UEDA Summit 2013 - Awards of Excellence - Talent Development - Operation Reentry North Carolina
As part of Operation Reentry North Carolina, East Carolina University, Pitt Community College, the City of Greenville and local manufacturers collaborate to provide unemployed and exiting veterans a two-week residential training course entitled Tools for Advanced Manufacturing for Veterans. The course addresses the needs of both veterans entering the civilian workforce and of local manufacturers seeking technically-skilled, leadership-oriented workers. Participants may earn two national credentials: Lean/6 Sigma white belt from ECU and an OSHA 30 card from OSHA. Classes are held at the university, community college, city hall and local manufacturing facilities. The goal of this targeted training is to capitalize on veteran knowledge experience, position them to contribute at local firms, and facilitate their successful reintegration. Throughout the program, participants use the ACT WorkKeys assessment for career counseling; access on-line classes that offer soft and core skill development; interact with counselors to explore options for skill development or additional formal education; and receive training in innovation. The program measures its success by credentialing and engaging veterans with local manufacturing firms or in further education, and by assessing both employee and employer satisfaction. Local firms host classes, sponsor lunches, and assist in “speed interviews” to introduce companies and prospective employees. The City of Greenville provides recreation passes for the veterans and their families and secures lodging for the veterans and their families. Registration costs are supported by ECU’s Champions of Freedom Fund. While veterans prepare to begin civilian careers, their families are introduced to Greenville and its diverse opportunities and services. Read the Case Study: http://universityeda.org/value-to-members/best-practice-sharing/awards-of-excellence/awards-of-excellence-2013-finalists/operation-reentry-north-carolina-tools-for-advanced-manufacturing-for-veterans/
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UEDA Summit 2013 - Awards of Excellence - Talent Development - Operation Reentry North Carolina
- 1. Tools for Advanced Manufacturing for U.S. Veterans Ruthann Cage, East Carolina University Carl Rees, City of Greenville, NC 28OCT2013
- 2. ORNC Community-based Model of Veteran/Family Wellness and Reintegration • Health & Wellness • Education • Economic Opportunity Rehabilitation ★ Resiliency ★ Reintegration 28OCT2013
- 3. 28OCT2013 Rehabilitation ★ Resiliency ★ Reintegration
- 4. OUTCOMES • 100% passed National exams for OSHA 30 and Lean/Six Sigma White Belt to receive certifications • 100% took ACT Work Keys tests; 42% received highest scores possible • 100% interviewed with 8 company HR representatives • 33% called for 2nd interviews with Greenville, NC firms • 22% offered positions with Greenville, NC firms • 28% offered positions outside of Greenville, NC • 40 servicemembers on wait list for next class • Today, 2nd class starts its 2nd week 28OCT2013 Rehabilitation ★ Resiliency ★ Reintegration
- 5. Replicablity/ Expansion • 2014-15 expand to 12 courses with Golden Leaf Foundation & Industry Support • Serve Ft. Bragg w/ Fayetteville Tech CC • Serve Camp LeJeune/Cherry Point w/ Craven CC • Serve Pope Air Force Base with Pitt CC 28OCT2013 Rehabilitation ★ Resiliency ★ Reintegration
- 6. ORNC “Rover” 28OCT2013 Rehabilitation ★ Resiliency ★ Reintegration
- 7. ORNC “Rover” Mobile facility to deliver • • • • Tele-psychiatry & e-Behavioral Clinic Navigate Counseling Clinic Innovation Design Lab Biofeedback Lab 28OCT2013
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- ECU is located in 3rd densest military corridor with bases such as Ft. Bragg, Camp LeJeune, Pope Air Force Base. With the draw-down of US forces, we are presented with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bolster the region’s workforce by hiring technically-skilled, leadership-oriented workers. Tools for AdvMfg responds to White House ‘s Joining Forces campaign to connect our servicemembers & veterans and military spouses with the resources they need to find jobs at home. We’ve determined the right partnerships and teamed with industry, community leaders (City of Greenville), Pitt Community Colleges to bring the both the advanced manufacturing training and health and wellness research and resources at ECU to participants and to provide them and industry with a two-way employment pipeline.We recognize this is just the tip of the iceberg in finding rapid employment for our veterans. The pilot and current classes have been made possible by ECU’s Champions of Freedom Fund. City of Greenville also contributed to hotel stays in Greenville for the veterans and their families.==============ASMO-NA; Attends Healthcare Products; DSM Dyneema; Mestek; NAACO Materials Handling; PCS Phosphate
- East Carolina University is centered in one of the most concentrated military corridors in the nation. We joined with the Department of Defense in a major initiative to address the post-deployment health concerns of service personnel, veterans, and their families. Operation Reentry North Carolina is a national research support organization that organize and mobilize civilian university expertise to examine pressing military needs. [PROJECTS: Heart rate viability biofeedback; traumatic brain injury; hearing; trauma and blast simulation]Three-legged stoolHealth & wellnessEducationEconomic OpportunityThrough ORNC, ECU’s research in health and wellness and other areas is translated to address all areas of rehabilitation and resiliency. And Tools for Advanced Manufacturing for Veterans addresses veterans’ reintegration by providing educational and economic opportunities while at the same time providing area firms with a direct pipeline to skilled employees.[Get Skills to Work program GE, Mfg Institute, NAM National Association of Manufacturers (Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Alcoa)]
- Now, let us hear a bit more about the Tools for Advanced Manufacturing for Veterans and watch ECU’s promotional video.ASSEMBLE TEAM: University, Civic/Community, Community CollegeOSHA, Lean Six Sigma trainersInnovation designProfessional civilian behaviorHands-on training with equipmentResume reviewIndustry HR directorsCC testing facilities for CRC and WorkKeys
- Our pilot cohort consisted of 14 participants: 6 active duty or newly separated/retired servicemembers and 9 veterans ranging in years of service and spanning the Vietnam to Gulf War eras. Two participants were from Marine Corps Air Station-Cherry Point and two from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. As such, this cohort was representative of the overall servicemember/veteran population in eastern NC.The newly separating/retiring servicemembers/veterans performed better than average on workforce assessments and exhibited stronger than average interviewing skills as assessed by local industry human resources professionals.100% passed National exams for OSHA 30 and Lean/Six Sigma White Belt to receive certifications100% took ACT Work Keys tests; 42% received highest scores possible100% interviewed with 8 company HR representatives33% called for 2nd interviews with Greenville, NC firms22% offered positions with Greenville, NC firms28% offered positions outside of Greenville, NC40 servicemembers on wait list for next classToday, 2nd class starts its 2nd week
- Golden LEAF’s Mid-Skills Essential Skills in Advanced Manufacturing Initiative to expand this systematic approach to closing the skills gap and increasing the talent pool for advanced manufacturing and other high wage, technical employment opportunities in southeastern North Carolina. Expansion will occur by the addition of two additional sites anchored by Fayetteville Technical Community College serving the Fort Bragg region and Craven Community College serving the Cherry Point/Camp Lejeune region (letters of support attached). Existing collaboration will continue with Pitt Community College serving the Seymour Johnson region. May be replicated throughout US with Community College & Civic partners and trainers in OSHA, innovation design, business etiquette.
- Mobile facility to deliverTelepsychiatry & e-Behavioral ClinicNavigate Counseling ClinicInnovation Design LabBiofeedback Lab