Closing the Manufacturing Skills Gap at the Kentucky Manufacturing Career Center Michael Gritton, KentuckianaWorks
Kentucky Manufacturing Career Center The Vision A one stop center for manufacturers to post open positions for jobseekers to find jobs in manufacturing to access free or low cost training that prepares entry level production workers where employees can continue on a manufacturing career ladder to higher paying jobs through employer-endorsed training and certifications A place that will promote and create excitement about manufacturing jobs in our community!
Why focus on manufacturing? The sector is growing again - 6,500 jobs added last year in Louisville region Higher wages ranging from $9.50 - $13/hour entry level with benefits Possibility for career advancement with training With experience, wages rise - average manufacturing wage in Kentucky is $18.50/hour
Why focus on manufacturing? Mayor Greg Fischer s Bluegrass Economic Advancement Movement (BEAM) -- a partnership with Mayor Jim Gray of Lexington -- is trying to brand our region as a national center of excellence for manufacturing talent and companies One of the Brookings Institution s Metropolitan Business Plan experiments
Employment Growth Since Bottom of Last Recession All Industries, and Manufacturing 18% 16% 15.2% Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Growth is from July 2009 to June 2013. Paul Coomes, Independent Researcher 14% 12% 10% 10.2% 9.6% All Industries Manufacturing 8% 7.9% 8.3% 8.4% 6.5% 6% 5.6% 4% 4.5% 3.2% 4.4% 4.7% 4.3% 3.4% 3.6% 2% 1.0% 0% -2% -4% Illinois Indiana Kentucky Missouri Ohio Tennessee Virginia West Virginia -1.8% -2.3% United States
Employment Growth Since Bottom of Last Recession All Industries, and Manufacturing 25% 20% Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, compiled from county details. Growth is from July 2009 to June 2013. Nationally, total employment grew by 6.5%, and manufacturing employment grew by 3.6%. Paul Coomes, Independent Researcher 21.6% All Industries Manufacturing 15% 12.8% 12.0% 10% 9.4% 6.2% 6.9% 10.3% 10.4% 8.7% 7.6% 7.6% 7.6% 7.4% 5% 2.3% 3.4% 0% -5% Lexington Mountain -3.6% -4.7% Ashland Northern Kentucky Louisville Owensboro - Henderson Paducah - Purchase Bowling Green - Hopkinsville Cumberland -10% -8.4%
Wage and Salary Growth Since Bottom of Last Recession All Industries, and Manufacturing 35% 30% 25% Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, compiled from county details. Growth is from July 2009 to June 2013. Nationally, total wages and salaries grew by 8.7%, and manufacturing employment grew by 14.0%. Paul Coomes, Independent Researcher 27.7% 31.5% 23.1% All Industries Manufacturing 24.8% 20% 20.3% 21.1% 15% 12.8% 13.2% 16.2% 15.4% 14.1% 12.2% 13.2% 10% 7.6% 10.1% 8.3% 5% 0% -5% Lexington -1.9% Mountain Ashland Northern Kentucky Louisville Owensboro - Henderson Paducah - Purchase Bowling Green - Hopkinsville Cumberland -7.1% -10%
KMCC Offerings for Job Seekers National Career Readiness Certificate Manufacturing Skills Standards Council Certified Production Technician Training Multi-Skilled Technician Training English as Second Language instruction geared to manufacturing Job Placement with participating employers College credit through JCTC
KMCC Background Opened May 2013 Supported by National Fund for Workforce Solutions (national and local match funders), Workforce Investment Act, Louisville Redevelopment Authority, JPMorganChase Partnership: WIB (KentuckianaWorks) Community College (Jefferson Community & Technical) Adult Education/ESL (Jefferson County Public Schools)
Kentucky Manufacturing Career Center Results to Date 29 actively engaged employers
KMCC Results to Date Job seekers served (unduplicated) 370 NCRC assessments earned 98 Job seekers working on KeyTrain to earn NCRC 201 MSSC Certified Production Technician earned 46 Multi-Skilled Technician course completed 10 Gained employment 71
Mayor Fischer with a Recent CPT Class
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KMCC Career Center