Manufacturing Alliance Service Corporation and the Waterbury Adult Education Technical Training Cent

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Manufacturing Alliance Service Corporation and
the Waterbury Adult Education Technical Training
Center
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A Public / Private PartnershipWhy we started

• A brief history of the Project
• 26 years ago, the Vocational Technical Schools in
  the area stopped instruction on Automatic Screw
  Machines ASM
• In 1990 and in 1992, separate surveys were
  compiled and found that through attrition and
  retirement, ASM operators, set-up people and
  entry level workers would be an occupation in
  demand in the Naugatuck Valley.

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why

• In 1992, the Private Sector began meetings with
  education and DOL to see what might be done to
  resolve the shortage.
• As word spread through Manufacturing associations
  SMA, MAC, PMA, PMPa more companies came to the
  table to share their needs. They set aside their
  differences, and shared their concerns.
• In 1994, Waterbury Adult Ed received permission
  to begin a brief training program 10 weeks to
  instruct blueprint reading , shop math, and hands
  on machine operation.

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How

• Manufacturers, in conjunction with the City of
  Waterbury, found an 8,000 sq.ft building to lease
  for the program.
• The manufacturers painted, wired and supplied
  over 500,000 in equipment, machines and labor to
  ready the building.

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why

• they realized that their basic needs were
  generic and could be addressed in a consolidated
  curriculum.
• The manufacturing community agreed that the
  following curriculum would give new employees a
  head start when they began work.

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Basic curriculum

• Math would review basic functions and advance
  through the use of instrumentation in the metal
  trades including micrometers, calipers, gages.
• Blueprint reading would build on the math by
  instructing trainees how to read and interpret a
  blueprint of a part.
• The machine training would concentrate on
  applying the classroom knowledge to operating,
  maintaining and feeding machines.

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How

• While the building was being renovated,
  manufacturers and educators decided on the
  curriculum, BUT THE COURSE MATERIAL WAS CHOSEN BY
  THE MANUFACTURERS.
• The educators formatted the material and decided
  how to deliver it.

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How

• The curriculum committee met twice monthly for
  two years to evaluate and revise all course
  content.

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In between

• The tech center has moved 3 times in 12 years.
• Through a 2 million bond from the state
  legislature, we now have a 20,000 square foot
  permanent location.
• We received a 400,000 earmark grant to expand
  curriculum, buy cnc equipment and install a video
  conferencing center

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In between

• The Center has been approved to instruct all
  related instruction courses for metal trades
  apprentices with an enrollment of 45 of 52 in the
  state.
• In 1997, we were the first school in the country
  to be NIMs accredited, certifying the first
  participant in new England to level 3 screw
  machining.

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Now

• With the direction of industry, we plan to move
  into advanced cnc training
• We will continue to meet with new manufacturers
  to try to fulfill their needs

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Our ever expanding courses

• ALL COURSES MAY BE CUSTOMIZED TO FIT A COMPANYS
  INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND EXPANDED TO COVER ADVANCED
  OPERATIONS.
• Integrated Math covers a review of basics from
  multiplication and division through reading
  instrumentation and SPC.
• Applied Design and Technology covers basic
  blueprint reading and interpretation.
• Basic Machine Operation covers the basics of
  operating, maintaining and feeding ASMs or
  eyelet machines.
• Basic CNC Operations begin with simulator
  training followed by hands-on feeding, operation
  and maintenance.

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More courses

• Lean Manufacturing describes the basic principles
  of lean manufacturing and compares them to
  traditional manufacturing approaches.
• SPC covers main concepts of statistical process
  control and explains how to recognize processes
  that are affected by special causes.
• SPC covers main concepts of statistical process
  control and explains how to recognize processes
  that are affected by special causes.
• Six Sigma covers the basic concepts of Six Sigma,
  including data analysis, types of variation,
  common and

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And more courses

• APPRENTICESHIP COURSES 
• We are State of Connecticut approved for all
  related instruction in the Metal Trades program.
• CUSTOMIZED TRAINING 
• ANY SPECIALIZED TRAINING THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR
  NEW WORKERS, NEW PROCESSES, NEW COMPANIES, OR
  UPGRADING CAN BE DEVELOPED BY OUR STAFF AND
  TRAINING CAN START WITHIN A MATTER OF
  WEEKS. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU NEED AND WE WILL
  MAKE IT HAPPEN.

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Recruiting

• Critical to the success of the program
• DOL as a recruiting source is critical
• Source for NAFTA, taa, and underemployed workers.
  These groups usually have desirable work
  histories
• Target population barriers do not exist
• Word of mouth is a great reference

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Recruiting

• Have a constant presence at one stops.
• Learn what they are about
• Tell them what you do, they may not be aware of
  this specialty
• If possible, explain at orientations what you can
  offer
• Invite groups for tours
• talk up your programs

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recruiting

• Use incumbent worker training to expand your
  target groups

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Placements

• We know we have helped 1100 enter employment or
  upgrade their skills.
• We do not have follow-up for several reasons
  mostly due to State confidentiality laws.

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Money talks.

• Conservatively speaking
• An average entered employment rate of 11/hour
  for a 35 hour week, plus 10 hours of overtime
  plus 30 for benefits for 1100 trainees
• 40,898,000 x 12 years 490,776,000
• Off unemployment, back into the economy

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No tricks, just stay with it

• Form partnerships and add to them.
• Listen to what they want and need and find a way
  to work with them. Most private sector members
  want short term training to build their workforce
  quickly.
• Challenge them to work to identify their common
  needs and they will meet the challenge.
• You will win with shorter claims and more
  placements. they will win with more employees.
• Think out of the box. sorry.

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partnerships

• Be inclusive. related and support industries
  need employees and are willing to be involved.
• Our partnership includes manufacturers,
  educators, support services, banks, trade
  associations, riggers, and finishers.

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Partnerships

• Our board, by charter, is ¾ ¾ 75 manufacturers.

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Our location

• 173 interstate lane, Waterbury,Ct
• www.mascttc.com

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Video conference center

• For distance learning and video conferencing, we
  can connect globally.

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Our Boardroom

• And some of our board members

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Shop floor

• Cnc machines and simulators

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Done never

• Questions
• comments