The Alabama Community College System

Workforce Development

Amy Brabham Regional Workforce Development Council Presentations

ACCS: Alabama’s economic engine

• • • Almost $1 billion budget 10,500 employees 800-plus buildings – 11.6 million square feet under roof – $2 billion investment in education & training facilities … so far Core Mission : • Workforce Development • Adult Education • Academic Transfer

Alabama Community College System

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Taking workforce training to where it’s needed

27 colleges

– Community colleges – Technical colleges – Upper-level college – Military academy

AIDT ATN

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For existing business and industry

– Training and technical assistance – Focus on continuous improvement – 15 centers throughout AL in community colleges and 4-yr universities • • Last year: 196 jobs were created • 638 jobs were retained • $59.8 million in increased and retained sales • $35.7 million in cost savings • $114.7 million in plant and workforce capital increases •

Since 2000, ATN has…

• Provided over $1 billion in economic impacts • Assisted over 1,900 companies • Helped create/retain 8,890 jobs

ATN Center Locations

• Alabama Southern Community College • Auburn University • Bevill State Community College • Central Alabama Community College • Gadsden State Community College • Jefferson Davis Community College • Satellite Office in Mobile • Jefferson State Community College • Lawson State Community College • Northwest-Shoals Community College • Northeast Alabama Community College • The University of Alabama • University of Alabama in Huntsville • Wallace Community College-Dothan • Wallace Community College-Selma • Wallace State Community College-Hanceville

ATN Communities of Practice

• Environmental Safety & Health • Industrial Maintenance • Information Technology • Lean Manufacturing • Quality Systems

ATN Services Provided

• Business Services/Strategic Management • Engineering & Technical Services • Environmental Safety & Health • Human Resources & Organizational Development • Industrial Maintenance • Information Technology • Lean Manufacturing • Manufacturing Systems • Quality Systems

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For new and expanding employers

– Recruits, assesses, and trains – Tailored to each client’s specific needs – Consistently ranked tops in the U.S.

– 1 st in the world to earn ISO certification • • 19,771 workers trained last year 136 projects

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Applicant recruitment Trainee selection

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Application reviews/Applicant interviews Pre-employment training

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Skills/Capabilities/Lear ning ability demonstrated

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Company teamwork, job tasks simulated On-the-Job training Other Services

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Media Services and Program Development

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Leadership Development

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Maintenance Assessments

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Safety Assistance

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AIDT Extra

Trainee Recruitment

www.careerreadyalabama.com

Large Projects

NAC Toyota Motor Corp.

& International Diesel of Alabama Toyota Mercedes-Benz Honda KIA Hyundai ThyssenKrupp

Jobs, jobs everywhere: Alabama’s great fortune! But …

WHO WILL TRAIN THEM?

300,000 students/year

• • Career-tech training & short-term certifications Dual enrollment

300,000 students/year

• • Career readiness Adult education/GED prep

300,000 students/year

• Preparing for high-skill, high wage, high demand jobs

ALABAMA’S FUTURE IS BRIGHT

We must prepare today to be ready for tomorrow!

We need every available worker

Skilled. Job-ready. And soon!

Under-educated

• • • Half of working-age Alabamians age 25-54 have only a high school diploma or less.

Only one-third of Alabamians age 25-54 have an associate’s degree or higher.

Thirty percent of our working population does not have a high school diploma or GED.

– Bridging the Gap -- Alabama ARISE report

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Workforce Development – Locally driven

Efficient, effective and responsive Business and industry drive the decision making 10 regional councils affecting programs and services and local areas.

State Workforce Planning Council (SWPC)

State Board of Education – (Funding Source) Alabama Industrial Development Training Department of Education Alabama Development Office Governor’s Office of Workforce Development At –Large Members (2) Business and Industry Department of Industrial Relations Alabama Community College System State Workforce Planning Council Department of Human Resources Department of Rehabilitation Services Department of Senior Services Alabama Dept. of Economic & Community Affairs At –Large Members (1) Two-Year College System Proposal Review Committee Regional Councils Region 1 Lauderdale Colbert Franklin Marion Winston Region 2 Limestone Madison Jackson Lawrence Morgan Cullman Marshall DeKalb Region 3 Lamar Fayette Pickens Tuscaloosa Bibb Hale Greene Region 4 Walker Jefferson Blount St. Clair Shelby Chilton Region 5 Etowah Cherokee Calhoun Talladega Coosa Tallapoosa Clay Cleburne Randolph Region 6 Sumter Marengo Wilcox Dallas Perry Region 7 Autauga Elmore Montgomery Lowndes Butler Crenshaw Region 8 Chambers Lee Macon Bullock Russell Region 9 Choctaw Clarke Monroe Conecuh Escambia Baldwin Mobile Washington Region 10 Covington Geneva Coffee Houston Henry Dale Barbour Pike

Looking ahead to 2014

• • • • Nearly 300,000 more Alabama workers than in 2004 Almost 82,000 annual job openings Greatest need in: – – Nursing and other health fields Culinary arts/food service – Sales – Office/administrative – Manufacturing production More than 65% of these new jobs require postsecondary vocational training or 2-year degrees

(Sources: Dept. of Industrial Relations & Office of Workforce Development)

Where do we need to go?

• • New focus on higher technologies – Engineering & pre-engineering – Healthcare and bio-tech – “New” manufacturing But we can’t lose sight of needs in – Construction – Automotive/diesel/other engine repair – Growing services sector

Where do we need to go?

• • • • Provide adequate education for everyone Provide skills training for future employment High school diploma/GED at a minimum Associate’s Degree: 25% increase Bachelor’s Degree: 20% increase

The Alabama Community College System:

Investing in Workforce Development

Amy Brabham Associate Director, Business and Education Services 334-353-2999 [email protected]

www.owd.alabama.gov