1. in Rockingham County, NC

2. Original Grant Partners

3. New/Potential Grant Partners

4. Overview Our proposal was the culmination of work that began months ago. This pathway is one of several we anticipate for Rockingham County Schools (RCS) students in partnership with Rockingham Community College (RCC). We began our project looking for ways to get students into high wage, high demand, and high skill jobs. Our initial discussion took place at RCS with members of business and industry, county government, RCC employees and RCS employees. The talks began with a discussion centered on how to close the skills gap and meet the employee need of business and industry. Even though we made great strides in the first meetings, we never were able to establish a framework to address our challenges and what we felt was the solution to our problem. Two different meetings later, we seemed to discover the magic answer – a pathway in aviation machining.. Why Not Us? Video

5. Rockingham County, NC Tier 1 County Median Household Income $39,621

6. One Year Diploma Program Industrial Specifications Machining Tech II Blueprint Reading: Mechanics Basic CAD Math English Machining III Advanced CNC Turning CAM: CNC Turning Intro to Solid Modeling English Adv. Machining Calculations Advanced CNC Milling CAM: CNC Milling Advanced Solid Modeling Welding or Work-Based Humanities Elective Social Science Elective High School & Certificate Program FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior Math I English I World History Earth Science PE Drafting TED Elective Math II English II American History I Physical Science Drafting II TED II Robotics Elective Math III English III American History II Biology Advanced Studies Drafting III Robotics II Elective English IV Physics Blue Print Reading Industrial Safety Machining Technology 1A Intro to Metrology Advanced Study Civics Machining Technology 1B CNC Turning CNC Milling Two Year Associates’ Program

7. Entry and Exit Points Certificate: Work as an operator Career Readiness Certificate including an assessment in WorkKeys. Diploma: Manual Machinist with limited CNC tasks, at least two National Association of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) certifications. Associate: Leadership opportunities in local industries with the ability to use CAD and CAM. Certification in SolidWorks. Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology: In partnership with East Carolina University. Can be completed online or on campus.

8. Work-Based Learning Company/Airport Visits Job Shadow – Junior Achievement Internship/Coop Opportunities

9. Soft Skills Training Essential Workplace Traits Communication Skills Problem Solving Dealing with Difficult People Résumés Interviewing

10. Coordination and Participation Education partners Workforce partners Employer partners

11. Success Measures Number of New Partnerships Increased Enrollment Number of New Pathways

12. Lessons Learned Run a pilot program first Amount of time with students Funding for textbooks