Transcript Document

Program Cluster Workshop:
Electronics
February 18, 2011
Produced under the auspices of the Center of Excellence for
Aerospace and Advance Materials Manufacturing, Everett, WA by
Dr. Richard Strand. Do not copy or reproduce except for personal
use without permission.
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Welcome and Overview (capability/trends)
Hiring Practices and Procedures (Boeing)
Industry panel
Discussion
Tour NSCC Electronics Lab Facilities
Educator Panel
Discussion
Skill identification, gap analysis
Next steps, forum
Industry Challenges
 An aging workforce
 Lack of alignment between internal
and external stakeholders
 New hires have low skill proficiency
 Entry-level employees lack
fundamental skills
 Employment hiring pool inadequate
 Insufficient supply of qualified local
job candidates
Industry Demand
 Employment statistics are not keeping pace with rapidly changing
aerospace-industry employment needs.
Boeing Projected Needs
Job Title
Job Focus
Electrical
Electrical assembly, light
industrial
Composite & General
Machinist
Mechanics
Assembly, mechanical
Fabrication
Field
Join &
Installation
Join &
Installation
Testing, electrical
networking, fiber optics
Entry-level
pay
$14/hr
Projected
annual needs
120-240
$16+/hr
100 +/-
$16+/hr
$14-16+/hr
20-80
900-2,100
$16+/hr
200+/-
Industry Objective
“Establish strong relationships with educational institutions to
create a highly skilled and readily available workforce.”
Strategies
Partner with
state
educational
institutions
Partner with
aerospace &
manufacturing
industry
Incorporate
higher graded
skills as
determined
Focus on
manufacturing
and quality entry
level skills
CTC System Challenges
 Training must be responsive to changing industry needs
 Improve coordination, articulation and growth of aerospace education
and training
 Low student interest in and training for aerospace-related
occupations and trades
 Limited funding to:
 Expand student FTE
 Hire faculty
 Provide industry-standard
equipment
 Provide proven
student-success services
2% 3%
1%
1 to 4
7%
5 to 9
10 to 19
12%
20-49
53%
10%
50-99
100-249
12%
250-499
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Bellevue
Vancouver
Seattle
Redmond
Everett
Bothell
Kirkland
Spokane
Bellingham
Kent
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19
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Components
Capacitors
Coils
Instrument calibration
Transformers
Resisters
Circuit Boards
Semiconductors
Assembly and Manufacturing
Washington State Community/Technical Colleges
Community & Technical College Consortium
Community &
Technical College
Consortium
Metropolitan
Corridor
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Electrical Line worker (5 Colleges)
Electrical Power Transmission (1 College)
Electronics Assembly (2 Colleges)
Electrical Design Technology (1 College)
Electronics & Commo. Engr. Tech (9 Colleges)
Electromechanical Tech. (2 Colleges)
Electronics Fire Safety Tech. (1 College)
Electronics Equip Installer & Rep. (3 Colleges)
Industrial Electronics Tech (3 Colleges)
Electrical Engineering Tech (3 Colleges)
State FTE's
1200
1000
1088.48
1028.47
1016.42
800
782.09
600
616.43
400
509.37
503.32
428.72
559.98
441.81
200
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2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
College
Total FTEs/FTEf
Focus
Bates
60.38/5.39
Automation, Equip Svc, Engineering
Bellingham
59.91/2.35
Electrician, Electronics
Centralia
26.09/1.85
Electronics, Robotics, Automation
Clark
1.60/.57
Closed
Edmonds
27.04/2.72
Computers, Electronics, Networks
Lake Wash.
57.84/2.69
Electronics, Manufacturing
Olympic
31.38/1.67
Electronics (Distance & Onground)
Pierce
93.2/NA
Closed
Renton
6.44/.25
Plant Maintenance
Seattle
84.31/4.5
Electronics, Engineering
Skagit Valley
21.84/1.2
Closing
Spokane
Wenatchee Val.
150.15/7.84
Electronics, Manuf., Engineering
14.98/
Electricity, Industrial Technology
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In 2001-2002 22 colleges taught to
Electronics in some form or fashion
Over 1,000 FTEs from all Programs
14 Colleges had some form of program in
20009-2010
9 Colleges invested in continuing on into
2011-2012, estimate 600 FTEs
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Basic (Communication, Analyze, Competence)
Measurement (Dimensions, Drawings)
Math (Pre-calculus, Algebra, Statistics)
Computer Applications
Teams/Teamwork
AC/DC Current
Microchips
Electrical Circuits, Solid state
Digital Logic
Microprocessors
Diagnosis, Testing, Repair
College
Basic AC Class
Basic DC Class
Digital Logic
Bates
ELPP 120
ELPP 115
ELPP 210
Bellingham
ELTR 110
ELTR 100
ETR 140
Centralia
ELT 121
ELT 115
Clark
ELEC 101
ELEC 102
Edmonds
CEN 162
CEN 151
CEN 251
Lake Washington
ELEC 130
ELEC 130
ELEC 211
Olympic
ELEC 102
ELEC 101
ELEC 165
North Seattle
EET 162
EET 161
EET 170
Spokane
ELECT 121
ELECT 111
ELECT 211
ELTRO 101
ELTRO 121
Wenatchee
 Industry
Panel
◦ What you need?
◦ What do you value?
◦ Where do new employees tend to
fail?
◦ Employment opportunities
◦ Tips for applicants
 Program
Focus
 Key competencies
 Time to master
 Lab/class construct
◦ Facility pros/cons
◦ Equip pros/cons
 Employers
served
Refine Program offerings if needed
 Link to industry expectations
 Boost program output/potential
 Standardize curriculum
 Maintain dialogue
 Report back and review progress
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