1. Regional Advanced Manufacturing Sector Partnership Report

2. How Are we Doing?

3. Established a Goal
“Close the Advanced Manufacturing Middle Skills Gap in the Finger Lake’s Region by December 31, 2023.”
Grow the yearly supply of Adv. Mfg. middle skills work force
from 261 To 610
Doesn’t account for increase demand from activities like
Eastman Business Park
AIM Photonics Center

4. Recommendations
Develop Career Pathway Maps
Create a Full Time Advanced Manufacturing Navigator Position
Organize a Yearly Manufacturing Design Competition between teams of high school and middle school students
Deploy eduFACTOR Licenses for all Middle Schools and High Schools in 9-county area

5. Create a Full Time Adv. Mfg. Navigator Position
Our region already has many dedicated educators, industry leaders, government officials and organizations that support advanced manufacturing workforce development
Annual Cost $100,000
However, in most cases these individuals support the sector’s workforce development on a part-time basis
Their efforts are diluted because it represents a small part of their broader responsibility.
No one person is responsible for achieving the goals we have outlined.
Need for Focus
We will be fighting Headwinds

6. Develop Career Pathway Maps
One of the initial objectives for the initiative
Created Career pathway maps for the following industry clusters are available as separate documents.
Next Generation Manufacturing and Technology
Optics, Photonics, and Imaging
Agriculture and Food Production
Final versions will be available first week of February
Intended Application
Describe the opportunities for career growth and advancement within a cluster
Identify the credentials required for advancement
Identify the educational resources within the region where you can obtain the credentials
Target Audience
Students, parents, educators and adults that have expressed interest in manufacturing careers

7. Deploy eduFACTOR Licenses for all Middle Schools and High Schools
Achieving the goal of eliminating the middle skills gap will require a significant investment in marketing collateral to promote manufacturing as a career option.
Edge Factor has prepared a proposal for licensing its educational content to all the middle and high schools in the region.
Cost $130,000 per year
Edge Factor content is licensed as a subscription service.
It has been designed using streaming video content targeted at the internet generation.
It is story-based content proven to engage middle and high school students and their families
Target Audience
Student’s Parents and Educators
We need to control content and deliver positive messages regarding manufacturing

8. Organize a Yearly Manufacturing Design Competition between teams of high school and middle school students
Partner with Edge Factor to help us manage a Reality Re-Design competition between teams of middle and high school students throughout the region.
Edge Factor would provide project management resources to lead a Finger Lakes Region Reality Re-Design Competition.
Annual Cost $150,000
Requires a minimum of 2 year subscription to eduFactor
Industry Sponsor’s could propose real world challenges
Teams of students would work with mentors to creatively solve the challenges.
Supported with local PR campaigns to create a community BUZZ
A competition for the “facetime” and “youtube” generation

9. Summary Projected increase in annual middle-skills Adv. Mfg. Supply
from 261 to 610 workers by 2023
Cumulative Cost $2.35 million
Less than $400,000 per year
Increase in Economic Value
Cumulative $282 million by 2023
$131 million annually from on

10. Questions ?