BRG Update

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Welcome to the Competency Model for Attracting
Talent to the Automation Industry Webinar Septem
ber 1, 2009 400-500 PM EDT
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Presenter Introduction
Moderator Introduction Steve Rietzke Industry
Lead, Business Relations Group, Employment and
Training Administration
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Presenters

• Presenters
• Steve Huffman, Chairman, Government Relations
  Committee, Automation Federation, Vice
  President, Mead O' Brien, Inc.
• Steve Pflantz, Associate, Clark Richardson and
  Biskup Consulting Engineers, Inc.
• Paul Galeski, President and CEO,
  MAVERICK Technologies
• Moderator
• Steve Rietzke, Business Relations Group (BRG),
  Employment and Training Administration (ETA)

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Todays Goal

• For representatives of the Automation Federation
  to share why and how they developed an Industry
  Competency Model for automation and their plans
  to use it as a resource for future workforce
  development efforts.

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Agenda/Objectives

• Introduce industry competency models as one of
  ETAs workforce development solutions.
• Explain why and how the Automation Federation
  developed an industry competency model.
• Describe how the Automation Competency Model
  benefits industry.
• Describe plans to use the model.
• Explain how the model can be used by educators
  and training providers.

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Industry Competency Initiative

• ETA has made a series of investments in job
  training for targeted industry sectors,
  community-based initiatives, and overall talent
  development for regional economies
• Goal to prepare workers to take advantage of job
  opportunities in economically vital industries
  and sectors of the American economy.
• Industry competency models are one of several
  workforce solutions business and industry
  proposed to communicate their skill needs.

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Presenter Introduction
Steve Huffman Chairman, Government Relations
Committee, Automation Federation Vice President
Mead O'Brien, Inc.
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Automation Federation
Building the Automation Generation - The Key to
Remaining Competitive in a Global World
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Whats the Issue?

• We realized that people fell in to the world
  of automation. We wanted to define the
  profession so that others didnt arrive there by
  chance. We wanted to nail down what the
  automation profession is all about to define it.

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The Solution

• An industry competency model as a tool for
  working with
• Employers
• Education institutions
• Dislocated workers
• Military returnees
• Students

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How We Did It

• Brought a mix of professionals to the table to
  share knowledge and collaborate
• Business
• Government
• Education
• Industry Associations

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How We Did It

• Tapped available resources
• ETA Building Blocks Model
• Advanced Manufacturing Industry Model
• Automation Body of Knowledge
• International Society of Automation (ISA)
• Certified Automation Professional (CAP)
• Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST)
• Automation Federation Membership

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The Model is a Resource

• For colleges to develop or enhance curricula
• When developing job descriptions
• To promote consistency across companies as they
  articulate their skill needs
• To support workforce development initiatives to
  attract and train new talent
• To attract workers from other industries
• To identify skill gaps for re-training
• To attract young people to the field

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http//www.careeronestop.org/CompetencyModel/pyram
id.aspx?ATY
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Occupation Models

• Models for automation occupations are in
  development, using the automation industry model
  as a resource
• Automation Technician
• Automation Sales/Marketing Professional
• Control Systems Engineer
• Automation Network Engineer
• Control Software Engineer
• Enterprise Integration Engineer

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Automation Technician

• Description
• Automation Technicians install, perform
  start-up/commissioning, maintain, troubleshoot,
  document and repair a wide variety of industrial
  instrumentation, electronic monitoring, metering,
  controlling and signaling devices used in the
  production of goods and services. They
  frequently provide input to equipment selection
  and design.

• Alternate Titles
• Instrument Technician
• Instrumentation Technician
• Control Technician
• Process Control Technician
• Instrumentation and Electrical (IE) Technician

• Alternate Titles
• Electrical and Instrumentation (EI) Technician
• Measurement Technician
• Instrument Mechanic
• Control Mechanic.

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Automation Sales/Marketing Professional

• Description
• Automation Sales/Marketing Professionals advise
  and assist clients and customers on the
  application, purchase, installation, and
  maintenance of available products and systems.
  They help companies find the right products to
  improve the efficiency, output, and safety of
  manufacturing and industrial processing
  operations.
• Alternate Titles
• Inside sales
• Customer Service Representative
• Inside Sales Engineer
• Technical Support Specialist

• Outside sales
• Field Sales
• Automation Product Manager
• Area Sales Representative
• Regional Sales Representative

• Outside sales
• Industry Sales Representative
• Account Representative
• Sales Engineer
• Product Marketing Manager

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Control Systems Engineer

• Description
• Control Systems Engineers analyze user
  requirements and the design of process and/or
  mechanical equipment to design automation systems
  that will cause the equipment to function in the
  desired manner. They analyze user requirements,
  procedures, and problems to identify the system
  components and develop the design and functional
  specifications for the automation systems. They
  are responsible for the interface between the
  hardware and software development for the
  automation system.

• Alternate Titles
• Automation Systems Engineer
• Manufacturing Automation Engineer
• Instrumentation Electrical Engineer

• Alternate Titles
• Controls Engineer
• Process Control Engineer
• Instrument Controls Engineer
• Systems Engineer

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Automation Network Engineer

• Description
• Automation Network Engineers provide technical
  support in the design, development, and
  application of automation systems. They identify
  requirements and develop functional and design
  specifications for networks and network
  components for automation systems. These
  automation professionals provide the technical
  support and design of interfaces to ensure that
  the automation system integrates with the
  customers enterprise system.
• Alternate Titles
• IT Controls Engineer
• Network Architecture Engineer
• Computer Systems Engineer

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Control Software Engineer

• Description
• Control Software Engineers analyze user
  requirements, procedures, and problems to develop
  automation systems control configuration. They
  develop the functional specifications, coding
  strategy, logic, and control configuration
  structure. They develop and direct software
  system testing and validation procedures, and
  oversee all configuration and documentation.

• Alternate Titles
• Application Engineer
• Software Engineer
• Batch Control Engineer
• Systems Analyst

• Alternate Titles
• Automation Engineer
• Manufacturing Automation Engineer
• Process Automation Engineer
• Integration Engineer
• SCADA Engineer

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Enterprise Integration Engineer

• Description 
• Enterprise Integration Engineers devise strategy
  definitions (competitive, supply chain,
  operational), performance evaluation systems,
  process design/re-design, and enabling
  technologies. They consider all these issues in
  an integrated way to align the company strategy
  with process improvement projects in order to
  achieve excellent performance.
• Alternate Titles
• Advanced Process Controls Engineer
• Enterprise Application Integration Engineer
• Analyst Control and Optimization
• Technical Analyst
• Systems Integrator
• Technical Solutions Engineer

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Presenter Introduction

• Steve Pflantz
• Associate,
• Clark Richardson and Biskup Consulting Engineers,
  Inc.

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Business Perspective

• Develop a common language for the automation
  profession
• Span industry sectors (e.g. manufacturing,
  process, utilities)
• Standardized terminology for describing what
  automation professionals do
• Standardize job titles and positions

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Business Perspective

• A tool to use for staff recruiting and
  development
• Recruiting describe what automation
  professionals do
• Recruiting development communicate roles
  and responsibilities
• Development use as a plan or checklist for
  professional development training

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Presenter Introduction
Paul Galeski President and CEO MAVERICK
Technologies
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Competency Model A Tool for Education

• U.S. schools do not teach automation as an
  undergraduate engineering discipline, and
  automation technology is advancing so rapidly
  that it takes one to three years for graduates of
  other engineering disciplines to perform at a
  professional level in the automation field.

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Whats the Issue?

• The Automation Industry needs automation
  engineering and technology programs and the
  curricula on which to build them.

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Competency Model A Tool for Education

• The Automation Competency Model can help
• Offer targeted training courses to workers who
  are displaced or want to learn/upgrade relevant
  skills for new career opportunities
• Reduce the course and program curriculum
  development time
• Eliminate redundancy across courses
• Improve instructional materials
• Identify gaps in current training offerings

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Whats the Issue?

• "The earlier and more often we introduce
  automation and technology to young scholars - and
  the 'why' behind it - the better we will be able
  to help these students start out on the road to
  achieving a rewarding career in automation
  professions and technology fields. The automation
  profession has a lot to offer - we just need some
  help getting the word out."
• -Kim Miller-Dunn, Chair, Automation Federation

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Keeping Up-to-Date

• Automation Federation and ETA plan to collaborate
  to keep the model up to date.

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Web Resources

• Automation Federation
• http//automationfederation.org/
• Competency Model Clearinghouse
• www.careeronestop.org/CompetencyModel
• Automation Competency Model
• http//www.careeronestop.org/CompetencyModel/pyram
  id.aspx?ATY
• Recorded Webinar - Introducing the Automation
  Competency Model
• http//www.workforce3one.org/view/5940/info

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Web Resources

• ISA Certifications
• Certified Automation Professional (CAP)
• http//www.isa.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Products
  _and_Services/Certification3/Certified_Automation_
  Professional1/Certified_Automation_Professional.ht
  m
• Certified Control Systems Technician
• http//www.isa.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Products
  _and_Services/Certification3/Certified_Control_Sys
  tems_Technician/Certified_Control_Systems_Technici
  an.htm
• Automation Body of Knowledge
• http//www.isa.org/Template.cfm?SectionBooks3tem
  plate/Ecommerce/ProductDisplay.cfmProductID8800