If you're on the road a lot, especially for work or business purposes it's super important to track, log and record your mileage for tax and reimbursement purposes. The link below is for the perfect mileage logbook created specifically for these reasons. See for yourself and remember this makes a great gift!
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Hello wine lovers! I suspect there are many people out there that like wine tasting. If true than they would certainly like to record and log their tasting experiences and adventures in a handy little notebook journal. Imagine no more because I have created the perfect wine tasters notebook journal logbook for exactly this purpose. Whether in Napa Valley or a local event you'll be happy to have this book with you. Click the link below for yourself and as a gift!
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Diabetes is a terrible disease that millions of people must contend with. Fortunately there are ways to mitigate the issues with this affliction. I've created a simple home diabetic logbook for keeping track of daily vital signs and recording them in the logs provided in this notebook journal. Could make a good gift that is useful and appreciated. Click the link below to see.
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Today's modern world doesn't require much handwriting anymore. The world has technologically advanced to the point that handwriting has nearly been made obsolete. To combat that and continue to encourage the skill of handwriting I created a lined handwriting practice paper book. Check out the link below to see for yourself. This makes a great gift and used for people of all ages including college students and elementary or foundation school children.
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I made a great little Fitness & workout journal for tracking exercises through your fitness goals. You can record and log your progress daily, weekly and monthly with this simple notebook. Check out the link below. Makes a great gift for anyone on a mission to get fit!
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If you're like me you have a hard time keeping up with and remembering your website and internet passwords. Well have no fear because I've made a Password Organizer that can be used as a journal, record keeping, log and logbook for dozens of sites. Take a look by clicking the link below, This would make a great little gift or stocking stuffer.
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Teachers today have it hard enough with all the recent stories in the media there's never been a time that teachers have been in the spotlight. Given this fact they must try to balance the stress of the job along with the stresses of ordinary life on top of the politics of the day. This why I created a lesson planner to organize and plan out a curriculum. Teach your class from notebook specifically designed for the modern classroom. Makes a great gift for the school teacher in you circle. Whether family or friend they will love the thought. Click the link below!
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This was my version of a gardening journal for keeping track of various tasks and plans for todays gardener. Whether your garden is complete and just needs maintained or your looking for a notebook planner to set a gardening plan together. This handy little book can keep you organized. Makes a great gift! Click on the link below.
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In all my years I've never heard of or thought of using a relationship or dating journal to log, record or track my experiences but I do think it's a great idea. That is why I created my own relationship & dating logbook journal. You can check it out in the link below. Makes a great gift by the way!
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The more time passes and the world goes crazy the more important it is to remember to pray and stay devout. The importance of prayer has never been as obvious as it is today. Writing down the things to say and be grateful for can help us pray more pointedly and effectively. See the links below to some prayer logbooks, logs and journals I've created for this purpose.
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If you enjoy writing your own music and want to record your music in a convenient and cool little notebook journal with 120 blank music sheets with 12 staves each then look no further! I have a 6"x9" musician's notebook that's perfect for writing musical notes and songs. Makes a great gift. Check it out with the link below!
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I've created a daily planner designed exclusively for the manufacturing supervisor. Whether your a production supervisor or maintenance supervisor this book can be helpful regardless of title, department or industry. Thick enough for an entire years worth of daily note taking and tracking. Take a look at the link below and decide if you or someone you know could benefit from this planner as a gift.
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Do you ever wake up knowing you had a dream but couldn't remember it the next day or even an hour later? Imagine having a journal or log book to record them in. That's exactly why I've created a dream journal logbook that you can keep right by your bedside or on a nightstand to immediately write down your dreaming experiences. Take a look at the link below.
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I've created a recipe and family meal planning books for those who like to be organized and to help those that may need a better way to plan. If this sounds useful to you then please check out the links below.
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If you're a fisherman, hobbyist or just enjoy fishing having a log book to record your adventures and catches can be very helpful. Track all your experiences in tournaments and those secret fishing holes or spots with handy little journals in the links below.
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If you dive and enjoy diving or snorkeling you should record your adventures diving. Whether experienced or a beginner tracking & recording your dives can be rewarding. Below is a link to the perfect dive journal for doing this. Check it out!
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Are you or someone you know a bartender? Do you like mixing drinks? Well if so, I've got the perfect book for you! It's a journal for recording the blends of your creations so you can recreate them exactly time and time again. This would also make the perfect gift for anyone interested in mixology (the art of creating beverage blends, particularly alcoholic) Check out the link below!
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Whenever you're looking to buy a house or property you should always be prepared. Take notes and ask questions of the owners and realtors. That said it can be difficult to remember all of these things for every home you view. That's why I've created the two books below to help you keep track and record your findings. These books provide inspection checklists for tracking & recording all your concerns. Take a look at the links below and check them out on Amazon.
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Chicago has had a long history of assembling. From the "hog butcher for the world" days of the Union Stock Yards to the Schwinn Bicycle Company, Chicago has been important for the texture of American assembling. Shouldn't something be said about assembling in 2022 and then some?
Fast Radius is a forerunner in computerized producing innovation with cloud assembling and it's going on here in Chicago. What is cloud producing you inquire?
Cloud fabricating is a first-of-its-sort arrangement that coordinates plan, creation, and satisfaction activities through a typical computerized foundation to make producing more straightforward, more incorporated and more practical.
"Fast Radius is a product driven assembling organization, we help engineers, fabricating organizations carry new items to the world, accepting programming and framework to make part parts," CEO, Lou Rassey said..
Fast Radius miniature manufacturing plant in the West Loop
How does all of this connect with a Chicagoan? Beside the base camp in Chicago's West Loop area, Fast Radius has miniature manufacturing plants in Chicago.
Quite possibly the most engaging project Fast Radius is chipping away at is their association with Rawlings. Together, they've attempted to make the Rawlings freshest mitt discharge, the REV1X glove. The glove highlights 3D-printed cross section embeds, created with cloud producing innovation to augment execution capacities.
China permits foreign ownership of automobile manufacturing
BMW is wanting to bring its stake up in its JV with Brilliance
The Chinese government currently permits full foreign ownership for vehicle manufacturing in the country, from the start of 2022, as indicated by neighborhood reports referring to a delivery by the country's economic and monetary policy office.
The Ministry of Commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission's yearly industry strategy articulation, delivered on Monday, did exclude passenger vehicle fabricating as an industry forbidden to foreign organizations. Until last year, the foreign proprietorship limit for vehicle producers was set at 50 percent.
The past form of the yearly assertion, the 2020 version delivered a year prior, had effectively affirmed that unfamiliar possession guidelines in the auto business would change in 2022 as a component of the country's slow unwinding of unfamiliar proprietorship guidelines in the country.
US electric vehicle (EV) creator Tesla is the main non-Chinese automaker such a long ways to possess 100 percent of a Chinese vehicle fabricating activity, its Shanghai producing plant which started production toward the finish of 2019 – basically in light of the fact that it was another speculation and on the grounds that it is situated in an extraordinary financial zone.
Back in 2018 German automaker BMW, previously expecting changes in proprietorship guidelines, declared designs to build its stake in its BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd joint endeavor from half to 75% in 2022.
Development in U.S. manufacturing eased back in December to a 11-month low with organizations as yet battling supply chain network issues.
The Institute for Supply Management, an exchange gathering of buying chiefs, detailed Tuesday that its list of assembling movement tumbled to 58.7 in December, a 2.4 percent lower than the November perusing of 61.1.
Any perusing over 50 demonstrates development in the manufacturing sector which has recorded 19 straight long periods of development returning to the spring of 2020 when the pandemic hit. The December reading was the least since a matching 58.7 in January 2021.
The lull in December mirrored a decrease in both new orders and underway.
While the December execution actually reflected strength in assembling, there were worries that the current worldwide flood in COVID-19 cases, generally the profoundly irresistible omicron variation, could additionally push down assembling before long.
Omicron was just recognized in late November and immediately turned into the prevailing infection.
"The flood in homegrown infection cases to more than 1 million every day could bargain a more huge disaster for assembling yield as critical quantities of laborers are compelled to remain at home," said Andrew Hunter, senior U.S. market analyst at Capital Economics.
Whole Foods Market 2022 food patterns expectations suggests
that reducetarianism will be on the ascent in the year ahead. What precisely
does this trendy expression mean? Reducetarianism is diminishing one's
utilization of meat, dairy, and eggs, regularly without removing them totally
from your diet, clarifies Rachel Bukowski, senior group head of product
development at Whole Foods Market. "It's a quality over quantity" way
to deal with burning-through creature items, so when Reducetarians actually do
decide to eat these things, they'll frequently zero in on more choice items
like premium meat or eggs.
Obviously, this supposed "pattern" has been
around for a really long time, as eco-and wellbeing cognizant eaters the same
have since quite a while ago diminished their utilization of creature items as
an approach to feel much improved or potentially help the climate. Presently,
the way of eating appears to be more famous than any other time, and Bukowski
says the general store chain is seeing this pattern on the ascent with what a
significant number of their clients are buying. "For example, Applegate
offers burgers that are meat and veggie mixes that are made with 100%
grass-took care of hamburger," she says. What's more as anybody
scrutinizing their nearby supermarket walkways sees, food sources once
consigned to "health food stores," like plant-based meat substitutes,
nut milks, and veggie lover cheddar and egg substitutes have gone standard.
Amy Gorin, MS, RDN, a comprehensive plant-based
enlisted dietitian and proprietor of Plant-Based Eats in Stamford, CT, is in
support of this method of eating and the development of the reducetarianism
development. "It's the ideal center ground for any individual who needs to
eat all the more a plant-forward diet however doesn't have any desire to go
undeniable veggie lover or vegan," she says. "Eating more plant
items—including plant proteins like tofu, nuts, and seeds—and less red meat
implies that you are taking in more antioxidants, cell reinforcements,
nutrients, and minerals," she keeps, adding that not at all like animal
proteins, plant proteins additionally bring fiber, which is useful for weight loss
as well as for cholesterol levels.
Inquisitive to take a stab at taking on this eating
style? "Try not to focus on hairsplitting!" directs Gorin,
recommending individuals start with Meatless Monday or potentially a couple of
meatless suppers seven days. "In any case, don't simply target going
meatless—mess with fixings so you track down substitutes that you really
appreciate. For example, perhaps you find prepared tofu very delicious and
partake in that as a trade for poultry," she adds.
For somebody for whom meat, dairy, and eggs have for
quite some time been staples of their eating regimen, little trades can make
the progress simpler, stresses Gorin. "Note that you're hoping to diminish
utilization of creature items and not dispose of them completely. So that on
its own implies that you're not straight up quitting!" she says.
"Mess with what works for you. A few trades will be somewhat simple—there
are, for example, numerous choices for sans dairy yogurt and plant-based milks
out there. See what you like. You might adore oat milk yet feel that coconut milk
isn't really delectable. What's more that is OK."
Repeating Gorin, Bukowski says that assuming you're
hoping to attempt reducetarianism or consolidate part of the way of life into
your every day schedule, you can begin by getting more foods grown from the
ground at the supermarket and search for plant-based choices for dinners.
"Also assuming you are adding creature items to your truck—search for
marks like 'grass-fed' or 'field raised.'" With the cash you're saving
from purchasing less creature items, you might view that as natural, grass-fed,
field raised, and like products are all the more effectively ready to squeeze
into your spending plan, while as yet keeping your general staple bills lower.
One more persuading motivation to jump on board the reducetarianism train.
Advanced manufacturing is a matter of fundamental importance to
the economic strength and national security of the United States. Advanced manufacturing provides high-quality
jobs. It is an important source of
exports. It is a key source of
technological innovation. It provides
essential goods and equipment for the military, the intelligence community, and
homeland security agencies.
These impacts justify Congressional and executive branch
attention to Federal policies that
Affect advanced manufacturing.
U.S. manufacturers produced about $1.7 trillion of goods in
2010, about 11.7% of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). They employed 11.5
million Americans in jobs that paid on average about 21% more than average
hourly compensation in private-sector service industries. 5
Manufacturing has a larger multiplier effect than any other
major economic activity -- a dollar spent in manufacturing drives an additional
$1.35 in economic activity.7
Manufacturing is also the
largest contributor to U.S. exports.
In 2010, the United States exported over $1.1 trillion of
manufactured goods, which accounted for 86% of all U.S. goods exports and 60%
of U.S. total exports. Manufacturing provides many of the jobs and drives many
of the businesses of today. Yet its role
in providing the jobs and driving the businesses of tomorrow is even more
important. The manufacturing sector accounts for about
72% of all private-sector R&D spending and employs about 60% of U.S.
industry’s R&D workforce.
As a result, the manufacturing sector develops and produces many
of the technologies that advance the competitiveness and growth of the entire
economy, including the much larger service sector. Technology-based improvements to productivity
made possible by the manufacturing sector consistently generate job growth over
time across the economy.9
10 Advanced manufacturing
is emerging as an especially potent driver of future economic growth. A distinguishing feature of advanced
manufacturing is its continual improvement in processes and rapid introduction
of new products. It is this
paradigm-shifting aspect of advanced manufacturing that has the most potential
to spin off entirely new industries and lead to production methods that are
most likely to “stick” in the United States because they are hard to imitate.
Global Trends in Advanced Manufacturing
Current global trends in R&D, innovation, and trade raise
concerns about U.S. competitiveness in
advanced manufacturing.
In 2009, the United States ranked eighth among industrialized nations
for R&D intensity (defined as national R&D as a share of GDP),
according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
A 2011 report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation ranked
the United States fourth out of 44 industrialized countries and regions in
global innovative-based competitiveness, but second-to-last in progress toward
increasing innovation-based competitiveness and capacity since 2000.11 12
5. Bureau of Economic
Analysis, 2010 U.S. Economic Accounts by Industry, see http://www.bea.gov/industry/index.htm.
6. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, 2011 Employer
Costs for Employee Compensation, Table 6.
7. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Industry-by-Industry Total
Requirements Table, see http://www.bea.gov/industry/iotables/prod/.
8. Bureau of Economic
Analysis and Census, U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services.
9. National Science
Board, Science and Engineering Indicators 2012, Appendix Table 4-14
and Table 3-32.
10. Peter Bisson,
Elizabeth Stephenson, and S. Patrick Viguerie, “The Productivity Imperative,” McKinsey
Quarterly, June 2010.
11. National Science
Foundation, Science and Engineering Indicators 2012, p. 4-42, see http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/.
12. R. Atkinson and S.
Andes, The Atlantic Century II: Benchmarking E.U. and U.S. Innovation
and Competitiveness. Washington, DC:
Challenges to the competitiveness of U.S. advanced manufacturing
have the potential to undermine
the Nation’s ability to create jobs, invent new industries, and
protect itself from security threats in
the
21st century.
For example, high-risk technologies may be neglected if firms
are uncertain that they will reap the benefits from investing in them. Workers’ skills, too, may be subject to
market failure. An employer may fear
that a worker who receives a training benefit will leave employment before the
training
pays off for the employer, while the worker
may lack the financial means create to pay for the
training on his or her own.
Federal investments in research, technology,
and education and training have helped to
and accelerate new industries, In addition, education and
workforce training programs that help equip Americans to become highly-skilled
manufacturing workers can be invaluable. Similarly, platform technologies in
such areas as nanomaterial processing, additive manufacturing, advanced
robotics, “smart” manufacturing, and green chemistry are assets that many firms
in an industrial cluster can take advantage of, but that no single firm can
typically produce on its own. It would
strengthen the skills of workers who are in or may enter the advanced
manufacturing workforce. Expand the number of workers who have skills needed by a growing
advanced manufacturing sector
and make the education and training system more responsive to the demand for
skills.
Unskilled labor was once the mainstay of the manufacturing labor
force. As advanced manufacturing supersedes
traditional manufacturing, and domestic manufacturers deepen their investment
in advanced technologies, the skill requirements for manufacturing jobs are
rising.
Manufacturing employers perceive a skills gap: 67% of companies surveyed recently by an
industry association reported moderate to serious shortages in the availability
of qualified workers, even in a period of elevated general unemployment. Certain sectors, such as aerospace/defense
and life sciences/medical devices, reported much higher levels of
skilled-worker shortages.
Education and training
that anticipates and satisfies the skill requirements of advanced
manufacturers, 25 while remaining broadly consistent with long-term projections
of labor demand, is a key component of this national strategy. Increasing the
private sector’s confidence in the availability of a skilled advanced manufacturing
workforce creates incentives for domestic investment (see Objective 1). These
programs should be targeted particularly toward the workforce needs of
SMEs. As more advanced manufacturing technology
is deployed, on-the-job training becomes more expensive and difficult for
companies, especially SMEs, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs comprise 86% of all manufacturing
establishments and employ 41% of the U.S. manufacturing workforce, but they
often lag in adopting new technologies. to provide.
Federal actions under this objective should include such efforts
as (a) support for the coordination of state and local education and training
curricula with advanced manufacturing skill-set requirements, and (b) expanded
support for advanced manufacturing career and technical education programs
spanning secondary and postsecondary levels, and apprenticeship opportunities
through regional partnerships and industrial cluster programs.
25. Deloitte Consulting
LLP, Manufacturing Institute (2011), Boiling Point? The skills gap in
U.S. manufacturing.
Manufacturing capability gaps in the United States have led to
the loss of substantial economic benefits. American researchers invented and
commercialized industrial robots, for examples, with the first installation in
a General Motors Plant in 1961, but now the vast bulk of industrial robot
production is done in Asia and Europe. The same pattern holds in energy storage
and power generation, and in many other areas of technology. U.S.-based facilities no longer produce
electronic displays for computer monitors, televisions, or handheld devices,
The Changing
Manufacturing Workforce
The shift from traditional to advanced
manufacturing is occurring in the context of a substantial shift in the
demographics of the manufacturing workforce.
Approximately 2.8 million manufacturing workers (nearly 25%) are now 55
years of age or older. The need to replace these workers as they retire may add
to emerging demand for advanced manufacturing workers. In the long term, education and training programs
must span from “cradle-to-career” and be responsive to the skill demands of
advanced manufacturing employers. Federal
programs in cooperation with state and local partners should target (a) separating
military personnel and recent veterans, unemployed workers, and employed workers
needing to augment their skills in the near-term, (b) prospective workers who
will soon enter the workforce, and (c) K–12 students to proactively develop the
next-generation of workers.
Better Training for Today’s Advanced Manufacturing Workers
The Federal Government is already seeking to adjust current
programs that assist state and local public and private efforts to develop and
maintain a competitive workforce for advanced manufacturing. Relevant agencies
may prioritize advanced manufacturing within workforce development grant
programs. They may also identify and disseminate workforce development “best
practices” for advanced manufacturing.
Many of these practices arise from competitive grants funded by the
Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA). Such
efforts should be expanded. Among the programs that could increase priority for
advanced manufacturing are H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants, the Jobs and
Innovation Accelerator Challenge, and Trade Adjustment Assistance Community
College and Career Training (TAA/CCCT).
27
This approach could be complemented by a new emphasis on
advanced manufacturing in the promotion of secondary-postsecondary career
pathways by the Department of Education’s Office of
Vocational and Adult Education (ED/OVAE). The President’s Fiscal
Year (FY) 2013 Budget proposes
$8 billion for the Departments of Education and Labor to support
state and community college partnerships with businesses to build the skills of
American workers in growing industries, such as
advanced manufacturing.
26. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, 2010 Current Population Survey.
27. H-1B Technical Skills
Training Grants provide education, training and job placement assistance
related to high-growth fields in
which employers are currently using the H-1B nonimmigrant visa
program to hire foreign workers, including advanced manufacturing,
These grants are funded through fees paid by employers under the
H-1B program.
28. These are referred to
as “programs of study” in the Perkins CTE legislation.
Education and Training for Tomorrow’s Workers
State and local vocational and apprenticeship training programs
supported by the Federal Government strengthen workers’ skills. For example, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) and
DOL/ETA support public–private partnerships that establish registered
apprenticeship programs in advanced manufacturing. With appropriate input from industry and
professional associations, DOL/ETA will seek to ensure that registered
apprenticeship programs target needs and gaps in today’s advanced manufacturing
workforce. The Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program of the National
Science Foundation supports community colleges working in partnership with
industry, economic development agencies, workforce investment boards, and
secondary and other higher education institutions to respond to industry
needs for highly qualified manufacturing technicians. Since the inception of the program in 1994,
265 manufacturing awards have been made totaling $205 million. ATE projects and centers are educating technicians
in a range of fields, including nanotechnologies and microtechnologies, rapid
prototyping, biomanufacturing, logistics, and alternative fuel
automobiles. More details on these and
other advanced manufacturing workforce programs can be found in Appendix D.
Another set of partnerships that is being leveraged to improve
the training of tomorrow’s workers are those organized by the National
Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. NAM has helped foster the Manufacturing
Skills Certification System, a broad-based partnership of national
organizations seeking to establish a set of credentials that apply to all
subsectors of manufacturing. This system draws on the advanced manufacturing
competency model developed by the Department of Labor, which identifies the
knowledge and skills required to be effective in advanced manufacturing
occupations (see Appendix E).
Credentials issued within this framework will be nationally portable and
industry-recognized. They will help to
ensure a smart, safe, and sustainable advanced manufacturing workforce. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers
provides extensive training opportunities and associated certifications under
this partnership. In June 2011,
President Obama drew on the work of NAM, the Society of Manufacturing
Engineers, and others when he announced an effort to help 500,000 community
college students obtain credentials for advanced manufacturing as part of the Administration’s
Skills for America’s Future initiative. 29
29. The Manufacturing
Institute (2010) NAM-Endorsed Manufacturing Skills Certification System, see
Educating the Next Generation
A strong science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) emphasis is needed to prepare
students for a variety of post-secondary educational options and
a wide range of career opportunities, including careers in advanced
manufacturing.
Unfortunately, many students who are inclined toward careers as
advanced manufacturing technicians who seek to complete a career and technical
certificate or community college degree have not received STEM coursework
sufficient to succeed in today’s advanced manufacturing environment. The President’s Educate to Innovate campaign
aims to improve participation and performance in STEM education in partnership
with leading companies, foundations, and scientific and professional societies.
30 The perception among
some that careers in manufacturing are unattractive and unstable discourages some
talented students from seriously exploring them. Federal agencies should consider fostering efforts
that aim to transform this perception and consider supporting development of
communications materials that accurately depict the opportunities and
excitement of 21st century manufacturing.
In recent years, there has been a rapidly growing grassroots
movement of “Makers” who are engaged in “do it yourself” projects involving
electronics, 3-D printing and robotics.
These hands-on projects inspire young people to excel in STEM and can
also get them interested in advanced manufacturing. Some agencies, such as DARPA through its
Mentor program (see Appendix D), are supporting the Maker movement. More agencies should support Making, in
collaboration with the private sector, non-profits, foundations and skilled
volunteers. Another major issue related to preparing students for advanced
manufacturing careers is the need to supplement traditional academic education
with the development of applied expertise. The Federal Government should help
state and local efforts to develop this applied expertise by supporting new manufacturing
pre-apprenticeship programs, strengthening existing educational partnerships
between community colleges and local industry, and other measures. Feedback from these programs will help align
the curricula of feeder high schools and adult education programs within the
service area of each community college.
Alignment of these curricula with four-year degree curricula will help
provide more attractive career pathways in advanced manufacturing. A critical
example is the pathway from a two-year degree to an eventual four-year degree,
which enables highly-skilled technical workers to pursue additional education
and higher-paying careers.
30. The National Science
and Technology Council’s Committee on Science, is carrying out a comprehensive
effort to strengthen the
Nation’s STEM education system.
The most recent public report is NSTC, The Federal Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM) Education Portfolio (2011).
Objective 2 in the short-term: (a) industry partnerships with
state and local career and technical education providers to specify and
implement advanced manufacturing workforce skill sets, and (b) number of
individuals earning industry recognized credentials through career and
technical education, Vocational training, and apprenticeships programs.
Suggested metrics for assessing long-term progress on Objective
2 include: (a) employment placement rates for graduates from
state and local career and technical education, vocational training and
apprenticeship programs, and (b) employment levels in highly-skilled
manufacturing occupations.
Apprenticeships have continually addressed industry training
needs and technological
changes that occur rapidly. They have produced many of America’s skilled workers over
the centuries in many apprenticeable occupations. Evolving
work-force requirements and continual technological advancements have presented
opportunities to expand apprenticeship
programs into a vast range of new and challenging occupations,
such as Communications Technician, Production Technologist, Internetworking Technician, and
Dental
Laboratory
Technician.
Evolving workforce requirements and continual technological
advancements have presented
Opportunities to expand apprenticeship programs into a vast
range of new and challenging occupations...
MYTH/MISCONCEPTION:
Apprenticeship is only time-based, hands on training.
FACT:
Registered apprenticeship is an effective combination of
on-the-job-training (OJT)
and
related instruction for participating apprentices. Depending
on the needs of the apprenticeship program sponsor, apprenticeship programs
can either be developed
as
time-based
or
competency-based training.
MYTH/MISCONCEPTION:
Only large organizations can establish registered apprenticeship
programs.
FACT:
The ATELS/BAT and SAC/As offer the same level of service
regardless of the size of the sponsoring organization.
BENEFITS OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
Decreases employee turnover
Enhances problem-solving capabilities and versatility of
workforce
Increases productivity by cultivating a highly-skilled and
knowledgeable workforce
Enhances employee relations by developing a collaborative
commitment to achievement
Attracts high-quality applicants who are motivated to succeed
Provides National and State Recognition
Registered Apprenticeship increases the education, skill, and
experience levels of your employees. Your investment in building
a
strong workforce delivers a powerful economic boost to your
company, your community, and to our nation. APPRENTICESHIP
Also...“a better trained worker is a safer worker.”
APPRENTICESHIP
COMPETENCY BASED
AND/ OR TIME- BASED,
INDUSTRY- DRIVEN TRAINING FOR A VAST RANGE OF OCCUPATIONS
Currently, there are over 850 occupations in a multitude of
industries that are
recognized as apprenticeable, and more are being added all of
the time. They
include a diverse and virtually unlimited range of vocations.
Having skilled workers is critical to the success of any
enterprise. Implementing
registered apprenticeship programs can ensure that
workforce talent is continually
replenished and is educated and skilled in accordance with the
needs of
an enterprise.
MYTH/MISCONCEPTION:
A sponsor’s training standards will be dictated by a government
agency.
FACT:
The Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor
Services (ATELS), Bureau of
Apprenticeship and Training (BAT), and State Apprenticeship Councils/Agencies
(SAC/As) are
service agencies. They provide technical assistance to industry
in addressing their skilled workforce needs. They also play an important role
as a business consultant and liaison with various organizations, providing
linkages which help employers address additional workforce concerns.
Maximize Your
Workforce Potential
Strengthen your human resource development effort, elevate
the skills of your existing workforce, and quickly get new
employees contributing to your productivity through Registered
Apprenticeship.
There are many challenges: advancing technology,
shifting consumer demands, evolving business practices, and
changing demographics, such as large numbers of experienced
employees approaching retirement.
Your response to these challenges is critical.
Your bottom line depends on your ability to keep pace with
these workforce dynamics. Position your company for success.
Develop a strategy that prepares your workforce for the
challenges of the 21st century.
Employ an Effective Skills Enhancement
Solution
Registered Apprenticeship is a proven strategy that
combines on-the-job learning with classroom instruction. It is
an excellent training model for quickly getting new employees
up to speed and maximizing the skills of your current workforce.
More than 31,000 sponsors have implemented apprenticeship
programs to meet their specific training needs. They employ
some 480,000 apprentices committed to advancing the
ideals and goals of their employers.
Sponsors include employers, associations, labor organizations
and labor-management organizations. Programs serve a
diverse population that includes minorities, women, youth,
persons with disabilities, and people who have been laid off
from their jobs.
Almost 80% of jobs now require some postsecondary education and
training. Over 62% of new jobs require on-the-job learning and
experience.
That approach, coupled with occupation-specific instruction,
represents the
defining principles of Registered Apprenticeship.
Incorporate Registered Apprenticeship to develop the human
resources you
need to compete. While on the job, your employees learn and gain
valuable
experience. By partnering with your local community colleges,
vocational
schools, and technical institutions, they acquire essential
classroom instruction
and an opportunity to earn college credit.
Registered Apprenticeship
for Workforce Development
Registered Apprenticeship is a highly flexible training model
combining on-the-job learning and related classroom
instruction in which paid employees receive technical and
practical training in highly-skilled occupations. It offers a
proven methodology that allows employers to establish the
standards of proficiency required of its professionals.
The time requirements and substance of an apprenticeship
training program depend on the occupation. Apprentices
work and learn under the direction of qualified personnel
who are experienced in their professional field. Over time,
apprentices are provided diverse and complex training that
helps them become highly skilled in their chosen careers.
Having skilled workers is critical to the success of any
business. As we progress into the
21st century, the need for skilled workers is only going to
become more critical. By participating in a registered apprenticeship program,
workers can equip themselves for rewarding careers in a wide range of
interesting and challenging occupations.
The people attracted to apprenticeable occupations come from all
walks of life young men and women right out of high school, ex-military
personnel, people wanting to make career changes, and dislocated workers
seeking new opportunities. Anyone with the drive to better themselves and the
dedication needed to acquire the skills, knowledge, and experience required to
succeed can benefit from participation in a
registered apprenticeship program. Currently, there are over
850 occupations in a wide
range of industries that
can be learned through apprenticeship training, and more are being added all of
the time.
Workers who achieve journey-level (technician) status by
completing a registered apprenticeship program have the opportunity to
earn above average
wages. The more they learn, the higher the pay. Generally, apprentices
are paid 50 percent of a
skilled
journeyworker's wage to start. Wages for
apprentices increase at regular intervals as their job skills increase. At the successful completion of the
apprenticeship, they become skilled certified journey-level workers and receive
a nationally recognized certificate. The salary for journey-level workers
competes with those of college graduates and even those with advanced degrees.
registered Apprenticeship
training plays an important role in developing skilled workers. With the combination of on-the-job learning, related instruction, mentoring, and incremental wage increases, the
apprenticeship model can be an effective
system for addressing human resource issues and skill shortages that many industries/businesses
face. Registered Apprenticeship can provide the expertise and knowledge
individuals need to do their jobs effectively and advance in their careers.
Twenty-first century apprenticeship
allows for a flexible competency-based training strategy that enables
apprentices to move through a program at their own pace, benchmark the achievement
of each set of core competencies and build a portfolio of skills and interim credentials
that validate the acquired skill levels.
Additionally, the
related instruction is articulated with many two- and four-year colleges, allowing
apprentices to work toward a degree. This is good news for the manufacturing
industry because it meets many of their human resources and skills training
needs.
The U.S. manufacturing
sector faces a very difficult challenge: how to keep production here in the
U.S. and still be competitive in the global market. The national Institute for
Metalworking Skills (NIMS) developed an innovative, competency-based apprenticeship
training model that addresses training for the skills workers need to do their jobs
well. NIMS is working with some 36 manufacturers nationwide to implement the
model. Manufacturers find that the program
greatly improves retention, on-time delivery, and productivity.
The Registered
Apprenticeship model has proven its ability to address these and other issues
in other industries and has become part of the human resources and training strategy
for advanced manufacturing. The
model offers an
efficient, flexible training system that is responsive to new technology to
keep workers up-to-date on skills they need to do their jobs. The U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office
of Apprenticeship (OA) has made a strategic decision to introduce the model to
advanced manufacturing. Recently, DOL approved NIMS guideline standards for the
following six occupations:
● Machinist
● CNC Programming, Setup
& Operations Turning
● CNC Milling
● CNC Turning &
Milling
● Press Setup Operator
● Machine Maintenance,
Service & Repair
“Advancing the
Apprenticeship System” is one of the department’s key initiatives, with investments
of more than $15 million to fund apprenticeship programs in new industries through
the President’s High Growth Jobs
Training Initiative.
They include:
● Biotechnology
● Health Care
● Advanced Manufacturing
● Information Technology
● Maritime Trades -
Transportation
● Military - Indiana
National Guard
● Geospatial Technology
The following case study
looks at results of investments and marketing efforts in advanced
manufacturing. There are promising trends that point to the value of
apprenticeship:
Benefits to Employers
● Greater competence of
employees
● Reduced turnover rates
● Greater employee
retention
● Lower investment in
recruitment
● Higher productivity
● Improved quality of
products and services
● More diverse workforce
Benefits to Apprentices
● Nationally recognized
and portable certificates
● Improved skills and
competencies
● Increased wages as a
result of mastered competencies
● Ability to advance in
career
● Higher self-esteem based
on enhanced skills and certifications
● Articulation agreements
for post-secondary credit
The nation’s vast
advanced manufacturing industry is expected to add over 150,000 new jobs
between 2004 and 2014. Jobs in metalworking will see the largest percentage of
growth over the next decade.
● Skilled worker shortages
and technological advances will lead to demand for metalworkers in areas such
as computer control programmers
and operators, welders, cutters, solderers, brazers, and machinists.
● Manufacturing salaries
and benefits average $65K.
● Most jobs in
metalworking require long-term to moderate on-the-job training, but engineering
and
management positions require four-year college degrees.
Sources:
- Bureau of Labor
Statistics, 2007
- Keeping America
Competitive: How a Talent Shortage
Threatens U.S.
Manufacturing, a report from the Center
for Workforce Success,
2004
- National Association
of Manufacturers
Employers and other
industry stakeholders said they find that bright young job seekers are
attracted to Registered Apprenticeship programs. That is because competency-based
Registered Apprenticeship allows them to train on the job, progress at their
own speed, earn college credit, achieve nationally recognized
credentials, and become
eligible for wage increases at a faster rate than with typical time-based apprenticeship
programs. Dislocated workers with experience in manufacturing are also
attracted to companies that recognize previously acquired skills through
credentials and offer them a chance to demonstrate their skills through a
competency-based program. Likewise, existing workers continue to respond well
to the opportunity to gain added credentials and increase their standing in the
company, according to NIMS staff members. NIMS staff members expect that
competency-based Registered Apprenticeship training increases the retention of
employees because apprenticeship encourages them to take personal
responsibility for their own career paths. Having a career lattice and required
competencies helps workers plan a path toward credentialing and to select additional
skill sets they would like to attain. Providing workers the opportunity to
progress at their own rate allows them to find a level of study and work that
feels good to them, according to employers. If workers receive recognition for
hard work through national credentials and earn wage increases, they are more
likely to be satisfied at work and remain with the company. One employer noted
that the turnover rate at his company has been almost nonexistent after he
implemented a Registered Apprenticeship several years ago. The employer said he
expects this pattern of retention to continue under a competency-based system
Workforce Challenges
Education and Training
● Difficulties in making
training accessible to incumbent workers, with regard to cost of training and
time scheduling (during and/or after work hours)
● Limited prerequisite
preparation in math and other subjects on the part of some individual participants
Advances in robotics
stand to impact nearly every aspect of U.S. industry and everyday life.
Robotics itself is a growth industry as well as an enabler of new industries
(e.g., surgical robots, environmental monitoring micro-robots).
Several leading
thinkers, including Bill Gates, believe that we are on the verge of an era
where robotic devices will become ubiquitous in much the same way that PC's
have.[8]
[8] Gates, Bill.
"A Robot in Every Home." Scientific American Jan. 2007: 58-65.
The robotics market has
traditionally been heavily focused on automotive applications. With the
expansion into other areas, such as food processing, aerospace, and packaging,
there are now a wider set of problems to address and a larger number of
relatively inexperienced industry end-users to serve.
Robot and sensor manufacturers develop automation products.
Users buy the products but typically lack the skill to install them in their
factories and make them productive. Integrators usually custom-build the
robotic work cells, retaining the expertise after the products are operational
and frequently continuing to manage the applications over their entire
lifetimes. This is very expensive and is only cost-effective for large
manufacturers who will use a particular work cell for a considerable length of
time. Small and medium sized manufacturers, and others that require rapid
changeovers, have typically not adopted robotic solutions for this reason.
It is therefore not surprising that robots have penetrated
only a small segment of the manufacturing domain. It is estimated that 45% of
the robot supply is taken up by 10% of the industry, primarily by companies
that have more than 500 employees (mostly automotive), and that 90% of the
potential users have not adopted robotics for manufacturing[11]
11] World
Robotics 2006 statistics summarized by H. Christensen in presentation
"'New' Applications in Industrial Robotics," RoboBusiness 2007,
Boston, MA, May 2007.
Employment of industrial machinery mechanics and maintenance
workers is expected to grow 19 percent from 2010 to 2020, about as fast as the
average for all occupations. Increased use of manufacturing machinery will
require more mechanics and maintenance workers to keep the machines in good
working order. Applicants with broad skills should have favorable job
prospects.
In a special message to the Congress, on May 25, 1961, President
John F. Kennedy told the legislators that "Large scale unemployment during
a recession is bad enough, but large scale unemployment during a period of
prosperity would be intolerable." Four days later, he transmitted a bill
to Congress that dealt with just such a situation. The Manpower Development and
Training Act of 1962 endeavored to train and retrain thousands of workers
unemployed because of automation and technological change.
The dawn of the Atomic Age had witnessed the implementation of a
new technology that threatened to replace men with machines. Furthermore, the
imperatives of the Cold War, with its accent on scientific preeminence, had
revealed America's weakness in training skilled technicians in sufficient
numbers.
The National Manpower Council, established by the Ford Foundation
in 1951, held a conference on "Improving the Work Skills of the
Nation" in 1955. At that time, it became clear that the country could not
solely rely on private institutions to supply skilled workers. While industry
adequately fulfilled its own immediate needs, its long range commitments to
skill development were minimal. Few industries made major investments in
training and upgrading their labor force.
To insure the country a supply of properly trained technicians,
the 1955 conference recommended a program that included the participation of
educators, industry and government. For improving the educational training
process, the Council proposed some changes in the high schools. Interested
students needed to spend two years studying general courses and to concentrate
on technical subjects for their last two years. Guidance and placement
officials in secondary schools could take a more active role in skill
advancement by being more aware of vocational opportunities and by providing
more services to non-college-bound students. Furthermore, school officials had
to take the lead in fostering cooperation among business, industry, labor and
government groups in local communities.
Industry also had a responsibility to itself and to the nation in
skill development, the Council said. Full utilization of human resources
necessitated equal opportunity in hiring and training of all workers,
regardless of race, creed, sex and national origin. By investing more money in
training and upgrading programs, employers could meet their material and social
obligations. Both unions and employers on Joint Apprenticeship Councils needed
to continually review the apprenticeship operations for effectiveness, and to
increase the number of apprentices, possibly by raising their wages.
Most analysts agree that todays employers demand more skills than
they did in the past. Several factors have contributed to the rising demand for
skills in the labor market: technological and organizational change, trade,
deregulation of key industries, and the decline of unions. Three types of
empirical evidence support the hypothesis that the demand for skills has risen
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields
have become increasingly central to U.S. economic competitiveness and growth. American pre-eminence in STEM will not be
secured or extended without concerted effort and investment.
demographic and labor
supply trends, point to a serious challenge: our nation needs to increase
the supply and quality of
“knowledge workers” whose specialized skills enable them to work productively
within
the STEM industries and
occupations.
The U.S. Department of Labor is already an important partner in
federal efforts to strengthen
the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) pipeline. The
U.S. Department of Labor
invests about $14 billion a year in the nation’s workforce system
and in increasing the skills and
education of our current workforce.
A large percentage of the workforce in industries and occupations
that rely on STEM knowledge and skills are
technicians and others who enter and advance in their field through
sub-baccalaureate degrees and certificates or through workplace training.
incumbent workers who need skill upgrading, dislocated workers who
are trying to find new jobs in industries with a future, and individuals from
groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields
Diverse are the industries in which STEM jobs are critically
important to growth and competitive success. Some are obvious: advanced
manufacturing, biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, actuarial science
and health care
all rely on high-level skills and education in the STEM fields in
their workforce.
Changing technology and expectations of the workforce in these industries
make STEM knowledge important in these industries. For example, automation technicians must deal with
sophisticated computer technology in both diagnostics and repair procedures.
These kinds of investment priorities can provide important
leadership and address gaps and
opportunities that currently constrain the nation’s ability to
generate sufficient qualified and
prepared workers for the STEM fields—from the most skilled research
and technical scholars to
the production, service, and technician-level employees who are so
critical to industry health and
growth.
In our dynamic economy, many companies are streamlining their
operations
to maintain a competitive position in the marketplace. Although such actions
can help a company become more efficient, this may result in the
elimination
of existing jobs and
facilities.
