Detroit Regional Manufacturing Skills Alliance

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Detroit Regional Manufacturing Skills Alliance
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History

• In late 2006 the Detroit Regional Chamber was
  selected as the convener for the advance
  manufacturing Regional Skills Alliance or RSA

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Mission

• The manufacturing sector in Southeast Michigan
  has the workforce needed to successfully compete
  in the global economy.

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Key Elements/Outreach

• Employers
• Government
• Education
• Labor
• Non-profits

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Four areas of concentration supported by RSA

• Our role must be the connector, helping to
  eliminate duplication of programs an aligning
  resources. Partnerships and Collaborations are
  key drivers.
• Communication to and with the public (which also
  includes examining and improving the image of the
  industry

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RSA Focus Continued

• Establishment of a web portal dedicated solely to
  manufacturing workforce needs. The portal will
  provide access to education and training courses,
  certificate and degreed programs that are
  available to their incumbent workforce.
• Identification and marketing of model programs
  developed and delivered by various groups,
  especially those that have the manufacturers as
  a key element in the creation of curriculum and
  implementation. Employers will be able to access
  data that is comprehensive and topical.

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The Southeast Michigan Community College
Consortium and the CBJT Grant
April 15, 2008

• A. R. Lecz
• Regional Director, Innovation Centers of
  Expertise, Advanced Manufacturing, Alternative
  Energy, and Innovation Education
• This project was funded by a grant awarded under
  the Community Based Job Training Grants, as
  implemented by the U.S. Department of Labors
  Employment and Training Administration

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SE MI Community College Consortium

• Since 1995, nine SE MI Community Colleges have
  been collaborating on regional approaches to
  education programs for serving businesses and
  communities.
• The community colleges are
• . Henry Ford CC . Macomb CC . Monroe CCC
• . Mott CC . Oakland CC . Schoolcraft C
• . St. Clair CCC . Washtenaw CC . Wayne CCCD
• In 2006, a more formalized SE MI Community
  College Consortium applied for and received a
  President's Community-Based Job Training Grant
  under the direction of the U.S. Department of
  Labor.

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The Community-Based Job Training Grant

• Grant Purpose
• Build educational capacity of the nine SE MI
  colleges.
• Train workers in skills required to succeed in
  Advanced Manufacturing and Alternative Energy
  industries in SE MI.
• Goals and Deliverables
• Develop unique educational Centers of Expertise
  (COE) in Alternative Energy and Advanced
  Manufacturing programs.
• Establish and Integrate Innovation Education into
  the COE programs and curricula.
• Jointly share resources, knowledge and grant
  developed curricula programs.
• Train 1500 new hires and incumbent workers in
  these educational skills and competencies.

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Additional Goals

• Conduct outreach to middle/high school students.
• Seek input from industry partners on required
  skills and competencies.
• Define career pathways for advanced manufacturing
  at all levels.
• Provide faculty and staff development in the
  delivery of innovation education.
• Develop core innovations education modules for
  stand-alone certification.

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DEVELOPING CENTERS OF EXPERTISE Southeast
Michigan Community College ConsortiumCommunity-Ba
sed Job Training Grant
HENRY FORD CC ADVANCED MFG. COE CURRICULA
MACOMB CC ALTERNATIVE ENERGY (FUELS, HEV, FCV)
COE CURRICULA
MONROE CC ADV. MFG. CURRICULA
DEFINING ADVANCED MFG. AND /ALTERNATIVE. ENERGY
CAREER PATHWAYS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS
ST. CLAIR CCC ALTERNATIVE ENERGY WIND SOLAR
POWER COE CURRICULA
CENTERS OF EXPERTISE MODEL WCC INNOVATION
EDUCATION MODULES
OAKLAND CC ALT. ENERGY VACUUM TECHNOLOGY
CURRICULA
LEVERAGE OF NINE COMMUNITY COLLEGES COLLABORATING
AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER AND REGIONAL INITIATIVES
SCHOOLCRAFT C ADV. MFG. CURRICULA
MOTT CC PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
COE CURRICULA
WASHTENAW CC ADVANCED MFG. INNOVATION
EDUCATION COE CURRICULA
WAYNE CCCD ADVANCED MFG. COE CURRICULA
BUILDING COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY-
TEACHERS, CURRICULA, FACILITIES
STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT WITH REGIONAL INDUSTRIES,
WORKFORCE BOARDS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUPS
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Southeastern Michigan

• WORKFORCE INNOVATION
• IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• WIRED

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S.E. Michigan WIRED

• Overall goal is regional economic transformation.
• 5 million over 3 years.

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Strategy Areas

• The three general strategy areas under WIRED are
• Promote talent development and retention
• Promote entrepreneurship as a career opportunity
• Promote economic development through innovation

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Key Initiatives Talent

• Increase the number of adults in the region with
  a post-secondary degree through strategies which
  address both the K-12 population (Your Child) and
  adult learners.
• Expand STEM education by expanding the Detroit
  Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) and
  Project Lead the Way (PLTW).

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Key InitiativesTalent

• Retain college educated talent in the region
  through an aggressive internship program.
• Gain a better understanding of the Regions
  talent migration (into and out of the region)
  through data collection and analysis.

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Key InitiativesTalent

• Support promising Regional Skill Alliances with
  competitive grants.
• Partner with Southeast Michigan Community College
  Collaborative in advanced manufacturing (CBJT
  Grant).

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Key InitiativesEntrepreneurship

• Pilot internship program through the University
  of Michigan Engineering School designed to place
  graduates with small/start-up companies.
• Product realization and technology
  commercialization program U of M Dearborn.
• Expand Entrepreneurship programs at colleges and
  universities in partnership with the Michigan
  Entrepreneurship Education Network.

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Key InitiativesEconomic Development

• Open Innovations - program to match local
  companies with others around the globe interested
  in collaborations around innovation.
• Industry Transition assist companies and
  individuals to identify and apply skills/core
  competencies from declining industries to growth
  sectors.

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NEXT STEPS

• Develop a communication strategy
• Continue to meet with foundations and find ways
  to fund the initiatives that need additional
  resources
• Identify new initiatives, partnerships and
  resources.