Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges:

WorkForce Training Briefing

November 4, 2010

By Steve Lease, Director of AATYC WorkForce Training

aatyc.org

North Arkansas CollegeArkansas Association of Community Service and Continuing

Education (AACSCE) Conference

AATYC Mission

The Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges (AATYC) is a private, non-profit higher education membership organization serving the educational needs of two-year college students and the business/industry needs of AR.

AATYC represents all twenty two (22) public two-year colleges in AR. The Association facilitates the sharing of ideas, resources and opportunities among its members and advocates on behalf of members’ students.

AATYC 4 Areas of Service• Distributing information highlighting the positive impact that

two-year colleges have on students, local communities, families, businesses, and the State economy.

• Improving the quality of education by providing faculty and staff development and long-term leadership opportunities.

• Forging partnerships between two-year colleges and business and industry to provide employment skills training and to maintain a competitive workforce.

• Communicating and collaborating with local, state, and national educational and governmental entities to ensure Arkansans receive the highest quality two-year education possible.

What is Workforce Development?Education and/or training beyond high school which leads to a G.E.D., technical certificate, two- to four-year degree, or other short-term, customized job skills training designed to meet the needs of employers to upgrade the skills of four distinctly different audiences:

• Existing (incumbent) workers;

• Emerging (pre-K thru High School “pipeline”) workers in pre-employment preparation;

• Transitional Workers (dislocated, single parents/career pathways, retiree renewed careers);

• Entrepreneurial (small, independent business) workforces.

AATYC’s WorkForce Training Consortium (WFTC)

WFTC’s Umbrella was formed in 1997 to Identify and Create:

• Business and industry training capabilities,

• Best practices at each college,

• Collective responses to local, regional and / or statewide workforce training requests.

• Achieved through all 22 two-year colleges participating in the consortium and by sharing resources such as instructional personnel and curriculum.

AATYC’s WFTC Provides Training Annually to:

• 53,000+ employees and pre-employment workers.

• From over 2,500 businesses and industries.

• Such as: advanced manufacturing, transportation and logistics, information technology, aerospace and defense, environmental/sustainable, agri-technologies and construction trades.

• Also other business and community based organizations, such as healthcare, nonprofits, government, utilities, hospitality, education, retail, financial services, public safety and entrepreneurship.

WorkForce Training in ArkansasThe job of the Arkansas 22 Two-Year Colleges is to:

1. Offer accessible, affordable opportunities for individuals to achieve personal education goals with an Individual Educational Plan;

2. Instill confidence and motivation for continuous improvement via lifelong learning;

3. Enhance an individual’s role, worth, and security in the workforce as a productive member and in value-added teams;

4. Provide employers with a competent, highly skilled, trained and re-trainable workforce to meet global competition and technology challenges.

WFTC - The Model• Voluntarily utilized their own resources to

create/expand these high-demand economic development service arenas.

• With some US Department of Labor and National Science Foundation project grants, now employs over 50 full-time trainers/coordinators and 400 part-time trainers employed in business/industry.

• Nationally recognized for its innovation, collaboration and success. (NCCET & AACC Workfoce Innovations Bellwether Awards)

• The foundation model for the development of newer regional, sectoral and multi-college training alliances.

ArkansasBradley

Chicot

Clark

Cleburn

Cleveland

Drew

Franklin

Fulton

Greene

Johnson

Lafayette

Lee

Lincoln

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Montgomery

Nevada

Perry

Phillips

Pope

PrairieScott

Sharp

Stone

Van Buren

Yell

Arkansas

Ashley

Carroll

Conway Cross

Dallas

Desha

Faulkner

Grant

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Independence

Izard

Little River

Miller

Monroe

Newton

Ouachita

Poinsett

Polk

Sevier

White

BaxterBenton

Crittenden

Garland

Howard

Jackson

Lawrence

Marion

Mississippi

Saint Francis

Searcy

Sebastian

Craighead

Randolph

Saline

Jefferson

Washington

Boone

ColumbiaUnion

Pulaski

AATYC USDOL AerospaceTraining Consortium

Service Areas July 14, 2010

Crawford

RMCC

RMCC

RMCC

ASUB

ASUB

ASUB

ASUB

ASUB

ASUB

OZC

OZC

OZC

OZC

BRTC

BRTC

BRTC

BRTC

Clay

ANC

ANC

ASUBANC

Woodruff

SEARK

SEARK

SEARK

SEARK

SEARK

Calhoun

SAUT

SAUT

SAUT

SAUT

OTCOTC

OTC

SEARK

OTC

NPCC

PTC

UACCB

ASUB

PTC

UACCB

UACCB

UACCB

NPCC

NPCC

ANC

OTC

PTC

PTC

RMCC

RMCC

Pike

ASUB

SAUT

NAC

NAC

NAC

NAC

NAC

NAC

MSCC

Community• population• geographic size• demographic profile of residents• existing industries and businesses• competition• values and lifestyle• needs (existing and potential)

Resources• financial (cash, investments)• human (family

members, employees, advisors)• natural (climate, terrain, etc.)• manufactured

(buildings, infrastructure, equipment)

• location (proximity to other resources)

Entrepreneur• skills and abilities• training received• financial requirements• hobbies and interests• values, work ethic• time available• age, maturity level• drive, ambition• personality

Entrepreneurship Model

Bradley

Chicot

Clark

Cleburne

Cleveland

Drew

Franklin

Fulton

Greene

Johnson

Lafayette

Lee

Lincoln

Logan

Lonoke

Madison

Montgomery

Nevada

Perry

Phillips

Pike

Pope

PrairieScott

Sharp

Stone

Van Buren

Yell

Arkansas

Ashley

Carroll

ConwayCross

Dallas

Desha

Faulkner

Grant

Hempstead

Hot Spring

Independence

Izard

Little River

Miller

Monroe

Newton

Ouachita

Poinsett

Polk

Sevier

White

Baxter

Benton

Crittenden

Garland

Howard

Jackson

Lawrence

Marion

Mississippi

Saint Francis

Searcy

Sebastian

Craighead

Randolph

Saline

Jefferson

Washington

Boone

Columbia

Union

Pulaski

North Arkansas Two-Year College Consortium

(service area in blue)

Crawford

NorthWest Arkansas Community College

North Arkansas College

Black RiverTechnical College

Clay

Woodruff

Calhoun

ASU Mountain Home

UA Community College at Batesville

Ozarka College

Rich Mountain Community

College

Cossatot Community

College of the UA

UA Community College at Hope

Southern Arkansas University Tech

South Arkansas Community College

Southwest Arkansas Community College Consortium

(service area in yellow)

Arkansas Delta Training & Education

Consortium (ADTEC)

(service area in green)

Arkansas Northeastern

College

ASU Newport

Mid-South Community

College

East Arkansas Community College

Phillips Community College of the UA

Central Arkansas Two-Year College Consortium

(service area in orange)

Shared Area (Central and Southwest)

(pink)

Pulaski Technical College

Southeast Arkansas College

Ouachita Technical College

National Park Community College

UA Community College at Morrilton ASU Beebe

Non-AATYC Area Served by UA Fort Smith

(formerly Westark College) & ATU Ozark

(tan)

ArkansasTwo-Year College Regional Consortia

High Demand Jobs, Wages & Career Interests Comparison

Cluster / Pathway

% of Occupations that are

High Demand/Wage

Kuder Demand per

count and %

Demand Wage Count %

Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources 24.9% 31.2% 6,804 10.1

Architecture and Construction 20.3% 34.7% 5,080 7.6

Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications 6.8% 27.9% 4,651 6.9

Business Management and Administration 40.6% 67.3% 3,840 5.7

Education and Training 53.3% 72.6% 3,232 4.8

Finance 55.8% 76.0% 7,189 10.7

Government and Public Administration 25.4% 59.6% 4,369 6.5

Health Science 32.8% 60.6% 8,605 12.8

Hospitality and Tourism 66.3% 30.3% 3,414 5.1

Human Service 25.6% 57.4% 3,447 5.1

Information Technology 64.8% 82.8% 2,052 3

Law, Public Safety and Security 31.8% 52.5% 5,196 7.7

Manufacturing 32.8% 13.7% 1,459 2.2

Marketing, Sales and Service 57.4% 58.9% 2,298 3.4

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 13.6% 83.4% 4,228 6.3

Transportation, Distribution and Logistics 43.6% 43.0% 1,420 2.1

High Wage = >$40,590/year (120% of Average Wage)Sources: Kuder, Inc. & ADWS Labor Mgt. Information Division July 13, 2010

What Needs to Happen for a Green Economy

from a Two-Year College Perspective

• Updated Federal Energy Policy

• Communication of Arkansas’ Energy Policies & Programs

• Legislative / Executive Order Changes for Code Updates & Appropriations to Support Expansion of Existing Training Programs for New Industrial Sectors

Arkansas Energy Sector Partnership:9 Regions

6 AESP Project Work Committees1. Welding & Vent Systems: Co-Chairs: David

Money, ASUB-Searcy & Dr. Blake Robertson, OTC;2. HVAC: Co-Chairs: Randy Sanders, UACCH & Robert

Dixon, PTC;3. Green Construction: Co-Chairs: Roger Smith, PTC &

Todd Hunter, ASUB-Searcy;4. Renewable Energy Options: Co-Chairs: Tracy

McGraw, PCCUA & Kathleen McNamee, UACCB;5. Metal & Composites Fabrication & Repairs: Bill

Archer, SAUT & Dick Howk, NPCC;6. Green Modules and Green Career Readiness

Certificate: Steve McJunkins, CCCUA & Ken Warden, ATU-Ozark.