Strengthen Your Welding Workforce 

HOW TO REDUCE YOUR COSTS BY REDEFINING YOUR APPROACH TOHIRING, TRAINING, AND RETAINING YOUR WORKFORCE.

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MISSIONASSIST MANUFACTURERS TO ACCELERATE THEIRPROFITABLE GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS.

STRENGTHENING YOUR WELDING WORKFORCE

THE SKILLS GAP IS WIDENING

OVER THE NEXT DECADE NEARLY 3.5 MILLIONMANUFACTURING JOBS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AND

2 MILLION ARE EXPECTED TO GO UNFILLED DUE TO THESKILL GAP.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

A JOINT SURVEYFROM THEMANUFACTURINGINSTITUTE ANDDELOITTE ASKS:

WHAT IS YOUR AVERAGE TIME TO FILL AN OPEN JOBPOSITION IN EACH CATEGORY?

A JOINT SURVEYFROM THEMANUFACTURINGINSTITUTE ANDDELOITTE ASKS:

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CHALLENGES FACED DURINGRECRUITMENT OF SKILLED AND HIGHLY SKILLED WORKERS?

A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH IS NEEDED

COMPANY – HIRING PRACTICE & TRAINING REQUIREMENTSSHORT TERM – SKILLS DEVELOPMENTLONG TERM – CAREER DEVELOPMENT

HIRE THE PERSON..NOT THE SKILL

FOCUS ON HIRING SOMEONE WHO IS A GOOD FITFOR YOUR COMPANY WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE

IN RETURN, THAT PERSON SHOULD EXCEL INTRAINING AND BE LOYAL TO YOU

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

‐ A GOOD EMPLOYEE WILL WANT TO BECOME MORE THANJUST A WELDER

‐ ADVANCED SKILLS, SUPERVISOR/LEADERSHIP, SOFT SKILLS‐ RETENTION TOOL

M.O.S.T.®Mobile Outreach Skills Training

THE TMAC SOLUTION FOR TRAINING WELDERS

M.O.S.T.® MTU FLEET& INTERIOR

M.O.S.T.®

The Mobile Outreach Skills Training program 

(M.O.S.T.®) is a fast‐track, intensive skills 

assessment, recruitment, training and job 

placement program which prepares 

unemployed and underemployed individuals 

for welding jobs in a fraction of the time of 

traditional programs.  

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WHAT SHOULD BE THE HR MAIN FOCUS OF YOUR HIRING PRACTICE ?

EMPLOYEE RETENTION

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Employee Retention = T X A X C 

CULTURE

TRAINING TOOLS

ACCOUNTABILITY

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HOW M.O.S.T.® WORKS FOR YOU

1. Assessment – Welding job requirements

2. Recruit – According to the position requirements set by the company

3. Train – Intensive 4 week training program

4. Certify – Graduates from this program are certified to your company requirements

5. Competitive advantage

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JOB ASSESSMENT

• Determine number of job openings

• Material to weld

• Welds, processes and special skills each new hire must master

• AWS certification requirements

• Safety requirements

• Shift requirements

• Pay rate 

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RECRUITMENT

• Career focused not job focused

• The trainee must be approved for a tuition loan  

• Demonstrate interest and ability to learn welding

• Must pass drug test and background check

• Employer participates in the recruitment process

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TRAINING

• Basic shop math

• Blueprint reading

• Gauges & metrology

• Arc welding fundamentals

• Welding procedure standards

• Weld Quality 

• Lincoln VRTX welding simulator testing with passing criteria

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TRAINING

• Hands on live welding with passing criteria

• Company practical test for specific weld joints

• Pass the company AWS 2G or 2F welding certification test

• Discipline expectations

• The training ends in graduation 

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COMPANY COMMITMENT

• Guaranteed job start for trainees passing the AWS certification test

• Participate in trainee selection and developing customized training

• Pay for advertising cost $2k ‐ $3k

• Pay for the drug test and background check

• Provide hands on weld stations and consumables  

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M.O.S.T.® PROGRAMADVANTAGES

• Shorter time to recruit and train than traditional methods

• Training at your company location

• We train to your requirements vs traditional OJT taking workers from production

• You only employee trainees that successfully complete the training and pass the certification test

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COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

• Cost reduction with each class

• Companies estimate $5,000 ‐$18,000 to hire a welder with retention rates as low as 30%

• The MOST training model can reduce turnover

• MOST program promotes team culture 

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M.O.S.T.® 

3 KEY POINTSTrainees ‐ Guaranteed a job if they pass all training requirements

Employers – Training is customized to their needs, reduces cost and shortens the time to have a productive employee 

M.O.S.T.® Funders have confidence in the program knowing they only pay for jobs not just training

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TEEX M.O.S.T.® training programWatch what students think of the M.O.S.T. program at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHAa6CCa7o4

For more information contact:Roger L. Caldwell(o) 979.458.6721(c) 979.277.2365roger.caldwell@teex.tamu.edu

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