DELIVERING A DEMAND LED SYSTEM IN THE U'S' THE ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGES APPROACH

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DELIVERING A DEMAND LED SYSTEM IN THE U.S.THE
ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGES APPROACH

• LEARNING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
• NORTHERN IRELAND
• DR. BRUCE LESLIE, CHANCELLOR
• THE ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGES

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Opportunities for Improvement
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HOWDY YALL!
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Texas
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San Antonio, Texas
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Alamo Community Colleges Service Area
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The Alamo Community Colleges
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San Antonio
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The Alamo
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REMEMBER THE ALAMO!

• 40 Irish/Scots/English of 185 died at the Alamo
• Davy Crockett and William Barret Travis were
  descendents of Ulster Irish
• Sam Houston, President of The Republic ofTexas,
  and First Governor of Texas, was of Irish
  heritage

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Mission San Jose
Photo from SACVB
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The RiverwalkWWW.VISITSANANTONIO.COM
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The Riverwalk at Christmas
Photo from SACVB/Al Rendon
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THE CLUSTER MODELTHE 5 KEY ELEMENTS

• DESCRIBE THE CLUSTER MODEL
• ANALYZING THE DEMAND AND SUPPLY
• PARTNERING
• ASSESSMENTS AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS
• SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES THE ACADEMIES

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ELEMENT 1 THE CLUSTER MODEL

• A cluster is a geographically proximate group
  of interconnected companies and associated
  institutions in a particular field, linked by
  commonalities and complementarities.
• - Michael Porter, Harvard University

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Successful Cluster InitiativesBuild
Comprehensive Economic Foundation Approach
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In successful regions Clusters and Foundations
support one another in a Vital Cycle
New people and Ideas drawn to the region
Competitive Clusters
Tourism
Quality Economic Foundations
Media
Financial Services
Food
Human Resources
Life Sciences
Machinery
Information Technology
Financial Capital
Technology
Energy
Physical Infra-Structure
BusinessClimate
Quality Of Life
New companies and industries formed in the region
New firms Attracted to The region
Capital drawn into the region
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THE CLUSTERS MODEL

• Communitys vision of the jobs it wants
• Qualitative approach to job creation
• Defines and builds upon strengths of community

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San Antonios Clusters

• Aerospace/Military
• IT Telecom
• Automotive/Advanced Manufacturing
• Finance/Business/Professional Services
• Construction Materials Equipment
• Health and Bio Science
• Apparel Textiles
• Oil Gas
• Tourism/Food Processing
• Transportation

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ELEMENT 2 ANALYZING THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND
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WHY USE CLUSTERS TO MEET DEMAND?

• Provides discrete analysis of needs and
  opportunities
• Provides way to organize ACCs approach to
  meeting demand
• Provides understanding of relevant employers with
  which to engage
• Provides focus and measurable strategies

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21st Century Jobs

• Source - U.S. Department of Commerce - 21st.
  Century Skills for 21st. Century Jobs

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State of Texas Education Attainment Gaps
Source Texas State Data Center
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An Industry Cluster-Based Approach to What do we
Teach?

• Survey of Occupations
• Understanding Career Ladders
• Mapping of Skills
• Address Barriers and Gaps in System of Skill
  Acquisition.

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CONCEPTUALIZING WHERE AND HOW MANY NEEDED?

• Quantitative analysis of employment and payroll
  data
• Qualitative research into the web of
  relationships in the cluster
• Validation with cluster employers

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ANALYZING THE SUPPLY

• THECB- Closing the Gaps by 2015
• Census data
• Education, literacy, participation
• Unemployment Insurance Data
• Shows 5 - 10 year data
• School/College enrollment/graduation patterns
  (Skills Training)
• Identifies lack of need/skill alignment
• Shows student skill preparedness
• CBOs (Adult Learners)
• Employers

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ELEMENT 3PARTNERING

• Requires AGGRESSIVELY BEING AT THE TABLE
• DOL (Alamo WorkSource)
• Chambers of Commerce
• Industry Associations (SAMA)
• Local State Economic Development (County/City)
• Cluster Organizations (SABio)
• Advisory Committees
• P16 Councils
• Individuals and Individual Companies

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HIP-TO-HIP WITH THE EDUCATION PARTNERS

• Dual Credit
• Tech Prep
• Early College High School
• College Connections
• Early Remediation
• College Readiness/Curriculum Alignment
• The Pathways Project
• Employability Skills/Completion Rates
• Automatic University Transfer

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MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT

• Program Advisory Committees
• Meetings with cluster CEOs
• On-going analysis of reports and meetings with
  Chambers, Economic Development Organizations,
  DOL, Associations, Cluster Organizations,
  Legislators/Staff

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ELEMENT 4ASSESSMENTS AND CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENTS
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DETERMINING COMPETENCIES TO MEET DEMAND

• Key Build Employers into Academic Structure
• DACUMs
• Cluster/Association Reviews
• Advisory Committee Reviews
• Program Reviews
• Build FUNDRAISING into Budget Development at each
  college
• Build in Peer Reviews
• Coordinating Board Review every 3 years
• Program Accreditations
• SACS College Accreditation

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DETERMINING THE STANDARDS

• Company Information
• World Class Norms within Company
• Toyota utilizes TPS Global Standards
• Boeing Lockheed Martin utilize international
  FAA standards and procedures
• Rack Space utilizes CISCO, Red Hat, Oracle, and
  Microsoft certification standards
• Multi-skill trend
• National Industrial Standards Manufacturing
• AMTEC (Automotive Manufacturing Training and
  Education Consortia)

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ELEMENT 5SUCCESS EXAMPLESTHE ALAMO ACADEMIES
AND SHARED GOVERNANCE
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THREE ACADEMIES

• AEROSPACE
• MANUFACTURING
• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/SECURITY

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ACADEMIES Plus

• Space Camp
• P16 Plus of Greater Bexar County
• San Antonio City Employee Training

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ACADEMY PARTNERS

• The City of San Antonio
• The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
• Industry Associations (SAMA)
• Public Schools (Tech Prep Dual Credit)
• Area Universities
• Trinity University
• UTSA

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ACADEMY BENEFITS

• STRUCTURE (CLUSTERS)
• CURRICULUM 2 2 2
• INTIMATE BUSINESS AND SCHOOL SUPPORT
• FUNDING
• PROGRAM EQUIPMENT
• STUDENTS INTERNSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, JOBS
• AND 30 COLLEGE HOURS/CERTIFICATE
• AND - TRANSFER TO UNIVERSITY

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ETHNIC BACKGROUND
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ACADEMY ENROLLMENT YTD
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ACADEMY OUTCOMES
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ACADEMY GRADUATE STATISTICS

• 368 graduates (98 continued higher education or
  obtained jobs with the Aerospace, Manufacturing
  or IT Industries, or joined the Military
• Last 2 graduating classes (125) awarded over
  345,000 in Scholarships
• Average starting hourly wage all graduates
  10.25 per hour
• Average starting pay 27,730 Salary 21,320
  (10.25 x 2080 hrs) plus 6,400 in benefits

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DOL INVESTMENT IN ACC

• Texas Workforce Commission
• 17 million to ACC in Skill Development Industry
  Cluster Training in 18 months.

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LOCKHEED MARTIN ACADEMY HIRING

• Since 2000, Lockheed Martin has employed 44
  Academy graduates, over 13 percent of their
  direct labor force. 
• By 2012, Aerospace Academy graduates
  will represent 25 percent of the Lockheed Martin
  labor force.

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SUMMARY

• THE CLUSTER MODEL PROVIDES VISION STRUCTURE
• BUSINESS MUST DRIVE THE PIPELINE
• COLLABORATION ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL
• DATA IS DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN
• BEST PIPELINE IS WITH DIRECT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
  COMPANY, SCHOOLS AND CBOS

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PIPELINE CHALLENGES

• THIS IS COLLEGE!
• STUDENTS DONT WANT TO MISS OUT
• MANY STUDENTS HAVE TO WORK
• THE OPPORTUITIES ARE NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD
• LOW LEVELS OF DEGREE COMPLETION

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REFERENCES

• WWW.ACCD.EDU (Chancellor)
• Alamo WorkSource, The Alamo Regional Industry
  Cluster Analysis, July, 2005
• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board,
  Closing the Gaps by 2015. Austin Texas Higher
  Education Coordinating Board, 2007
• ACT, Ready for College and Ready for Work Same
  or Different?, 2006

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GRACIAS A TODOS!