Transcript Upskilling Technical Jobs in Manufacturing

Upskilling Technical Jobs
in Manufacturing
Scott Sheely
Executive Director
Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board
Ed McCann
Chief Operating Officer
Berks County Workforce Investment Board
In the last four years…
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Berks and Lancaster County Workforce
Investment Board sponsored two research
projects using a Stay Invent the Future grant
from the PA Department of Community and
Economic Development;
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State of technology in local companies;
Capacity of local educational institutions;
Center of Excellence in Packaging Operations
formed using a US Department of Labor High
Growth Job Training Grant;
In the last three years…
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Susquehanna Valley Advanced
Manufacturing Alliance formed to articulate
programming in nanotechnology and
mechatronics;
Eight career and technology centers;
 RACC, HACC, and Stevens;
 PSU, Berks campus;
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RACC designated as a National Center for
Integrated Systems Technology.
What we learned…
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Roughly 1/3 of all manufacturers in the area are
investing in process control technology;
Food and biotechnology industries are leaders
because of their involvement in packaging;
Industrial maintenance technicians and related
occupations are in short supply;
Technology requires higher-level skill sets be
driven down from engineers to technicians;
Very few technical programs provide the training
that is needed.
Industrial Maintenance Technician
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Also known as…
Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041.00);
 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
(49-9042.00);
 Maintenance Workers, Machinery (499043.00);
 Industrial Engineering Technicians (173026.00);
 Numerical Tool and Process Control
Programmers (51-4012.00).
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Industrial Maintenance Technician
Repair or replace defective equipment;
 Perform routine preventive maintenance;
 Assemble, install, or repair electrical and
electronic components, wiring, pipe
systems and plumbing, drives, motors,
and belts;
 Analyze test results, error messages, and
information obtained from operators to
diagnose equipment problems.
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Industrial Maintenance Technician
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Basic electrical skills and circuits;
Service and repair principles;
Industrial electricity and electronics;
Automated motors and control systems;
Sensors;
Mechanical power transmission;
Fluid power (pneumatics and hydraulics);
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs);
Refrigeration;
Robotics;
Wiring installation and maintenance.
What is Mechatronics?
Computer Science
Mechatronics
Electrical
Engineering
Mechanical
Engineering
Controls
Engineering
Mechatronics Training Project
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Anchored by the Hershey Corporation and its four
divisions in the region as well as its corporate
engineering center;
Train 200+ Hershey industrial maintenance
technicians, electricians, craftspeople, and
engineers;
Curriculum was jointly developed;
Faculty from area schools participated in training
with Hershey staff and, eventually, become Hershey
trainers;
Educators incorporated generic skills into curricula.
Content
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Networking (install and troubleshoot software; use of
DeviceNet; use of Data Highway, TCP/IP, and
ControlNet protocols);
Maintaining robots;
A variety of tasks related to process controls (calibrate,
install, and repair various transmitter, gages, and
switches; calibrate proportional control valves and
process control loops; troubleshoot and replace
transducers);
Higher level tasks related to programmable logic
controllers (create and modify ladder logic; install and
troubleshoot PLC hardware; create and modify
alternative programming languages);
Work with human machine interface software including
Wonderware, Intellution, PanelBuilder, Interact, and
RSView 32.
AAS Degree – Mechatronics
Semester
23
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2
69
credits
Math
Trigonometry
MAT 165 or
Calculus
College
Success
Strategies
ORI 100
English
Composition
COM 121 or
122
3
Electrical /
Electronic
Engineering
Mechanical / Fluid
Engineering
Core
Educational
Requirements
3
Applied Physics
or Physics I
PHY 150 or 250
Or Calculusbased Physics
7
8
Industrial
Mechanics 1
Introduction
to Shop
Machinery
3
1
3
4
The
Environment
ENV 130
or 131
3
3
Microcomputer
Applications
3
3
Introduction to Introduction to
PLC’s Part 1 PLC’s Part 2
Rotating
Electrical
Machines
Industrial
Mechanics 2
AB SLC500
Robotics
&
Motion
Control
Process Control
&
Instrumentation
Integrated
Manufacturing
Systems
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credits
Courses to
complete the
NCIST
program
2
Advanced PLC’s
AB ControlLogix
or
Siemens S7
4
3
4
Courses that
could be taught
at HS or CTC
SLC500
2
3
4
3
The Individual
& Society
SOC 125
14
Manufacturing
Fundamentals
4
Business
Communications or
Technical Writing
BUS 06 or COM141
3
Computer Science &
Engineering
17
Industrial
Electrical
Systems
4
Humanities
Elective
Systems &
Process Control
Engineering
Capstone
Class
Application
ProjectPackaging
PC
Installation
&
Maintenance
3
3
4
The Final Product
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An articulated 2+2+2 curriculum that can be
used with students entering the workforce,
dislocated workers, and incumbent workers;
In sequence…
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200 hour non-credit certificate for which RACC gives
11 academic credit hours;
Toward a 39 hour academic certificate or a 69 hour
Associates degree;
Toward a Bachelors degree in Electro-Mechanical
Technology from PSU
Industrial Maintenance / Mechatronics
School to Work to School - 2+2+2
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Employment Practices
Safety
Introduction to basic electrical skills and
circuits
Introduction to maintenance principles
Introduction to service and repair
principles
Industrial Electricity
Industrial Electronics
Troubleshooting and problem solving
techniques
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Automated motors and control systems
Introduction to sensors
Mechanical power transmission
Introduction to fluid power – pneumatics and
hydraulics
PLC basics
Basic principles of refrigeration
Introduction to robotics
Building wiring installation and maintenance
Dept. of Education Sanctioned Core Topics
Core CTC Industrial Maintenance
Curriculum
Available in 8 County Region
Industrial Maintenance / Mechatronics
School to Work to School - 2+2+2
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Electrical Control Circuits
Electrical Motor Control
Residential / Commercial Wiring
Industrial Wiring
Programmable Logic Controllers
Hydraulics
Hydraulic Troubleshooting
Piping Systems
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Pneumatics
Pneumatic Maintenance
Electro-fluid Power
Electronic Sensors
Basic Mechanical Drives
Light duty V-belt and Chain Drives
Heavy duty V-belt and Chain Drives
US Department of Labor Sanctioned – Intermediate Level
NCIST-Based Industrial Maintenance Curriculum
Available at Selected CTC’s
Core CTC Industrial Maintenance
Curriculum
Available in 8 County Region
Industrial Maintenance / Mechatronics
School to Work to School - 2+2+2
Core
Education
Requirements
Mechanical /
Fluid Power
Engineering
Technology
Electrical /
Electronics
Engineering
Technology
Systems /
Process Control
Engineering
Technology
Computer
Science &
Engineering
Technology
Associate of Science in Mechatronics Engineering Technology
69 credits - Available at Reading Area Community College
NCIST-Based Industrial Maintenance Curriculum
Available at Selected CTC’s
Core CTC Industrial Maintenance
Curriculum
Available in 8 County Region
Industrial Maintenance / Mechatronics
School to Work to School - 2+2+2
78 Credits
transferable
from RACC
to Penn
State
Bachelor of Science in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology
130 Credits - Available at Penn State Berks
Associate of Science in Mechatronics Engineering Technology
69 credits - Available at Reading Area Community College
CTC student
may obtain 11
to 17 college
credits through
dual enrollment.
Industrial Maintenance Certificate Program
34 credits - Available at Reading Area Community College
NCIST-Based Industrial Maintenance Curriculum
Available at Selected CTC’s
NCIST Integrated
Systems Technologist
Certification
Core CTC Industrial Maintenance
Curriculum
Available in 8 County Region
200 Hours of
Coursework
Available via CTC/RACC Dual
Enrollment, RACC Classroom / Lab
Study, Internet Courseware with Lab at
RACC or CTC
College credit may be granted
for employer sponsored
incumbent worker training.
Industrial Maintenance / Mechatronics
Target Occupations
Systems Engineer
Mechatronics
Engineer
Mechatronics
Technician/Designer
Maintenance
Supervisor
Electro-Mechanical
Specialist
Bachelor of Science in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology
Associate of Science in Mechatronics Engineering Technology
Industrial Maintenance Certificate Program
Packaging Machinery
Technician/ Designer
Maintenance
Technician
Mechanic
NCIST-Based Industrial Maintenance Curriculum
Available at Selected CTC’s
Electrician
Core CTC Industrial Maintenance
Curriculum
Maintenance Staff
Available in 8 County Region
Industrial Maintenance / Mechatronics
Incumbent Worker Training
University
Community
College
Career &
Technology
Centers
Incumbent Worker
Training Programs
Customized to
Employer Needs
Working as a regional educational consortium,
courses will be offered by the appropriate
institution at the appropriate location for labs
and students
College credit may
be offered through
the community
college for
employersponsored training
Industrial Maintenance Training
Center
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25+ companies have piloted the 200 hour
NCIST training;
140+ employees have been engaged in the
training; 60 more in the pipeline;
Online training for didactic content with
laboratory-based skills certification;
Assessment to give credit for prior learning;
Funded with $600,000 grant from the PA
Department of Labor and Industry
What We Learned
Urgent need of important industries;
 Demand-driven curriculum design;
 Schools that listen to what industry tells
them;
 Bring to scale (regional project);
 Stage the implementation;
 Evaluation continuously;
 Bring some funding to the table
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Next Steps
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Working with Harrisburg Area Community
College to replicate the program and bring it to
the South Central Workforce Investment Area;
Rework curriculum of National Center for
Integrated Systems Technology;
Develop a national advisory committee of
technology providers and end users;
Engage corporate sponsors for equipment
donations;
Grow the program into the tri-state area through
the biotechnology project funded by WIRED.
Contact
Scott Sheely
Executive Director
Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board
313 W. Liberty St., Suite 114
Lancaster, PA 17603
717-735-0333
[email protected]
www.imtcpa.com
Ed McCann
Chief Operating Officer
Berks County Workforce Investment Board
501 Crescent Ave.
Reading, PA 19605-3050
(610) 988-1363
[email protected]