Southern Colorado
Economic & Workforce
Development
Overview
July 17th, 2012
John Vukich, Executive Director
Amanda Corum, Director of Operations
Economic & Workforce Development Division
Pueblo Community College
Southern Colorado
Economic & Workforce
Development
Purpose / Desired Outcomes
• Collaborate with multiple resources to serve the economic and workforce needs in
Southern Colorado
• Blend resource capabilities to serve employer needs, (major focus on mfg.)
• Connect K-12 programs (STEM) to post secondary options and employers
• Provide customized training programs for new and incumbent workers
• Serve as a pipeline for connecting employees to academic degree options for longterm advancement
• Support economic development in the region
• Economic & Workforce Development at PCC operates as a self-sustaining Division
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Strategic Partners
Education, Economic Development, Workforce Investment Boards
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College Service Area:
Sectors Grant Workforce
Super Region
Primary Service
Areas
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Aligns with:
Governor
Hickenlooper’s
Colorado Blueprint for
Economic Development
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Colorado: A Manufacturing State?
• Manufacturing Snap-Shot
• Manufacturing Contributions to the States Economy:
$9 Billion/year
• Approximate Number of People Employed in Manufacturing: 127,282
• Over 5300 Manufacturers in Colorado
(Note a: Includes all manufacturing in NAICS Codes 31-33[Apparel-Wood Products])
• National Rankings:
• Small Business Lending
• Academic R&D Intensity
• Entrepreneurial Activity
• STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) Job Concentration
• Top Workforce & Training
Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce & Colorado Department of Labor & Employment, 2010
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5th
7th
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Helping Address Manufacturers Needs
Survey Results 2008-2011
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Too few young people choose careers in Advanced Mfg & Industrial fields
Difficulty finding workers with basic employability, academic, technical skills
Aging workforce, losing intellectual talent
Difficulty finding training providers that are flexible to meet employer needs
People with QA/QC, ISO, Six-Sigma Knowledge
Technical writing skills
Issues related to scaling up production
Cost and reliability of power
Lack of access to manufacturing resources
Not aware of Colorado resources
Innovation / Intellectual property / technology transfer assistance
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U.S. Dept. of Labor
GOALS
• Enhance existing and develop new comprehensive
training programs
– Job Readiness Skills
– Technical Skills (for 0-1 year level of experience)
• Increase Training Capacity (build 3 additional mobile labs)
• Train 450 people both unemployed and incumbent
RESULTS: 674 PEOPLE TRAINED, 3 LABS DEPLOYED
MET BUDGET AND TIMEFRAME COMMITMENT
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Curricula based on:
U.S./DOL Model of Competencies
140 hrs
Specialized Skills Competencies
Welding | Electrical Systems | Mechanical Systems
Machining | Materials Management
140 hrs
Industry-Wide Technical Competencies
Safety | Production | Quality | Maintenance
200 hrs
Job Readiness Competencies
Personal Effectiveness
Academic
Workplace
-Integrity
-Motivation
-Dependability
-Reliability
-Computer Skills
-Teamwork
-Speaking/Presentation Skills -Problem Solving
-Reading for Information
-Decision Making
-Applied Math & Measurement -Planning & Organizing
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Capacity Building:
Electrical Systems
View From the Teacher Station
PLC Trainer
Instrumentation
Trainer
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Capacity Building:
Mechanical Systems
Student PC’s and Teacher Station
Hydraulics Trainer
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Manufacturing Systems
(Welding Systems not shown)
CNC Turning & Milling Equipment
View from the Teacher Station
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Mobile Lab Training: What’s the Costs?
Typically 6-8 students in a mobile lab setting
• Training costs vary by:
Currently operating at approx.
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• Specific
80-85% of capacity
Course Length
• Associated Material Expenses
Example: 6 students/group
• Lab Books & Reference Materials
16 hrs of training = $640 ea
in a mobile lab setting
• Travel expenses
• Specific Mobile Lab Use
• A General Rule-Of-Thumb for Courses at Your Site:
• No Mobile Lab: $25/hr/person (+ travel, min. no. of trainees required)
• Mobile Lab: $40/hr/person (+ travel , min. no. of trainees required )
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Mobile Learning Labs – 3 New Units
• Through a Federal Trade Adjustment Act Grant (TAA)
• Three new labs are in the design and build phase:
• Specific to serve the energy industry on the western slope
• Oil, Gas and Mining Industries
• Mechanical Systems
• Electrical Systems
• Welding Systems
• Industry specific training equipment to be included
• MSHA safety training
• Deployed from the PCC/SCCC campus in Durango
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Continuing Support for Mfg.
Colorado State Sectors Grant (ends Dec 2012)
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Funding for research and planning for a Manufacturing Innovation Center
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Funding for training 70 unemployed and incumbent workers for Advanced
Manufacturing Training in the Super Region
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Recently received approval from CDLE for additional training funds to provide no/minimal
cost Technical Training in Colorado Springs and surrounding region
Advanced PLC's
Bearings
Electrical Schematic
Print Reading
Fasteners/Bolts
Green Belt Training:
CAMT
Intro to Hydraulics
Hydraulics I
Hydraulics II
Hydraulics/Pneumatics
Industrial Electricity
(AC/DC)
Industrial Motors &
Controls
Instrumentation
Intermediate PLCs
Mechanical
Components
Metrology Calculations
Microsoft 2010 Excel
1
OSHA 30 Hour
General Industry
Intro to Pneumatics
Pneumatics
Preventative
Maintenance
Print Reading
/Layout - Welding
Problem Solving:
CAMT
Safety Orientation
Sensors &
Transducers
Specialized Welding
Skills
Standard Work
Training: CAMT
Test Equipment
Welding Basics &
Intermediate
RESULTS: 119 People trained, framework for an Innovation Center has been developed
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Most Recent Grant Program:
H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant
Managed through the Workforce Centers
• Financed by a user fee paid by employers to bring foreign workers into the
United States under the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program
• Provides education, training, and job placement assistance in the occupations
and industries for which employers are using H-1B visas to hire foreign workers
• Raise the technical skill levels of U.S. workers and reduce the number of foreign
workers taking high-skill, high-paying jobs in the United States
• Colorado awarded $5 million statewide grant in October 2011
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H-1B Technical Skills Training Grant
Can be training & education that leads to one of the listed occupations
Information Technology (NAICS: 51)
Computer/Information Systems Managers; Computer and Information Scientists, Research;
Computer Programmers; Computer Programmers, non R&D; Computer Software Engineers;
Applications, Computer Software Engineers……..
STEM – Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (NAICS: 54)
Engineering Managers; Mechanical Engineers; Electrical Engineers; Electronics Engineers;
Except Computer; Chemical Engineers; Engineers, All Other; Biomedical Engineers; Materials
Engineers; Engineers, all other; Physicists; Atmospheric and Space Scientists.
Advanced Manufacturing (NAICS: 31-33)
General & Operations Managers; Industrial Production Managers, Quality Control; Industrial
Engineers; Logisticians; Commercial & Industrial Designers.
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Manufacturing: K-12 Pilot Program
A dynamic experience for 8th graders in (3) middle schools initially
that will include a variety of classroom and hands-on experiences
and site tours.
Calendar:
June: Summer Mfg. Institute (2 weeks at PCC)
July – Aug: Industry Mentors Recruited
Aug/Sept: Academic Year Program, Part I
Dec: First semester “Tech Challenge” competition, awards
Jan-May: Academic Year Program, Part II
May: Second semester “Tech Challenge” competition, awards
May 8th, D70 Students
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Summer Mfg. Institute Program:
• Agenda/Topics:
• Orientation
• Communications
• Snap-Kits
• Shop Safety
• Attitude
• Automotive Collision (painting)
• Lunches w/mfg. guest speaker
• MasterCAM
• Welding
• Robotics
• Values & Ethics
• Work-Keys Post Test
• AutoCAD
• Machining
• Reading & Math
• Experiential Learning
• Teambuilding
• Conflict Resolution
Desired Outcomes:
• Increased awareness of life-long career options in our region
• Create an educational pathway leading to options:
• Two-year associates degree, certificates and specialized training
• Four-year bachelors degree, engineering, project management, etc.
• Increased collaboration between the private sector employers and K-12
• Bring a sense of realism for the importance of math and other subjects
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On the Horizon:
Machining Apprenticeship Program
• Recent request from EVRAZ-Rocky Mountain Steel Mill for a program
• Several companies in Colorado Springs have expressed an interest
• Researching national models for a state-wide approach we can adopt
• Arizona (Maricopa Community College)
Major needs in the Denver Metro area,
• Washington State
working with Jeffco now!
• Iowa
• Desire is to be centrally administered, and locally flexible
• Align with the NIMS Credentialing/Certification process
• Link to degree options through community colleges and other
technical training providers
• Start with the basics as early as 1st qtr 2013
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Opportunities for Partnering and Collaboration
• Through the Governor’s Office of Economic Development & International Trade,
form a state-wide Manufacturing Alliance that will serve to support R&D,
process improvement and job growth, Supply Chain development, etc.
• Create the “Colorado Workforce Network” made up of customized training
services providers, break down service area barriers that are not in the best
interest of the employers
• Combine resources to serve employers (driven by best resource for needs)
• Based on a successful machining apprenticeship model, expand to other fields
• Others?
Approx. a Year Long
Process to Implement
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Mfg. Mobile Lab Tour
Convention Center West Parking Lot
Questions & Contacts:
Mr. John Vukich
Executive Director
Economic & Workforce
Development Div.
Pueblo Community College
John.Vukich@Pueblocc.edu
(719) 549-3334
Ms. Amanda Corum
Director of Operations
Economic & Workforce
Development Div.
Pueblo Community College
Amanda.corum@Pueblocc.edu
(719) 549-3163