Becoming a Certified Production Technician Community

Why Manufacturing?

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Growing Needs

• Growth in existing firms• Retirement bubbles• New industry pressures

Shrinking Supply

• Shortage of qualified production associate candidates– Lack of manufacturing

experience– Lack of technical skills

related to manufacturing

• High turnover during initial 90 days of employment

• High first-year injury rates

New World, Old Tools

• Specifications:– High School Diploma– GED– Some Manufacturing

Experience

• Selection Process• Limited Onboarding• High Turnover• High Injury Rates

Community Kaizen Event

• 10 Firms• Firm teams of 5• Considered effects of:– Recruiting– Screening– Selection– Onboarding

• Cost of a bad hire

Increase Access to Training and Jobs

Aligning Resources means . . .• Training must be relevant to

employers’ needs• Training must be accessible

to job seekers• Direct hire jobs are a

necessary incentive

Transforming the Process• Require formal preparation for Production Associate positions• Develop and support a path for Production Associate

preparation and certification– Adopt the MSSC Certified Production Technician as a minimum

credential– Speak with one voice regarding preparation of candidates

• Employment Community• Education Community• Economic Development Community• Workforce Development system• Local and State Government

A Brand is Born

“We have training here”

Recruit Candidates

WorkKeys Testing

Drug Screening Interview

AWARDSCHOLARSHIP

Many paths, one credential

“We have jobs here”

A Collaborative approach to. . .– Worker recruitment– Candidate screening– Candidate testing– Candidate referral

• Advertising blitzes• Smart Application• WorkKeys Testing

Alignment

One Voice . . .• Employers• Education• Community Organizations• Government• Funding• Job Seekers

Partner Firms

Community Partners

• Economic Development– 8 Midwest Indiana Economic Development counties

• Workforce Development– Region 4 Workforce Board– WorkOne West Central– REACH Center

• Local Government– City of Lafayette– Tippecanoe County

• Utilities

Funding and Sustainability

• Federal Funding– Ivy Tech HGEI grant– Workforce Investment Act

• Local Funding– City of Lafayette– Tippecanoe County– Wind Turbine Fund

• Private Funds– Sustainability Fund– Utilities

Current Activity

• Launched Initiative 2/8/12• First CPT class started 3/17• 34 Partner Firms• 90 CPT Graduates to date• 10,254 Smart Applications• $325K Scholarships awarded• Future training options– Maintenance Techs– CNC Machine Operators

Getting Started

• Identify Champions• Validate Skills Needed• Align Providers• Secure Endorsements• Secure Funding• Promote Opportunity• Network, network, network!• Promote Successes

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