1. 2014 MCCA Conference Presentation, Branson, MO November 6, 2014
Building:
2014 MCCA Conference Presentation, Branson, MO
November 6, 2014
Supported by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Training and Administration’s (DOLETA)
Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program (TAACCCT)

2. Presenter
Dan Davidchik
Project Manager
Central Community College
Round 2 Nebraska Consortium

3. “W”s – Who/What/When/Where
Project IMPACT (Innovations Moving People to Achieve Certified Training) is a four-year, round 2, $5.6 million Consortium grant project serving the manufacturing sector in Nebraska.
CCC is the lead institution of the Consortium consisting of CCC, MCC, NECC, SCC, WNCC, and UNL (in a support role).
As with all Round 2 TAACCT grants, the project began on October 1, 2012, and is planned to deliver grant-funded services through through March 31, 2016.
NECC
WNCC
MCC
UNL
CCC
SCC

4. Nebraska Community Colleges

5. Purpose
To serve all student populations with an emphasis on adults comprised of veterans, TAA-eligible workers, unemployed, and under-employed workers.
Program focus on core manufacturing competencies and aims to grow the pipeline of High-Wage, High-Demand, High-Skill workers in Nebraska.
The Consortium established a new, jointly-articulated, Diversified Manufacturing Technology (DMT) curriculum that is portable, stackable, and flexible.
Aligned with MSSC Certified Production Technician program
Pathway alignments (current and under development) MSSC, AWS, NIMS, OSHA

6. Purpose
As of fall 2014, the Consortium is offering a new Diversified Manufacturing Technology Certificate as listed under the project website at Course names and relative credit equivalencies are as follows:
Introduction to Industrial Safety – 3 semester credits
Introduction to Quality & Continuous Improvement – 3 semester credits
Introduction to Manufacturing Technology – 3 semester credits
Introduction to Maintenance Technology - 3 semester credits

7. Curriculum Features
New Diversified Manufacturing Technology Certificate
Each DMT course is aligned with a Manufacturing Standard Skills Council (MSSC) Certified Production Technician (CPT) national certification module
CPT addresses core technical competencies in manufacturing focusing on safety, quality, production, and maintenance
DMT is part of pathway to multiple manufacturing programs:
Advanced Manufacturing/Precision Machining
Mechatronics/Electromechanical
Quality
Drafting & Design
Welding
Instrumentation/Electronics
Energy Operations
Diversified Manufacturing Technology

8. Curriculum Project DMT curriculum is on OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive)
For DMT courses, students have access to an online, interactive text resource from Tooling U SME.
Instructors will assign students their own Tooling U account at the beginning of the semester.
Tooling U resources are aligned with the MSSC CPT credentials.
Project IMPACT and Tooling U staff are available to assist students, instructors, and staff
Supplemental online interactive virtual simulation components (developed by UNL)
Contextual remediation components are aligned with DMT course for students who need additional work on math, reading, and writing
Two courses contain foundations math components
Two courses contain foundations English components

9. Enhanced Coaching Resources
How do you recruit, retain, and increase success of your participants?
Unique cognitive and physical resources
To increase training effectiveness, employability, job performance, safety and employment longevity
To help with stress management and resiliency
Participant Coaches (PC) support students enrolled in courses related to Project IMPACT.
PC responsibilities:
Student advocate – intended to interact with project participants every other week
Liaison between instructors and existing student services
Liaison between student and local businesses
Facilitates workshops on academic, work-life, and industry-related activities

10. Enhanced Coaching Resources
Behavioral support
Objectives
Develop and deliver advanced coaching strategies that support participant psychological capital, stress management and resilience
Improve training program retention and completion by 5%.
Psychological Capital - resource intended to improve students’ Hope / Efficacy / Resiliency / Optimism (HERO) – administered by Participant Coaches
Behavioral Assessments - administered by trained staff (UNL)
Conducted under IRB approval

11. Enhanced Coaching Resources
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Other Characteristics (KSAO)
Objectives
Develop and deliver KSAO assessments to predict participant’s ability to meet the physical and cognitive demands of 14 manufacturing-related SOC/O*NET job descriptions
Conduct assessments at Consortium sites with mobile work simulator
Improve training program completion by 5%
Track job placement and retention rates
Administered by trained staff (UNL)
Conducted under IRB approval

12. Second Life - Interactive Resource
Second Life is
3D virtual world environment developed in 2003
Characters are called avatars and interact with millions of other users around the world
Used as grounds for research and education
Objectives
Engage current and future participants
Provide innovative instructional support
Host Participant Coach workshops
Recruiting and Outreach activities
Help transform the perception of manufacturing
Provide career exploration

13. Online Resources Project IMPACT Website: www.IMPACTNebraska.org
Facebook:
Twitter:
Project IMPACT OneDrive cloud storage
Second Life islands:
Project IMPACT NE island
Central Nebraska Career Academy

14. Assessment External Evaluation – Formative and Summative
Quantitative data originates from participant intake at each college
Each college assigns a unique, confidential identity to participants and provides that information to the external evaluator for aggregate analysis
Each college tracks participant performance for DOL reporting purposes and reports aggregate data to the lead institution
A statistical analysis is performed by the External Evaluator to help document project efficacy
Written reports are provided quarterly
Qualitative case studies document on-going progress
Every quarter, the External Evaluator meets independently with each Consortium college to document the project’s progress
Quarterly written case study update reports are provided to the Project Manager
Internal/External project surveys are conducted on a semi-annual basis
An External Evaluation Advisory committee meets quarterly to discuss project events, activities, and progress
Business, Education, and Nebraska government agencies are part of this committee
Evaluation training is conducted for internal and external partners on an annual basis

15. Questions/Lessons Learned
Hiring and startup activities take time
Build in sustainable activities from the start
Coordinating within a Consortium takes much more time than working with a single institution
Communication is important
Regular meetings and accountable activities keep the project on a timeline
Use multiple means of communication
Don’t assume that you and someone else have the same understanding
Don’t create something new unless you must – new endeavors take more time and there are many high quality resources available
Train and follow-up – everyone tends to forget what is not in front of them
Involve business, local community groups, government agencies

16. Consortium-Wide Project Staff
11/16/2012
Consortium-Wide Project Staff
Dan Davidchik
Project Manager
Central Community College /
Jamey Peterson-Jones
Curriculum Development Specialist /
Sue Baer
Administrative Assistant /
Mark Funkey
Associate Dean / Co-PI & Budget Officer /
Colleen Nienaber
Virtual Site Coordinator
Central Community College /
David Vanderheiden
Programmer / Media Producer /
Kevin Grosskopf
Co-PI
University of Nebraska-Lincoln /

17. College-Specific Project Staff
11/16/2012
College-Specific Project Staff
Ashley Weets
Participant Coach
Central Community College /
Tammy Green
Site Coordinator
Metropolitan Community College /
Robert Caldwell /
Shanelle Grudzinski
Coordinator/Coach
Northeast Community College /
Beth Vavrina
Site Coordinator
Southeast Community College /
Kate Loden
Participant Coach
ext /
Doug Mader
Coordinator/Coach
Western Nebraska Community College /