Workforce Efforts Susan Lavrakas Director, Workforce June 4, 2013 Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

How We Are Organized Internal to AIA Workforce Steering Committee Workforce Working Group Team America Rocketry Challenge Partners National Defense Industrial Association Aviation Week & Space Technology Business-Higher Education Forum Business and Industry STEM Education Coalition Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

Companies Represented on Workforce Committees Aerojet ATK BAE Systems Ball Aerospace & Technologies Boeing Deloitte GE Aviation Harris Corporation Hawker Beechcraft Huntington-Ingalls Hydra-Electric L-3 Communication Lockheed Martin Natel Northrop Grumman PTC Raytheon Rockwell Collins Rolls-Royce RTI International Metals SAIC Seal Science Textron UTC/Pratt & Whitney Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

Annual AvWeek Workforce Study Objectives:  Provide a single official survey and assessment  Identify industry-wide workforce trends  Address and resolve how to attract and retain the right people Elements of annual workforce study  Corporate study  Young professionals study  University engineering students study We refine and improve the survey each year Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

Public Advocacy National partnerships formalized – Business and Industry STEM Education Coalition (BISEC) – National Governors Association – National STEM Undergraduate Partnership (with BHEF) Exerting leadership at state and grassroots levels – Convening AIA/NDIA/BISEC Workforce meetings with state STEM networks and other local stakeholders – Now planning meetings for 2014 Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

2011 – 2012 State STEM Meetings ColoradoIndiana FloridaWashington VirginiaTennessee Arizona Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

2013 State STEM Meetings California March 6 Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach Michigan June 4-5 Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn District of October 8-9National Museum of Natural Columbia History Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

Team America Rocketry Challenge 11 th annual competition this year – finals May 11 60,000 students have participated since 2003 Survey of past participants gave encouraging findings 96% plan to complete a college degree and 68% also expect to attend graduate or professional school 71% plan to pursue a career directly related to STEM 42% very likely to pursue a career in aeronautic/aerospace engineering TARC has become our model STEM program Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

Business-Higher Education Forum Members are corporate chief executives and university presidents Several aerospace & defense CEOS have been involved and lead the STEM work STEM initiative includes  STEM education system dynamics model  National STEM Undergraduate Partnership  Regional workforce projects Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

Business and Industry STEM Education Coalition Principles We encourage a systemic change to STEM education/literacy whereby all children, youth and adults are encouraged to be scientifically literate and to have opportunities to pursue careers within the STEM fields. We encourage volunteerism and community involvement as key elements to foster an increase in individuals pursuing STEM career paths. Recognizing the necessity for strategic partnerships and utilizing unique organizational strengths, collaborative partners shall include: professional societies, philanthropic and education organizations and STEM thought leaders. Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

Business and Industry STEM Education Coalition (continued) Our Goals To leverage and align our activities and resources to achieve meaningful employer engagement in STEM in all 50 states. To improve the quality and impact of our business-led or supported STEM programs towards an increase in our nation’s student achievement. To increase the number of STEM bachelors’ degrees to 400,000 annually by To articulate and publicize our industries’ scientific and technical achievements and contributions to society to attract our future workforce.. Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

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