Advanced Manufacturing
Colorado’s Advanced Manufacturing Pathway:
Filling the Talent Pipeline
Presented By:
Ben Nesbitt
Jo O’Brien
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New Realities:
Education, Workforce &Economic Development
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14.3% - Unemployment rate among youth ages 16-24
4.8 million – Estimated job openings in our economy
54% - Companies with vacancies they cannot find qualified workers to fill
55% - Job seekers blame gaps in their education on lack of skill
42% - Job seekers reported a lack of knowledge about career opportunities
25% - Job seekers reported receiving career path counseling in HS
41% - Job seekers wished they had received more career guidance
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New Realities:
Education, Workforce & Economic Development
“In public education, one size does not fit all. If all students are to be
successful, they need a choice of the pathway they will take to college- and/or
career-readiness. It is critical that we provide viable pathways through career
and technical education with programs that integrate both academics and
technical skills and are aligned to employer needs so that we can prepare
students for the high-paying, high-skills jobs available in the 21st century.”
Terry Holliday, Chair, CCSSO Task Force on Improving Readiness
Commissioner of Education, Kentucky
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The Need to Transform Our System
• Enlist the employer community as a lead partner in defining
the pathways and skills most essential in today’s economy
• Set a higher bar for the quality of career preparation
programs, enabling all students to earn a meaningful
postsecondary degree or credential
• Make career readiness matter to schools and students by
prioritizing it in accountability systems
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Key Industry Networks
Core Objective V : Educate and Train the Workforce of the Future
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Recruit, Grow and Retain Businesses
Increase Access to Capital
Create and Market a Stronger Colorado Brand
Educate and Train the Workforce of the Future
Cultivate Innovation and Technology
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Resources to Accomplish the Task
• HB1165 Manufacturing Career Pathways
– Inventory skill gaps, recommend strong courses, and
design easy entry and exit ramps for workforce
• TAACCCT/CHAMP
– Significant Advanced Manufacturing equipment
infrastructure, curriculum development in manufacturing
programs and self-driven career exploration.
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Advanced Manufacturing is defined as…
…the method to design and produce.
It uses innovative technology, processes
and methods to improve the quality of
production, products & workforce.
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Colorado & Advanced Manufacturing
Colorado is positioned to expand its Advanced
Manufacturing capacities.
This will require skill and
knowledge preparation of our
workforce. A clear career
pathway will need to be
designed in order to attract
and grow people with these
competitive and specialized
skill sets.
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HB 1165 is the Plan to Get Us There
• This year:
– Agreement about the skill and knowledge gaps
• Business-led analysis of skill competences
– Review of curriculum and training
• Inventory of education courses, mentoring and assets
– A design of a quality career roadmap/“Colorado’s Talent
Pipeline”
• Education and training options that enable individuals to
obtain industry-validated skills and industry certifications
leading to employment in the manufacturing sector.
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So what did Colorado
Advanced Manufacturers
tell us?
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Occupations most urgently needed in Colorado’s
Advanced Manufacturing job market
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Fabrication and Assembly Workers
Production Workers
CNC Operators
CNC Machine Programmers
Front Line Supervisors
Machinists
Maintenance and Repair Service Specialists
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Inspectors and Quality Control Workers
Supply Chain and Sales Specialists
Welders
Engineers (process, electrical, etc.)
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The generalized career paths needed in
Colorado’s Advanced Manufacturing businesses
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Production pathway
Engineering / Research and Development pathway
Logistics and Planning pathway
Maintenance, Repair and Installation pathway
Quality Assurance pathway
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Career Pathway Example:
Advanced Manufacturing
Colorado’s Advanced
Manufacturing Pathway Model
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Industry Driven
5 Micro Summits
Identification Top Regional Hot Jobs
Identification of Skill Gaps
Review of Regional Education
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So we know the 2014 “hot jobs” and their
predominantly advertised skills and muscle sets.
So…
What stands in the way of a steady wave of talent
for businesses that need great employees?
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The new entry level skills in all manufacturing jobs. (Work Readiness)
Adaptability to cope with unknown variables which occur daily in manufacturing
Confidence to make a decision
The capacity to solve complex problems (Individually and with others)
and execute solutions
Accuracy and precision in all work
Persuasion of an idea based on logic (sales, floor work, design, etc.)
Hourly use of quality measures and assurance proofs
A premium on finding customer solutions or bringing products to market more quickly than the
competition
Innovations crafted for existing customer need or inventions which a society would crave
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Interested???
• Coordinators
• Asset Map
• Curriculum
Collective commitment to supporting all
of our students and providing them with
multiple pathways to fulfilling careers!
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HB1165 Resources
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Web page
Career paths
Regional paths
1 page descriptions
ICAP’s with POS
Catalogue of local assets
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Ben Nesbitt
[email protected]
Jo O’Brien
jo.o’[email protected]
www.coloradomanufacturingcareers.com
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