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FILLING THE PIPELINE Presented by: xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

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Overall Problem Statement

• Shortage of technicians and engineers • Calhoun is unable to meet demand • Entry level workforce lacks practical experiences 2

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Why? What’s the need?

Let us tell you about our area . . . 3

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Business Par tner ship D evelopment

Why? What’s the need?

Let us tell you about our area . . . 4

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Why? What’s the need?

Limestone

Lawrence

Madison

Jackson

Morgan Marshall

Dekalb

Cullman

Blount

Let us tell you about our area . . . 5

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Why? . . . Industry Breakdown Region 2 Top Industries by Number of Employees 2008

Manufacturing (46,148) Government (22,630) Education (15,638) Aerospace and Defense (12,131) Health Care (11,679) Agriculture/Food Processing (11,177) Service (5,487) Transporation/Distribution/Warehousing (3,454) IT & Telecom (2,450) Energy (2,225) Business/Financial Services (700) Retail (275) Telecommunications (240) Construction/Landscaping (212) Printing & Publishing (179) Source: Top Employers as Reported by County Economic Development Authorities, July 2008 (Annual Report of Workforce Development Regional Workforce Council, Alabama Region 2, Nov. 2008)

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Why? .Par . .tner Industry Growth Business ship D evelopment Projections Region 2 Industry Growth 2008 to 2015 120,000

100,000

80,000 2008 Jobs 2015 Jobs

60,000

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Source: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc., Complete Employment, Spring 2008 , Release v.2 (Annual Report of Workforce Development Regional Workforce Council, Alabama Region 2, Nov. 2008)

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Why? . . . Impact of BRAC Technical

Business

Total

Gross shortfall

2,700

4,400

7,100

Transfers (28%)

(750)

(1,230)

(1,980)

Net Shortfall

1,950

3,170

5,120

Including retirements & contractors . . . expect 10,000 person shortfall!! 8

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Source: Presentation by Joe Ritch, Tennessee Valley BRAC Committee Chairman, November 2008

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Manufacturing B2B Service Industry Biotech / BioDefense Homeland Defense Industry

New NonDoD Tenants Restationing Actions Expanding Missions

Sourc e: T eam Reds tone Pres entation, Joey Skinner, Redstone Garrison, April 2009

Why? . . . Experienced Workers Business Par tner ship D evelopment Exiting Population Change 2008 to 2015 20%

15%

10% % Change 5%

0% under 15

15-24

25-44

45-64

65+

Totals

-5% Age Source: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc., Complete Employment, Spring 2008, Release v.2 (Annual Report of Workforce Development Regional Workforce Council, Alabama Region 2, Nov. 2008)

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Why? . . . Supply vs. Demand

Source: High School Dropouts, The Southern Education Foundation, 2008 (Annual Report of Workforce Development Regional Workforce Council, Alabama Region 2, Nov. 2008)

Regional High School Dropout Rates 11

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Business tner ship D evelopment ThePar Co-operation Program

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??? University College of Engineering or Sciences & Engineering Co-op Programs Technologie s AAS Degree “Bri dge” s em es ter: *Majors in Aerospace Technology, Design Drafting, Industrial Technology, Machine Tool Technology, or Process Technology

• 12- to 15-week Interns hip • EGR 101, Engineeri ng Found’ns • EGR Co-op Clas s : • W ork shops • Indus try s peak ers • Indus try project • Form al training plan Prior to “B ridge” s em es ter: • Com pl ete AAS degree • Dec l are pre-engineering m ajor • Mak e applic ation t o “Bridge” • Confirm ac c eptanc e to Uni vers ity • Determ ine s pec ialty area

Pre-engineering AS Degree “Bri dge” s em es ter: • 12- to 15-week Int erns hip • EGR 101, Engineeri ng Found’ns • EGR Co-op Clas s : • W ork s hops • Indus try s peak ers • Indus try project • Form al training plan Prior to “B ridge” s em est er: • Mak e applic ation to “Bridge” • Confirm ac c eptanc e to Uni vers ity • Determ ine s pec ial ty area

Biotechnology AS Degree “Bri dge” sem ester: •BIO 256, 15-week Internshi p •Industry Overview Day •Industry T ours

Prior to “B ridge” sem ester: • Mak e applic ation to “Bri dge” • Confirm acceptance to Uni vers ity • Determ ine special ty area

Full time student/ parttime technical co-op (20-30 hrs/week)

Full- or part-time student

Full-time student

Calhoun’s AAS Technologies Degree* to ???’s Engineering Degree

Calhoun’s AS Pre-Engineering Degree to ???’s Engineering Degree

Calhoun’s AS Biotechnology Degree to ???’s Engineering Degree

High School Graduates ♦ Undeclared Majors ♦ Veterans ♦ Displaced Workers ♦ Incumbent Workers ♦ Persons w/ Disabilities ♦ Adult Education

DRAFT 05/14/09

??? University College of Engineering or Sciences & Engineering Co-op Programs Biotechnology AS Degree “Bri dge” sem ester: •BIO 256, 15-week Internshi p •Industry Overview Day •Industry T ours

Prior to “B ridge” sem ester: • Mak e applic ation to “Bri dge” • Confirm acceptance to Uni vers ity • Determ ine special ty area

Full-time student

Calhoun’s AS Biotechnology Degree to ???’s Engineering Degree

High School Graduates ♦ Undeclared Majors ♦ Veterans ♦ Displaced Workers ♦ Incumbent Workers ♦ Persons w/ Disabilities ♦ Adult Education

Business Par tnerInternship/Co-op ship D evelopment Biotechnology st Fir ate du Gra s: ring Sp 09 20

Work Component: •Hudson Alpha—Developed genetically modified foods for high school biotech experiment kits •CFDRC (Computational Fluid Dynamics Research Corp.)—Researched using alternative energy sources to power batteries for soldiers in field •Prodigy Biosystems—Reseached self-contained cell culture systems/devices •Thermo Fisher—Assisted in research and development •ExtremoZyme—Worked with enzymes from extreme biological systems such as underwater volcanoes •UAB (research lab)—Brain cancer research •UAHuntsville (research lab)--Researched bacteria to produce alternative fuels

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•UAHuntsville (research lab)—Researched purifying Huntington’s disease proteins Filling the Pipeline

Business Par tnerInternship/Co-op ship D evelopment Biotechnology

Individual Research Projects (design, implement & report) Sample Projects: •Comparative study testing hot pepper extract in the cure for cancer (male vs female) •Testing the effect of polio virus in killing cancer cells

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Full time student/ parttime technical co-op (20-30 hrs/week)

Calhoun’s AAS Technologies Degree* to ???’s Engineering Degree

High School Graduates ♦ Undeclared Majors ♦ Veterans ♦ Displaced Workers ♦ Incumbent Workers ♦ Persons w/ Disabilities ♦ Adult Education

st Fir ate du Gra s: ring Sp 09 20

Challenging

Co-op #6

Co-op #5

Co-op #4

Co-op #3

Co-op #2

Co-op #1

AAS Degree & Marketable Experienc e

•12-15 credits

•20-30 OJT

Career

Advanced Degrees

Business Par tnerTechnical ship D evelopment Co-ops

Technical programs: • Aerospace Technology • Design Drafting • Industrial Technology • Machine Tool Technology • Process Technology

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3M Partners

DRAFT 05/14/09

??? University College of Engineering or Sciences & Engineering Co-op Programs Pre-engineering AS Degree “Bri dge” s em es ter: • 12- to 15-week Int erns hip • EGR 101, Engineeri ng Found’ns • EGR Co-op Clas s : • W ork s hops • Indus try s peak ers • Indus try project • Form al training plan Prior to “B ridge” s em est er: • Mak e applic ation to “Bridge” • Confirm ac c eptanc e to Uni vers ity • Determ ine s pec ial ty area

Full- or part-time student

Calhoun’s AS Pre-Engineering Degree to ???’s Engineering Degree

High School Graduates ♦ Undeclared Majors ♦ Veterans ♦ Displaced Workers ♦ Incumbent Workers ♦ Persons w/ Disabilities ♦ Adult Education

Business Par tner ship D evelopment

Supply vs. Demand . . . Alabama

AMSTEC —Alabama Mathematics, Science, & Technology Education Coalition www.amstec.org Brenda Terry, Executive Director 256-824-2357

AMSTI —Alabama Math Science

Alabama

Technology Initiative http://www.amsti.org Steve Ricks, ALSDE AMSTI Director 334-353-9151

EAIA —Engineering Academy

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Initiative for Alabama (EAIA) www.amstec.org/EAIA.html Dr. Charles Nash, Vice Chancellor, UA System 205-348-8347 ANET —Alabama Network for Engineering Transfer Karen Bright, Calhoun Community College 256-306-4722

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Supply vs. Demand . . . Regionally NAEAA —North Alabama North-Alabama

Engineering Academy Alliance Brenda Terry, Program Coordinator 256-824-2357 Brenda.terry@uah.edu

ESP —Engineering Science Pipeline LaRonda Conley, MDA 256-955-1688 LaRonda.Conley.CTR@mda.mil

The Co-operation Program Ann Coleman Calhoun Community College 256-306-2938 bac@calhoun.edu

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Business Par tner ship D evelopment

NAEAA

•Athens High School •Austin High School •Bob Jones High School •Buckhorn High School •Decatur High School •Grissom High School •Guntersville High School •Lee High School •Sparkman High School

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North Alabama Engineering Academy Alliance

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Business Par tner ship D evelopment ESP

Engineering Science Pipeline 26

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Business Par tnerInternship/Co-op ship D evelopment Pre-engineering • Minimum of one semester, full-time, paid OJT • Confirm career choice by end of Sophomore year • Serve as “bridge” between community college and university

Pilo t Fall 2009

• Expose student to “world of work” • Recruitment tool for universities 27

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The Co-operation Program/PreBusiness Par tner ship D evelopment engineering

• Feb. 2009--Industry meeting • Feb. – June 2009--Ad hoc committee/program development • June 2009—Marketing • July 2009—Company commitments • August 2009—Company selections • September 2009—Pilot group 28

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versight Committee ichael Davis, Production Manager oray Carbon Fibers Industry Lead, Process Technology Co-op) 56-260-1018

en Fernandez, Manager ASA Surface Mobility Systems Project Industry Lead, Pre-engineering) 56-544-3825

red Lamm , Director raining & Organizational Development nited Launch Alliance Industry Lead, Aerospace Technology) 56-432-1142

ynn Lane, Hum an Resources Manager lectricfil Corporation Industry Lead, Industrial Maintenance)

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