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Building a Manufacturing Talent Pipeline with Michigan Advanced Technician
Training
Michigan Manufacturing Association Talent SummitOctober 29, 2014
Michigan’s Manufacturers in Need of Skilled Talent
Today:- Companies reporting difficulty to fill certain middle-skilled openings• First-line supervisors of Production & Operating Workers• Maintenance & Repair Workers• CNC Machine Tool Operators
- 30,000+ annual openings
Tomorrow:- Manufacturing sector expected to sustain some growth- Aging of workforce• 20% of Manufacturing workforce is 55+• 50% older than 45
Addressing a Need• Promoting career pathways through Career Jumpstart• Est. 2013
• Building a pipeline of skilled talent through MAT2• Est. 2012
Industry- defined competency-
based curriculum
Employers select , hire and
sponsor students
Students rotate between school & work period over
3 years: 8 & 8
Students receive degree,
commits to additional 2
years
MAT2 Model
Rapid Expansion
•Technical Product Design @ Mott CC January 2015•Mechatronics @ Baker College, Cadillac- June 2015•CNC Tech. @ Kalamazoo CC, Delta CC, Henry Ford College, Baker-Charlevoix, NC MI College- September 2015•Mechatronics- September 2015•Information Technology- September 2015•Technical Product Design- September 2015
2015 Programs
•Additional to be added
Learn More
www.Mitalent.org/mat2
Ryan Hundt @ 517-241-2617