Dr. Deborah George Wright, Ed.D. Vice President for Workforce Development Thomas Nelson Community College Extreme Career Pathways: Extreme Career Pathways:

Dr. Deborah George Wright, Ed.D.Vice President for Workforce DevelopmentThomas Nelson Community College

Extreme Career Pathways:

A Roadmap to Success

Shawn AveryVice PresidentPeninsula Council for Workforce Development

• High paying careers impacted by changes in technology

• Global competition requires high performing organizations

• Businesses require a thinking, social and technically skilled workforce to stay in business

Leadership classat Canon Workforce Center

• Businesses have flattened, lost training managers/OJT supervisors

• Graduates need knowledge, work experience, soft skills, and analytical ability

• Earn and learn postsecondary education essential for student and businesses success

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• The average 20 year old will have five to six careers requiring postsecondary education

• Businesses must continually retrain their workforce

• Businesses and students requiring colleges to provide technology training anytime, anyway, anywhere

TNCC Precision Welding Center

New and acceleratedyouth and adult career pathways are needed for entry and continuous advancement in the changing STEM advanced technology and green production careers of today and tomorrow.

An underemployed single mom & her unemployed son completed 330 hours of welding training at TNCC.

Both were immediately hired by the Shipyard and are employed at very good wages wi.th full benefits

New career pathways will be constructed like

road systems to and throughout our major cities…

…they will appear, expand and even change direction.

 A Career Pathway is only as goodas the availability of quality jobs,the understanding of the skills

needed and the capability and capacity of

the regional education system to prepare and retrainthe workforce needed

The Peninsula Challenge

5 advanced technology / advanced manufacturing firms announced expansions that will create 5,000 jobs

15,000 skilled workers in precision manufacturing are slated to retire

in the next five years

35,000 residents seek work annually

10,000 more military vets50,000+ lack HS credential

The Peninsula Challenge

80% of new hires are under-qualified

Lack one or more skillsApplied MathLiteracyTechnical SkillsWork Skills

The Peninsula Challenge

Different levels of skills required.

Unknown math, literacy, or technical skill levels

Pathway needed for entry and advancement

Under-shooting=under-prepared worker, turnover.

Over-shooting =closed access, choked pipelines, wasted time/money, lost business, lost opportunity

The Peninsula Challenge

1. Identify competencies for the new jobs, demand andsupply, and the skill gaps.

2. Develop pathways for entry and advancement.

3. Create a strategic plan to align secondary, postsecondary, and workforce training systems

Fill skill gaps for target populations

The Peninsula Career Pathways Strategy for Jobs of the Future

Partnership: Peninsula Council for Workforce Development Thomas Nelson Community College

5 Colleges and Universities 14 Manufacturers 6 School Districts

Funding: VCCS and Ford FoundationProject Technical Advisors: Center for Workforce StrategiesResearcher: SOAR-Successful Options for Achieving Results

Peninsula Career Pathways Initiative

Target: 20 top manufacturers

28,000 jobs Participation Rate:

14 top manufacturers (70%) 25,062 jobs (89.5%)

Industry Sector:

Data GatheringVirginia - ONET – VOS Data: Demographic

dataSurvey I-Part I (On-Line) Job title/category, number each year,

forecastInterviews- (One on One) Company

ExecutiveSurvey I-Part II (On-Line) job

competenciesSurvey II – (On-Line) Projection of

advanced and new occupations

FINDINGS: Operations

Sector is strong and getting stronger8 will maintain operations at least the

same level next five years6 predict expansions of ranging from 8%

to 25% of their business

FINDINGS: Business Challenges1. Acquiring skilled workforce2. Advancing skills of current workforce3. Improving production processes

FINDINGS: Primary Work Function1. Plant operation and production2. Engineering3. Management4. Welding5. Maintenance and repair

FINDINGS: Openings3,000 positions per year require

postsecondaryFitters- 100-500Welders-100 to 500Electricians-50 to 500Pipefitters-50-750Production machinists-100-250Surface treatment technicians 100-250Engineers-20-50Operations managers 10-50

FINDINGS: Major Skill GapsJob readinessProblem solving/decision makingTechnical skillsTeamwork Math skillsCommunication/listening/interpersonalAutomation/technology skillsQuality assuranceSupervisory skills

FINDINGS: Hiring Difficulty1. Skilled production workers2. Product developers/designers3. Quality control improvement

supervisors4. Engineers5. Logistics

FINDINGS: New Careers

1. Modeling and simulation technician2. Nuclear energy technician3. Non-destructive testing technician4. Materials science technician5. Green engineering technician6. Logistics process technician

FINDINGS: Skill Sets-Rosetta StoneFoundation Skills-Computation (7 levels)Foundation Skills-Communication (7

levels)Foundation Skills-Science (3 levels)Workplace Skills – (5 categories)Technology Skills (5 categories)Professional Skills (9 categories)Technical Skills (18 categories)

FINDINGS: Locating Workforce

1. Entry Level – Word of Mouth, Contract first, One Stop/VEC, Promote from within, TNCC Career Center, News, HS, University Career Center, others…

2. Technical- Promote from within, One Stop/ VEC, Word of Mouth, Internet, TNCC Career Center, Contract first, News, Search Firm, Employer Assoc, University Career Center, others …

FINDINGS: Current Partnerships

Work with TNCC – 10/14 (71%)NHREC – 7/14

(50%)HSs – 5/14

(36%)Employer Associations - 4/14 (29%)WIB - 4/14

(29%)ODU - 3/14

(21%)

FINDINGS: Willingness to PartnerWill pay co-ops or internships 10/14Visit classrooms/meet with students 10/14Participate in joint pipelines/pathways 9/14Review national models/certifications 9/14Serve of curriculum committee, advisory board

9/14Participate in joint professional development 9/14Provide subject matter experts 8/14Mentor students/career cafes 7/14Establish apprenticeships 7/14Participate in career fairs 7/14Customize and pay for pre-hire training 5/14Pay for scholarships 1/14

Participating CompaniesAdvex Continental (Siemens)Alcoa Howmet Davis BoatworksAnheuser Busch Liebherr MiningAvid Medical NASA LangleyBall Metal Newport News ShipbuildingCanon Virginia Printpack(2 anonymous)

20th Century--Postsecondary Mission – transfer, occupational technical, workforce, bridge(prepare well rounded individuals for continuation or specialization)

21st Century—Postsecondary Career Pathways(postsecondary entry and life long career pathway continuing education)

*Earn and Learn (employed, coop, internships)*Stackable credentials, dual-articulated, built in industry standards

*Adapt and change with need*Customizable

2oth Century Community College

21st Century Community College

Associate Degree Granting Two Year College meeting the Postsecondary Needs of the Region

Community’s College for Continuing Professional and Technical Education and Career Pathways

Access Mission: 18-40 year olds for transfer, occupational technical, developmental, continuing education/workforce

Opportunity Mission: 18-64 year olds; integrated career pathways, stackable credentials for earn and learn advancement, career lattices: degrees, certificates, credentials, industry certifications.

The Mission of theComprehensive Community College

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Strategic Planning Retreat Purpose

To initiate Virginia Peninsula region-wide strategic visioning and planning for Comprehensive Career Pathways in Advanced and Precision Manufacturing

Retreat Objectives 1. To develop Virginia Peninsula Career Pathways in Manufacturing Partnership Vision and Mission: DAY 1 2. To identify Virginia Peninsula Career Pathways in Manufacturing Supply and Demand Opportunities/Gaps: DAY 1 (SWOT Analysis) 3. To clarify Virginia Peninsula Career Pathways in Manufacturing Strategic Plan Outcomes: DAY 2 

Mission Statements Meet the skilled workforce needs of advanced

and precision manufacturing on the Virginia Peninsula through collaborative partnerships and an integrated seamless Career Pathways system

Vision Statements

The Virginia Peninsula is a globally recognized hub for advanced and precision manufacturing that produces a population of people that is STEM prepared to advance in any direction and adapt to manufacturing industry needs today and tomorrow

Core ValuesPathway not pipelineCollaborative, cooperative and mutually

beneficialCreates more opportunities each stepIs integrated not siloedOverlays pathways for commonalitiesMultidisciplinary and multifacetedInterconnected on and off ramps no wrong

turnProvides real work experienceStackable, articulated credentials

Inspirational StatementWe recognize that we are a unique region.

Because of the diversity of our population, industries and academic institutions; because of our nationally recognized partnerships; and because our technology firms are among the most advanced throughout the world, we can do things no other region can do.

Presentation & reports available atwww.pcfwd.org/initiatives_regional_pathways.asp