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Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) Program

Purpose

Overview of the AMT program and FAME network

Tommy Peek| Boise Cascade | GeauxFAME Chair

What is AMT? What is FAME?

• Instigated by Toyota for internal use to replace retiring talent

• Placed with National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) in September 2019, under Manufacturing Institute (MI)

• Advanced Manufacturing Technician• Work/School• 5 semesters• Multi-skilled technician

• Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education

• National “umbrella” of programs in advanced manufacturing

• 30+ chapters, 400+ employers

“FAME” references the parent organization but also the specific chapters

FAME Chapters

Chapters are comprised of employers that hire candidates and partner with an educational institution

FAME is comprised of 30+ chapters across 13+ states

GeauxFAME is the Louisiana chapter

GeauxFAME Industry Members

FAME Partners

Education

Administration

Why Do We Need This Program?7

Not enough technical graduates

Graduates’ lack of comprehensive technical

skills

New demand created by newer technologies

“Silver tsunami”

Technical worker shortage

Technical

SkillsProfessional Behaviors

Manufacturing Core Exercises

AMT Content Overview

• Attendance, initiative, diligence, interpersonal skill, communication, and teamwork

Six Professional Behaviors

• Safety culture, 5S, lean manufacturing, problem solving, and machine reliability

Manufacturing Core Exercises

• Electrical/electronics, fluid power, mechanical, and fabrication

Technical CoreTraditional

Classroom and Lab

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Benefits of the integrated program

Produces technical graduates with demonstrated knowledge in the following areas:

1.Personally ready

2.Competitively ready

3.Totally multi-skilled

4.Fast technical learner

5.Problem solver

6.Natural team worker

7.Industry ready

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Produces technical graduates:

1.Personally ready




5.Problem solver


7.Industry ready

• Extensive work with and mastery of six professional behaviors:

1.Attendance

2.Initiative

3.Diligence

4.Interpersonal skills

5.Teamwork

6.Communication

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1.Personally ready




5.Problem solver


7.Industry ready

• Demonstrated mastery of five manufacturing core capabilities:

1.Safety

2.Workplace organization

3.Lean manufacturing

4.Problem solving

5.Machine reliability

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1.Personally ready




5.Problem solver


7.Industry ready

• Experienced in areas of technical competency that include:

1.Electrical

2.Fluid power

3.Mechanics

4.Fabrication

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1.Personally ready




5.Problem solver


7.Industry ready

• Learns in school, applies at work, improves on skills and knowledge, and eager to learn more

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1.Personally ready




5.Problem solver


7.Industry ready

• Able to explain (through presentation) and apply eight steps of technical problem solving for real-world problems including troubleshooting sub-processes.

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1.Personally ready




5.Problem solver


7.Industry ready

• Knows the value of a team

• Prefers to be a part of a team

• Conflict resolver (through effective interpersonal skillsets)

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1.Personally ready




5.Problem solver


7.Industry ready

• Has earned associate degree and an advanced manufacturing technician (AMT) certificate.

• Completed all industry requirements

• Ready to join workforce as a full-time worker

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Make the Place of Learning look and feel like the

Place of Work

The AMC – Advanced Manufacturing Center18

AMT Learning Environment

MORE REALISTIC

Looks Like a

factory, feels

Like a factory

MANUFACTURING

SIMULATION

Real world scenario

ORGANIZED BY

FUNDAMENTAL SKILL

Electricity, fluid

power, mechanics &

fabrication

EMPHASIZES

Safety, TPS, 5S

Lab activities

STANDARDS

The right

way the first

time & every

time

PROCESS LEARNING

Students learn in a

structured sequence

Admission Process for AMT

Students must be accepted into NSULA, CLTCC

Student must submit AMT candidate application

Candidate’s application packet is reviewed, approved by institutions & FAME

Candidate must be interviewed & hired by sponsoring FAME member

Candidate must pass all employment screenings

Candidate starts program along with Cohort in Fall Semester

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Cohort Cycles

2017

•Summer semester

•Cohort 1 part/full time work

•Cohort 2 Recruiting starts

•Fall semester

•Cohort 1 beginsclasses

•Recruiting/hiring Cohort 2

2018

•Spring semester

•Cohort 1 class

•Finalize Cohort 2

•Summer semester

•Cohort 1 class


•Cohort 3 recruitment starts

•Fall semester

•Cohort 1 class


•Cohort 3 recruitment

2019

•Spring semester

•Cohort 1 class

•Cohort 2 class


•Summer semester

•Cohort 1 graduated

•Cohort 2 class


•Cohort 4 recruitment begins

•Fall semester

•Cohort 2 class

•Cohort 3 begins classes


2020

•Spring semester

•Cohort 2 class

•Cohort 3 class


•Summer semester

•Cohort 2 graduates

•Cohort 3 class


•Cohort 5 recruitment begins

•Fall semester

•Cohort 3 class



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• Fully enrolled NSU / CLTCC student

• Admitted to AMT program

• Hired by sponsoring employer

Steps to Success

• >1,776 work hours

• 81 credit hours

• “C” or better in all classes

• Trained on-the-job

• Classroom training

• Paid for work

• NSU - Associate Degree, Industrial Engineering Technology

• CLTCC - Technical Certificate

• GeauxFAME - AMT Certificate

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Tommy Peek, SHRM-CP

Human Resources Gen II

GeauxFAME Chairman, 2019

Boise Cascade Engineered Wood Products

Alexandria/Southern Region

Phone:(318) 793-3323

Admin:(318) 793-3300

Laurie Morrow

Campus Dean, Natchitoches

318-357-3162

[email protected]

Central Louisiana Technical Community College

6587 LA-1 Bypass

Natchitoches, LA 71457

mailto:[email protected]

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