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	Project	Objectives
2000-01	Manufacturing SKILLS Panel Development Woods, Metals, and Plastics sectors Washington State ESD funded @ $67,650 100 percent industry match required	Develop focus groups Determine industry Skill Gaps Complete select job profiling Review/critique existing curricula
2001-02	Industries of the Future Skill Training (IFST) Manufacturing Skills Upgrade Project Washington State ESD funded @ $87, 238 Incumbent Worker Basic Skills training Train 125 Incumbent Manufacturing workers 100 percent Industry match required	Layoff Aversion Wage Progression Promotion Credential Achievement Skill Standard Attainment
2002-03	WIA Incentive Monies for training incumbent workers in the Manufacturing Industry. The South Central WDC has embarked on an incumbent worker training program with manufacturing companies in our three-county region (Yakima, Kittitas, Klickitat).
	This project came about as a direct result of the two earlier projects which identified skill upgrade needs in the Woods, Metals, and Plastics industries.
	The WDC Board endorsed the concept of using local monies to upgrade skills with the current workforce, and subsequently, appealed to the Washington State ESD to experiment by using “WIA Incentive Monies” for incumbent worker training in industries determined central to South Central economic development.
	A partnership between the Yakima County Development Association (EDC) and the South Central Workforce Development Council (WDC) has elicited interest in the manufacturing community to train owners, managers, supervisors, and production employees in “Lean Manufacturing” concepts to assist companies in techniques to assess their efficiency, output, minimize waste, maximize customer value, reduce waste, etc., with an eye for continuous improvement.
	This recent project has included 20 companies from the 3 counties, training approximately 50 incumbent workers as well as one business outreach liaison from each WorkSource Center and affiliate site throughout the South Central region.
	Once the initial “Lean 101” need has been satisfied, next steps include follow-up discussion/exploration with participating companies to determine our service direction with the industry.