The document summarizes efforts in Preble County, Ohio to address a shortage of skilled manufacturing workers through partnerships between local economic development organizations, manufacturers, schools, and community colleges. It discusses implementing WorkKeys assessments, pursuing a Dream It Do It marketing grant and manufacturing training center grant, and gaining commitments from employers to train workers. The goal is to build a pipeline of skilled workers to meet the needs of county manufacturers.

1. Preble County Development
Partnership, Inc.
Advance, Encourage, Promote the
Industrial, Commercial, and Civic
Development of Preble County

2. Agenda
Manufacturing Employer Breakfast
• How We Got Here
• Dream It; Do It: Building a Pipeline of New
Workers
• Creating a WorkKeys Community
• Developing a Manufacturing Training
Center

6. National Issue
•More than 80% of employers report “moderate to serious” shortage of qualified
applicants.
 3 major trends are driving the shortage
• Manufacturing employment is rising after years of productivity-driven
decline
• A significant number of skilled workers are retiring
• Our schools do not produce sufficient numbers of future workers with
adequate math and science skills to meet the needs of manufacturers
Source: The Manufacturing Institute / Deloitte & Touche, “Roadmap to Education
Reform for Manufacturing” and The Wall Street Journal, “Help Wanted on the
Factory Floor”
• People who influence young people do not encourage interest in manufacturing as
a vocation. Source: The Manufacturing Institute, Deloitte and Touche, “Public View
on Manufacturing”

7. …and Local Issue
• Preble County Schools: Most recent scorecards-- 2
excellent; 2 effective, and yet….
• Educational attainment in county lags behind state
and national average
• Manufacturing employers lamenting lack of skilled
workers who are ready to work
• Many states implementing Work Ready programs for
competitive advantage

8. Dream It; Do It Grant
Mike Snell
General Manager, Silfex

9. Dream It; Do It Grant
• The National Association of
Manufacturers has created a national
marketing campaign, “Dream!tDo!t”
designed to:
– Increase interest in manufacturing
careers
– Explain the options to acquire the
skills that are needed
– Directly engage school systems,
counselors and students in the
campaign
• The “Dream!tDo!t” campaign is designed
to deliver professional content with
localized implementation
– National branding and content creation
– Local links, tie-in to partners
– Support for best practices
– Support for localization and campaign
launch

10. Dream It; Do It Grant
• Focus on Preble County high school students and educators with
experiences designed to educate about manufacturing careers
• The initial membership fee varies from $20-35,000 based upon the
geographical size of the campaign
• NAM supplies:
– National visibility
– Membership in the DIDI Executive Leadership Counsel
– Creative materials
– Technical assistance
– Website presence
– Campaign toolkit
• Silfex and Sinclair Community College partnering on grant request
and additional support
• Grant decision expected late 2011

11. WorkKeys
A Work Ready Community
Jack Grubb
Executive Director Preble Promise

12. WorkKeys: A Work Ready Community
• Assessment system created by ACT:
o Makes hiring more efficient and effective
o Boosts current workforce productivity through targeted
training
o Decreases downtime, defects and employee turnover
• Does not take a long time or large expense to implement

13. WorkKeys: How it Works
• Looks at the three skills identified for success
o Applied mathematics
o Reading for information
o Locating information
• The assessment awards scores of mastery
• Match candidates with profiled positions
• Train for missing skill levels

14. WorkKeys: How it Works

15. WorkKeys: Benefits
• Take the guesswork out of selection decisions
– Lower performance-based turnover
• Companies have seen a reduction from 30%-100%
within 1 year
• Targeted training
– Only train employees in missing skills
• Lower product defects and line slow-downs

16. Dave Fulton
President, Hohman Plating
&Coating

17. Work Keys: Preble County Goal
Using the Oklahoma model as a standard
o a minimum of 3% of the existing workforce must
be credentialed with Career Readiness Certificates
o a minimum of 25% of the available workforce
must be credentialed CRC
o minimum of 85% high school graduation rate for
an emerging workforce

18. Work Keys: Next Steps
• Test workforce with assessment
– 3 hour assessment
• can be broken up into three 1-hour sessions
– Assessment compensated if taken online
• Employees can take assessment at:
– Job Center
– Miami Valley CTC
– Possible “mobile lab”
• Job center already using assessment

19. Sinclair/Ohio Board of Regents
Grant
Creation of a Manufacturing Training
Center
Rebecca Butler
Sinclair Community College

20. Sinclair/Ohio Board of Regents Job
Training Capital Funds Grant
• PURPOSE: purchase equipment and/or facilities
that will prepare workers for growing industries
• AWARD: up to $250,000
• REQUIREMENTS:
o Demonstrated public/private partnership
o Ability to attract/retain workers through grant
o Preference given for equipment housed at current
business

21. Sinclair/Ohio Board of Regents Job
Training Capital Funds Grant
• Work to Date:
o Identification of county, chamber, and PCDP
partnership
o Planning session held with Sinclair, county, PCDP,
and business reps
o Identification of Training/Skills Development
needs
o Grant Submission Target Date: Sept 30

22. Training/Skills Development Needs
Engineering,
Engineering
Technology
(Sinclair Community
College,
area universities)
Advanced CNC, Metrology,
CNC, Metrology,
Basic Machining
(Sinclair Community College)
Manufacturing Skill Standards Council skills
(IVY Tech Community College,
Miami Valley Career Technology Center,
Sinclair Community College)
Basic Skills (literacy, mathematics, job search, employability)
(Job Centers)

23. Grant: Financial Components
• Capital Equipment
• Site Modifications/Utilities
• Ongoing operations beyond grant
• Miscellaneous: materials, maintenance, etc…
• Estimated Need: $350,000
• Maximum grant award: $250,000
• GAP: $100,000

24. Grant: Match Components
• Need $250,000 minimum
• Match components in final stages or already in
place
o Facility
o Sinclair
• NEED: Minimum $150,000 private sector
commitment

25. Employer Commitment Options
• Training Commitment
o Pay employee wages during training
o Possible Co-op option
o Invest in training
o 4+ training cohorts/year with 15 students
o Precision Machining, CNC Machining, Metrology, etc…
NEED: 100 employees trained MINIMUM
in 2 years

26. Call to Action
• Dream It; Do It • Be available for partnering with
Silfex, Sinclair, and K12
• Work Keys • Consider assessments for your
employees; using Work Keys for
incoming worker placement
• Sinclair/OBOR Grant • Commit in writing to invest in
employee training

27. Work Keys
Community
OBOR Dream It, Do It
Manufacturing High School
Center Grant Pipeline
Manufacturing in Preble
County: Partnerships at Work!

28. Contact Information
Matt Appenzeller Mike Snell
Executive Director General Manager, Silfex
Preble County Chamber of 937-456-7550
Commerce msnell@silfex.com
937-456-4949
matta@preblecountyohio.com
Rebecca Butler
Dean, Sinclair Community College
Jack Grubb rebecca.butler@sinclair.edu
Executive Director Mike Freed
Preble Promise Project Manager, Sinclair Community
preblepromise@gmail.com College
937-512-5012
michael.freed@sinclair.edu