Transcript Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) Training

Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC)
Training, Assessment and Certification System
Remarks by: James McCaslin
President and COO, Harley Davidson
Motor Company, and Chairman, MSSC Board of
Directors
Council on Workforce Development
September 22, 2006
Country Springs Hotel
Waukesha, WI
Topics to be Covered
Importance of Manufacturing in U.S. and
Wisconsin
Need for Skilled Workers to Meet Global
Challenges
Skills Gap Issue
MSSC Solution to Skills Gap
Elements of National MSSC System
Wisconsin/MSSC Program
Steps by Harley-Davidson
Steps Needed by Others
Manufacturing’s Importance to
U.S. Economy
Growth
Innovation
Competitiveness
Productivity
Income
Jobs
Sources: BLS, NAM, ISM
Challenges Faced by U.S.-based
Manufacturers
Intense global competition
Emergence of strong high-skills, low-wage
economies, e.g., China and India
Increased costs: health care, pensions,
energy, legal, environmental
Shortage of qualified U.S. workers
Response: Increased Productivity
and Innovation
Accelerated productivity and
innovation
Next generation of innovative
products and processes
Workers
Skills Gap
80% of respondents in the NAM/DeloitteLLC
Skills Gap survey 2005 reported difficulty in
finding workers with the right skills
Nearly 50% of respondents reported
inadequate employability and problem-solving
skills
One third reported insufficient reading, writing
and communications skills
Acute Shortage of Production Workers
90% of the respondents in NAM survey report a
shortage of skilled production workers
Employers worldwide identify production
technicians and operators as 3rd and 4th ranking
job categories in which there are the most serious
shortages of skilled workers (Manpower Inc.,Feb.06)
Example: Toyota-San Antonio
Solution to Production Workforce
Development Challenges
MSSC Approach
A nationwide system training, assessment and
credentials based upon industry-defined, nationally
validated standards
Purpose: Expanded pool of agile production workers —
“the industrial athlete of the future”
Scope: Uniquely applies to all manufacturing sectors
and all production occupations
Goal: Reach 40% of production work force in 10 years
Example: Successful “ASE” (Automotive Service
Excellence) certification
Elements of MSSC System
Standards – Industry-led, federally recognized,
nationally validated
Assessments
Credentialing and Documentation – Up-to
Production Technician Certification
Certification of Assessment Centers
Teacher Certification
Courses – Including multi-media, on-line
Glencoe McGraw-Hill/MSSC Textbook and
Supplements
WISPASS/MSSC State Network
Wisconsin Performance and Assessment for Skill Standards
Funded by DOL Grant – MATC lead agency
Build a constituency and state network to implement
MSSC Training, Assessment and Credentialing
System
Recruit firms, trade associations, unions, and
Workforce Investment Agencies, and test centers
Recruit and qualify 600 workers and students for
MSSC credentials
Create the Feedback Process on the Training
Response, Competency, and Productivity
Promote manufacturing as a career
WI Training & Test Centers
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Moraine Park (Fond du Lac)
Gateway Technical College (Racine/Kenosha)
Waukesha County Technical College
Chippewa Valley Technical College (Eau Claire)
Northeast Technical College (Green Bay)
Mid-State Technical College (Stevens Point)
North Central Technical College (Wausau)
University Wisconsin-Stout (Menomonie)
Value Proposition: Industry
Meets company needs for workers
Increases productivity and innovation
Decreases recruitment costs
Provides a diagnostic tool to
benchmark workers against highperformance standards
Increases ROI for training
Serves to attract, motivate, and retain
qualified employees
Value Proposition: Workers
Offers the only national, industry recognized
foundational skill certifications for production
workers
Improves career advancement opportunities
Improves job security
Provides nationally portable credentials
Value Proposition: State Government
Attracts advanced manufacturing company
investment
Broadens the variety of manufacturing industries
that a state can attract
Enables dislocated workers from one industry
sector to acquire the credentials to shift readily to
other industry sectors
Thus helps reduce the effect of a downturn in one
sector by preparing workers to perform well in
other sectors
Value Proposition: Education
Increases industry client base and student
enrollment
Increases student enrollment through ondemand e-learning solutions
Provides fully developed courses for
immediate implementation
Offers high-quality courses with proven
results
Provides teacher certification
Enables schools to offer certifications as
well as degrees
Actions by Harley-Davidson
For job applicants state “MSSC Certification
Preferred”
Assess group of incumbent Harley workers
to create benchmark
Investigate “fast track” MSSC Training for
both contingent workers and existing
employees to enhance their skills and
careers
Use tuition reimbursement for MSSC courses
Promote MSSC e.g., September 25, NAM
Press Conference at National Press Club
Suggested Steps by Others
To use MSSC System for recruitment,
benchmarking, and training
Encourage educators to align their curriculum
with MSSC requirements and MSSC’s full
curriculum
Use on-line courses
Tech Colleges and Workforce Development
Boards must work together with Industry to
secure federal and state funding grants
For more information on MSSC see
folders and www.msscusa.org
For more information on WISPASS/MSSC
see www.matc.edu/wispass