1. Building a Workforce for a Gigafactory
Intro
Find out who is in the room
Story to tell – backwards
Building a Workforce for a Gigafactory

2. Benefits of the Partnership
Company endorsed program led to increased enrollment in Advanced Manufacturing program
Panasonic financial investment into increasing TMCC’s program capacity
TMCC was hire to train at Panasonic new hire orientations
We are all working together like one organization
Panasonic’s public endorsement of TMCC doubled program enrollment in the first month and let to increased public interest in manufacturing.
Panasonic purchased 70 textbooks and online course seats to expand TMCC’s program capacity ($7,500) and $4,000 worth of tools
TMCC’s staff works as an extended member of the recruiting and training team
TMCC Pennington Applied Technology Center
475 Edison Way, Reno, NV 89502

3. Partnership Results Increased number of hires at M2 Operator level
Over 800 New hires as a result of TMCC hiring events
TMCC is assisting them with new hire training and developing internal training
Looking at a plan for incumbent worker training and higher level of training
TMCC’s facility used for hiring events and occasional office space for recruiting team.
TMCC Pennington Applied Technology Center
475 Edison Way, Reno, NV 89502

4. Follow link to view video http://www.tmcc.edu/applied-technologies/p3/
How long to develop and launch program

7. TMCC Panasonic P3
How long do you think it would take to develop and launch this program?
December 2016
GOED convenes meeting the TMCC and Panasonic
January 2017
TMCC launches P3 Program
Program handout
Website
Intake process developed
Scholarships

8. Fall 2013
TMCC receives TAACCCT funding to build advanced manufacturing program
Fall 2014
Tesla announces Nevada site for Gigafactory
TMCC launches advanced manufacturing program
With over 6,000 positions being created, capacity problem

9. Capacity Traditional Delivery 2 full time instructors
30 students per year (1 year CA)
2 classrooms – shared lab

10. Menu of choices for employers

11. Class Format Each class is 0.5 credits. This is called a module.
For each module, there are 3 steps
Online reading and assignments
Quiz
Hands-on lab
After completing the 3 steps, you can move on to the next module

12. Capacity Traditional Delivery Modularized Delivery
2 full time instructors
30 students per year (1 year CA)
2 classrooms – shared lab
Modularized Delivery
300+ students per semester
Learning Resource Center and 2 labs

13. Packet walk through -
Stackable credentials

14. Two keys to success
Flexible delivery model
Allowed us to very quickly be responsive
People involved on all sides. Tedi Taylor, Zack Kumlar, Chris Reilly
Laurel Rolfes, Vicky Brunig, Alex and Andrew our instructors

15. Issues Posting grades throughout semester Scheduling faculty
Federal programs and short-term classes
Managing class caps
Tracking completions
Build modularized course sections

16. Questions