Achieving Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence
Program Overview
Yves Landry Foundation
June 2008
Presentation Outline
BackgroundProgram StrategiesProgram ObjectivesProgram ParametersConclusionsAppendix: The Yves Landry Foundation
Program Background
Disciplined Profitable Growth
Ontario Manufacturing The
Chaotic MajorityThe Innovators
The Lean and the Masterful
Closure
Strong C$$ Global Growth Of LCCs
Rising Commodity Prices
Global Liquidity Crisis
AdvancedTechnologies
Emerging Skill Sets
Emerging Opportunities
Ontario Manufacturing Survival Strategy
The key focus of this program is to provide training that would help Ontario’s manufacturers to be more innovative
Essential Business Plan Purpose
An Initiative that will support Ontario’s manufacturer’s efforts to Achieve
Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence. This will allow Ontario Manufacturers to emerge from the Chaotic Majority, allowing them to
achieve disciplined, profitable growth such that they can survive and thrive.
Program Strategies
1. Provide funds to cover training costs that will support innovation within Ontario-based manufacturing companies, either on-site or at external locations
2. Support, establish and fund new programs that will support innovation within Ontario’s manufacturing companies
3. Continuously improve the process to deliver effective training solutions that will lead to innovation
Program Objectives
Objective 1: Provide funding for the retraining of existing personnel to support major innovation at a manufacturing location in Ontario
Objective 2: Develop and enhance skilled employees via funding of training programs in critical areas of innovation critical to the company’s future success
Objective 1: Retraining for Innovation
Retraining of personnel to support workplace innovation in product, process, or any other area that will support manufacturing growth and development
Training can occur at plant location or at an offsite location
Area of innovation can be internally or externally developed
Objective 2: Developing Skilled People to Support Innovation
Funding to support training and development of skilled personnel in any area that will enhance innovation within a manufacturing company
Innovation can be in any area that helps the company to be more competitive – product, process, engineering etc.
Training can occur onsite or offsite
Program Parameters
Funding up to a maximum of $50,000 per company during the program (2008/2010)
Funding covers 100% of direct training costs and up to 50% of indirect costs
Process requires a preliminary application form followed by submission of application proposal
Funding paid at the completion of the training and the satisfactory submission of the required training report
Application process outlined in “Request for Proposal” Document covering the Funding Application Process (available on YLF website)
Typical Program Process
Company submits preliminary application concept Within 8 working days YLF responds with evaluation of
concept and provides any suggestions to enhance program approval
Company submits formal application proposal Within 20 working days YLF responds with program
evaluation Upon completion of the training and submission of
summary report, cheque issued to participating company
Program Information
For the complete “Request for Proposal Information” documents go to
www.yveslandryfoundation.com
For further information contact:
Yves Landry Foundation
10 four Seasons Place, Suite 801
Toronto, ON M9B 6H7
Phone: 416-620-5464
Fax: 416-620-9730
Conclusion
The goal is to achieve real, perceptible and measurable improvement in innovation capabilities within Ontario based manufacturing companies
Establish innovation as an essential cornerstone for success
Establish training as an essential component for successful innovation
Innovative and creative companies can survive and thrive in Ontario
Achieving Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence
Appendix – The Yves Landry Foundation Information
The Yves Landry Foundation
The Foundation
Established by leaders in Canada’s manufacturing and business sectors in 1998, to advance technological education and skills training to resolve the skilled labour and technical professional shortages facing Canadian industry.
The Foundation is governed by a board of directors comprised of senior leaders from industry, education and the NGO sectors.
The Yves Landry Foundation
The Founder
The Foundation was born out of the vision, principles, energy and hopes of the late Yves Landry, Chairman, President and CEO of Chrysler Canada Ltd. Yves Landry’s vision was: To forge an enlightened partnership between industry
and education, train a world-class pool of skilled manufacturing workers, technicians, technologists and engineers, and secure technological advantage in a rapidly changing world.
The Yves Landry Foundation
The Vision The Foundation’s mandate is to ensure that:
Canadian business and employees achieve and sustain top technical status in the global manufacturing arenas in which we compete;
Choosing a technological career is viewed favourably by students, parents, educators and governments;
Mainstream education provides relevant, up-to-date technical education, as well as education in emerging areas to the point where the manufacturing industry does not need to provide substantial remedial or supplemental training, or import skilled workers from abroad while Canadians are unemployed or under-employed;
Barriers to life-long technological education are eliminated; Young people are encouraged to enter apprenticeships, technologist and engineering co-operative education programs and activities that foster better insight about technology and the inspiring opportunities available
