University-Industry Relations Roundtable Briefing by Neil Reddy, Executive Director

AIST Foundation University-Industry Relations Roundtable Briefing by Neil Reddy, Executive Director

MSSC: industry-led non-profit national certifying body with 700+ Authorized Assessment Centers in 44 states Work and worker standards, curricula, assessments and certifications for the core technical competencies of front-line industrial jobs Applicable to all front-line production jobs (6 million) Applicable to all front-line material handling and distribution jobs (5.3 million) Applicable to a broad population of: students, unemployed, under- utilized, career-changers, displaced & incumbent workers, and veterans 2

1998: Recognized by the federally created U.S. National Skill Standards Board (NSSB) as the Voluntary Partnership for all of manufacturing Responsible under National Skill Standards Act for developing industry-led standards, assessments and certifications for front-line workers (entry-level through front-line supervisor) 2001: NSSB formally endorsed MSSC national standards. Standards development involved 700 companies, 4000 front- line workers, 300 experts, $9 million public & private funds 3

ANSI ISO Standard 17024 Accreditation (Dec 2011) for both CPT and CLT. Only U.S. Certification body with ISO 17024 for manufacturing and logistics. Adopted by US DOL, US DOEd, US DOD, Job Corps, VA, Federal Prison System Only Partner in the NAM-Endorsed Skill Certification System to receive two NAM endorsements CPT (2009) and CLT (2011) Overcoming the Manufacturing Skills Gap Toolkit-NAM Taskforce on Competitiveness & the Workforce Jay Timmons, President of NAM, and by Doug Oberhelman, Chair and CEO, Caterpillar and Chair of NAM Board Only U.S. Certification body with ISO 17024 for manufacturing and logistics. Jay Timmons, President of NAM, and by Doug Oberhelman, Chair and CEO, Caterpillar and Chair of NAM Board 4

Prepare the technologically-savvy, agile Industrial Athlete of the Future Industrial Athlete of the Future 5

Focus: Core competencies needed for agile, multi worker Deploy system of training, assessment and certification based on industry Example: Successful ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certification the standard for automotive repair technicians Core competencies needed for agile, multi- -disciplinary worker using more technology, more quickly disciplinary industry- -led led, validated MSSC standards ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) 6

Critical Work Functions of Production Safety Quality Practices & Measurement Manufacturing Processes & Production Maintenance Awareness Green Production Certified Logistics Associate (Foundational) Global supply chain life cycle, basic terminology, safety, quality, equipment, behavior, teamwork, communication, computers Certified Logistics Technician (Mid Receiving, storing, ordering, packaging, shipping, inventory control, transportation modes, dispatch, tracking, measurement, metric conversion Critical Work Functions of Production Safety Quality Practices & Measurement Manufacturing Processes & Production Maintenance Awareness Green Production Certified Logistics Associate (Foundational) Global supply chain life cycle, basic terminology, safety, quality, equipment, behavior, teamwork, communication, computers Certified Logistics Technician (Mid- -technical) Receiving, storing, ordering, packaging, shipping, inventory control, transportation modes, dispatch, tracking, measurement, metric conversion technical) 7

Modular courses provided both in a blended learning mode (half instructor-led, half e-learning) or fully online (instructor mentored) MSSC e-learning: computer-based simulation, multimedia, interactive E-Learning Demo: CPT CLT Course Length 35-45 hours for each CPT Module 28 hours for each CLT Module 8

Currency: Standards updated annually by industry subject matter experts standards Infrastructure: 1300+ teachers, 430 CC & 120 HS assessment sites Delivery: 80,000+ Currently in 44 states Top 10: IN, OH, FL, WI, TX, SC, CA, NC, IL, CO Standards updated annually by industry subject matter experts. . Courses and assessments aligned with 1300+ teachers, 430 CC & 120 HS assessment sites 80,000+ assessments & 65,000+ 44 states 65,000+ credentials 9

Aligns well with NAM System partners Aligns well with Industry Sector credentials i.e., AMTEC (Auto Industrial Maintenance Technician (IMT) credential active with VW and Nissan in TN) Manufacturing Career Pathway Manufacturing Career Pathway AWS MSSC CPT ACT SME NIMS Foundational Foundational Auto Career Pathway Auto Career Pathway TDL Career Pathway TDL Career Pathway APICS MSSC CPT MSSC CLT AMTEC ASTL Foundational Foundational Foundational Foundational 10

17 MSSC Authorized Assessment Centers: Beaver Bethlehem AVTS Bucks County Community College Butler County Community College Central York High School Community College of Allegheny County Delaware County Community College Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center HACC Harrisburg Lehigh Career & Technical Institute Montgomery County Community College New Century Careers PA Career Link of Lancaster County PACL Erie County Pennsylvania College of Technology Pittsburgh Technical Institute 17 MSSC Authorized Assessment Centers: Beaver County Career and Technology Center Bethlehem AVTS Bucks County Community College Butler County Community College Central York High School Community College of Allegheny County Delaware County Community College Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center HACC- - Central Pennsylvania's Community College Harrisburg Area Community College Lehigh Career & Technical Institute Montgomery County Community College New Century Careers PA Career Link of Lancaster County PACL Erie County Pennsylvania College of Technology Pittsburgh Technical Institute PA Assessments (Since 2007) PA Assessment Delivery & Certification Attainment Assessments (Since 2007) Assessment Delivery & Certification Attainment County Career and Technology Center CPT CLT Total Certificates 1,337 160 1,497 Pass Rate 81% 59% 78% 1,080 95 1,175 Central Pennsylvania's Community College Area Community College- -York Campus York Campus 11

Public Private Partnerships WIBs, Associations/Chambers, ED groups, city and state governments Imbed credentialing programs for-credit, dual-credit, non-credit, approved state lists State legislation WIBs Veterans Department of Corrections tax burdens (DOL Bonding Program) Charity orgs Public Private Partnerships: Industry, Secondary, Post-Secondary, Imbed credentialing programs in secondary and post-secondary: State legislation to reward CTE credentials WIBs combine unemployment compensation with skills training Veterans programs Department of Corrections CTE for incarcerated = tax payers not Charity orgs: Good Will, United Way, Easter Seals, Salvation Army 12

San Antonio Community partnership between the Alamo Colleges, ISDs, area cities, industry (AT&T, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney, and Toyota), Manufacturers Association, regional WIB, and Economic Development offices Junior & Senior FT, eight-week position that pays students $2,800 Toyota internships require: MSSC CPT-SF Junior Yr. & CPT-QP Senior Yr. Alamo Academies Success Rates: 42% of graduates receive jobs and the remaining 58% go on to higher education. Alamo Academies visit http://www.alamo.edu/academies or contact Executive Director, Gene Bowman, by e-mail at obowman@alamo.edu phone (210) 831-6530 13

2010 and MSSC CPT to credential 2010- -11 DOL Grant Partnership IUE/CWA, SW OH WIB, CC, & Industry: used ACT and MSSC CPT to credential 600 displaced workers 11 DOL Grant Partnership IUE/CWA, SW OH WIB, CC, & Industry: used ACT 600 displaced workers 427 CPT gained employment Additional 25 427 CPT gained employment Additional 25% entered a postsecondary education/training % entered a postsecondary education/training program program SW OH WIB certification SW OH WIB Rapid Response certification Rapid Response to credential to credential 281 dislocated workers to acquire CPT 281 dislocated workers to acquire CPT 165 Additional 42 165 who earned Additional 42 entered a postsecondary education/training who earned CPT CPT - -122 entered a postsecondary education/training program 122 found employment found employment (74%) (74%) program 14

Cincinnati State TCC: launched (02/2013) first Get Skills to Work veteran credentialing pilot (led by GE, Alcoa, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, the Gary Sinise Foundation and NAMs Manufacturing Cincinnati State TCC: launched (02/2013) first Get Skills to Work veteran credentialing pilot (led by GE, Alcoa, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, the Gary Sinise Foundation and NAMs Manufacturing Institute) Institute) Graduated 68 veterans to date, with 80% either gaining full time employment (70% of those interviewed are hired within 30 days) Employer Partners Network of over 50 employers in the region supports the Get Skills program Graduated 68 veterans to date, with 80% either gaining full time employment (70% of those interviewed are hired within 30 days) or electing to enroll in school full Employer Partners Network of over 50 employers in the region supports the Get Skills program or electing to enroll in school full- -time within 60 days time within 60 days CPT Plus 19% entering postsecondary/education training program 90% Success CPT Job Placement 71% Plus 19% entering postsecondary/education training program 90% Success Job Placement 71% 15

333 CPT & CLT Certificants (Jan-June 13) Value of Certification 90% 92% 95% 94% 92% environment 94% 94% 90% felt more confident on the job 92% feel more comfortable with the language of the industry 95% have a better understanding of the work functions 94% are feel more able to adopt new tasks and technologies 92% are more confident in working in a high performance/multi-task 94% feel more better prepared to work in a team environment 94% feel more able to problem solve or handle emergency situations 16

Pipeline of skilled workers training into schools Decreased recruitment costs industry-recognized credentials Elimination of company remedial training costs Attract, motivate and retain Agile workers capable of keeping pace with technological change Increased training ROI against standards Pipeline of skilled workers by embedding MSSC certification Decreased recruitment costs by preferring job candidates with Elimination of company remedial training costs Attract, motivate and retain qualified employees Agile workers capable of keeping pace with technological change Increased training ROI by targeting skills gaps benchmarked 17

Review industry-recognized credentialing and CC programs Adopt a recruitment policy share with HR, Educators, gov t Participate in credentialing programs w/industry SMEs Provide incentives for new & incumbent workforce to earn credentials Write to State Government (Governor, DoED, DOL/WIBs & DWD) Communicate support of endorsed credentialing programs to locale educators Engage in secondary internships, orientation, school-to-work programs 18

Increases industry client base through MSSC nationally recognized certification-based training Increases student enrollment through on-demand e-learning solutions Provides instructor training to increase skills and opportunities Multiple delivery formats allow flexible scheduling Enables schools to offer certifications as well as degrees Increases industry client base through MSSC network? network? and 19

Neil Reddy Executive Director reddyn@msscusa.org Tel. www.msscusa.org Neil Reddy Executive Director reddyn@msscusa.org Tel. 703 www.msscusa.org 703- -739 739- -9000 x2221 9000 x2221 20