Flexible schedule hands on lab hours • Modular ‘chunks’ of courses • Open entry – open completion • Competency based

  15. Unique Characteristics • Career Pathways • Middle School – Machining lab • High School – Manufacturing Academy • Manufacturing “Boot Camps” • Articulation agreements with Universities • Internship opportunities

  16. Q&A

  17. Advanced Manufacturing Center DOL Discretionary Grants Roundtable April 15, 2009 Atlanta, GA W. Mark Manuel, PE mark.manuel@kctcs.edu

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