Workforce Development:
The Lighthouse Campaign
National Maritime Education Council
John Lotshaw
30 Aug 2012
ABOUT NMEC
•Mission
• To lead the Maritime industry in the development,
promotion, and implementation of standardized craft
training processes.
•Who We Are
• A collaborative, multi-regional, industry-centered
national organization made up of industry
leaders/decision makers
NMEC HISTORY
• Industry-led partnership with NCCER
• Established 2012 to oversee and fund the
development of a national Maritime Workforce
Development program
• Result of regional three-year initiative
• Standardized entry-level shipfitting curriculum/ training
• Skills gap analyses performed through NCCER on Welding,
Pipefitting, and Electrical
• Call for national standardized curriculum for all production crafts
NMEC MEMBERS
Problem Definition
•Overarching:
• A lack of trained craftsmen to fill positions in
maritime industries.
• Issues:
• Lack of standardized definitions of craft functions
• Lack of curriculum and standards that support
those craft
• Training infrastructure to support marine industry
NMEC OBJECTIVES
1. Establish an industry-wide, comprehensive,
standardized, training, credentialing system for the
Maritime workforce
2. Develop a pipeline of skilled craft professionals trained
and credentialed through an industry-driven, uniform
process
3. Improve outcomes for the maritime industry by
developing better skilled, safer, more productive
workforce
OUR PARTNER
•NCCER
• Not-for-profit education foundation
• Established in 1995 by the construction industry to
1. develop industry-driven, standardized craft training programs
with portable credentials
2. address critical workforce shortages
3. reduce training costs/improve outcomes
Mission: To build a safe, productive, and
sustainable workforce of craft professionals
NCCER – UTILIZED IN ALL 50 STATES
• 850+ organizations
• (accredited and pending)
• 6,000+ schools/training
center locations
• Additional international
programs
WHY NCCER?
•Established National Network
•Accredited training providers
•Certified instructors
•Established curricula development system
•Accredited assessment centers
•Registry of credentialed craftsmen and women
Mission: To build a safe, productive, and
sustainable workforce of craft professionals
WHY TRAIN?
Summary of Expected Return on Investment Identified through Study
CII Research Summary
RT 231-1
Average Improvement
Capital
Project
Maintenance
Project
Productivity Improvement
11%
10%
Turnover Cost Decrease
14%
14%
Absenteeism Decrease
15%
15%
Injury Decrease
26%
27%
Rework Decrease
23%
26%
SOURCE: Construction Industry Institute. CII Research Summary 231-1. "Construction Industry
Training in the United States & Canada“ (Aug-2007)
NCCER LONG-TERM SAFETY IMPACT
1989-2006 - CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
MARINE CURRICULUM – INITIAL RESULTS
•Benefits / ROI—GSSC Shipfitting Curriculum
• ~40 graduates to date; 100% placed
• Early Results (member company)
• Probationary releases down significantly
• Disciplinary actions down 80%
• Workweek up average of 6%; absenteeism reduced
WHERE WE ARE…
•Program Priorities
•Core Curriculum + Intro to Maritime Supplement
•Shipfitter (3 levels)
• Build off GSSC Shipfitting curriculum
• 2 additional levels
•Marine Pipefitter (4 levels)
• Orientation to Marine Pipefitting
•Marine Electrician (4 levels)
• Orientation to Marine Electrical Trade
• Electrical Standards
WHERE WE ARE…
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Core Into Mod Validation
Core Into Mod Kick Off
Core Assessment
2012
Shipfitting DACUM
Shipfitting Level 1
Assessment
Proposal, NMEC
Shipfitting 2 Development
Maritime Pipefitter Level 1 Development
WHERE WE ARE GOING…
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Core Assessment
Shipfitting 2 Validation
Shipfitting 3 Validation
Shipfitting 3 Kick-Off
Shipfitting Journeyman Level Assessment Development
Maritime Pipefitter 1 Validation
Maritime Pipefitter 2 Kick-off
Maritime Pipefitter 3 Validation
Maritime Pipefitter 4 Kickoff
2013
WHERE WE ARE…WHERE WE ARE GOING
• Core group of companies made initial
investment
• Identified and funding additional high priority
curricula development
• Maritime supplement to core curriculum
• Shipfitting
• Pipefitting
• Broader representation from industry needed
• Lighthouse Campaign
You need to be with us!
THE LIGHTHOUSE CAMPAIGN
The Lighthouse Campaign is NMEC’s
drive for expanding industry participation
and funding the initiative.
WHY WORK TOGETHER?
“If our industry can agree on a standard set of criteria,
we have the ability to sustain the right kind of training
programs that feed our entry-level positions. Working
together … will help us all optimize our recruiting and
training investments and, in turn, help make us more
competitive in an evermore challenging marketplace.
No one organization can do this. We need to do this
together.”
Irwin F. Edenzon, President
Ingalls Shipbuilding
NMEC MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
• Financial investment based on company size
• Active participation in NMEC meetings
• Fall Meeting: October 2012
• Support of curricula/assessment activities
• Provide SME’s
• Supply instructional resources
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Photographs
Videos
Websites
Textbooks
Other
INVESTMENT LEVELS
• Shipbuilding, Ship Repair, Offshore Marine, and Skilled Trade
Providers
• Tier 1 (employing over 2,000*)
• Tier 2 (employing 1,000-2,000*)
• Tier 3 (employing 500-999*)
• Tier 4 (employing 250-500*)
• Tier 5 (employing under 250*)
$60K
$40K
$20K
$10K
$5K
• Affiliates (Regional/National Trade Associations, Equipment
Manufacturers, Suppliers, etc.)
• Platinum
• Gold
• Silver
$20K
$10K
$5K
*Employee count based on annual average number of full-time employees.
We’ve waited long enough…invest
today!
QUESTIONS?
John Lotshaw, NMEC Chair
Ingalls Shipbuilding
john.lotshaw@hii-ingalls.com
Mike Torrech, NMEC Vice-Chair
American Maritime Holdings
MTorrech@americanmaritimeholdings.com
Byron Dunn, NMEC Treasurer
GSSC
bdunn@atn.org
Audrey Bandy, NMEC Secretary
Alabama Technology Network
abandy@atn.org
NCCER EDUCATION IMPACT
2009
408,930
2008
344,985
2007
309,533
2006
264,960
2005
244,482
2004
184,659
2003
Strategic
Plan Begins
171,810
2002
158,895
2001
133,268
2000
148,433
1999
128,633
1998
•Over 1.3 million in last 4 years
105,953
1997
•Nearly 3 million students total
90,225
1996
78,856
1995
58,914
1994
50,274
1993
39,506
1992
26,209
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
Total Students using NCCER Connect
400,000
450,000
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