Puget Sound Industrial Excellence Center

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Puget SoundIndustrialExcellenceCenter
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Education, Economic Development Jobs
Incumbent Workforce Development
Incumbent Business Services
P.S.I.E.C
Goal Increased Competitiveness
Goal Job Retention Competitive Advantage
Business Start-up Development
New Workforce Development
Training Low-Income for Family Wage Jobs
Goal Job Creation and Small Business Development
Goal Job Readiness, Skill Training Career
Development
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P.S.I.E.C. Structure

• Convened by South Seattle Community College
  (SSCC) and located at the Duwamish Campus
• Leadership provided by a business, labor,
  education, and government steering committee
• Regional coalition of business, labor, economic
  development, government, elected officials,
  education and training organizations

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PSIEC Member Organizations
Business and Economic Development Association of
Washington Business Boeing Company Community
Capital Development Evergreen Community
Development Georgetown Community Council Greater
Seattle Chamber of Commerce Ferguson
Construction Hobart Machined Products Kent
Chamber of Commerce Lincoln Ferris Public
Relations Manufacturing Industrial
Council Seattle King County Economic Development
Council Seidelhuber Iron and Bronze Works SODO
Business Association Washington Manufacturing
Services
Labor Boilermakers Apprenticeship King County
Labor Council Seattle Building trades Washington
State Labor Council Western Washington Cement
Masons Western Washington Printing and Drywall
Elected Officials Seattle City Council, David
Della US Senator Marie Cantwells
Office Washington State Legislature,
Representatives Kenny and Hasegawa

• Government
• City of Seattle
• King County
• Port of Seattle
• Washington State Department of Labor and
  Industries
• Washington State Department of Transportation

Education and Training South Seattle Community
College Seattle King County Workforce Development
Council
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P.S.I.E.C. Premise

• Workforce Development
• Growing Businesses

• Economic Development
• Economic Development

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Growing Businesses Sustaining Businesses
P.S.I.E.C. Premise

• More Jobs
• Higher Wages
• Upward Mobility
• Increase in Middle Class

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Four Occupational Sectors Emphasized

• Construction
• Manufacturing
• Transportation
• Healthcare

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P.S.I.E.C. Services

• Incumbent Workforce Development
• New Workforce Development
• Training Low-Income for Family Wage Jobs
• Business Start Up Development
• Incumbent Business Services

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Incumbent Workforce DevelopmentGoal Job
Retention Employer Competitive Advantage

• Services
• Apprenticeship Training
• Journey level Upgrade Training
• Safety Institute
• Distance Learning Upgrade Skill Training
• Contract Training for Local Businesses and their
  Employees
• Basic Skills and Vocational ESL
• Flexible training space

• Partners
• WA Manu. Svcs
• Manufacturing Industrial Council
• Labor Industries
• Apprenticeship Council
• King County Labor Council
• Sea/King WDC
• State, City, Federal Government
• Others?

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2. New Workforce DevelopmentGoal Job Readiness,
Skill Training Career Development

• Services
• Apprenticeship Training
• Pre-apprenticeship Training
• Health Care Education
• Professional Tech
• Training
• Transportation Careers

• Partners
• SSCC
• Alliance
• Sea/King WDC
• Apprenticeship Council
• Seattle Building Trades
• King County Labor Council
• City, State, Federal Govt
• Others?

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Training Low-Income For Family Wage JobsGoal
Provide Access for Entry to Middle Class

• Partners
• SSCC
• Sea/King WDC
• WA State Legislature
• Community Based Organizations
• Port of Seattle/Port Jobs
• City of Seattle
• Faith Based Organizations
• Others?

• Services
• Vocational ESL
• Pre-apprenticeship
• Work First
• WIA
• Incumbent and New
• Workforce Training

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4. Business Start Up DevelopmentGoal Job
Creation Through Small Business Development

• Potential Services
• Entrepreneurial Training
• Incubator
• Business Information and Access to Public
  Private Financial Services
• Import/Export Counseling

• Partners
• Evergreen Comm. Dev.
• Comm. Capital Dev.
• Georgetown Comm. Dev.
• SODO Bus. Assoc.
• AWB, WMS, SBA
• Private Venture Capital Organizations
• City of Seattle, Enterprise Seattle
• Chambers, Empowerment Zone, U.W., State
• International Rescue Committee
• Other?

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5. Incumbent Business ServicesGoal Increased
Competitiveness

• Services
• Training
• Technical Services
• Financial
• Govt Permits
• WMS Lean
• Import/Export Counseling

• Potential Partners
• Evergreen Comm. Dev.
• Comm. Capital Dev.
• Georgetown Comm. Dev.
• SODO Bus. Assoc.
• AWB, WMS, SBA
• City of Seattle
• Seattle First Effort
• Joint Apprenticeship Training Committees
• SCCD and Other Colleges
• Other?

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Education and Service Delivery Modes

• Referral Service
• Classroom Training
• Business Site
• Distance Education
• Combination
• Employer Based
• Community Based
• On Demand/Just In Time

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Cost Assumptions and Projections

• PSIEC Staffing Needs
• Staffing coordination, facilities management,
  room scheduling, referrals, registration,
  community building
• Knowledge center coordination business and
  contracting library, books, videos, courses, etc.
• Business Incubator Coordination- Not Operation
• Start Up Operating Costs/Personnel Staffing
• Approx. 300,000 per year for 3 years
• Income from contract training, rental space, and
  shared overhead by partners will offset operating
  costs 3 years out
• Capital Costs
• Approx. 3 mil to add to state allocation of 9.5
  mil to expand future building to include offices
  and classrooms for PSIEC partners
• Approx. 1.5 mil to remodel Building B for
  Incubator and some classroom and office space
• Virtual Network of Services including computer
  lab

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Accomplishments and GoalsThree Phases

• Phase 1 Accomplishments to Date
• Created a broad coalition of proponents and
  supporters
• Defined the PSIEC concept which resonates in the
  community and goes well beyond the workforce
  training that occurs there now
• Completion of Building A which provides a
  flagship for the Duwamish Campus
• Secured land sufficient to accommodate future
  buildings and programs
• Painters and Tapers commitment to build a
  training facility on-site
• Expanded into States largest Apprenticeship
  training center
• Provided training to over 3000 welfare
  low-income students
• Provided Lean Manufacturing training for local
  manufacturers through Washington manufacturing
  Services

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Phase 1 Accomplishments Continued

• Created a new master plan for the Duwamish Campus
• Port donated land to Duwamish campus
• Executed land swaps with Department of
  Transportation to make site more useful under the
  master plan
• Created Safety Institute through business, labor
  education partnership.. Currently offering
  training based on national models
• Working in cooperation with NW Area Foundation on
  community building plan for South Seattle and
  surrounding communities
• Working in cooperation with Manufacturing
  Industrial Council to assess training needs of
  local employers

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Phase 2 Goals 1/05-6/30/06

• Develop short and long term plan for providing
  Incumbent and Business Start Up services at the
  Duwamish Campus
• Expand and provide Business services by July,
  2005. Conduct Duwamish area training and business
  services survey by August 2005 to target further
  services to business needs.
• Support and begin construction process of
  Painters and Tapers Building on Duwamish site
• Support Safety Institute formation for initial
  start-up of July I, 2005
• Expand Transportation training to include
  pre-apprenticeship for the Monorail and Sound
  Transit starting by July 2005 thru July 2006
• Expand Healthcare education training with a
  focus on apprenticeship and low-income residents
• Expand low-income training opportunities at the
  Duwamish site
• Continue Master Planning for construction of
  replacement buildings
• Begin construction on Duwamish replacement
  building Spring 2006
• Secure operational and capital funding through
  grants, allocations, services and partnership
  commitments

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Phase 3 7/01/06-6/30/07

• Continue construction of Duwamish replacement
  buildings
• Begin operation of Small Business Incubator at
  Duwamish site
• Continue to co locate coalition partners and
  services at the Duwamish site or as a referral or
  virtual service through technology and Distance
  Education
• Refine and deliver Business Services at the
  Duwamish site or the business site
• Expand contract training delivery to Duwamish
  regional businesses
• Create Business reference libraries for
  entrepreneurs and surrounding communities
• Create self supporting business model for PSIEC
  that includes revenue and cost sharing model to
  operate in future years.

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Next Steps January-March 2005Goal Organize and
Prioritize Around PSIEC Services

• Organize Three New Committees Business Services,
  Transportation and Healthcare Committees.
• Continue to Support Lean Manufacturing Training
• Continue Low-Income Training
• Continue to Support Safety Institute Committee
• Each Committee will Develop a Priority List of
  Services and Potential Funding for 2005 for
  Steering and Coalition Input
• Secure Partnership Commitments
• Continue to Pursue Operating and Capital Grant
  Funding
• Present PSIEC concept to legislative committees
  by March, 2005
• Legislative Agenda
• Capital Budget
• Operating Budget
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