Engaging The Next Generation

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Engaging The Next Generation
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The Shrinking Availability of a Skilled Workforce
DEMAND Business Growth Aging Workforce Higher
Skills
Low Unemployment Smaller Workforce Misperception
of Manufacturing SUPPLY
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Central IllinoisSkilled Manufacturing Workers
Identifying the Need for Information Technology
and Skilled Manufacturing Workers in Central
Illinois January 2000, Peoria Area Chamber of
Commerce, City of Peoria - Workforce Development
Dept., Illinois Central College, River Tech
Center, Bradley University, Peoria Public Schools
Dist 150.
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Impact on Central Illinois
58 shortfall X 17 jobs lost 986 jobs lost
986 x 2080 hrs/yr x 15.80/hr 32.55 M
annual wages lost
Impact on State of Illinois
32 M x 10 320 M annual wages lost
Solution
10 additional Regional Centers _at_ 3.5 M 35 M
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Partnerships Within Partnerships

• Other Businesses
• Industry
• Labor

• Family
• Private-Sector Associations

• Elementary Middle
• Secondary Post Secondary
• Local State Agencies

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An Education System for our Technical World
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Early Technology Awareness

• Awareness of technology
• Introduction to number manipulation
• Exploration of simple science concepts

Why does it need 4 wheels?
Will it stay together?
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Living with Technology

• Applying technology to create solutions
• Problem solving
• Tactile activities

• Math activities
• Science activities

Can it lift the weight?
Which one will go fastest?
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Applying Technology

• Teaming and group problem-solving activities
• Scientific concepts involving logic and critical
  thinking
• Construction and application of mechanical
  systems
• Applied Math
• Technical Literacy
• Develop IT skills using the computer to research
  information

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Exploring The World of Technology

• Experience 21st Century careers and modern
  technologies
• Build math, science, and reading skills using
  career pathways
• Interpret technical instructions
• Develop individual responsibility for learning
• Apply problem-solving and critical thinking
  skills in context of careers

Navigation and GPS
Materials and Processes
Automotive Technology
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Exploring Technology and Careers!

• Use software that enables students to explore
  career opportunities
• Students also develop a 4-year plan of study for
  grades 9-12 for discussion with parents and
  guidance personnel

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Using Information Technology

• Include core job skills for the 21st Century
  (e.g. Entrepreneurship, Employability Skills,
  Customer Relations, Multimedia Production, Web
  Page Design, Computer Repair, A Certification,
  Digital Photography, etc.)
• Reinforce technical literacy through research
  tasks requiring the use of mixed media resources
  and the Internet
• Students generate competence reports with
  emphasis on occupational outcomes

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Prepare to work in a technical world.Integrated
Systems Technology (IST) Lab

• Based on industry standards
• Authentic assessments
• Real-world activities that build essential
  workplace skills, including SCANS competencies
• Develop skills for hi-tech careers
• Create electronic portfolios for use in job
  placement and further education

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Industrial Maintenance Technology (IMT) Lab
Students are prepared for skilled trades
positions in electrical and mechanical careers.

• Mechanical
• Fluid Power
• Electrical Circuits

• Electrical Motors
• Motor Control
• Pumps

• Steam
• Lubrication
• PLCs
• AC/DC Drives

• Rigging
• Process Control

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Partnerships Within Partnerships

• Other Businesses
• Industry
• Labor

• Family
• Private-Sector Associations

• Elementary Middle
• Secondary Post Secondary
• Local State Agencies