applied research corporation january 16, 2009 tim moore wd program manager sanford chamber of...
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Applied Research CorporationApplied Research CorporationJanuary 16, 2009January 16, 2009
Tim Moore
WD Program Manager
Sanford Chamber of CommerceFebruary 2, 2009
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Mission Growth atMission Growth at Fort Bragg and Pope AFBFort Bragg and Pope AFB
Fort Bragg is the largest Army post in the country Growing to more than 75,000 soldiers and employees
Camp LeJeune is the largest Marine amphibious base in the country
U.S. Army Forces Command and Army Reserve Command Headquarters transfer from Atlanta Senior decision makers that manage more than $30 billion of DOD budget BRAC RTF recently awarded a contract for a defense industry cluster
analysis, resource mapping and gap analysis. Working with the NC Military Foundation.
BRAC Impact on North Carolina
FORSCOM/USARC includes high level Army decision makers who manage more than $30 billion of the annual DOD budget.
FORSCOM; USARC; USASOC; JSOC; and MARSOC have obligation and decision making authority.
Opportunities for military related training; depot growth; enhanced simulation; new equipment; and non-defense growth.
Focus on R&D and procurement for Military Preparedness and Homeland Security.
“Economic Transformation” Initiatives
Governor Perdue announced the All American Defense Corridor in September 2007: Marketing and promoting the Fort Bragg region and the state! Connecting strengths in NC to companies and DOD programs
Worldclass R&D, large military presence, workforce, infrastructure Need to establish Collaborative Technology Alliances (CTA), which are
formal partnerships between DOD programs, Universities and Industry Partners
Utilize the FORSCOM/USARC move as the catalyst for establishing a defense industry cluster in our region. 3,000 senior Army decision makers moving to Fort Bragg by September 2011 Manage more than $30 billion of DOD’s annual budget
BRAC RTF Programs
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Economic Transformation
Purpose: Emphasize and promote the strengths inherent to a defense industry sector in North Carolina.
Goal: Create a Defense Industry Cluster in this region
Funding Sources: $5.0M DOL Grant and State and County Marketing Funds
Workforce Transformation
Purpose: Develop innovative education and workforce training programs to meet requirements of emerging defense industry clusters. Create the All American Center For Workforce Innovation
Goal: Create higher skilled, higher paying jobs
Funding Source: $5.0M DOL Grant
Regional Planning
Purpose: Plan and prepare communities for BRAC changes and other growth. Develop Comprehensive Regional Growth Plan
Goal: Improve Quality of Life and ensure planned growth Funding Source: $1.9M OEA Grant
Economic TransformationGoals
1. Establish a North Carolina Center for Defense & Homeland Security (D&HS) as a Statewide Authority for assessing, coordinating and connecting D&HS programs with North Carolina institutions and capabilities
2. Define and establish a Defense & Homeland Security (D&HS) Industry in North Carolina
3. Create partnerships and alliances between industry, universities and DOD programs.
4. Promote and market the All American Defense Corridor to attract, build and expand companies in the region to create new high tech jobs
Concept for a North Carolina “Center for Defense & Homeland Security”
Establishes a physical and centralized hub location for defense and security programs, education, workforce, regional planning and sustainability.
Establishes opportunities for Collaborative Technology Alliances and Cooperative Research & Development Agreements connecting industry partners with NC universities and DOD programs
Provides a forum for exchange of program information, D&HS requirements, links to capabilities in NC including R&D
Concept for a NC “Center for D&HS” Potential Roles
Universities & Community Colleges: Research & Development capabilities expanded to focus on Defense & HS
requirements: Connects requirements with UNC-CH, NCSU, NC A&T, FSU, ECU, FTCC.
Business and workforce focus: defense intelligence & management programs
Entrepreneurial programs: Idea and Innovation Center as a test bed for high technology development
i3D enhanced training & simulation: AACWI
Partnership for Defense Innovation (PDI): DSTA: accelerator and connections to Special Ops and R&D Federal lab (co-locate after lease expiration?)
Concept for a NC “Center for D&HS” Potential Roles
NC Military Business Center (co-locate?) SBTDC: Small business opportunities associated with DOD programs
BRAC RTF: Assist with developing programs and potential to manage Center operations Virtual network: AA Workforce Innovation Center links our eleven counties;
K-12 Educational programs, CC’s and Universities Defense corridor; economic development and transformation
Regional planning: Center for Sustainability in conjunction with Sustainable Sandhills and Sustainable Ft. Bragg
Smart Growth; Mass transit; environment and green infrastructure Balancing mission, environment, and community
FSU: Business Development; R&D/D&HS - Defense Intelligence, management & security programs - Electron Probe Microscope- Human Factors- Idea & Innovation Center- Small Business Development- Connections and linkages with other universities and programs
NC Center for Defense & Homeland Security “Homeland Security, Intelligence, Technology, Workforce, Sustainability”
NC Center for Defense & Homeland Security “Homeland Security, Intelligence, Technology, Workforce, Sustainability”
FTCC: Workforce/ i3D (8CCs)- i3D Virtual College Center - Virtual network and partnership with other CC’s & Universities- Enhanced Training and Simulation- Military related curriculum- Technology Connection- Military Business Center (co-locate?)
All American Center for Workforce Innovation- Educational Programs- HUB- FTCC: Community Colleges & Universities- Pipeline for Workforce- Defense Business Association
Partnership for Defense Innovation- Defense Security Technology Accelerator- Federal Wireless Lab- Technology Connection- USASOC requirements
*Draft Concept rev 10/27/2008 BRAC RTF
*Photo of Biotech Center in RTP used as an illustration
Center for Regional Planning and Sustainability- Sustainable Sandhills - Sustainable Fort Bragg ?- Environmental and regional planning
Workforce Transformation
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Workforce Demonstration Program
Educating and retraining the workforce
to meet the needs of Fort Bragg
and existing and emerging industries
Workforce Transformation
U.S. DOL awarded a Workforce Demonstration grant for $5 million to the BRAC RTF for the Ft. Bragg region.
Will be a model for Workforce Transformation and training for BRAC growth communities.
Identify and meet the needs of existing and emerging companies. Meet the workforce needs of the military installations and
contractors. Retain military separating from the service and regional college
graduates.
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Workforce Demonstration Program
Workforce Demonstration Program
Program Goals Develop the skilled talent for the region’s targeted
high growth, high skill, and high wage industries Strengthen collaboration between the region’s
education and training institutions Enhance the region’s entrepreneurial climate to create
and expand business, and generate new high growth, high skill, and high wage employment opportunities
Workforce Demonstration Program
Overall Objectives: Utilize the growth at Ft. Bragg as the catalyst to
integrate the region’s workforce, economic and educational resources to support emerging industry requirements.
Establish the All-American Center for Workforce Innovation to create career tracks to meet workforce demands.
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Workforce Demonstration Program Strategies
Strategy One – Thorough resource mapping; exhaustive analysis of emerging occupational and academic demands; gap analysis of existing and projected workforce requirements.
Contract awarded to TDA, BAH, and Center for Economic Competitiveness is on-going and due by end of May 09.
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Workforce Demonstration Program
Workforce Demonstration Program
Strategy Two – Establishment of the All-American Center for Workforce Innovation as the transformational mechanism to create specific career tracks with specific industry-based programs.
Brick & mortar Interactive 3D connectivity Web-based talent development and supply tool
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Center of Innovation for Defense and Homeland Security
All-American Center All-American Center for Workforce for Workforce
InnovationInnovation
ALL-AMERICAN CENTER for WORKFORCE INNOVATION
Homeland Security
Military Preparedness
Enhanced Training & Simulation
Educational Careers
Leadership Development
Social Resources
Trades and Skilled Labor Green Tech
Technology Innovation
Healthcare Careers
Academic
Enrichment
Economic Growth
Workforce
Enhancement
Talent
Development
Education Development
Economic Development
Workforce Development
Entrepreneurship
Workforce Demonstration Program
Partners and Stakeholders: Educational institutions: Eight community colleges;
five universities; twelve K-12 systems Workforce Development Boards (four) Economic Developers: (eleven county organizations) Industry and businesses Regional labor force
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Workforce Demonstration Program
Establishing an i3D Center of Excellence at FTCC in partnership with the BRAC RTF/AACWI
State of the art capabilities; education and training Virtual network with i3D classrooms to link K-12, CCs and Universities
Used US DOL funds to purchase 7 i3D classrooms for our 8 Community Colleges
Golden Leaf funding received for 11 classrooms for pilot programs in one high school in each of our 11 counties
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ROBESON BLADEN
SAMPSON
MOORE
LEE
HARNETT
SCOTLAND
RICHMOND
FT. BRAGG
HOKE CUMBERLAND
MONTGOMERY
All-American Center for Workforce Innovation Virtual Networking
10 Community College Campuses
11 Joblink Career Centers
12 Public School Systems
NCMBC
DSTA
5 Universities
SBTDC
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NETWORK INTERFACES
ALL AMERICAN CENTER at
FTCC
Physical Architecture
Virtual Network
Network
Community College System
WDBsK-12 Schools
UNC University
System
11 JobLink Centers
Workforce Demonstration Program
We are looking for industry partners (i3D gaming and enhanced simulation companies) to assist with setting up the program:
Work with FTCC and the BRAC RTF to define industry requirements for talent, equipment, future needs and career field opportunities
Some involvement with high school pilot programs, curriculum and 3D object repository.
Applying i3D technology to train the workforce of tomorrow!
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Workforce Demonstration Program StrateWorrce Demonstration Program gies
Establish Industry partners to work with community colleges and high schools to train skilled workers for defense and high tech companies
Pilot program: utilize the i3D Center at FTCC as the hub for the virtual network and establishing i3D classrooms in high schools and middle schools
Establish an industry partner to work with FTCC, the BRAC RTF and designated schools: Industry requirements; curriculum development; career
field opportunities
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Workforce Demonstration Program
Workforce Demonstration Program
Job Connection Initiative for Construction Cluster Comprised of industry, WDBs, ESC, education
providers, NCMBC, NC DOL, Fort Bragg ACAP & ACS/ERP
Working with construction contractors for placing local workers on Fort Bragg and other regional projects
Joint brochure and Hensel Phelps website
Educational Programs
Program Goals Build leadership and STEM programs Increase graduation rate Decrease dropout rate Strengthen collaborations across the
educational continuum to address workforce development
Next Steps Complete the resource mapping and gap analysis on
emerging defense and homeland security clusters Expand i3D capability to our public and private universities
and to all high schools and middle schools in BRAC RTF region
Partner with FSU and UNC-P to study the economic impact on minority and other special populations
Sign a contract for development of the Career Exploration and Job Connection Pipeline
Workforce Demonstration Program The Way Forward
Talent Acquisition Platform
Project Objective Design and produce a regionally-focused, interactive,
web-based career exploration and talent acquisition platform to be used by unemployed, under-employed, and dislocated workers; separating military, military spouses; career changers; public schools (6-12), community colleges, universities; employers, JobLinks, economic developers, and other populations and customers.
Cost for platform budgeted at $1.1M
Futures, Inc. selected as vendor. Product due in 6 months.
BRAC RTF Contact Info
Executive Director: Paul Dordal [email protected] Deputy Director: John Harbison [email protected] Regional Planner: Don Belk [email protected] Program Manager for Education: Dr. Jane Smith [email protected] Program Manager for Workforce: Tim Moore [email protected] Communications & Outreach Coord: Renee Lane [email protected] Executive Assistant: John Bellamy [email protected] Administrative Assistant: Renee Siemiet [email protected] 910-436-1344: Website: www.bracrtf.com
*Offices are located on Fort Bragg