Presenting: Dr. Eric A Roe, Director of Engineering Technology, Principal Investigator, Director, Polk State College and Howard Drake, MBA, Program Manager, Florida TRADE/ETAM, Polk State College and Glenn Goonis, CPT, JD, Program Coordinator, ETAM, State College of Florida
Description: This presentation addresses the ongoing challenge to corporate training and academia, namely linking both sides of the college to the current demands of industry via industry certifications and articulated credit ladders on the talent development pathway that provide a route to success for all learners. Additionally, the ETAM initiative was truly innovative connecting the three college consortium with curriculum development and the corresponding shared delivery allowing for the maximization of resources.
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This program was partially funded by a grant awarded under the President's Community-Based Job Training Grants as implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration.
• Shared with ET students, art students, and industry
• Creates working models quickly
• One instructor (from host college) with three locations through out the state
ETAM Solution – Value Add No. 2 (Common
equip.)
ETAM Solution – Value Add No. 2 (Common
equip.)
Industry Feedback
Industry Certification Alignment
Leverage Experts for
Content
Develop Update Training
Provide Professional Developmen
t
Incorporate into Existing Cert’s and Degrees
Review Graduate Success
Value Add No. 2 (Cont’d)
Technical Workforce Training Remains
Current with Industry Requirements
• Institutional Collaboration
– Intra-institutionally (for-credit & non-credit)
– Inter-institutionally (college to college)
• Workforce Collaboration
– Funding
– Recruitment
– Placement
• Scalability
ETAM Solution - Value Add No. 3
Benefit No. 3 (Cont’d)
• Unemployed Workers recruited by workforce boards
• Tallahassee, Polk County, and Sarasota/Manatee work together with the colleges to recruit unemployed workers
• Students are screened with Florida Ready to Work (Work Keys) to ensure they can keep up
• Dedicated career specialists work with local employers to place graduates (Avg. starting wage in our regions is over $16/hour)
• Workforce boards can pay for training using WIA funds
• Both unemployed and employed workers are enrolling in college, something that many students had not previously considered
ETAM Deliverables
June 2013:
• Served 995 participants
• 982 completed training activities
• 288 received their MSSC certification
• 473 received an advanced manufacturing certification
• 45 have earned (or are in process of earning) their AS in
Engineering Technology
• 230 have gained employment or promotions due to training
Scalability & Replication
• TAACCCT round 2 funding for “Florida TRADE”
• The ETAM developed curriculum leveraged and deployed by the 12 college consortium
• Shared course deployment via Technology Based Learning [TBL] utilized to reduce costs and increase efficiencies
• Industry certification based training is the new standard for workforce skill development – MSSC CPT is the entry point pathway for employment and
articulated college credit
• Training and educational pathways are aligned
• Development and deployment of asynchronous methodology to increase flexibility
ETAM Breaking Down the Silos:
Shared Content Between Corporate
Training and Academics
Contacts:
Eric A. Roe, PhD - [email protected], 863-669-2838 Director of Applied Technology, Polk State College Principal Investigator, US DOL ETAM Initiative P.I. / Director, Manufacturing Talent Development Institute (ManufacturingTDI)
Howard Drake, MBA - [email protected], 863-297-1010 x4086 Program Manager, ETAM Initiative @ Polk State College
Glenn Goonis, JD., CPT, Program Coordinator @ State College of Florida Rick Frazier, Co-PI, ETAM Initiative @ Tallahassee Community College