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Re-aligning Education to Support Manufacturing Growth

Re-aligning Education to Support Manufacturing Growth. The case of two colleges. Presented at the National Council for Workforce Education Conference Milwaukee, WI October 2013. Presentation Goals. Workforce Education Priorities Predicted Workforce Challenges Testimonials

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Re-aligning Education to Support Manufacturing Growth

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  1. Re-aligning Education to Support Manufacturing Growth The case of two colleges • Presented at the National Council for Workforce Education Conference • Milwaukee, WI • October 2013

  2. Presentation Goals • Workforce Education Priorities • Predicted Workforce Challenges • Testimonials • Program Development • Customized Apprenticeships/Programs • Advanced Manufacturing Certificate • Industrial Mechanical Technician • Program Development Resources • Focus on Regional Support and Collaboration • Identifying Priorities

  3. Manufacturing Workforce Challenges • Common core curriculum & changes in technical education • Wage rates for entry level jobs. • Michigan – • The recession & job loss in manufacturing • Loss of population after the recession • Tax incentives for new equipment/ technology

  4. Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) Workforce Training • Partnerships • West Michigan Manufacturer’s Council • The Right Place, Inc. (economic development) • Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-West (MEP Center) • Talent 2025

  5. GRCC Addresses the Needs • Customized Apprenticeship • Industrial Maintenance Technician • Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing Certificate • Talent 2025 Work Ready Communities

  6. Autocam Customized Apprenticeship • Program Design Requirements • One full day per week • Integrated delivery • Heavy lab-based program • Competency measures • Concluding Project

  7. Challenges and Opportunities • Equipment and technology changes • Course Length vs. Rapid Growth • Machine lab capacity • Instructor capacity • College credit Autocam Customized Apprenticeship

  8. Where are we today? • 728 hours • 1 cohort completed • 3 cohorts currently • 27 credits articulated • Need for additional machine tool lab Autocam Customized Apprenticeship

  9. Industrial Machine Repair Program Design • Program Design Requirements • Accelerated • Custom designed • 4 employers/13 students • National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) • 404 hours of instruction and hands-on exercises • Articulated credits if possible

  10. Challenges and Opportunities Industrial Machine Repair Program Design Different industries Distance between employers and training locations Struggle to find instructors Need for added equipment Increased desire for college credits

  11. Where are we today? • Pilot program completed • 12 out of 13 students graduated • 10 articulated credits • NCRC-linking foundational skills • Re-evaluating on-going options Industrial Machine Repair Program Design

  12. Meeting the needs of smaller manufacturers • Four Core classes: • Lean Mfg. Overview • Blueprint Reading for Mfg. – Level 1 • Basic Metrology – Using Precision Measurement Tools • Problem Solving - 8 Steps and 5 Whys Overview • Elective Classes: • Manufacturing Terminology, Processes, and Practices • Blueprint Reading for Mfg – Level 2 • Working Better in Teams • Sustainability – Greening the Workplace • Quality Products and Quality Management Systems • Statistical Process Control – Level 1 • Statistical Process Control - Level2 Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing Certificate

  13. In 2010 business leaders came together to form Talent 2025. • 70 CEOs, representing companies with over 75,000 employees. 13 county region • The goal of this CEO-led effort is to dramatically improve the quality and quantity of the region’s talent to meet increasingly more complex and diverse workforce needs Talent 2025 Work Ready Communities

  14. Work ready communities • Initiative with ACT (yes, the testing company) • Increase credentials of the workforce in our region. Starting with the national career readiness certificate (NCRC) Starting at a basic level – getting employers to prefer the NCRC for new hires Employer led..

  15. Nicolet College’s Manufacturing Community

  16. Workforce Education Priorities - Predicted Workforce Challenges for Wisconsin by Competitive Wisconsin, Inc and Wisconsin Economic Development Corp

  17. Workforce Education Priorities - Predicted Workforce Challenges for Wisconsin

  18. Workforce Education Priorities-Testimonials

  19. Supporting Growth in Advanced Manufacturing • Program Development - Industrial Mechanical Technician

  20. Wisconsin Workforce Partnership Grant Agreement • The Wisconsin Covenant Foundation - Workforce Partnership Grant • 3 -year partnership • With a goal to provide tailored, employer-driven training to achieve job placement in family-sustaining occupations at Wisconsin businesses . • Grant Agreement between WCFI, Nicolet Technical College Hypro, Packaging Corporation of America Expera Specialties, Foster & Smith and Printpack

  21. Supporting Growth in Advanced Manufacturing • Program Development - Industrial Mechanical Technician

  22. Perform preventative maintenance Read documents Clean system components Inspect hydraulic systems Inspect pneumatic systems Inspect electrical systems Inspect mechanical systems Inspect vacuum systems Measure system performance Lubricate system components Replace system components Adjust hydraulic systems Adjust pneumatic systems Adjust electrical systems Adjust mechanical systems Adjust vacuum systems Assess preventative maintenance actions Troubleshoot systems issues Observe current operation Test normal function Test pneumatic function Test hydraulic function Test mechanical function Test Supporting Growth in Advanced Manufacturing • Approximately 100 work categories & specific tasks identified for evaluation

  23. Supporting Growth in Advanced Manufacturing Program Development - Industrial Mechanical Technician

  24. Program Development - Industrial Mechanical Technician Supporting Growth in Advanced Manufacturing

  25. Supporting Growth in Advanced Manufacturing Program Development - Industrial Mechanical Technician

  26. Industrial Mechanical Technician Program • Two year Associate Degree w/65 Credits • 17 Selected courses based on DACUM survey results • 7 Gen Ed Courses http://www.vpix.net/index.php?tour=5953

  27. Challenges - Discussion • Nicolet • Employment Picture Continues to Change Existing Companies Company Structure Employee Profile Program Support • College Position Continues to Change Training Resources Available Funding New Qualified Instructors Needed • Increasing need for jobs is constant • GRCC • Employment: • Need for multi-skilled technicians • Soft skill issues • Wage rates • College: • Better economy, enrollment reductions • Attracting students to manufacturing • Labs at capacity (H.S. programs, FSU programs, customized programs)

  28. Audience Participation Time! http://www.polleverywhere.com/ Survey

  29. Presenters • Mary Hofstra 616-234-3766 • mhofstra@grcc.edu • Rich Johnson 714 365 4575 rjohnson1@nicoletcollege.edu THANK YOU!

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