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Salient Federal Solutions
2012 International Technology and Engineering
Educators Association
Closing Keynote Address
21st Century Technologists, Technicians,
Scientists & Engineers
Changing the Conversation Part 2
16 March 2012
Christine Purcell, SPHR
Salient Federal Solutions
Human Capital Development
Strategic Planning
Industrial Base Support
Salient provides information technology and engineering services in intelligence, defense, homeland security and cyber security
domains. Headquartered in Fairfax, Va., Salient has 16 offices, plus personnel in 141 locations across the U.S. and overseas.
Agenda
• What do, Technologists & Technicians (T&Ts) and
Scientists & Engineers (S&Es) create?
• What do T&Ts and S&Es do?
• What do T&Ts and S&Es need to know to do it?
• What competencies does Industry & Government
want T&Ts and S&Es to have?
• How do T&Ts and S&Es develop these
competencies?
• Why is this exciting?
• How do we communicate this?
What do T&Ts and S&Es create?
What do T&Ts and S&Es create?
• A day without Satellites - Video
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What do T&Ts and S&Es create? What do T&Ts and S&Es do?
Company Proprietary Information
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What do T&Ts and S&Es do?
California Innovation Corridor
Large, High-Wage Industry Clusters
Employment Change (2001-06)
150,000
Construction, $930
Fin Svcs, Ins,
Real Estate, $1,429
100,000
50,000
Recreation,
Travel, Tourism, $719
Wholesale and Retail
Establishments, $642
Energy Prod &
Distribution, $1,456
Telecom, Internet &
Nonstore Commerce, $1,387
0
Healthcare & Pharma
(incl unrelated chem), $832
 EXPANDING EMPLOYMENT
 CONTRACTING EMPLOYMENT
Business Mgmnt &
Support Services, $854
Chemical and Material
Manufacturing, $1,077
-50,000
Computers, Electronics, Electrical
Equipment, $1,262
-100,000
-150,000
-200,000
All Manufacturing, $964
-250,000
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500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
Employment 2006
Technology Workforce Issues and Opportunities in the California Innovation Corridor, November 14, 2008
Skills Assessment
What do T&Ts and S&Es need to know to do it?
What competencies does Industry & Government want S&Es to have?
Employee Performance Rating Versus Importance
Performance: 1 = Does Not Meet 2 = Nearly Meets 3 = Meets 4 = Exceeds
0.0
Problem Index
Social Skills
33.2
Computer Skills
40.4
Work Ethic
55.5
Problem Solving
56.5
Technical Knowledge
67.0
Workplace Skills
74.5
Technical Skill Set
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
Importance
Performance
No data available on technical performance
Problem
Index Key
--------------------->100 Severe
---------------------50-100 Serious
Concern
---------------------30-49 Concern
---------------------<30
Low
Concern
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
Importance: 1 = Not Important 2 = Somewhat Important 3 = Important 4 = Very Important
Technology Workforce Issues and Opportunities in the California Innovation Corridor, November 14, 2008
Key findings:
• Engineering was the single largest critical occupation. Technicians and
scientists also ranked highly among critical occupations.
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) training is
essential. Roughly eight out of ten times an innovation company in the survey
pool mentioned a critical occupation or role, that role would fall within engineering,
technical, scientific / R&D, mechanical, or computer science-related functions at
the company.
• Employers seem to anticipate desiring a greater level of education or
credentialing in the future.
• The lack of workplace skills and work ethic among younger employees was a
serious concern for many respondents.
• Most critical occupations fall into high wage categories. The median wage for
the largest category—engineers—runs from more than $60,000 to over $105,000
per year.
• Workplace skills and technical knowledge are the most serious problem,
rated the highest in importance by employers, but employee performance is well
below expectation in both categories.
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Key findings:
• Problem-solving and work ethic skills were also serious cause for concern.
Performance in both failed to exceed expectations, and both were rated important.
• Performance in social skills and computer skills exceeded expectations.
However, interpersonal workstyle issues were a top mention in open-ended
questions.
• No educational preparation exceeds employer expectations. Both entry-level
and professional level education are below expectation, and technical level
education just meets a basic level of satisfaction.
• Critical skills shortages are real. >75% of respondents expressed concern
about critical skills shortages at the technical level, professional level, or both.
• Anticipated new future required skills center on technology and industryspecific skills. 70 of 82 mentions of new required skillsets addressed either
IT/computer-related or new technology or industry-specific skills.
• Desired high school or community college training covers a wide range.
Respondents were interested to about the same degree in training related to
mechanical, trades, electronics, and industry-specific technical skills as opposed
to workplace skills and communication / teamwork.
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Recommendations for Moving Forward
Recommendation 1. Improve on-the-job training (OJT) opportunities.
Recommendation 2. Expand business-education collaboration for
curricula and training programs and outreach.
Recommendation 3. Improve business, educator, student, employee,
and parent understanding of training resources and employment
prospects.
Recommendation 4. Be aware of and responsive to generational
issues and the difference between teachable practical skills and skills
related to individual character.
Recommendation 5. Mobilize leaders.
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Photo credits: (top row, left to right): Space Systems Loral, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Space Systems Loral; (bottom row, left to right): NASA, Scaled Composites, Northrop
Grumman
Integrated Product Development & Manufacturing Operations Data
Flow – importance of “as built” data capture
Supply Chain Network Transformation
Supply Chain Evolution
Supply Chain Network
Root Cause Analysis shows the importance of
Interdisciplinary Knowledge, Communications,
Systems Engineering & Program Management
Causation Analysis of 35 space industry failures – Breakdown by Category
Lessons learned were either developed independently by Aerospace
Engineering Associates or extracted from resource information
35%
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• How do T&Ts and S&Es develop these
competencies?
• Why is this exciting?
• How do we communicate this?
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There will be 2.4 million job vacancies for
STEM workers between 2008 and 2018,
PROJECTED GROWTH of 17%*
• AVERAGE ANNUAL EARNINGS**
• Architects, Surveyors, and Technicians $61,000
• Life and Physical Science Occupations $64,000
• Computer Occupations $73,000
• Mathematical Science Occupations $77,000
• Engineering and Engineering Technician
Occupations $78,000
• All other non-STEM $65,000
Sources: *Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce forecast of occupational growth through 2018; **American Community Survey,
2005–2009
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How do T&Ts and S&Es develop these
competencies? Why is this exciting?
How do we communicate this?
• SpaceX interns – Video
– Hands-on
– Thrown right in to real world design and manufacturing
– Solving difficult problems
– My design is being built, My parts are in space
– Knowledgeable mentors, Can ask questions
– Learn what you can’t learn in a book
– Intense & laid back atmosphere, fast-paced, casual
– Classes plus applied learning
– Do team activities and join organizations
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