The What and Why of Manufacturing Broaden the Pathway to Success for Your Students
Why do we at MCEDA wake up in the morning and go to work?
We are Interdependent
Students’ Success
Presentations in the High Schools WHAT? WHY? 2000+ students addressed Can you name an industry? each year for 2007-08 and What’s made in your 2008-09 schoolBottom years Line: Givebackyard? students a chance to see Focus on SeniorMORE classes in beyond options Dispel myths High School Fall and 9th-11th grade in theavailable Wage information to them. Spring Training and degrees Discuss careers in available manufacturing in the area Co-Op Program
What is Manufacturing? It is…. •High Tech •Safe •Above Average Wages
Manufacturing in the Area Region II Top Industries by Number of Employees- 2008
Manufacturing 46,148
Education Government 22,630 15,638 Source: Top Employers as reported by County Economic Development Associations/Authorities, July 2008
Manufacturing in the Nation and Across the Globe
What are the people who provide jobs to our kids saying? What do they need?
Source: MCEDA Business Broadcast, January 2009
What about the Slump?
The Opportunities Are Here! • World Class Career Opportunities in Manufacturing are in our Backyard •World Class Training Programs are available through Calhoun and other PostSecondary Institutions
What can you do?
Why do you wake up in the morning and go to work?
The pathway to success is broader than we’ve been telling our students. How can you, by sharing what you have learned this week, expand a path for just one?
Questions ? Mary Ila Ward Morgan County Economic Development Association mceda.org miw@mceda.org 256.353.1213