Annual MeetingMarch 3, 2015

North Alabama Workforce

Development Alliance

• NAWDA’s Mission and

Purpose

• 2015 Goals and Focus

• What to do to get on Board

• Investment Focus

• Q & A

Today’s Agenda

• NAWDA is a non-profit organization that

promotes a consistent, efficient and sustainable

skilled trades workforce in North Alabama.

• We accomplish this through:

-Skills Assessments

-Craft Training

-Building a talented and sustainable pipeline

through educational partnership

Purpose

• Willie Lafavor, Contractor Service & Fabrication, Inc. - President

• Mike Ladd, Daikin America - Treasurer

• Brent Jacobs, Calhoun Community College - Secretary

• Robin Higgs, 3M

• Russ Wilson, BP

• Jim Mouch, Turner Industries Group, LLC

• David Whitten, Tennessee Valley Training Center

• Tiffany Brightwell, Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.

• DeeDee Jones, Decatur City Schools

• Penny Townson, Morgan County Economic Development Association

Board Members

• 3M

• Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

• Ascend Performance Materials

• BP

• Contractor Service & Fabrication, Inc.

• Daikin America, Inc.

• Mundy

• Toray Carbon Fibers America

• Turner Industries Group, LLC

Current Members

• Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC)

• Calhoun Community College

• Decatur- Morgan County Chamber of

Commerce

• Morgan County Economic Development

Association (MCEDA)

• NCCER

• Tennessee Valley Training Center (TVTC)

• Area school systems

Partners

2015 GOALS

North Alabama Workforce

Development Alliance

MEMBERSHIP EXPANSION

North Alabama Workforce

Development Alliance

• Increase number of members by 100%

• Increase work hour numbers by 10%

MEMBERSHIP EXPANSION

DAVID’S STORY- THE BLUE

CARD

SKILLS ASSESSMENT

North Alabama Workforce

Development Alliance

ASSESSMENT GOALS

• 40% of the certifiable workforce in Morgan

County assessed by the end of 2015

• Current members have assessed 72% of

their journey level workforce

JIM’S REWORK STORYSKILLS TRAINING

North Alabama Workforce

Development Alliance

• Creation of tools to move the needle on

more people being trained could include: • Process workflow options for training

• Workshop(s) for member companies/potential

member companies classes

• Act as clearinghouse on what classes are needed

and supplementing the cost to make it more

efficient

CRAFT TRAINING

ROBIN’S 2014 STORYGROWING THE PIPELINE

North Alabama Workforce

Development Alliance

1. Assess employers- both industry and

contractors to quantify where the needs

are and in what areas

2. Promote program where there is the most

need

PIPELINE EXPANSION

CII RT 231 SUMMARY

AVERAGE IMPROVEMENT

CAPITAL PROJECT

MAINTENANCE PROJECT

Productivity 11 % 10 %

Turnover Cost 14 % 14 %

Absenteeism 15 % 15 %

Injury 26 % 27 %

Rework 23 % 26 %

The Impact

GETTING ON BOARD

North Alabama Workforce

Development Alliance

–Finance

–Membership

–Assessments

–Training

–Pipeline Expansion

Sub-Committees

The collaboration of all stakeholders will produce a

safe, skilled, & sustainable workforce

Q & A

North Alabama Workforce

Development Alliance

SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL BE HERE

AFTERWARDS

TO TALK MORE ABOUT NCCER ASSESSMENTS

AND TRAINING AND HOW TO GET STARTED

North Alabama Workforce

Development Alliance