Sector Strategy and Career Pathway Conference

February 26, 2013

Building A Manufacturing Career Pathway

Career Pathways – Initial Steps

• Regional Industry Skills Education (RISE) Initiative

• Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Grant

• NSF Institutional Level Reform (ILR) Grant• “Academies” for Dislocated Workers

MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS PROGRAM ENTRY POINTS PROGRAM / CURRICULUM MODIFICATION NEW PROGRAM / CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Plastics Technology

One-year Diploma

Employment

Welding

One-year Diploma

Employment

Machine Tool Technician

One-year Diploma

Employment

Employment

Manufacturing Technician

Employment

Fabrication Certificate

One-year

Employment

Basic Operator

Certificate

One-year

Employment

CNC Certificate

One-year

Employment Machine

Operations Certificate

One-year

Employment

Electro-Mechanical

Two-year Diploma

Employment

Industrial Maintenance

Academy

Employment CNC

Academy

Welding Academy

Employment

Employment

Automated Manufacturing

Technician

Employment

Industrial Maintenance Technician

One-year Diploma

Articulating the Pathway

Refining the Pathway

• District-wide demand for manufacturing programming

• Range in Employers’ needs

• Increased interest in 3rd party credentialing

• Variation in skill levels of learners

Focus on Skill LevelsSKILL LEVEL CREDENTIAL EMPLOYMENT

Advanced

Targeted skill development Continuing education and/or professional

development Advanced degrees

Advanced to Supervisory

Intermediate Focus on technical skill development to increase

employability in manufacturing disciplines Certificate, diploma, Associate Degree offerings

Skilled to Advanced

Foundational Develop competencies that are common across

manufacturing disciplines Build basic and employability skills

Unskilled

Exploratory Investigate manufacturing as a career field Build basic math, reading, & language skills

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Connecting Programming to Pathways

SKILL LEVEL CREDENTIALS EMPLOYMENT

Advanced Continuing Education Units / Credits Professional Development Coursework Bachelor’s Degree

Production Manager First-line Supervisor

Intermediate

CNC Setup Technician

Tool & Die / Machinist

Apprenticeship

Millwright / Industrial Electrician Apprenticeship

Millwright Industrial Electrician Maintenance Mechanic Electromechanical (Assembler, Setup, Installer) Technician CNC Setup Technician CNC Operator Machinist Maintenance Mechanic

Precision Machinist Industrial Maintenance

Technician

CNC Operations Machinist Industrial Mechanic

Foundational

Manufacturing Fundamentals Safety

Blueprint Reading

Foundations in Manufacturing

Math / Metrology Communications

Band Saw / Drill Press Operator Welder Helper Technician Helper Machinist Helper Welder Helper Team Assembler Laborer Cleaner / Sweeper Delivery Driver

Exploratory Manufacturing Discovery (non-credit)

Math, Reading, Writing Support Discovering Manufacturing

Building the Pathway• Support needs of all learners.• Employer participation and commitment.• Connection to jobs w/ opportunity for

advancement.• Coordinated intake, assessment, and

orientation.• Close collaboration with Workforce

Development Board, Job Center, among others.

Questions?