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Discover Manufacturing

Discover Manufacturing. What are you hoping to take away from this session?. How did Discover Manufacturing get started?. Manufacturing Council and Workforce development committee history Constraints and problems with the old model. Past Success. T.V. commercials Reverse job shadows

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Discover Manufacturing

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  1. Discover Manufacturing

  2. What are you hoping to take away from this session?

  3. How did Discover Manufacturing get started? • Manufacturing Council and Workforce development committee history • Constraints and problems with the old model

  4. Past Success • T.V. commercials • Reverse job shadows • Published white papers • Workkeys, NCRC and Work Ready Communities • Discover Manufacturing Today Video Challenge

  5. Opportunity • Michigan Works adopts a demand driven system • Michigan Works uses cluster strategy • Governor Synder creates the Prosperity Regions

  6. Progress to Date • Expanded our outreach to the entire labor shed of Region 4 • Secured the support of Michigan Works BSP Michael Blakley • Strategic plan, governance structure • Employer interest • Brand, website, brochure

  7. What differentiates DM from typical employer support? • Uses data and credentialing to align and connect talent • Training program curriculum, enrollment and capacity • Employer real-time demand • Connecting talent supply

  8. What differentiates DM from typical employer support? • Bigger voice to promote manufacturing careers and develop pipeline • Bigger voice to steer curriculum • Networking to share best practices • Key partners at the same table • Training dollars, trainers and employers

  9. Current Efforts • Recruiting employers throughout region • Engaging regional economic, workforce, educational, and employer association partners • Soft launch with bigger public launch to come…. all our welcome • Multiple initiatives underway

  10. Current Efforts • Talent Tours • Discover Manufacturing Today Challenge • National Manufacturing Day • M-CAM (Michigan Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing) • WestMichigan Talent Demand • Career Quest • FuturePrep Connections • Advanced Manufacturing Partnership(AMP) • STTF Grant

  11. The Future • What it means to be a member • Do we form an association? • Future budget and governance • Does this all make sense? • Do the metrics reflect success? • Will regional partners recognize the region’s greater good?

  12. Discussion Jay Dunwell, President Wolverine Coil Spring dunwell@wolverinecoilspring.com Michael Blakley, Talent Coordinator Discover Manufacturing mblakley@michiganworkska.org

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