AIAA Policy on Education and Workforce Development

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e or E. Future Workforce Development People
Supply The Vision Science Supplies the
Tools Together we build tomorrow
Aerospace Expo 2002 October 3, 2002
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Overview

• The new journey of Americas labor force is now
  beginning to emerge.
• Implications for work, the workplace, and
  occupations of the future are emerging.
• Were hearing a wake-up call for Americas
  workforce and its leaders from all sectors.
• Movement from linear to systems thinking is
  needed to cause us to act differently on
  workforce issues.

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Key Forces Shaping Tomorrows Workforce

• Rapid technological change
• Need for workforce commitment to continuous
  learning and reskilling
• Jobs will require higher math, language, science
  and reasoning capabilities than students have
  today
• Uncertainty

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Rapid Technology Changes and Future Jobs

• The fastest growing occupationsthrough 2008 will
  be in technology and information management.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• 60 percent of future jobs require training that
  only 20 percent of current workers possess.
• Richard Judy Discovery Institute

Footnote From Presentation By David Vance,
Catepillar University
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II. People with higher skills are needed at all
levels

• Greater numbers of qualified technical people are
  needed to enter the job market at all levels.

• 30 Professionals
• 70 Technically Competent
• Everyone technically literate

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Lifelong learning The new model

• Youth Preparation for lifetime learning
• Young adulthood Vocationally learn earn
• Adulthood Mostly earn, learn to stay current
• Late adulthood Earn, re-learn, retire some
• Geezerhood Retire more, earn less, learn for
  pleasure

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IV. Uncertainty Our Shared Challenge

• We are attempting to educate students today so
  that they will be ready to solve future problems
  that have not yet been identified using
  technologies not yet invented based on scientific
  knowledge not yet discovered.
• Joseph Lagowski
• University of Texas at Austin

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Many People Have Their Own Programs to Help
Social Services
Government
Professional Organizations
Religious Organizations
Business
Education
Media
Text Publishers
Service Clubs
Students
Youth Organizations
Health Care Providers
Schools of Education for Teachers
Merchants
Politicians
Parents
Text Book Writers
Industry
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Most Focus Attention On Little e
Attrition
Attract
K-12
Grad School
Professional Practice Management
Business Teaching Research
CCs
Challenge
Encourage
Support
Lifelong learning
Work
School
The workforce of 2010 is todays K-12 students
Sources NAE, Census, NACME, DOE, DOL, AAES, BLS,
AIA, AIAA, NSF (12/01, Rev 6/1/02)
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National Education Key Performance Indicators

• High School Drop Out Rates 10.9 (This equates
  to 1300 students per day dropping out of system)
• Education Spending Soars Since 1984 but Reading
  Scores have Stayed Static, Significantly below
  Proficient
• TIMSS Math and Science Scores are 18th and 19th
  in the world.
• Nearly half of all college students take at least
  one remedial class students pay 12 million a
  year for courses that dont apply towards
  graduation

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More Performance Indicators

• 20 million low-income children in K-12 schools,
  12 million are not learning basic skills
• By age 17, only about 1 in 17 students can read
  and gain information from specialized texts
• Only 1 in 12 of all 17 year olds can comfortably
  do multi-step problem-solving and basic algebra

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At the University Level

• Students are opting out of science and math
  classes for degrees in communication, business
  and marketing
• Not choosing the hard sciences

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Implications for the Future

• There is an ever widening gap between
• Overall population growth and demographic
  distribution
• English language proficiency- affecting the way
  we communicate
• Number of professionals, especially scientists
  and engineers declining
• Demand for better solutions to global societal
  problems increasing

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One Vital Key to the Future?

• Todays teen generation is the largest
  demographic ever seen in America
• Teens run todays economy in a world made of
  marketing
• Last year they spent 100 billion and influenced
  parents to spend another 50 billion

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Are We Reaching Them?

• From the time a child is born to the time they
  graduate from high school, they spend 12 of
  their time in school.

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Who or What Else is Competing for Their Time and
Attention?

• MTV influences teens through films, magazines,
  music, books and CDs.

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Merchants of Cool
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What Does This Mean For Us?

• Think differently
• About media -- About leadership
• -- About communication
• Reach out for support. Ask for more than , ask
  for involvement
• Collaborate with those who are experts in what
  you want to know
• Leverage resources within your community

• An integrated
• systems approach

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Future WorkforceGetting the Straight Scoop

• K-12
• Engage students with working professionals
• Deal with the influence of media
• Help educators and administrators understand and
  use technology
• College/University
• Professional recruitment must start earlier than
  at college
• Support wanting to be an engineer being cool
• Connectivity between early coursework and real
  work is key
• Young Professionals
• Utilize mentor, intern and apprentice programs
• Support and utilize job rotations
• Help young professionals see that there is a
  future
• Retention of Existing Workforce
• Quality leadership
• Job relevance
• Foster risk taking and change

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To Secure TomorrowWe Must Be Vigilant Today
About

• Redeveloping our workforce for todays economy
  and work across all populations to
• Retain and rejuvenate our current technical
  workforce.
• Attract new people to technical careers.
• Reward desired performance, value life-long
  learning, and leverage experience
• Assuring excellent math and science education,
  fundamental to developing critical thinking
  skills.
• Addressing the workforce problem as a Big E
  systems problem -- Culture, not just schools.

This is not about allocating more . This is
about fully utilizing our human capital
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Q A
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Expand Who You Work With

• Americas Promise
• American Bankers Assoc.
• Association for Computing Machinery
• National Association of Manufacturing
• Lego - Dacta Int.
• NASA Connect
• Los Angeles County Office of Education Science
  Teachers
• House Science Committee Staff
• National Academy of Pediatrics
• Whyville.Com
• The New Mexico Media Literacy Project

• Orange County Business Council
• Center for Disease Control
• International Space University
• McGraw Hill Company
• Aviation Week Space Technology
• International Economic Development Council
• Aviation High School
• National Science Teachers Assoc. Foundation for
  Self-Esteem
• Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
• National Association of Engineers

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Collaborate in new ways

• Entertainment Industries Council
• Cable in the Classroom
• California Space Authority
• California Engineers
• Foundation
• California State PTA
• Related PBS Affiliates
• Touch the Future Foundation
• IAF, COSPAR, IAA
• Alcoa Fasteners

• University of Southern California
• Yuris Night
• Women, Inc.
• Creative Artists Agency
• American Association for Advancement of Science
• Workforce Investment Boards
• Future Scientists and Engineers of America
• National Policy Association

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Industry new hires in 2010 are todays 8th
graders.

• Inspire tomorrows workers today to seek more
  challenging education.
• Influence culture and schools, business and
  government will follow.
• Build new relationships between leaders who set
  policy and those who must follow it. Welcome new
  models for work.

Impact the whole system