Workforce Efforts Susan Lavrakas Director, Workforce June 4, 2013 Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

Workforce Efforts

Susan LavrakasDirector, Workforce

June 4, 2013

Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

How We Are Organized

Internal to AIAWorkforce Steering Committee Workforce Working GroupTeam America Rocketry Challenge

Partners National Defense Industrial AssociationAviation Week & Space TechnologyBusiness-Higher Education ForumBusiness and Industry STEM Education Coalition


Companies Represented on Workforce Committees

AerojetATKBAE SystemsBall Aerospace & TechnologiesBoeingDeloitteGE AviationHarris CorporationHawker Beechcraft Huntington-IngallsHydra-Electric L-3 Communication

Lockheed MartinNatelNorthrop GrummanPTCRaytheonRockwell CollinsRolls-RoyceRTI International MetalsSAICSeal ScienceTextronUTC/Pratt & Whitney


Annual AvWeek Workforce Study

Objectives: Provide a single official survey and assessment Identify industry-wide workforce trends Address and resolve how to attract and retain the right people

Elements of annual workforce study Corporate study Young professionals study University engineering students studyWe refine and improve the survey each year


Public Advocacy

• National partnerships formalized – Business and Industry STEM Education Coalition (BISEC)– National Governors Association– National STEM Undergraduate Partnership (with BHEF)

• Exerting leadership at state and grassroots levels– Convening AIA/NDIA/BISEC Workforce meetings with state STEM

networks and other local stakeholders– Now planning meetings for 2014


2011 – 2012 State STEM Meetings

Colorado Indiana

Florida Washington

Virginia Tennessee

Arizona


2013 State STEM Meetings

California March 6 Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach

Michigan June 4-5 Henry Ford Museum inDearborn

District of October 8-9 National Museum of Natural Columbia History


Team America Rocketry Challenge

11th annual competition this year – finals May 11

60,000 students have participated since 2003

Survey of past participants gave encouraging findings 96% plan to complete a college degree and 68% also expect to attend

graduate or professional school 71% plan to pursue a career directly related to STEM 42% very likely to pursue a career in aeronautic/aerospace engineering

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Business-Higher Education ForumMembers are corporate chief executives and university

presidentsSeveral aerospace & defense CEOS have been involved and lead the STEM work

STEM initiative includes STEM education system dynamics model National STEM Undergraduate Partnership Regional workforce projects


Business and Industry STEM Education Coalition

Principles

We encourage a systemic change to STEM education/literacy whereby all children, youth and adults are encouraged to be scientifically literate and to have opportunities to pursue careers within the STEM fields.

We encourage volunteerism and community involvement as key elements to foster an increase in individuals pursuing STEM career paths.

Recognizing the necessity for strategic partnerships and utilizing unique organizational strengths, collaborative partners shall include: professional societies, philanthropic and education organizations and STEM thought leaders.


Business and Industry STEM Education Coalition (continued)

Our Goals

To leverage and align our activities and resources to achieve meaningful employer engagement in STEM in all 50 states.

To improve the quality and impact of our business-led or supported STEM programs towards an increase in our nation’s student achievement.

To increase the number of STEM bachelors’ degrees to 400,000 annually by 2020.

To articulate and publicize our industries’ scientific and technical achievements and contributions to society to attract our future workforce.

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Aerospace Industries AssociationAir Force AssociationAmerican Association of Pharmaceutical ScientistsAmerican Chemistry CouncilAssociated General Contractors of AmericaAssociation for Enterprise InformationBiotechnology InstituteBusiness-Higher Education Forum Business Roundtable Caucus for Producers, Writers and DirectorsEntertainment Industries Council Information Technology Industry CouncilInstitute for Competitive WorkforceManufacturing InstituteNational Association of BroadcastersNational Association of ManufacturersNational Cable & Telecommunications AssociationNational Defense Industrial AssociationNational Training & Simulation AssociationNavy LeaguePrecision Strike AssociationSoftware Engineering InstituteSoftware Entertainment AssociationU.S. Chamber of CommerceAerospace States AssociationAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceAmerican Institute for Aeronautics & Astronautic

Center for the Study of the Presidency & CongressCouncil on CompetitivenessCorporation for National Community ServiceGates FoundationNational Academies of EngineeringNational Governors AssociationSAE InternationalSociety for Manufacturing EngineersTeaching Institute for Excellence in STEMTriangle CoalitionWomen in AerospaceWomen in Defense

Advisory Members:National Aeronautics & Space AdministrationNational Science FoundationU.S. Department of Defense, DDR&EU.S. Department of Defense, NSSOU.S. Department of EducationU.S. Department of Homeland Security

BISEC Members


For further informationContact Susan Lavrakas

[email protected]

or

703-358-1031


Workforce Efforts Susan Lavrakas Director, Workforce June 4, 2013 Unpublished work © 2013 Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc.

Documents

stem work stem initiative

year unpublished work

state stem networks

state stem meetings

aerospace defense ceos

annual competition

single official survey

survey of past participants