MANUFACTURING PILOTSeptember 2020

Career Training Plans including:

• CNC Machining • Industrial Maintenance • Welding • Metal Fabrication… and more

Technical Skill Development through competency based Career Training plans: • Entry level • Operator Level • Technical Level • Professional Level

Soft & Personal Skills Development in: • Employability • Leadership

Senior year students who have completed career exploration gain experience and preparation in an Advanced Manufacturing career pathway through the Pilot Program.

Key Elements: • Rigorous academics • Immersive and hands-on learning • GPSEd Manufacturing Youth Apprentice • Program model to link related high school courses, post-secondary offerings, and industry standards and credentials.

1st Semester: In Class/ Virtual Work readiness • Employability development • Related curriculum • Online preparation for WBL • Industry credentials and badging • Employer engagement and onboarding • Career exploration activities •Application and interviews

2nd Semester: On-site WBL experience/apprenticeship start • Paid WBL experience with trained mentors • Concurrent related curriculum • Competency-based training plans • Industry credentials •Post-secondary alignment • Assessments & reviews

This accelerated learning program prepares students for advanced positions beyond entry-level employment.

• Businesses and educators to create training programs that meet real-world employment needs and competencies

• On-the-job training: students are able to develop essential hard and soft skills

• Prepare students to be productive citizens as well as prepare them to be career- and college-ready

• Students will have the opportunity to earn technical college credits and/or credentials, increasing matriculation to post-secondary education

The Advanced Manufacturing Pilot program will combine technical education and paid work-based learning opportunities for seniors. Students balance academics with real-world experience by spending part of the day in a classroom and the other part working directly with a business partner. The AdvancedManufacturing Pathway Pilot will launch in Fall of 2020

VISION: Accelerate and actualize education to industrypathway to support students in quality work-based learning Manufacturing experience and prepare them for sustainable careers in our businesses and our community.

PILOT GOALS: • 5-10 Students • 1-3 School Districts-Led by Lake Park HS • 3-5 Manufacturing Business Partners

OVERVIEW

STUDENT JOURNEY

MANUFACTURING PROGRAM

OUTCOMES

PARTNERS:

COMMITMENTS:

REGIONAL INITIATIVE

Regional initiative to design and execute a school district driven work-based learning model to support student success, pathways to meaningful careers, and serve our businesses and communities. This model would include many industry pathways over multiple years and include local school districts represented by DuPage Regional Office of Education. It will include active support and involvement from an ecosystem of aligned and committed partners from education, business and industry, local and state government, nonprofits, and community based organizations.

Design, build, and execute a collaborative, sustainable School District driven work-based learning model to support and address:

• Diversity, Access and Equity for ALL students • Multiple Industry Pathways• Related Curriculum and Credentials • Student Support, Progress, and Assessments• Aligned to Post-Secondary - Technical/Community Colleges

OVERVIEW

Student Benefits:• High School credit and scheduled release from school• Opportunity to earn college credit and industry certifications• Commitment of 10-25 hrs per week/student (450 hours) • Supervisors/Mentors/Skills coaches• Employer Paid Hourly Wage + Incentives • Assessments and Evaluations

School Commitment (K12):• K12 District High Schools (Supported by ROE) • Leadership and staff commitment • Assess and align current WBL programming • Student engagement & recruitment • Related curriculum, credit, and credentials • Preparation/Support for students in WBL experience • Scheduling for WBL experience

Business Commitment:• Organizing Support - Executive, HR, Operations • On-the-Job Training opportunities for students • Commitment of 10-25 hrs per week/student (450 hrs) • Supervisors/Mentors/Skills coaches• Hourly Wage + Incentives• Assessments/Evaluations

GPS EDUCATION PARTNERS

WORK-BASED LEARNING INTERMEDIARY

• Deploy full suite of WBL tools• Create and map career pathways • Align curriculum with industry credentials• Assess and track student progress• Create individualized student training plans • Provide all client/partner training • Monitor and report on quality outcomes • Evaluate impact and outcomes for improvement • Collaborative funding strategy