WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE 2004

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WORKFORCE INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE 2004 San
Antonio, TX July 20, 2004 Maintaining a
Competitive Edge Workforce Solutions for the
Advanced Manufacturing Industry
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Advanced Manufacturing/ Integrated Systems
Technology (AM/IST) Training and Employment
Program
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• Supporting the Presidents High Growth Job
  Training Initiative for Advanced Manufacturing

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What is Integrated Systems Technology?
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• Individuals with IST skills operate,
  troubleshoot, and maintain the high-tech
  equipment found in todays industrial
  environments.

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The AM/IST Program Provides Critical
Cross-Training Among Systems
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• Electrical
• Electronic/PLCs
• Mechanical

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AM/IST Program Participants
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AM/IST Program Data
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• Since May 2003 (14 months), 157 manufacturers
  have hired 1 or more AM/IST program participants.
• 15 of these manufacturers have hired 2 or more
  program participants.

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Therm-O-Disc, in Mansfield, Ohio, has Hired 5
AM/IST Program Participants
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Additional Examples of Multiple Hires
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• Tower Automotive (Chicago, IL) 5
• Sweetheart Cup (Chicago, IL) 4
• Pepsi (Chicago, IL) 3
• IBC Wonder Bread (Cleveland
• Toledo, OH and Chicago, IL) 3
• Legitt Platt (Elgin, IL) 3
• RO International (Elgin, IL) 3

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Sample AM/IST Job Titles Wages
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• Field Service Technician
• Maintenance Mechanic
• Mechanical Technician
• Maintenance Technician

• 18.00/hr.
• 18.00/hr.
• 17.85/hr.
• 17.00/hr.

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Bringing Industry into the Classroom
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The AM/IST Program Brings Industry into the
Classroom
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Employer Partners
Anderson Packaging has Chosen to Pay a Percentage
of the Instructors Salary at Rock Valley College
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AM/IST Curricula
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• Individualized
• Modularized
• Self-Paced
• Hands-on
• Authentic Assessment

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Government Partners
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• US Department of Labor
• Ohio Job Family Services/ Office of Workforce
  Development
• Illinois Department of Commerce Economic
  Opportunity

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NCIST
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LWIA/ One Stop Center Partners
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Illinois LWIA Partners
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• Rock River Training Corporation (Rockford)
• Kane County Department of Employment Education
  (Elgin)
• Cook County Presidents Office of Employment and
  Training (Palos Hills)
• Mayors Office of Workforce Development (Chicago)

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Current Scope of the Program
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Ohio LWIA Partners

• Cuyahoga County Department of Workforce
  Development (Cleveland)
• Wood County Department of Job Family Services
  (Toledo)
• Richland County Department of Job Family
  Services (Mansfield)
• Montgomery County Department of Job Family
  Services (Dayton)

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CommunityCollege Partners
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Illinois Education Partners
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• Elgin Community College
• Moraine Valley CommunityCollege
• Richard J. Daley College
• Rock Valley College

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Ohio Education Partners
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• Cuyahoga Community College
• North Central State College
• Owens Community College
• Sinclair Community College

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Sample NCIST Marketing
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• Employer Brochure
• AM/IST Program Data/Job Titles
• FAQs
• AM/IST Employment Reports
• NCIST Web Site www.ncist.ilstu.edu

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NCIST CONTACT INFORMATION
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NCIST Contact Information

• Toni McCarty, Ph.D.
• Executive Director
• Illinois State University
• 1802 N. Division St., Suite 603
• Morris, IL 60450
• Ph. 815-942-3180
• Fax [phone]
• Email ncist_at_ilstu.edu
• Website www.ncist.ilstu.edu