Manufacturing Foundations: Building a new I-BEST from the ground

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Presented By:Sinead Fitzpatrick Plagge, Director of WorkForce Grant Programs

Ann Avary, Director Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology

Green River Community College - June 3, 2011

Why a Manufacturing I-BEST?

• Response to industry demand for a technically skilled workforce

• Address critical training needs and gaps

• Short-term attainable certification for students

• Multiple industry tracks

• Transferable skills

Manufacturing Foundations I-BEST•Combines the best of engineering, electronics, robotics and manufacturing principles•Ideal for students interested in the creation, design and production of new environmentally friendly products•Curriculum developed with industry•Student earns a micro-certificate•Offered both Summer 2011 & Winter 2012

Industry Partners Granting Interviews:•Dakota Creek Industries•Hexcel•Janicki Industries

Manufacturing I-BEST Project Team

• Skagit Valley College• Workforce Development• Professional Technical Programs• Basic Skills Program

• Private industry• Center of Excellence for Marine

Manufacturing & Technology

Core Components

• Introduction to Manufacturing: 3 credit hours

• Industrial Safety & CPR: 3 credit hours• Material Science in Manufacturing: 2 credit

hours• Precision Measurement and Tools: 3 credit

hours• Print Reading in Manufacturing: 3 credit

hours

Trade Specialty AreasTo earn a Manufacturing Foundations certificate, students must complete the Manufacturing Core (14 credits), plus two additional “trade specialty” certificate options.

Trade specialty areas include:• Composites (additional 18 credits)• Automated Systems (additional 14 credits)• Technical Design (additional 14 credits)• Welding Fundamentals (additional 18 credits)

FacilitiesSVC Mount Vernon

CampusSVC Marine Tech,

Anacortes

Cost

TITLE DEPT. Course # Credits % Overlap I-BEST Cost Prof/Tech Cost

ABE-MANF ABE 050 2.00 N/A $ 765.00  

INTRO TO MFTG MANF 110 3.00 50% $ 765.00 $ 1,530.00

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY & CPR MANF 120 3.00 50% $ 765.00 $ 1,530.00

MATERIALS SCIENCE IN MFTG MANF 121 2.00 50% $ 765.00 $ 1,530.00

PRECISION MEASUREMENT AND TOOLS MANF 125 3.00 50% $ 1,020.00 $ 2,040.00

PRINT READING IN MANF MANF 140 3.00 50% $ 1,020.00 $ 2,040.00 MANF I-BEST Collaboration Time (6 hours per instructor)       $ 1,078.00  

          $ 6,178.00 $ 8,670.00

          Total Cost: $ 14,848.00

Thank you!• Questions?

• More information?

• Ideas?

• Sinead Fitzpatrick Plagge• sinead.fitzpatrick@skagit.

edu• 360.416.7869

• Ann Avary• ann.avary@skagit.edu• 360.766.6282, x3001

• www.skagit.edu