Aligning Training
Programs
with Real-Time
Jobs for almost
100 Years
Serving Minnesota & Upper Midwest
Established 1914 - 2014
DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY FACTS
Type
Private, not-for-profit Technical College
Founded
Location
Alumni
1914 by William H. Dunwoody
Degrees
Associate of Applied Science, Bachelor of Science &
Certificate options
Minneapolis, MN
Has educated more than 250,000 men and women
Accreditation The Higher Leaning Commission & member of the
North Central Association of the HLC
DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Credit College
Non credit
Applied Management
Workforce Training
Automotive
Continuing Education
Computer technology
Custom Training
Construction Science & Building Technology
Apprenticeship
Design and Graphics
Professional Development
Electrical
Accelerated Certificates
Health Science & Technology
HVAC Programs
Interior Design
Robotics & Manufacturing Technology
Applying Work Readiness Standards
for focused, skill-based careers in
the Manufacturing Industry of
Cutting and Sewing.
Investigating workforce and student
Understand the industry need, what the industry
produces and the environment
Understand the demographic of the student, their
motivation and desire to work
Job Skills Training
Program
Define Skills Relating to Occupation
Several round table meetings with industry partners
Define Skills Relating
to Occupation
Surveyed employers to
help define:
“Occupational skills and
knowledge” required to
safely and accurately
operate machines and to
understand the process
of production.
(Handout)
Define Skills Relating to Occupation
Surveyed 2013
wage rate willing to pay
Investigated student profile
Survey Results
Average Entry
Pay Rate
Pay Rate after
Training
$9.60
$13.60
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
2010-2011
Estimated Industry Wage: 14.36
Define Skills Relating
to Occupation (Handout)
www.themakerscoalition.org
Aligning Occupational Skills to Work
Readiness Standard
Occupational Test
Collaborated with MN Workforce Agency Counselors to make
for Work Readiness Standards (National Career Readiness
Certification Level 3) after Benchmarking with Industries.
Foundational Academic Test
Collaborated with Community Service Organization to
establish academic readiness using the TABE test Level 7M.
Important for retention and communication
Work Readiness Standards Comparison
Reference: MN Workforce Center
Sewing & Production Specialist Student Demographics
Ethnicity
Highest Level of Education
22%
22%
6%
High School
Diploma
College Degree
17%
33%
Caucasian
Associate
Degree
11%
44%
22%
Hispanic
Asian
GED
6%
17%
Some College
Gender:
Age Range:
Employment:
Male 28%
19-60 Years
Employed: 67%
Female
72%
African
Average age 37 Unemployed: 33%
Average
Hr. Rate
$9.60
African
American
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