TAACCCT ON Presentation – October 2, 2014
Supported by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Training and Administration’s (DOLETA)
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program (TAACCCT)
Presenters
Colleen Nienaber
Central Community College
Beth Vavrina
Southeast Community College
“W”s – Who/What/When/Where
• Round 2, $5.6 million Single-State Consortium project
serving the manufacturing sector in Nebraska.
• CCC is the lead institution of the Consortium consisting
of CCC, MCC, NECC, SCC, WNCC, and UNL (in a support
role).
NECC
WNCC
MCC
CCC
UNL
SCC
Nebraska Community Colleges
Purpose
Serve veterans, TAA-eligible workers, unemployed, and
under-employed workers.
• NE has 3.5% unemployment
• 96 TAA eligible workers in NE as of July
Who is the target population for your TAACCCT grant? Why?
Purpose
• Aligned with nationally-recognized certifications for
manufacturing workers
• New Diversified Manufacturing Technology Certificate
(DMT)
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Jointly-articulated
Portable
Stackable
Flexible
• Focuses on core manufacturing competencies
• Grow the pipeline of High-Wage, High-Demand, HighSkill workers in Nebraska
Purpose
Fall 2014, Consortium is offering a new DMT Certificate
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Intro to Industrial Safety – 3 semester credits
Intro to Quality & Continuous Improvement – 3 semester credits
Intro to Manufacturing Technology – 3 semester credits
Intro to Maintenance Technology - 3 semester credits
Project IMPACT Homepage
Eligible Participants
Unique Participants Served: The total number of individuals for the
year who entered any of the grant-funded programs offered to date.
– Instances of “grant-funded” programs and courses include, but are not limited to:
o a course where the curriculum was developed, purchased, or modified using
grant funds;
o a course for which training equipment that is required for the course were
purchased using grant funds;
o a course that is taught by an instructor whose salary is paid for in whole or in
part with grant funds;
o an internship program developed with grant funds;
o a course that uses classroom supplies purchased with grant funds;
o and a course held in classroom space that was altered with grant funds.
What comments and/or questions are there about
participants?
Curriculum Features
New Diversified Manufacturing Technology Certificate
– Each DMT course is aligned with a Manufacturing Standard
Skills Council (MSSC) Certified Production Technician (CPT)
national certification module
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CPT addresses core technical competencies in manufacturing focusing
on safety, quality, production, and maintenance
Curriculum Features
New Diversified Manufacturing Technology Certificate
– DMT is part of pathway to multiple manufacturing programs:
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Advanced Manufacturing/Precision Machining
Mechatronics/Electromechanical
Quality
Drafting & Design
Welding
Instrumentation/Electronics
Energy Operations
Diversified Manufacturing Technology
MSSC Alignment to DMT Certificate
Curriculum
Project DMT curriculum is on OneDrive
What cloud-based systems are used for managing other
consortium communications?
Curriculum
Tooling U SME: online, interactive text resource from
– Tooling U accounts assigned to students at the beginning of
the term
– Aligned with the MSSC CPT credentials
– Project IMPACT and Tooling U staff available to assist
students, instructors, and staff
– Supplemental online interactive virtual simulation
components (developed by UNL)
Curriculum
Contextual remediation components aligned with DMT
course for students who need additional work on math,
reading, and writing
– Two courses contain foundations math components
– Two courses contain foundations English components
Enhanced Coaching Resources
Behavioral support
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Objectives
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Develop and support participant
psychological capital, stress
management and resilience
Improve training program
retention and completion
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Psychological Capital - improve
students’ Hope / Efficacy /
Resiliency / Optimism (HERO) –
administered by Participant
Coaches
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Behavioral Assessments administered by trained staff (UNL)
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Conducted under IRB approval
Enhanced Coaching Resources
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Other
Characteristics (KSAO)
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Objectives
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Develop and deliver KSAO
assessments to predict participant’s
ability to meet the physical and
cognitive demands of 14
manufacturing-related SOC/O*NET
job descriptions
Conduct assessments at
Consortium sites with mobile work
simulator
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Administered by trained staff
(UNL)
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Conducted under IRB approval
Second Life - Interactive Resource
Second Life is
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3D virtual world environment developed in
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Characters are called avatars and interact with
millions of other users around the world
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Used as grounds for research and education
Objectives
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Engage current and future participants
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Provide innovative instructional support
Host Participant Coach workshops
Recruiting and Outreach activities
Help transform the perception of
manufacturing
Provide career exploration
Online Resources
• Project IMPACT Website
• Project IMPACT on Facebook
• Project IMPACT on Twitter
• Project IMPACT OneDrive cloud storage
• Second Life islands:
– Project IMPACT NE island
– Central Nebraska Career Academy
Assessment
• External Evaluation – Formative and Summative
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Quantitative data originates from participant intake at each college
Participant intake forms are available as examples.
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Qualitative case studies document on-going progress
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Every quarter, the External Evaluator meets independently with each Consortium college to
document the project’s progress
Quarterly written case study update reports are provided to the Project Manager
Internal/External project surveys are conducted on a semi-annual basis
An External Evaluation Advisory committee meets quarterly to discuss project events,
activities, and progress
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Each college assigns a unique, confidential identity to participants and provides that
information to the external evaluator for aggregate analysis
Each college tracks participant performance for DOL reporting purposes and reports aggregate
data to the lead institution
A statistical analysis is performed by the External Evaluator to help document project efficacy
Written reports are provided quarterly
Business, Education, and Nebraska government agencies are part of this committee
Evaluation training is conducted for internal and external partners on an annual basis
Questions/Lessons Learned
• Hiring and startup activities take time
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Build in sustainable activities from the start
• Coordinating within a Consortium takes much more time than working with a
single institution
• Communication is important
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Regular meetings and accountable activities keep the project on a timeline
Use multiple means of communication
Don’t assume that you and someone else have the same understanding
• Don’t create something new unless you must – new endeavors take more
time and there are many high quality resources available
• Train and follow-up – everyone tends to forget what is not in front of them
• Involve business, local community groups, government agencies
Consortium-Wide Project Staff
Dan Davidchik
Project Manager
Central Community College
402-562-1408 / [email protected]
Colleen Nienaber
Virtual Site Coordinator
Central Community College
402-562-1474 / [email protected]
Jamey Peterson-Jones
Curriculum Development Specialist
Central Community College
308-398-7581 / [email protected]
David Vanderheiden
Programmer / Media Producer
Central Community College
402-562-1462 / [email protected]
Sue Baer
Administrative Assistant
Central Community College
402-562-1425 / [email protected]
Tiffany Hartwell
Website Developer
Central Community College
402-461-2174 / [email protected]
Mark Funkey
Associate Dean / Co-PI & Budget Officer
Central Community College
402-461-2558 / [email protected]
Kevin Grosskopf
Co-PI
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
352-494-9591 / [email protected]
College-Specific Project Staff
Ashley Weets
Participant Coach
Central Community College
308-398-7953 / [email protected]
Beth Vavrina
Site Coordinator
Southeast Community College
402-323-3418 / [email protected]
Tammy Green
Site Coordinator
Metropolitan Community College
402-457-2688 / [email protected]
Kate Loden
Participant Coach
Southeast Community College
800-933-7223 ext. 8283 / [email protected]
Robert Caldwell
Participant Coach
Metropolitan Community College
402-738-4771 / [email protected]
Doug Mader
Coordinator/Coach
Western Nebraska Community College
308-630-6556 / [email protected]
Shanelle Grudzinski
Coordinator/Coach
Northeast Community College
402-844-7692 / [email protected]