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Remarks by Leo Reddy
Chairman and CEO, Manufacturing Skill Standards Council
NACFAM AMLF Conference
April 9, Crystal City VA
Permanent
Feature of
Competitiveness Studies,
conferences
Including top billing in NACFAM
proposal
Just this year: Harvard Business
School, NAM Top Priorities,
MAPI/Aspen Institute
600,000 job openings
- for which manufacturers can
not find skilled employees
Source: Deloitte/NAM-MI, 2011
Deloitte & NAM MI 2011
Deep disconnect between
industry demand and
education supply
“Education is preparing 80% of
students for 20% of the jobs”
Source: Harry Moser, President, Re-shoring
Initiative
Elements of industry-driven solution:
Standards: Industry-defined, nationally validated
Instructional materials aligned with standards:
courses, textbooks, e-learning, instructor training
Assessments aligned with standards: Industryformulated test questions, delivered on-line
Credentials: Industry-recognized, nationally
portable
Education Reform: Courses aligned with industry
standards, students enabled to graduate with
both a degree and an industry-recognized
certification
Bush I: Industry standards
Clinton: National Skill Standards Act:
- Industry Standards and Certifications
- Industry-led “Voluntary Partnerships”
(e.g. MSSC for Mfg.)
Bush II:
- Standards-based Competencies
Models (DOL)
- Standards-based Career Pathways (DoED)
- Linkage of training funds to industryrecognized credentials (DOL and DoED)
Obama:
- Strong focus on certification, stackability
- President’s June 8, 2011 goal: Credential
500,000
- Mfg. workers in 5 years under NAM System
NAM-MI:
- NAM-endorsed Skills Certification System
(Founding Partners: ACT, MSSC, NIMS, AWS,
SME)
- Education reform supported by leading
foundations
ALL BUILDING BLOCKS
OF AN INDUSTRY-DRIVEN
SOLUTION
ARE NOW IN PLACE
NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN TO
ACCELERATE DEPLOYMENT OF
INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED,
NATIONALLY PORTABLE
CREDENTIALS
INDUSTRY: Require certifications; make
centerpiece of recruitment policies;
communicate to state governments
EDUCATION: Help students secure industry
credentials thru for-credit courses
FEDERAL: Link federal workforce training
funds to industry-recognized, nationally
portable certifications. Pass America
Works Act.
Regular Education System: Students,
Parents, Pell Grants, GI Bill, Tuition
Reimbursement
Federal Programs: DOL/ETA, DoED/
OVAE, DoD, VA, NSF/ATE
State Programs: CTE Course emphasis,
dual credit HS/CC arrangements,
Workforce Investment Boards,
incumbent training support programs