Several Colorado community colleges delivered manufacturing and skilled trades courses through the TACT Advanced Manufacturing Program, with varying levels of success. Employers provided input on curriculum development and some donated equipment, but industry interactions were limited across most colleges. While many courses were ready to deliver, few were delivered due to low enrollment and other challenges. Overall spending was less than 1% of total funds.

2.  Planning, hiring, evaluation in place
 CPL policy
 Curriculum development collaboration
 Navigators and gender equity work
 Math MOOC
◦ Delivered to X# students to date
◦ Math 108 challenge exam created
 Employability MOOC
◦ Runs for the first time fall 2014

3. AIMS CCD EGTC FRCC LCC MSU PPCC PCC RRCC Total
from
SOW
1. Total Unique Participants Served 202 324 225 305 22 300 111 196 200 1785
2. Total Participants Completing
TACT funded Program of Study
122 163 170 259 24 125 65 106 96 1130
3. Total Participants retained in
their program or other TACT
program
101 97 57 13 6 155 36 196 138 799
4. Total Participants completing
credits
106 235 202 36 33 280 75 156 126 1309
5. Total Participants earning
credentials
61 176 170 259 24 90 48 106 96 1030
6. Total Participants enrolled in
further education
7 53 90 22 6 110 21 108 43 411
7. Total Participants Employed after
completion
54 192 154 47 18 115 68 42 101 805
8. Total participants retained in
employment
44 134 154 34 16 100 60 31 78 661
9. Total Participants who received a
wage increase
10 203 131 175 6 90 39 26 78 766

4. College projects from SOW
CCD PPCC PCC RRCC LCC AIMS EGTC FRCC
Industrial maintenance
certificate CNC Certificate Manual machine
MFG Quality
Control 1-3 SMAW 1 3D printing
pre-MFG
cert NIMS I
NIMS I Basic Machine CNC machine
Swiss screw
machine GTAW 2
Additive MFG
cert
NIMS II
Intermediate
Machine Inspection 5 - Axis
Level 3
pipe
NIMS III NIMS cert Fast tack
SMAW 1
MAC/CAD
certificate
Electro-mechanical
GTAW 2
machining/CAD
cert
Level 3 pipe ELT/CAD cert
Shield metal arc welding
Gas tungsten arc welding
Engineering graphics basic
mech cert
Engineering graphics
intermediate mech cert
supervision in industry

5.  6 courses delivered out of 28 expected
 Ready to deliver
◦ Industrial maintenance certificate
◦ NIMS I
◦ NIMS II
◦ NIMS III
◦ SMAW 1
◦ GTAW 2
◦ Level 3 pipe
◦ Shield metal arc welding
◦ Gas tungsten arc welding
◦ Engineering graphics basic mech cert
◦ Engineering graphics intermediate mech cert
◦ Supervision in industry
 Equipment purchased = $0
 Industry interactions
 $128,607/$3,405,454 spent (<1%)

6.  Q1
◦ N/A
 Q2
◦ Employers…have been participating in the committee meetings.
◦ Employers have been consulted for the development of courses
and the purchase of equipment.
 Q3
◦ CHAMP Advanced Manufacturing Employer Partners participated in
CCD CHAMP Advisory Meetings and in planning meetings
associated with the acquisition of new Machining and Engineering
Graphics equipment.
◦ AM Employer Partners have provided input to our Faculty on
Master course development, made relevant AM equipment and
software recommendations to CCD Chairs and have clarified key
employability skills.
◦ Aerotek is committed to helping CCD find and place machinists
and welders in Denver City/County jobs. Davis Manufacturing is
an emerging local area machining partner.

7.  13 initial + 10 of CCD’s + 3 of FRCC’s + 2 of
PCC’s
◦ 28 courses delivered out of 28 expected
 Ready to deliver
◦ CNC Certificate
◦ Basic Machine
◦ Intermediate Machine
◦ NIMS cert
◦ MAC/CAD certificate
◦ machining/CAD cert
◦ ELT/CAD cert
 Equipment purchased
 Industry interactions
 $116,110/$2,307,859 spent (<1%)

8.  Q1
◦ N/A
 Q2
◦ Quantum offered to donate equipment relevant to the
program. Quantum and JPM contributed thoughts and
expertise to manufacturing related curriculum.
◦ JPM and Quantum attended advisory meeting at CAVEA and
frequent follow up discussions.
◦ JPM advice and counsel on machining specific issues and
courses. Quantum equipment donation and electronics-related
advice.
 Q3
◦ Worked with Quantum Corp. Mike Vlaanderen to work out
details of 3 axis CNC mill donation. Communications with
JPM Dave Jefferies & set up meeting with Program Manager
and Navigator.

9.  0 courses delivered out of 17 expected
 Ready to deliver
◦ Manual machine
◦ CNC machine
◦ Inspection
◦ Fast track welding
◦ Electro-mechanical
 Equipment purchased
 Industry interactions
 $204,160/$1,656,914 spent (<1%)

10.  Q1
◦ Employer Involvement/participation included attending/contributing to Pueblo
Leadership Team meetings and CCCS hosted Leadership Team Meeting.
◦ Employers acted as curriculum advisors to review, validate and recommend current
best practice changes to keep curriculum and skill focus current to employer needs.
Employers participated in machining, welding, and electromechanical advisory
meetings such as semiannual Electromechanical Curriculum Advisory meeting
 Q2
◦ Toured EVRAZ, GCC, KURT; Employers were involved in: Advisory Board, Welding,
ElectroMech, and Machining curriculum development, NIMS, Pueblo Workforce Board
and CPL Subcommittee meetings, and the Southern CO Micro-Summit.
◦ Acted as curriculum advisors: review/validate/recommend best practices, changing or
keeping content and identifying skills current to employer needs. Employer initiative
from pewag proposing/initiating apprenticeship program for smaller employers
 Q3
◦ Employers conducted plant tours and explained hiring policies and practices and
employment qualifications. Made Internship offers supporting certificates (welding,
machining & electromechanical) Participated in campus/community job fairs
◦ Participated as members and chairs of curriculum advisory committees for PCC
campus as well as participated in CCCS curriculum breakout groups.

11.  0 courses delivered out of 5 expected
 Ready to deliver
◦ MFG Quality Control 1-3
◦ Swiss screw machine
◦ 5 - Axis
 Equipment purchased = $0
 Industry interactions
◦ Coors Tech donated a SmartScope
 $41,074/$1,946,047 spent (<1%)

12.  Q1
◦ N/A
 Q2
◦ Dan Thoren donated a $5000 probing system . Alicia Svaldi of Faustson
Tool donated a $5000 optical comparator. Richard Beard donated $1000
surface condition gauge. Intrex donated a great deal of inspection
equipment including surface gauges, Mics, and gauge pins.
◦ All of the advisors have provided feedback and concepts they would like to
see as part of the curriculum…Dean Kent of Techniques Swiss designed
the outline for the Swiss Machining Classes.
◦ The employers mentioned previously have supplied resources and
feedback.
 Q3
◦ All of the required employers are involved with the Advisory Committee.
This group approved the shop layout and renovation and selected the
equipment for the grant by creating decision-making matrix.
◦ Coors Tech donated a SmartScope . The Advisory Committee approved
the new shop layout. The Advisory Committee selected the new shop
equipment . Davis Manufacturing offered paid internships

13.  5 courses delivered out of 5 expected
 Ready to deliver
◦ SMAW 1
◦ GTAW 2
◦ Level 3 pipe
 Equipment purchased = $0
 Industry interactions
 $86,104/$1,092,663 spent (<1%)

14.  Q1
◦ During this quarter we began to establish who will be on our
advisory board which is where we will involve our employers.
◦ We used the employees of Airgas and their expertise to help us
choose the best equipment for our project.
◦ Employers did not play a specific role during this quarter.
 Q2
◦ Our employers have been involved in assisting with equipment
selection.
◦ Airgas has been attending required employer meetings.
 Q3
◦ SEMCO and Airgas are LCC’s involved employers. They are aware
and ready to interact with CAEL for purposes of data collection for
the Career Mapping project.
◦ Consultation: Airgas provided requirements and insight into
proper installation of down draft ventilation tables to LCC’s
Operations Director to prepare for renovations.

15.  29 courses delivered out of 56 expected
 Ready to deliver
◦ 3D printing
◦ AAS Engineering Technology CAD
◦ AAS Industrial Technology
◦ AAS Building Construction site management
 Equipment purchased
 Industry interactions
 $76,840/$2,106,296 spent (<1%)

16.  Q1
◦ None at this time
 Q2
◦ Advisory Committee
 Q3
◦ None during this period

17.  9 courses delivered out of 18 expected
 Ready to deliver
◦ Pre-MFG cert
 Industry interactions
 $13,701/$417,734 spent (<1%)

18.  Q1
◦ The institution's industry partners contributed resources during
this quarter by participating in overall program design. High
Plains Welding and Aerotek participated in the Consortium
meetings in addition to touring local facilities.
◦ High Plains Welding and Aerotek acted in an advisory role in
guiding the development of the EGTC Pre-Manufacturing program
by identifying soft skills and basic employability skills and the
importance of manufacturing processes.
 Q2
◦ JPM gave advice and counsel on machining specific issues and
courses. Quantum gave equipment donation and electronics-related
advice.
◦ Acted in an advisory role and assistance in curriculum
development for the Welding Development Group.
 Q3
◦ Our industry partners from High Plains Welding have taken part in
necessary conference calls regarding curriculum design.

19.  0 courses delivered out of 6 expected
 Ready to deliver
◦ NIMS I Non-Credit
◦ NIMS I Credit
 Equipment purchased
 Industry interactions
◦ Mountainside Medical donated $1,517 in aluminum
stock
 $2,104,866/$9,925,073 spent (8.44%)

20.  Q1
◦ Personnel from Manes Machine & Engineering, Mountainside Medical Systems, Woodward
and Whip Mix were involved in plans for the facility and the purchase of equipment.
Representatives from Woodward, Mountainside Medical Systems, Metalcraft Industries and
Intrex Aerospace attended the 11/7/13 Machining Career Fair seeking students for
employment. A representative from Mountainside Medical Systems performed subject
matter expert role in curriculum development.
◦ Two members of the FRCC Machining Advisory Group will serve on the CHAMP committees,
one on the Leadership Team and one on the Advisory Group.
◦ …provide us with their input concerning skills and competencies to be taught in the credit
program and remaining non-credit modules to be developed within CHAMP.
 Q2
◦ A representative from Mountainside Medical was subject matter expert for credit program
curriculum development. The owner of Metalcraft served on an interview panel for Employer
Outreach Coordinator.
◦ Curriculum development employs industry experts (Mountainside Medical) to match
curriculum with required skills and competencies. FRCC interview panels include industry
representatives when possible.
 Q3
◦ Reps from MMS and Metalcraft were subject matter experts for curriculum development.
Metalcraft rep provided special expertise with 5-axis milling. MMS rep has extensive
teaching experience.
◦ The Advisory Group meeting provided us with employer partner input concerning skills and
competencies to be taught in the credit and non-credit programs. Mike Hirsh of Hirsh
Precision and Chad Long of Intrex Aerospace joined the advisory board.
◦ Curriculum development employs industry experts (MMS, Metalcraft) to match curriculum
with required skills and competencies. 10 employers installed acrylic logos on FRCC shop
wall.

21.  5 courses delivered out of 9 expected
 Ready to deliver
◦ Additive manufacturing engineering
◦ Advanced composite materials certificate
◦ Manufacturing certificate
 Equipment purchased
 Industry interactions
 $193,979/$1,958,663 spent (<1%)

22.  Q1
◦ Ray Luscombe from B&B Machine and Grinding
Service provided recommendations and feedback as
a manufacturing representative.
 Q2
◦ B&B Machining and Grinding Services attended all
CHAMP advisory meetings…and provided guidance
and feedback to the curriculum.
 Q3
◦ None this quarter

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