National Institute for Metalworking Skills

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National Institute forMetalworking Skills

• NIMS Is Making the Connection Between Industry
  and Education
• Can North Carolina Make the Connection?

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NIMS Mission

• The National Institute for Metalworking Skills,
  Inc. is a nonprofit organization committed to the
  development of a globally competitive American
  workforce.

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In pursuit of the mission,NIMS primary
activities include

• developing, writing, validating, and maintaining
  skill standards for each industry
• certifying the skills of individuals against the
  skill standards
• accrediting training programs that train to the
  skill standards and meet NIMS quality
  requirements
• assisting states, schools, and companies to form
  partnerships to implement the skill standards,
  achieve program accreditation, and certify the
  skills of trainees and workers.

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Credentialing Framework for Careers in
Metalworking

• Forty-six ( 46 ) Skill Credentials available in
• four ( 4 ) Occupational Areas
• Machining Occupations
• Metalforming Occupations
• Tool and Die Occupations
• Machine Building and Maintenance Occupations

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NIMS Credentialing Components

• To earn a NIMS credential an individual must
• Complete Performance Requirement
• Parts must be 100 within tolerance
• Pass a written knowledge exam
• Testing done on-line 24/7 availability

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Machining Competency Turning Performance Example
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NIMS Online Test System
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Sample Test Page
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NIMS Accreditation Program

• The purpose is to raise the quality of training
  to meet the National Standards.

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Components for Accreditation of Training Programs
section 6

• Purpose
• Defined Service Area
• Needs Assessment
• Program Goals and Requirements

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Components for Accreditation of Training Programs
section 6

• Facility Requirements
• Safety and First Aid
• Tooling and Material Storage
• Maintenance Program
• Support Facilities
• Housekeeping
• Annual Facility Evaluations

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Components for Accreditation of Training Programs
section 6

• Cooperative Education (internships, OJT, etc.)
• Skill Competitions
• Reference Publications and Resources
• Program Promotion, Recruiting, Counseling and
  Placement
• Articulation Agreement with other Training
  Programs
• Instructional Evaluation
• Candidates Completing NIMS Credentials

• Program Features
• Advisory Committee and Industry Involvement
• Instruction to Skill Standards
• Safety Instruction
• Industry Needs Assessment
• Instructional Load
• Curriculum
• Work Habits Ethics
• Related Theory

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Components for Accreditation of Training Programs
section 6

• Equipment
• Quantity sufficient for instructional load
• Condition in accordance with industry standards
• Tooling
• Adequate to produce NIMS parts
• Consistent with current industry practice, i.e.
  index-able tooling
• Materials
• Adequate to produce NIMS parts

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Components for Accreditation of Training Programs
section 6

• Administration
• Administrative Support
• Safety Environmental Policies
• On-Going Investment

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Components for Accreditation of Training Programs
section 6

• Instructional Staff Qualifications
• Technical Competency
• Instructional Competency
• Industry In-Service Experience

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STEP I Complete and Submit
Application Form section 6

• Program and Contact Information
• Accreditation Content
• 500 Application Fee due
• with Application

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Accreditation Credentialing Requirements section
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• Minimum of 4 Credentialing Modules
• Instructor(s) must hold current credential in
  each Module for which program is seeking
  accreditation
• Student credentialing requirement

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STEP II Complete and submit
Self-Study section 6

• Metalworking program self evaluation
• 18 Month Self-Study Deadline
• 1000 On-Site Evaluation Fee due with Self-Study

STEP III Host an On-Site
Evaluation section 6
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Accreditation Decision section 6

• Award Accreditation
• Decision made by NIMS
• Positive Recommendation from OSE Team

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Accreditation Decision (cont) section 6

• Deny Accreditation
• Negative Recommendation from OSE Team reflecting
  one or more of the following
• imminent danger safety violation
• numerous safety violations
• significant conflict between program and Advisory
  Committee
• misrepresentation by applicant program
• inadequate facilities

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Accreditation Pending section 6

• Programs will be granted a six month period to
  address issues identified by the Team and file a
  corrective action report.

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National Competency-Based Apprenticeship System
U.S. Department of Labor Employment Training
Administration

• Integrate national industry standards with
  apprenticeship training
• Incorporate standards-based competency
  assessments with apprenticeship training

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National Competency-Based Apprenticeship System
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• Industry Defined Requirements
• Consistent Measurable Outcomes
• Industry Defined Skill Standards
• Benchmarks
• Career Web
• Defined Prerequisite Skills
• Step-by-Step Improvement and Recognition
• Alignment with Higher-Level Occupations

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PENN UNITED TECHNOLOGYS DONALD STEGNER
EARNS NATIONS FIRST NIMS CERTIFIED MACHINIST
AWARD A major milestone in training of employees
in precision manufacturing was reached on Monday,
August 21st with the award of the nations first
NIMS Certified Journey-level Machinist
Certificate to Donald Stegner at Penn United
Technology in Cabot, Pennsylvania. The award is
the result of an industry wide effort led by the
National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS)
to fundamentally change and dramatically improve
the way workers are trained in American
manufacturing. Mr. Stegner is the first to
complete a new competency-based apprenticeship
system in which employees test both on the
job and in the classroom against national
industry standards. The competency-based system
replaces the traditional hours-based method and
has been three years in the making as a result of
a partnership between NIMS and the United
States Department of Labor. In the NIMS system,
workers demonstrate their competencies by writing
programs, setting up and operating machines and
controlling quality to achieve industry
agreed-upon tolerances and specifications. In
order to earn the NIMS Certified Machinist award,
Mr. Stegner earned 12 NIMS credentials in which
he met rigorous industry performance and
knowledge requirements
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Status of NIMS in North Carolina

• 2 Community Colleges Accredited
• 2 Community Colleges Seeking Accreditation
• 17 CC Instructors have earned 65 level 1
  Machining Credentials
• 4 High Schools Seeking Accreditation
• 12 HS Instructors have earned 59 level 1
  Machining Credentials

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Status of NIMS Nationally

• 12,939 NIMS credentials issued
• 158 Programs Accredited in 29 States and
  Territories
• 1 Program Accredited in Mexico
• 80 Applicant Programs

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Credentialing History
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NIMS Accredited Programs and Credentials by State
and Country
Alabama 16 420 Kentucky 14 173 New Hampshire 1 11 Rhode Island 1 7
Arizona 1 79 Maine 2 158 New York 8 132 South Carolina 1 146
California 6 237 Maryland 1 113 North Carolina 2 871 Tennessee 2 185
Colorado 1 13 Massachusetts 12 296 Ohio 25 3615 Vermont 2 25
Connecticut 1 83 Mexico 1 78 Oklahoma 3 80 Virginia 1 279
Georgia 1 7 Michigan 5 540 Oregon 1 16 Washington 1 26
Illinois 6 414 Minnesota 2 332 Pennsylvania 33 3610 West Virginia 3 426
Indiana 1 30 Missouri 5 306
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Credentials by StateThese States and Territories
Have NO Accredited Programs
Arkansas 10 Kansas 6 New Jersey 8 Texas 73
Delaware 1 Louisiana 31 New Mexico 11 Utah 3
Florida 14 Mississippi 12 Puerto Rico 2 Wisconsin 37
Hawaii 1 Montana 2 South Dakota 8 Wyoming 1
Iowa 10 Nebraska 1
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Industry Actions

• Advertise for NIMS Credentialed employees (NIMS
  Credentials preferred)
• Advocate for Machining Technology Programs with
  your local and state school board members
• Participate on school Advisory Committee
• Participate on MET-TEC (Metalworking Technical
  Evaluation) Committee
• Participate as team leader or team member of
  On-Site Evaluation Team
• Support NC-SkillsUSA activities

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NC Industries Using NIMS Credentials

• General Dynamics Greensboro (Two Basic NIMS
  Credentials Required for Employment)
• NADEP Cherry Point (NIMS differentiated pay
  scale)
• Moen New Bern
• Sioux Tools (NIMS differentiated pay scale)
• Team Industrials (NIMS differentiated pay scale)
• Moog Components (NIMS differentiated pay scale)
• MGM Brookes
• Stanley Furniture
• Muentars
• Industrial Opportunities (Sheltered Workshop)

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NC Industries That Have a NIMS Certified Team
Leader

• Mike Davis - Tyco Electronics
• Tim Hammond Duke Energy
• Darryl Murphy Dupont
• Charlie Myers Newman Machine Co.
• Bill Smith - Lane Punch
• Rod Tojdowski Okuma

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Education Actions

• Recruit industry members for advisory committee
• Recruit industry members for MET-TEC committee
• Instructors earn NIMS Credentials
• Provide students opportunities to earn NIMS
  Credentials
• Accredit programs
• Recruit industry members to assist with SkillsUSA
  Activities (NIMS is the chair organization for
  the national precision machining contest)

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Cost of Credentialing Accreditation

• 40.00 One time registration fee
• 35.00 Per credential (28.00 if the institute is
  accredited or in the process of accreditation)
• 500.00 Self-Study Kit
• 1,000.00 On-Site Evaluation

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For more information

• National Institute for Metalworking Skills
• Susan Oakley - Accreditation Programs
• 3251 Old Lee Hwy 205
• Fairfax, VA 22030
• 703-352-4971
• www.nims-skills.org
• OR
• Bob Dickerson Red Education Consulting
  Services, Inc
• 919-662-5106
• RedEdConsulting_at_aol.com