Member Agencies in the Partnership
Representatives
August 7 meeting
August 14 meeting
September 11 meeting
Labor Unions
Wisconsin
Indianhead
Technical College
(WITC) (1), Northcentral Technical
College (NTC) (1)
Wisconsin Indianhead
Technical College (WITC) (1),
Northcentral Technical College
(NTC) (1
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical
College (WITC) (2)
Clearly Superior (1)
McNally Industries (1)
CG Bretting Mfg. (1)
Ashland Industries (1), B J
Wood Products (1) Arclin
Industries (1) Active Dogs (2)
Burnett Dairy (1)
Weather Shield Mfg. (1)
Birchwood Best (1)
World Class Mfg (1)
Northwest Wisconsin
Workforce Investment Board
(1), Northwest Wisconsin
Concentrated Employment
Program, Inc. NWCEP (1)
Clearly Superior (1)
Ashland Industries (1),
T & T Tool (2)
Nexus (1)
Burnett Dairy (1)
Weathershield (1)
(19)
Northwest Wisconsin Workforce
Investment Board (1),
(4)
(2)
(15)
Specific Industry –
Employers from
Advanced
Manufacture ring
Workforce
Northwest
Development Agencies Wisconsin
Workforce
Investment Board
(1)
K-12 Education
Technical Colleges
WITC (1), NTC (1)
WITC (2), NTC (2)
Indianhead Community Action
Agency (2)
WITC (2),
University of
Wisconsin institutions
University of
Wisconsin-Stout,
Stout Technology
Transfer Institute
UW-Stout (1)
UW-Stout, STTI, (3) Northwest
Wisconsin Manufacturing
Outreach Center (NWMOC) (5)
UW-Stout, STTI, (3) Northwest
Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach
Center (NWMOC) (3)
Total Number of
Participants from
member agencies
(6)
(8)
What positions have been hired back?
Answer
Response
%
Front line
20
91%
Lead
4
18%
Supervisor (floor supervisor)
2
9%
Operations (shipping, accounting)
4
18%
Finance/Administrative (accounting, administrative assistant)
0
0%
Quality/Process improvement (quality control technician, quality manager)
0
0%
Management (director or manager of a department)
0
0%
Executive Leadership (CEO, CFO, VP, President)
0
0%
Other (please explain below)
3
14%
2. Top 5 Management Development areas which your employees/organization is in greatest need of training.
Answer
Frequency
Communication (between departments)
22
Proactive problem solving (finding the cause of problems before they occur)
23
Increasing communication and responsiveness to customers
20
Managing for Quality
21
Accountability
16
8. Primary business challenges currently affecting your organization?
Answer
Frequency
Management Development
16
Business Training/Empowerment/Cultural
15
Technical Skills
20
Organizational Change-Process Improvement (internal processes and reward systems)
21
Product Innovation
18
2nd Meeting
Technical Skills (Questions 3, 20 and Survey Findings)
1. Basic Computer Skills- internet skills; ability to go to company web site and access employee information
2. MSSC-Good for Employees with Entry level Skills; curriculum modules available from the WTCS; suggested module on “work ethics”
3. Blue Print-Basic Skills
4. Machinist- On the job Training
5. CNC
6. Mentoring and coaching skills for employees working with new hires
7. Apprenticeship would be encouraged by employers
8. Qualified People in certain geographic locations; difficult to recruit employees from major metropolitan areas; not interested in
locating in NW Wisconsin
9. Attitude is Critical, Skills can be learned
10. Not enough currently being done to reach into high Schools; school counselors/parents insist on 4 year college education.
Retention and Recruitment (Questions 4, and 13 Survey Findings)
1. Welding Test offered by some employers to determine skills of welders before being hired
2. Job Fit*(Northwest CEP, Inc.) recruitment tool to determine interests, talent in certain job areas
Approaches and Strategies- Organizational Change Training Programs to Build Workforce Skills
Quality-Process Improvement (Questions 5, 8, 21 in Research Findings)
1. Businesses need lean skill sets in today’s workforce.
2. Seminars on Buzz Electronics to replace micromanagement with empowerment of workforce aimed at owners and mid
management- use a research base to put concepts into practice with live simulation- need key indicators, performance
measures for a flag system.
Approaches- Need to be excellent, professional, accessible, networking
Field trips to see Lean- 5-S in practice prior to implementing
Lean Leadership-Management –Manufacturing Alliance (similar to Twin Cities) monthly meetings with special presenters, take away
nuggets that lead to a plan to change organization, monthly meetings with specific topics, could be logistics, recruitment
CEO peer council
Evening sessions lunch box series -Ex. Different Generations with A+ speaker
Need programs for Accountants/Engineers to see other plants, field trips to two companies
Training-Educational
Programs
Northcentral Technical College
– Critical Core Manufacturing Skills
– Blue Print Reading
– Leadership & Business Skills Training
University of Wisconsin-Stout
– Principles of Lean Manufacturing
– Value Stream Mapping, Five-S System, A3 - Problem Solving, Quick Change Over,
High
Performance Manufacturing Production
– ISO Implementation
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
– Machine Tool Operator Training
– Industrial Maintenance Technician Training
NWWIB Training Schedule
Program
7-8-2010
Employer
Partner
Date
Location
Machine Tool Operating
Open
WITC
6-1-10 through 6-24-10
Superior campus
A3 Problem Solving
Genesis Equipment UW-Stout
4-30, 6-2,
Superior
Principles of Lean
Manufacturing
Principles of Lean
Manufacturing
Open
UW-Stout
6-9-10
WITC, Ashland campus
Robs Custom
Cabinetry &
Millwork
Robs Custom
Cabinetry &
Millwork
Robs Custom
Cabinetry &
Millwork
Burnett Dairy
Cooperative
Open
UW-Stout
7-9-10
718 22nd Ave. East
Superior
UW-Stout
7-16-10
718 22nd Ave. East
Superior
UW-Stout
7-28-10 through 7-29-10
718 22nd Ave. East
Superior
UW-Stout
8-6-10
NTC
Open
NTC
Burnett Dairy
Cooperative
Open
UW-Stout
8-3 through 11-2
Tuesday 7:30-10:30 am
8-3 through 11-2
Tuesday 1-4:00
8-18, 19, and 20
11631 State Rd. 70
Grantsburg
Medford Campus
UW-Stout
8-18-10
Nexen
UW-Stout
TBD
Open
WITC
Open
NTC
Open
NTC
8-31-10 through 12-17-10
Tuesday thru Friday 4:00-6:00 pm.
9-9,9-23,10-14,10-28
Philips Campus
Thursday 12-4 pm
11-4, 11-18, 12-2, 12-16
Phillips Campus
Principles of Lean
Manufacturing
5-S
Principles of Lean
Manufacturing
Critical Core Manufacturing
Skills
Critical Core Manufacturing
Skills
Value Stream Mapping
Principles of Lean
Manufacturing
Quick Change Over
Industrial Maintenance “Flex
Lab”
Leadership & Business Skills in
Manufacturing
Blueprint Reading
Phillips Campus
11631 State Rd. 70
Grantsburg
WITC, Superior Campus
26837 Industrial Avenue,
Webster
Superior-Ashland
Advanced Manufacturing Phase II Grant Courses
Offered by Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College and Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated
Employment Program, Inc.
Industrial Maintenance
“Flex Lab”
For Incumbent Workers
Courses include
o Introduction to Fabrication Processes
o Basic Electrical Theory
o Hydraulics/Pneumatics
o Print Reading
Contact:
Dr. Charlie Glazman
715.394.6677, ext 6341
Charlie.glazman@witc.edu
For more information
Tuesday thru Friday
Location:
August 31st thru December 17th,
2010
Wisconsin Indianhead
Technical College
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
600 North 21st Street
Superior, WI
Employer Cost per participant:
$1,265.00 for all 4
courses or $316.25/course
Classes limited to 15 participants
Courses:
Intro to Fabrication-This course is designed to introduce the student to the basics of
fabrication processes that are common to the industrial maintenance field along with the tools and components used in
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these processes. This course is a theory-based course with hands-on lab applications.
Basic Electrical Theory-This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic
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Advanced Manufacturing Phase II Grant Courses
Offered by Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College and Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated
Employment Program, Inc.
Project Outcomes
• 80% of the project trainers will have successfully enrolled in a completed
training by the end of the grant period.
• Participants will meet basic competency in the responsive training course
and will be able to accomplish a list of industry-specific skills.
• Within six months of the completions of their respective training, 60% of
the unemployed participants will have acquired jobs in manufacturing.
• Industry partner’s members meet 4 times in face to face meetings.
• Trainees report 70% satisfaction with the training materials, information
learned, presentation, clarity, usefulness and applicability.
• 70% of employers surveyed indicate satisfaction with training and skills of
both incumbent workers and those who are newly employed/previously
unemployed and hired through grant training.
Best Practices, Glitches, and Lessons
•Use one to one communication with employers.
•Work with the champions in the group between meetings
to get feedback and insight.
•Meetings 9:30-1:00, lunch provided.
•Make sure the right partners are at the table, and keep
meeting time focused on active discussion.
•Work as partners with all activities, presentations,
marketing, etc. Make sure minutes go out ASAP.
•Coordinate processes between partners, pilot and make
revisions (training applications).
•Monthly Conference calls and keep minutes.
•Allow 3 months for marketing programs, materials for
incumbent workers and persons unemployed separate.