AMTEC

The Two Year AMTEC Project

The core partners agreed to conduct a series of professional development academies on recognized successful programs, services, and methods currently in place at AMTEC partner colleges and companies. A link to the results of these academies is provided in this web-site. The intent is to replicate these successful practices as quickly as possible.

It is the Collaborative partners' intent to resubmit for a national center of excellence proposal in the spring of 2007. The nature of the new proposal is yet to be determined after reflection by the AMTEC Policy Board in December of 2006. The expert assistance of other NSF funded centers' leaders will be solicited, with the goal of leveraging resources for a broader beneficial impact in developing the skilled workforce required by automotive and other advanced manufacturing companies as the aging workforce begins large scale retirements. Having a properly educated workforce available to U.S. companies is of the highest priority to assure a globally competitive high value added manufacturing economic sector.

Outcomes, Objectives, & strategies

Outcome
Auto manufacturing required workforce competencies validated and kept current
- Objectives
  - Colleges establish customer supplier relationship with a representative cross section of auto manufacturing companies and suppliers
  - Processes for identifying and validating competencies are proven
  - Common and unique competency requirements and specifications are identified
- Strategies
  - Identify and validate best practices for building relationships with employers and their employees
  - Share successful models for building relationships/communication with employers and employees
  - Colleges collaborate to compile competency findings
  - Validate required competencies with industry participants

Outcome
Competency measurement tools and processes identified and standardized for common and specialty skills
- Objectives
  - Assure each validated competency has an agreed upon measurement
  - Improved staff ability to implement competency measurement tools
- Strategies
  - Colleges and companies collaborate on tools to measure and document applied learning
  - Validate through pilot programs with industry participants.
  - Collaborate to improve instructors' knowledge and abilities

Outcome
Individuals acquire the competencies they need to successfully perform their jobs
- Objectives
  - Improve staff ability to facilitate learning
  - More students succeed in learning industry required competencies
  - More students gain credential or degree based on industry requirements and timing needs.
  - Increased competency of the workforce aligned with industry needs
- Strategies
  - Document most successful learning activities associated with specific competencies
  - Conduct on-line and on-site professional development for staff
  - Improve learning tools, methods, and technology
  - Collaborate to improve instructors' knowledge and abilities (duplicated above)
  - Use continuous improvement tools to keep learning relevant to current needs

Outcome
A workforce that is more competitive globally
- Objectives
  - Positive impact on industry productivity
- Strategies
  - Colleges adapt to continual change in auto manufacturing (flexibility)

Outcome
Workforce utilization maximized
- Objectives
  - Career success for a greater number of new and incumbent workers
  - Greater percentage of workforce gainfully and productively employed
- Strategies
  - Document industry and experiential learning
  - Utilize the workforce system to assure access to job openings

Outcome
More individuals pursue career pathways leading to jobs in auto manufacturing
- Objectives
  - Increased interest in automotive manufacturing as a viable career option
  - Increased participation of minority, protected, and underrepresented groups
- Strategies
  - Learner centered approach: