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AIST Foundation University-Industry Relations Roundtable
Briefing by Neil Reddy, Executive Director
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MSSC: industry-led non-profit national certifying body with 700+
Authorized Assessment Centers in 44 states
Work and worker standards, curricula, assessments and
certifications for the core technical competencies of front-line
industrial jobs
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Applicable to all front-line production jobs (6 million)
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Applicable to all front-line material handling and distribution jobs
(5.3 million)
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Applicable to a broad population of: students, unemployed, underutilized, career-changers, displaced & incumbent workers, and
veterans
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1998: Recognized by the federally created U.S. National Skill
Standards Board (NSSB) as the “Voluntary Partnership” for all
of manufacturing
Responsible under National Skill Standards Act for developing
industry-led standards, assessments and certifications for
front-line workers (entry-level through front-line supervisor)
2001: NSSB formally endorsed MSSC national standards.
Standards development involved 700 companies, 4000 frontline workers, 300 experts, $9 million public & private funds
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ANSI ISO Standard 17024 Accreditation (Dec 2011) for both CPT
and CLT. Only U.S. Certification body with ISO 17024 for
manufacturing and logistics.
Adopted by US DOL, US DOEd, US DOD, Job Corps, VA, Federal
Prison System
Only Partner in the NAM-Endorsed Skill Certification System to
receive two NAM endorsements CPT (2009) and CLT (2011)
“Overcoming the Manufacturing Skills Gap” Toolkit-NAM Taskforce
on Competitiveness & the Workforce—Jay Timmons, President of NAM, and by
Doug Oberhelman, Chair and CEO, Caterpillar and Chair of NAM Board
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Prepare the technologically-savvy, agile
Industrial Athlete of the Future
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Focus: Core competencies needed for agile, multi-disciplinary
worker using more technology, more quickly
Deploy system of training, assessment and certification –
based on industry-led, validated MSSC standards
Example: Successful ASE (Automotive Service Excellence)
certification – the standard for automotive repair technicians
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Critical Work Functions of Production
◦ Safety
◦ Quality Practices & Measurement
◦ Manufacturing Processes & Production
◦ Maintenance Awareness
◦ Green Production
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Certified Logistics Associate (Foundational)
◦ Global supply chain life cycle, basic terminology, safety, quality, equipment, behavior, teamwork,
communication, computers
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Certified Logistics Technician (Mid-technical)
◦ Receiving, storing, ordering, packaging, shipping, inventory control, transportation modes, dispatch,
tracking, measurement, metric conversion
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Modular courses provided both in a blended learning mode (half
instructor-led, half e-learning) or fully online (instructor mentored)
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MSSC e-learning: computer-based simulation, multimedia,
interactive
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E-Learning Demo:
◦ CPT
◦ CLT
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Course Length
◦ 35-45 hours for each CPT Module
◦ 28 hours for each CLT Module
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Currency: Standards updated annually by industry subject
matter experts. Courses and assessments aligned with
standards
Infrastructure: 1300+ teachers, 430 CC & 120 HS assessment
sites
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Delivery: 80,000+ assessments & 65,000+ credentials
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Currently in 44 states
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Top 10: IN, OH, FL, WI, TX, SC, CA, NC, IL, CO
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Aligns well with NAM System partners
Aligns well with Industry Sector credentials i.e., “AMTEC”
(Auto
“Industrial Maintenance Technician (IMT)” credential active with VW and Nissan in TN)
Manufacturing Career Pathway
MSSC
CPT
ACT
AWS
SME
NIMS
Foundational
Auto Career Pathway
MSSC
CPT
Foundational
TDL Career Pathway
AMTEC
MSSC
CLT
APICS
ASTL
Foundational
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17 MSSC Authorized Assessment
Centers:
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Beaver County Career and Technology Center
Bethlehem AVTS
Bucks County Community College
Butler County Community College
Central York High School
Community College of Allegheny County
Delaware County Community College
Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center
HACC- Central Pennsylvania's Community College
Harrisburg Area Community College-York Campus
Lehigh Career & Technical Institute
Montgomery County Community College
New Century Careers
PA Career Link of Lancaster County
PACL Erie County
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Pittsburgh Technical Institute
PA Assessment Delivery & Certification Attainment
Assessments (Since 2007)
CPT
CLT
Total
Certificates
1,337
1,080
160
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1,497
1,175
Pass Rate
81%
59%
78%
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Public Private Partnerships: Industry, Secondary, Post-Secondary,
WIBs, Associations/Chambers, ED groups, city and state
governments
Imbed credentialing programs in secondary and post-secondary:
for-credit, dual-credit, non-credit, approved state lists
State legislation to reward CTE credentials
WIBs combine unemployment compensation with skills training
Veterans programs
Department of Corrections—CTE for incarcerated = tax payers not
tax burdens (DOL Bonding Program)
Charity orgs: Good Will, United Way, Easter Seals, Salvation Army
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San Antonio Community partnership between the Alamo Colleges, ISDs, area
cities, industry (AT&T, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney, and
Toyota), Manufacturers Association, regional WIB, and Economic
Development offices
Junior & Senior FT, eight-week position that pays students $2,800
Toyota internships require: MSSC CPT-SF Junior Yr. & CPT-QP Senior Yr.
Alamo Academies Success Rates: 42% of graduates receive jobs and the
remaining 58% go on to higher education.
Alamo Academies visit http://www.alamo.edu/academies or contact
Executive Director, Gene Bowman, by e-mail at [email protected] phone
(210) 831-6530
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2010-11 DOL Grant Partnership IUE/CWA, SW OH WIB, CC, & Industry: used ACT
and MSSC CPT to credential 600 displaced workers
◦ 427 CPT gained employment
◦ Additional 25% entered a postsecondary education/training program
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SW OH WIB “Rapid Response” to credential 281 dislocated workers to acquire CPT
certification
◦ 165 who earned CPT -122 found employment (74%)
◦ Additional 42 entered a postsecondary education/training program
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Cincinnati State TCC: launched (02/2013) first “Get Skills to Work” veteran
credentialing pilot (led by GE, Alcoa, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, the Gary Sinise
Foundation and NAMs Manufacturing Institute)
◦ Graduated 68 veterans to date, with 80% either gaining full time employment (70% of those
interviewed are hired within 30 days) or electing to enroll in school full-time within 60 days
◦ “Employer Partners Network” of over 50 employers in the region supports the Get Skills program
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CPT Job Placement 71%
Plus 19% entering postsecondary/education training program
90% Success
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333 CPT & CLT Certificants (Jan-June ‘13)
Value of Certification
90% felt more confident on the job
92% feel more comfortable with the language of the industry
95% have a better understanding of the work functions
94% are feel more able to adopt new tasks and technologies
92% are more confident in working in a high performance/multi-task
environment
◦ 94% feel more better prepared to work in a team environment
◦ 94% feel more able to problem solve or handle emergency situations
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Pipeline of skilled workers by embedding MSSC certification
training into schools
Decreased recruitment costs by preferring job candidates with
industry-recognized credentials
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Elimination of company remedial training costs
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Attract, motivate and retain qualified employees
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Agile workers capable of keeping pace with technological change
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Increased training ROI by targeting skills gaps benchmarked
against standards
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Review industry-recognized credentialing and CC programs
Adopt a recruitment policy—share with HR, Educators, gov’t
Participate in credentialing programs w/industry SMEs
Provide incentives for new & incumbent workforce to earn
credentials
Write to State Government (Governor, DoED, DOL/WIBs & DWD)
Communicate support of endorsed credentialing programs to
locale educators
Engage in secondary internships, orientation, “school-to-work”
programs
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Increases industry client base through MSSC network? and
nationally recognized certification-based training
Increases student enrollment through on-demand e-learning
solutions
Provides instructor training to increase skills and
opportunities
Multiple delivery formats allow flexible scheduling
Enables schools to offer certifications as well as degrees
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Neil Reddy
Executive Director
[email protected]
Tel. 703-739-9000 x2221
www.msscusa.org
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