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State of the Additive Manufacturing Workforce in
Northeast Ohio
September 8th-9th, 2016
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State of AM Workforce - Agenda
• Project Background• Contracted (required) third-party independent grant evaluation
• Summary of Themes• Key findings from research and analyses
• Quantifying the Themes• Breaking down research and analyses
• Action Items & Key Takeaways
• Q & A
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Project BackgroundEvaluating a $2.5M grant
Difference in Differences Plan with Implementation
Assessment
Comparisons
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Problem SolvingThe program, and thus the evaluation, have continually evolved.
Initial Concept• Program development: Five new
AM certificates of achievement; a new one-year certificate; leading into existing associates
• Integrate developmental education acceleration strategies
• Implement new advising and career coaching technologies for students
Challenges• USDOL budget approval delays
(non-standard grant award at outset)
• Creating all new programs; time-consuming approval processes
• Staffing: project leadership turnover; finding and hiring AM expertise
• Job market and skill set learning curve
• Low participant enrollments
• Low demand in job market for AM technical workers
36 month period of performance: Oct 2012 – Sep 2015, later granted a 6 mo. extension
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Evolution
• Five new s/t certs; a new one-year cert
• Engage employers in design; internships
• Enhance w/ cohorts, learning communities, block sched, and hybrid learning
Program Development
Proposed Actual
• Two new s/t certs; a new one-year cert
• On track; emerging
• Hybrid learning only
• Assessment/ placement prep and retake process
• Embed contextualized developmental content into certificate programming; supplement with bridge programs
Developmental Education
Acceleration
• Utilizing existing college processes
• Still emerging; limited need to date for a new dev ed strategy among recruited set of AM students
• Upgrade existing advising technologies
• Require career coaching and advising for all participants
• Integrate a Prior Learning Credit process
• Partner with One Stops
Technology-enabled career coaching and
advising
• Intro to AM online course developed with Tooling U; EMSI Career Assessment purchased but not implemented
• Career coaching required
• Relying on college’s overall effort to utilize prior learning tools
• Coordination with One Stop has occured
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Framing Tri-C’s role in the AM ecosystem
• This is an example of a community college majorly participating and leading an economic development effort.
• They are playing a convening and organizing role in a sector that is in the process of adopting a new technology.
• Business using and trying out AM are an innovative and future-looking set of companies.
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State of AM Workforce - Agenda
• Project Background• Contracted (required) third-party independent grant evaluation
• Summary of Themes• Key findings from research and analyses
• Quantifying the Themes• Breaking down research and analyses
• Action Items & Key Takeaways
• Q & A
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• AM industry is growing in jobs, revenue, and spread of technology
• Key national stakeholders are located regionally• Businesses who invest in AM are successful in sales and
employment• Schools (Tri-C) must be careful to not put the cart
before the horse; meet the demand where it is• There is little demand for AM production workers• There is demand among prototyping and design workers
• AM is a skill set adopted within many occupations• Engineers, designers, and drafters• Jobs requiring AM skills pay well and are steady
ThemesKey findings throughout research
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State of AM Workforce - Agenda
• Project Background• Contracted (required) third-party independent grant evaluation
• Summary of Themes• Key findings from research and analyses
• Quantifying the Themes• Breaking down research and analyses
• Action Items & Key Takeaways
• Q & A
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• Primary AM revenue of products and services: $4.1 billion in 2014
• $21.3 billion predicted growth by 2020
AM industry is growing and successfulGrowth occurring worldwide
Source: Wohlers, 2015
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• Our region is unique• America Makes:
National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute
• Youngstown Business Incubator: #1 university-affiliated business incubator; Offers funding for 3D printing start-ups
AM industry is growing and successfulGrowth occurring regionally, and stakeholders are a key to success
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• Over 350 businesses in the region
• 18-county Northeast Ohio region is used for analyses
AM industry is growing and successfulMany businesses and stakeholders are involved with AM
Source: NETS, 2013
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• AM-related businesses grown in sales in last 10 years
• $4.8 billion total sales in 2004• $5.4 billion total sales in 2013• 13% increase
• Manufacturing has seen a decline in sales in last 10 years
• $71.7 billion total sales in 2004
• $65.8 billion total sales in 2013
• 8% decrease
Sales growth
Indexed Sales
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 201390
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AM Index Manufacturing Index
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• AM-related businesses have grown in employment in last 10 years
• 2004: 42,018 total employees• 2013: 48,318 total employees• 15% increase
• Manufacturing has declined in employment in last 10 years
• 2004: 566,146 total employees
• 2013: 534,240 total employees
• 6% decrease
Employment growth
Indexed Employment
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 201390
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AM Index Manufacturing Index
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• Low demand for workers whose primary job function is AM
• When expanding the definition, potential grows to 1% of total job market (about 20,000 jobs)
Aligning training programs with business needs is a key storyline
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• Engineering, Bachelor’s Level:• Industrial Engineers• Mechanical Engineers• Aerospace Engineers• Engineers, All Other
• Engineering, Associate’s Level:• Industrial Engineering Technicians• Mechanical Engineering Technicians• Engineering Technicians, All Other
• Mechanical Drafters• Designers
• Commercial and Industrial Designers• Graphic Designers
AM is a skillset within occupationsAM-related jobs
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AM jobs are holding their own against a receding tide
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Engineers, Bachelor's Level Engineers, Associate's Level Drafters Designers
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• Numerous institutions incorporate elements of AM into curricula
• Community colleges (4)• 4-year institutions (5)
• Typically in:• Engineering• Design• Drafting
Tri-C has the only dedicated AM program
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• Over 600 students graduated with an AM-related award the 2014-2015
• 76% were Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Individuals completing below bachelors that gain AM-related employment tend to be people with prior skills (other education or work experience)
Certificate Length
Number of Completers
Short-Term 23Long-Term 55AAS 73Bachelor’s 385Master’s 87Doctorate 13Total 636
AM is a skill within a broader occupationEducational institutions are anticipating demand
Number of students earning AM-related
certificates; 2014-2015
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AM is a skill within a broader occupationKey skills for the different occupations
Job Description Hard Skills Needed Soft Skills Needed
Engineering Occupations, Bachelor's Level: Aerospace Engineers Industrial Engineers Mechanical Engineers Engineers, All Other
Testing Research Analysis Mechanical Engineering Materials Computer-Aided Design
AutoCAD SolidWorks Automation Tooling Operations New Product Development
Critical Thinking Fine Motor Skills Reliability
Engineering Occupations, Associate's Level: Industrial Engineering Technicians Mechanical Engineering Technicians Engineering Technicians, Except
Drafters, All Other
Manufacturing Testing Data Collection Operations Materials Maintenance Management
Repairing Machining Post-Production Welding Mechanical Aptitude Engineering Mathematics (Trig/Geometry)
Communication Literacy Fine Motor Skills Imagination
Mechanical Drafters
AutoCAD Computer-Aided Design Product Drafting Product Development Engineering
SolidWorks Materials Microsoft Office Tooling Mathematics (Trig/Geometry)
Learning Literacy Creativity Visualization
Designers: Commercial and Industrial Designers Graphic Designers
Engineering Computer-Aided Design Innovation New Product Development Management Product Design
SolidWorks Mathematics
(Calculus/Trig/Geometry) Sales Marketing / Cost-
Effectiveness
Creativity Persuasive
Communication Team Management Ethics Brainstorming
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State of AM Workforce - Agenda
• Project Background• Contracted (required) third-party independent grant evaluation
• Summary of Themes• Key findings from research and analyses
• Quantifying the Themes• Breaking down research and analyses
• Action Items & Key Takeaways
• Q & A
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Action Items & Key Takeaways
• Industry leaders need to stay up-to-date on new technological advancements
• Educational institutions have an important role pushing new information out to the field
• Educational programs train students with skillsets that have broader applications
• AM Skills are important to employers, but employers rarely hire AM-specific employees
• People with a background in an AM-relevant fields will get high value from education in AM coursework
• Designers, engineers, and drafters will get high value from short-term certificates
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State of AM Workforce - Agenda
• Project Background• Contracted (required) third-party independent grant evaluation
• Summary of Themes• Key findings from research and analyses
• Quantifying the Themes• Breaking down research and analyses
• Action Items & Key Takeaways
• Q & A