INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD SPRING 2011

Spring 2011 Advisory Board Meeting Agenda: Career Pathway Summary Skills USA Illinois Results Enrollment Update NIMS Course High School Visits and Tours Equipment Update TAAACT Grant

Illinois Pathways to Results (PTR) Initiative Programs of Study (POS) Development and Improvement

Program of Study --Sequence of courses from 9 th grade thru two years of post-secondary, and on to 4 year programs, if appropriate. --Non-duplicative academic and CTE content. --Challenging standards and rigorous content. --Leads to at least a certificate or degree. --Includes an industry-recognized credential.

Phase 1: Launch --Identified the Improvement Team Partners --Documented the initial improvement objectives --Secured organizational buy-in for PTR

Phase 1: Goals --Improve the image, awareness and understanding of educational and employment opportunities in our three programs of study that fall within Manufacturing, Installation and Repair (MIR). --Define an educational path for students in manufacturing. --Market careers in manufacturing.

Phase 2: Equity and Outcomes Assessment --Assessed our outcomes --Assessed outcomes for racial/ethnic groups and special populations --Identified performance improvement areas and promising practices

Phase 3: Process Mapping --Analyzed the processes used by our organization to reach its objectives. --Identified processes most important to improving performance and achieving our goals. --Chose a Functional Process selected for detailed review: Marketing and Recruitment

Phase 3: Opportunities In addition to fulfilling our goals as stated in the PTR Charter, we seek to: 1)Increase enrollments in our three manufacturing programs. 2)Prepare and distribute marketing materials to CTE instructors and counselors. 3)Increase the number of African-American, females, low income and special population students enrolled in our three manufacturing programs.

Phase 4: Process Improvement Solutions --Increase non-traditional students’ awareness of careers in manufacturing. --Develop relationships with schools having high minority enrollments. --Conduct a summer camp for high school students to expose them to the technical trades. --Host and help conduct Tech Ed expo days in the spring for junior high students.

Phase 4: Process Improvement Solutions (Continued) --Revise the website for the Technical Education Division to make it more informative and more user-friendly. --Visit Boards of Control each semester to update them on new programs. --Conduct high school visits. --Conduct Manufacturing Camp for High School CTE Instructors.

Phase 5: Review and Reflection --Review and Reflect on first four phases. --Put in place a plan to ensure improvements to POS are sustained. --Determine how to extend PTR process to other POS. --Primary Outcome: Lessons learned and sustainable solutions.

What’s Next? --We will implement the changes to Marketing and Recruitment process. --We will maintain our relationships with our partners and the state-level awareness of our marketing programs. --We will share our PTR story with others (Boards of Control, High Schools, Industry, etc) --We will collect data on other organizational processes: Retention and Placement Information. --We will extend PTR to other POS: Construction, CAD and our other apprenticeship programs.

Skills USA Illinois Results: Precision Machining Precision Machining 1 st Place Jerry Bonifield CNC Milling 1 st Place Alex Deatherage CNC Turning 1 st Place Jerry Bonifield National Competition June 20 th to 24 th in Kansas City, Mo

Skills USA Illinois Results: Welding Mitchel McFarland – 1 st Place Edgar McClary – 2 nd Place Chris Johnson – 3 rd Place National Competition June 20 th to 24 th in Kansas City, Mo

Enrollment Update Precision Machining Technology 2007/ students 2008/ students *2009/ students 2010/11 – 28 students Plus over 30 students updating their skills in related course! **Industrial Maintenance Mechanics 2010/11 – 10 students *First year of the new Precision Machining Technology ** First year offering in the new Industrial Maintenance Mechanics Degree

NIMS Course --Approved course for both the associate degree and certificate students have earned level 1 certificates.

High School Tours and Visits --Presented to over 40 high school classes (Over 500 students) --8 High Schools toured SWIC’s Industrial Technology Center. --5 High Schools toured Ehrhardt Tool and Machine.

Equipment and Supplies Update --New Equipment: Sharp Surface Grinder HAAS Super Mini Mill HAAS ST-10 Lathe 5 Additional seats of Master Cam (X5) 3 Hydraulic Trainers --Donated Equipment: Surface Grinder (Ehrhardt Tool and Machine) Comparator (Ehrhardt Tool and Machine) Drill Presses (Boeing) --Supplies Cutting Tools (Boeing) Aluminum Plates (Austin Machine) Misc. Steel ( Ehrhardt Tool and Machine) Electrical Panels (Ehrhardt Tool and Machine) Air Cylinders – Including Proportional Feedback Cyls. (Bimba Mfg) Misc. Electrical Components (Lou Marino)

Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training --Partnered with three other consortiums: -Lewis and Clark Community College -Parkland Community College -Illinois Green Economy Network (IGEN)

Equipment Requested in the TAACCCT Grant PMT Super Mini Mill ST-10 with bar feeder Dual Spindle Lathe with live tooling 4 th Axis Rotary Table 5 Axis Trunnion VF-2 Surface Grinder Industrial Maintenance PLC Controllers Analog and Digital I/O Servo Drives Conveyor Systems Panel View Terminals HMI Panels

New Certificate Advanced CNC Programming and Set-up Focused on Multi Axis Programming and Set-up Possibly an additional CNC Programming class and a Master Cam class!

Industry Trends --Any new technology that we need to be on the look out for? --Job outlook? --What is the number one skill that you look for in a new employee?

THANK YOU!!! Final thoughts or comments??