Bonnie ElseyDirector, Workforce Development

Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development

2011 Skills Gap Report

• Deloitte and The National Association of Manufacturers

– 1,100 US Manufacturers responded

• 83% reported moderate to serious shortages in skilled production positions such as machinists and technicians.

• 60% reported moderate to serious shortage for Production Engineers

• 50% reported moderate to serious shortages for scientist and product designers.

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The Challenge

• Increase the pipeline of new workers• Initiate Competency Models and

benchmark performance• Manage the retirement bubble • Outdated educational curriculum• Outdated recruitment strategies• Manage Performance differently

Pipeline of New Workers

• Career Camps• Outreach to Schools• Dream it do it• Articulation agreements between HS and

post-secondary education.• Career Pathway Models

Competency Models

• Career One-stop• National Manufacturing Association

Credentials (NAMS)• National Career Readiness Certificate

(NCRC)• Benchmarking performance

Manage the Retirement Bubble

• Projected 69% of Manufacturers believe shortages will increase in the next 3 to 5 years (2016)

• Hardest hit will be skilled production (machinists, operators, and technicians) and industrial and manufacturing engineers.

• Knowledge management (Talent contribution of older workers) – part-time work, mentorships, coaches, trainers.

Outdated Educational Curriculum

• Challenges– Constantly changing innovations - demand– Outdated and costly equipment for training– Right Skills at right time– More flexible training hours– Continuous start dates

Outdated Recruitment Strategies

• Old recruitment– Word of mouth– Newspapers– Job Boards – key word searches

• New Recruitment– Job Boards with artificial intelligence– Websites– Social Media – Partnerships

Right Skills Now for Manufacturing

Facing the Reality of 21st Century Manufacturing Workforce

• Demographics: We face boomer retirements coupled with a shrinking pipeline.

• Technological advances in modern manufacturing require more advanced skill sets.

• Major deficits in our education system limit production of a high quality and quantity workforce.

A Skills Mismatch Compromises U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness and

Employment

Talent Acquisition

Innovation

Jobs

Global Competitiven

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82.5% of manufacturers report a moderate-to-serious shortage of skilled production workers, including machinists

74% of manufacturers report that this skills gap has negatively impacted their company’s ability to expand operations.

69% of manufacturers expect the skills shortage in skilled production to worsen in the next 3-5 years.

This skills gap has resulted in as many as 600,000 jobs going unfilled.

Darlene Miller, President, Permac Industries, Minneapolis

It’s really frustrating and continues to be a real issue for manufacturers like me when we hear the unemployment numbers but yet we cannot find people skilled to come to work for our companies. We are constantly interviewing and finding that the people we bring in do not have the math skills that are required to operate our equipment. We can buy all of the equipment we need but we cannot find the skilled labor we need to advance our companies.

Fast Track to Jobs

Providing workers and students with fast-track skills for employment

Providing manufacturers just-in-time talent from the lab/classroom to the shop floorAccelerating and expanding

lifelong learning opportunities for a flexible, technical workforce

Skills for Today’s and Tomorrow’s Manufacturing

Academic, Personal, and Career Skills Technical Skills

Nationally portable, industry-recognized

credentials

Fast Track Training

• 1 semester + internship•Measurement, Materials and Safety•Job Planning, Benchwork and Layout•CNC Operator- Turning Level 1•CNC Operator- Milling Level 1

Career Ladder Manufacturing

Basic Skills = Foundation

Right Skills Now

Manufacturing Job

Machine Tool Technology

Engineer

AAS Degree

BS Degree