WEEKLY CONSORTIUMUPDATE

May 21, 2018

News and Updates

NAWCWD employee Chris Hoskins measures the force of a student's punch

during the “Height Jumping. Photo by US Navy.

MakerMinded to be DiscussedDuring Upcoming Ohio TechNetWebinar

Heather Sherman, Manager of STEMSchools and Community PartnershipsEducation and STEM Learning at BatelleEducation, will present on MakerMindedduring the consortium meeting on May29 from 8:30-9:30am. This careerexploration program is preparingstudents to fill the demand in theadvanced manufacturing industry.College staff engaged with secondaryschools are encouraged to attend.

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Ohio TechNet Reporting to beDiscussed During Tomorrow'sConsortium Meeting

Reporting procedures anddocumentation for employment andfurther education will be discussedduring the consortium meeting tomorrow,May 22 from 8:30-9:30am.

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Final Report from the Task Force onApprenticeship Expansion

The Task Force on Apprenticeship

Expansion recently published its FinalReport to The President of the UnitedStates. Among other strategies, Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship programsare highlighted.

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2017 Ohio Manufacturing Counts

The Ohio Manufacturers' Associationpublished a report that includes factsabout the economic impact of Ohiomanufacturing.

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Featured Success StoryOhio TechNet Continues toEngage Employer Partners

Ohio TechNet now has 473 employerpartners. As we collaborate with the OhioManufacturers' Association to launchregional sector partnerships throughoutOhio, employer partners continue toengage by participating in AdvancedManufacturing apprenticeship programs,connecting with CEOs to discuss sectorpartnership options in regions wherenone exist and participating in workforcedevelopment strategy meetings.

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Sustainability UpdatesUpcoming Sustainability Meeting

The next Sustainability Team Meeting willoccur on May 29, from 3-4pm. Recentmeeting recaps, and details for theupcoming meeting will be shared soon.

Manufacturing USA CornerAmerica Makes and LIFT Partnerto Create LightweightingCertificate

America Makes has partnered withLightweighting Innovations for Tomorrow(LIFT) and Case Western ReserveUniversity Siegal Lifelong LearningProgram to offer an AdvancedLightweighting Certificate Program. Thefirst open-enrollment program will be heldat America Makes, June 11-13.

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Project Managers' CornerOpen Requests

Project Managers receive multiplerequests from the grant lead team.Priority requests are highlighted to theright.

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PRIORITY REQUESTSSubmit a Success StorySurvey Program CompletersEngage Employer Partners

Upcoming Events

Ohio TechNet Post CompletionSurvey

Ohio TechNet participants areperiodically surveyed following programcompletion. The final iteration ofsurveying will occur May 29 - June 29.

Ohio Manufacturers' WorkforceSummit 2018

This year's Summit will be held on Nov. 1at the Greater Columbus ConventionCenter. The event will offer resources,tools and support to manufacturers andtheir workforce partners/suppliers toimprove the skills and supply of workersin Ohio’s manufacturing industry.

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Veterans CornerVeterans Corner Resource List

Resources for workforce developmentprofessionals that work with veterans canbe easily accessed using the Quick Linksto the right.

QUICK LINKS:ODVS Veterans Workforce TeamOhio Means Veterans JobsMilitary Transfer AssuranceGuides (MTAGs)RAND Study: Helping SoldiersLeverage Army Knowledge, Skills,and Abilities in Civilian JobsHeroes MAKE America

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Learning From Other TAACCCT Initiatives

SkillsCommons: The World’sLargest Digital Library ofWorkforce Training Materials

Susan Chan Shifflett, TAACCCT InitiativeProject Manager at the AmericanAssociation of Community Colleges,summarized discussion from a panel onSkillsCommons.org at the annualNational Association of WorkforceBoards Forum. Manager, TAACCCTInitiative, American Association ofCommunity Colleges.

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Resources

Instructor assists mate in an algebra problem. Photo by U.S. Navy.

SkillsCommons Industry Expert toExpert Instructor (IE2EI) Network

This community focuses on building anopen access library of videos, tools, andresources for exemplary teachingpractices that individuals and communitycolleges can easily and freely adopt andadapt to produce successful transitionsof industry experts into expert teachers.

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Resource List

Ohio TechNet resources are added toSharePoint on an ongoing basis. Thesecan be easily accessed using the Quick

QUICK LINKS:OTN Training Recordings,Documents, & MaterialsOTN Technical Assistance FilesOTN Technical Assistance Links

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Contact Melika Matthews for SharePointaccess.

OTN Affinity/Work TeamCollaboration Sites OTN Sustainability Team SiteTAACCCT Learning NetworkTAACCCT Sustainability ToolkitOpen Educational Resources

Making Ohio Campaign Continues

Ohio TechNet supported the launchof MakingOhio.com in Nov. 2017. The30-day social media campaign garnered365 new followers,1,184 new site visitors,1,691 social link clicks, 58,000 totalengagements, and a 6.6% engagementrate. Making Ohio's platforms continue tobe utilized. Spread the word aboutmanufacturing via Making Ohioplatforms!

Ohio TechNet is designed to transform the way in which higher education works with employers to better aligneducation and training with industry needs for Advanced Manufacturing in Ohio. The goals and strategies of OhioTechNet are to better identify businesses' most pressing needs, align and accelerate training programs to fi l l theskil ls gap, and support transformation of the state's workforce delivery system.

Ohio TechNet launched in 2014 via a $15 mill ion TAACCCT grant made to LCCC on behalf of a statewideconsortium of 11 Ohio community colleges inc luding Columbus State, Cincinnati State, Tri-C, Eastern Gateway,Lakeland, LCCC, Owens, Rhodes, Stark State, Sinclair and Zane State.

This workforce product was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment andTraining Administration. The product was created by the grantee and does not necessarily reflect the offic ialposition of the U.S. Department of Labor. The U.S. Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, orassurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, inc luding any information on l inkedsites and inc luding, but not l imited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness,adequacy, continued availabil i ty, or ownership.

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