Industry Driven Regional Collaborative: Advanced Manufacturing

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Industry Driven Regional Collaborative Advanced
Manufacturing

• CCCAOE
• October 18, 215-330

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Todays Panel

• Robert Levesque
• San Bernardino Community College District
• Ron Maiorano
• California Steel Industries, Inc.
• Barbara Halsey
• San Bernardino County, WIB
• Kathi Rodriguez
• Chaffey Community College
• Kathy Dutton
• Chaffey Community College

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California Community Colleges

• Economic and Workforce Development
• Collaborative Partners
• Collaborative Benefits

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Economic and Workforce Development

• The Economic Development Program (EDP) was
  established in 1991, and in 1996 economic
  development became one of the primary missions of
  the California Community Colleges. California
  Education Code Part 52, Section 88500 outlines
  the mission of the economic and workforce
  development program
• (a) To advance California's economic growth and
  global competitiveness through high quality
  education and services .
• (b) To maximize and leverage the resources of the
  California Community Colleges
• (c) To work with representatives of business,
  labor, and professional trade associations . for
  assisting incumbent workers.
• (d) To collaborate with other state and local
  agencies, including partners under the federal
  Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
• (i) To develop strategic public and private
  sector partnerships.

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The Partners

• An active manufacturers consortium that meets
  monthly
• The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment
  Board
• Chaffey Community College District and the San
  Bernardino Community College District

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Benefits to collaboration

• Impractical to do things individually
• We are not subject experts in all disciplines
• The scope of a project extends beyond neat
  community college district boundaries.
• The cost is beyond the means of any one entity,
  especially if the training required is expensive
  and capital intensive.
• Momentum, collectively we can seek additional
  funding for separate though related projects
  (recently received an IDRC grant).
• Better to have a small piece of a big pie than a
  big piece of a no pie.

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THE NEED FOR CRAFT TRAINING

• More technical, sophisticated equipment
• Retirement of many senior craft personnel
• Leaner organizations Lack of specialists
  Cross Training
• Loss of apprenticeship type training programs
• Loss of craft oriented vocational educational
  programs
• Nationwide recruiting for Electricians
• (primarily Navy)

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WHY CUSTOMIZED CRAFT TRAINING?

• Versus Existing College Programs
• College programs generally too long
• College schedules didnt mix well with work
  schedules
• College curricula didnt closely match our needs
• Versus Existing Private Craft Training
• Curricula didnt always match our needs
• Class schedules werent always convenient
  (location)
• Classes were expensive

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WHY CUSTOMIZED TRAINING THROUGH THE LOCAL
COLLEGES AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, VERSUS ETP
(EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PANEL) FUNDING

• Previous demonstration project in 2001/2002
• College facilities and equipment available, with
  known good instructors and curricula also
  colleges were flexible
• Willingness of the local colleges and county
  government to be active partners in this effort
  familiarity with major players
• With multiple companies and customized training,
  the ETP application process would be time
  consuming, and employee tracking difficult
• Under this process, the tracking responsibilities
  and paperwork would fall mostly to the county
  government and the colleges

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COMPANY, COLLEGE, AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT EFFORTS
NEEDED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN

• Equipment selection Trip to Kentucky Indiana
  (companies, colleges, and county government) to
  evaluate equipment and similar training programs
  (2001)
• Mechanical Electrical Committee meetings
  (companies and colleges) to customize curricula
  (2001)
• Monthly Manufacturing Council Meetings (starting
  Nov. 2005)
• Initially six manufacturing companies
• Chaffey College
• San Bernardino Valley College
• Workforce Development Department, San Bernardino
  County
• Workforce Investment Board Application (March,
  2006)

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THE NEED FOR A MANUFACTURING COUNCIL

• Communication and coordination on craft programs
  (between companies, colleges, and county
  government)
• Electrical program (at Chaffey College program
  started May 2006)
• Mechanical program (at San Bernardino Valley
  College program started June 2006)
• Networking for development of other programs to
  help manufacturing companies
• Keeping focus Not trying to do too much
• Recruitment of other companies to join the
  Manufacturing Council

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WIB Participation and support

• Alignment with WIBs vision
• Business/Industry as the story teller
• Answer the sustainability question

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Colleges relationship with WIB

• Trust and Tenacity
• Learning a new language
• Shared vision, mission and values
• Individual relationships are critical to the
  effort

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WIB Perspective on Collaboration
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Obstacles and Solutions

•     For-credit classes VS customized training
•     Class enrollment out of the gate
•     Fluctuating enrollment
•     Council focus
•     Roles of the Council partners
•     Staying one step ahead
•     Commitment of the Council

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Future Goals of the Council

• Continue to focus on workforce development needs
  through customized training
• Manufacturing Council to Industrial Council
• Regional focus

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Questions?
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Thank You!