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Preparing the Manufacturing

Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow through

Summer Manufacturing Camps

Patricia Lee

Public Relations Director

What is Nuts,Bolts & Thingmajigs?

The charitable foundation of the Fabricators & Manufacturers

Association, International, based in Rockford, IL

The foundation began in 1994 by providing scholarships to

high school grads who wanted to prepare for careers in

manufacturing.

By 2004 it became clear that high school graduation was too

late to influence someone to choose manufacturing as a

career, so camp funding was started.

Today both programs run side by side with scholarships also

going to mid-life career changers or skill improvers.

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Recent NBT Scholarship Winners

Skilled Labor Shortage has been

building for years and worrying

employers

2004 – First camp in Rockford, IL. By 2008 up to 30 NBT camps across the U.S.

Partnership with NACCE began in 2010 with 16 member colleges in a new pilot program

Not just a camp to introduce kids to manufacturing jobs, but to the concept of the business of manufacturing.

Inspire young people to become the inventors and entrepreneurs of the future and improve the image of manufacturing.

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The Average Age of a

Manufacturing Worker: 57

Everyone at every age scrambles to

keep up with technology

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Skilled Labor Shortage Statistics In 1950, 60% of all manufacturing jobs could use unskilled

labor.*

By 2005, less than 15% of all manufacturing positions were unskilled. That number continues to drop. *

The Hudson Institute predicts the supply of skilled labor in the U.S. will not catch up to demand until 2050.

*Employment Policy Foundation

Manufacturing Wealth in the U.S.

Manufacturing supports an estimated 18.6 million jobs in the

U.S. — roughly one in six private sector jobs.

According to 2008 data from the United Nations Statistical

Division, the U.S. still leads the world in manufacturing

value added to GDP at $1.83 billion, but China is now a

close second at $1.79 billion.

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But the U.S. is a service economy…

Oh, really…

―…for every person working on an assembly line building cars, there

are 16 service sector jobs depending on that worker. If there is no

car being made, there is no job selling that car, marketing that car,

insuring that car, arranging a loan to buy that car, providing a place

to fuel that car, or somebody to repair that car when it hits

another car. This doesn’t even include the jobs that are provided

by building roads, streets and garages for the car.‖

Dr. Chris Kuehl, Economic Analyst

Fabricators & Manufacturers Association

The Public View of Manufacturing

DeLoitte and The Manufacturing Institute 2010 Study on the public view of manufacturing discovered:

68% of Americans think a strong manufacturing base is vital to the U.S. economy

63% agree that manufacturing today is high tech, requiring well-educated, high-skilled workers

But only 30% would encourage their children to pursue a manufacturing career

A majority cite government policies as a major factor in their skepticism about manufacturing’s future in the U.S.

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Manufacturing Not Career of

Choice for Today’s Teens

An NBT national survey in 2009 discovered that:

73% of teens have little or no interest in joining the ranks of

blue collar workers

61% have never visited a manufacturing facility

Only 28% have taken an industrial arts or shop class

83% of teens spend from zero to two hours a week working

with their hands on projects such as woodworking or models.

Teens say they want ―professional‖ careers.

The problem?

Teens say they want professional careers, but

only 75% of students who start high school will graduate.*

In some states the graduation rate is as low as 56%. The states with the highest rate still only achieve an 88% graduation rate.*

54% of people who try for a GED don’t achieve it until age 20 or older, and more than half are over 25.*

At one time, high school dropouts could enlist and finish high school in the military. But now a h.s. diploma or GED is required to enlist. Out of 32 million Americans age 17-24, 75% do not qualify to serve in the military.*

*The National Center for Education Statistics

**Mission: Readiness, ―Ready, Willing and Unable to Serve,‖ 2009

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NBT Camps Change Teens’ Minds Kids who don’t like school and conventional learning often

have their first enjoyable (hands-on) learning experience.

They see first-hand the ―professionalism‖ of manufacturing.

They are inspired by stories of how local business owners got started as entrepreneurs

They realize a renewed interest in

staying in school.

They have something ―practical‖

to work towards.

Businesses See Value in Camps

Having the opportunity to showcase their business to young

people is something a local business values but can’t easily do

on their own.

Entrepreneurs love nothing more than talking about the

work they are passionate about. They love to interact with the

kids.

Kids go home excited and are able to change their parents’

views about local manufacturing and manufacturing careers.

Camp participant today… potential apprentice or intern

tomorrow… then a skilled employee?

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Campers

Explore Local

Manufacturing

Community

Local

Manufacturers

Visit Camps

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Camps in 2010 Pine Tech College, Pine City, MN

Itawamba CC, Tupelo, MS

Southeast CC, Lincoln, NE

So. Maine CC, So. Portland, ME

Montgomery CCC, Blue Bell, PA

Moraine Park Tech College, West

Bend, WI

College of the Sequoias, Visalia,

CA

NE Wisconsin Tech College,

Green Bay, WI

Yuba College, Marysville, CA

Lake Superior College, Duluth,

MN

Rock Valley College, Rockford,

IL

MN State C&TC, Fergus Falls,

MN

Quinsigamond CC, Worcester,

MA

Fox Valley TC, Appleton, WI

Lorain CCC, Elyria, OH

Springfield TCC, Springfield,

MA

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2011 Camp Program Outline All camps will be at active NACCE member colleges.

Most camps will be ―basic‖ program, but colleges that ran camps in 2010 will be eligible to host both a basic and an ―intermediate‖ camp.

Basic camps should be one week, at least six hours/day. (30 hrs).

Intermediate camps should run two weeks (50 hrs).

Participating colleges must be able to serve at least 15 students in a camp.

Colleges choose the age group they will serve

(ranging from 12-17).

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2011 Camp Program Outline (cont.)

Each camp will get a $2,500 matching grant from NBT. The

college will have to demonstrate how they will ―match‖ grant

locally through tuition and other income sources.

Colleges must charge tuition to camp participants.

Minimum tuition $59 for one-week basic camp; $99 for two-

week intermediate camp. Each college has the option to set

tuition above minimum based on local market rate for similar

programs. Scholarships may be offered.

Colleges can solicit support from local businesses.

2011 Camp Program Outline (cont.)

Schools must have a manufacturing technologies curriculum in

place and both CAD design and manufacturing lab/shop

facilities available for use by the camp participants.

Students will be offered a hands-on design experience where

they utilize CAD design software to design the project they will

build (or some segment of it). NBT provides Solidworks™

Student Design software licenses for schools that need them.

Students will be offered a hands-on experience, working on

representative manufacturing machinery to build their project.

Use of hand tools is acceptable for part of the project, but some

machine tool or welding equipment use is required in all camps.

Colleges can select the focus of their program to best represent

local manufacturing needs.

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2011 Camp Program Outline (cont.)

The camp agenda must include at least one manufacturing

industry entrepreneur as a speaker.

The camp agenda must include at least one manufacturing

plant tour.

Camps will cover the materials included in the

entrepreneurship curriculum package provided by NBT.

Promotional Activity

The college will promote the camp, including registration

information, in their summer class schedule in an appropriate

location.

The college will display a notice or banner/button ad for the

program on its web site.

NBT will provide customized marketing materials to each

college for use in promoting the camp and recruiting

students, including brochures, posters and news releases.

NBT will provide national and regional news promotion and

work with local media to bring attention to the camps.

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What NBT Provides

A $2500 grant

Program curriculum materials

Program objectives

Guidance and mentoring

National and local publicity program – before and during

camp

Marketing materials for use in recruiting students

A unique camp t-shirt for every kid in every camp.

How 2011 Camps will be Selected

Colleges must submit an application

Applications due no later than Nov. 10.

2010 participants will be evaluated first, then additional

colleges will be chosen from list of new applicants.

Notification will be provided to colleges by December 10.

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Contact/Application

Camp application to be submitted online:

www.nutsandboltsfoundation.org/2011campapplication

Learn more about camps online at NBT website or Facebook:

www.facebook.com/mfgcamp

Questions? Booth 17 All Day Tuesday, or 815-227-8286, or

patl@fmanet.org