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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 Tri-County
WDC has embarked on an incumbent worker training program with manufacturing
companies in our three-county region (Yakima, Kittitas, Klickitat). |
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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. |
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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 Tri-County economic development. |
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A partnership between
the Yakima County Development Association (EDC) and the Tri-County 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. |
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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 Tri-County region. |
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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. |