MSI Academic and Workforce Partners in

Workforce Training Centers - 3 Middle Schools - 2 High Schools and/or Technical Centers - 55 Post-Secondary Institutions - 23 83 total partners

Advanced Technical Center Dominion High School Park View High School Stone Bridge High School Bassett High School Eastern View High School Paul D. Camp Community College Stratford University Blue Ridge Community College ECPI University - Richmond Peabody Middle School Stuarts Draft High School Briar Woods High School ECPI University - Va Beach Phoebus High School Suffolk Workforce Center Broad Run High School Freedom High School Piedmont Community College Tallwood High School Brooke Point High School Harrisonburg High School Pittsylvania County High School Thomas Nelson Community College Brookville High School Heritage High School Pulaski County High School Tidewater Community College Buchanan County Technology John Champe High School Radford High School Tuscarora High School and Career Center John Handley High School Rappahannock Community College Virginia High School Buffalo Gap High School Kecoughtan High School Rappahannock County High School Virginia Highlands Community College Burton Center for Arts & Technology Kellam High School Richmond Technical Center Virginia Western Community College Campbell County Technical Center Lord Fairfax Community College Riverbend High School West Point High School Carver College and Career Academy Loudoun County High School Riverside High School William Campbell High School Central Virginia Community College Loudoun Valley High School Rustburg Middle School Wilson Memorial High School Mathews High School Salem High School Wilson Workforce Rehabilitation Center Chantilly Academy Mountain Empire Community College Windsor High School Community College Workforce Alliance New Horizons Regional Education Center Smyth Career and Technical Center Woodbridge Senior High School Cosby High School New River Community College Southern Virginia Higher Education Center Woodgrove High School Cox High School Norfolk Technical Center Southside Virginia Community College Wythe County Technical Center Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Page County High School Southwest Community College Wytheville Community College Danville Community College Page County Technical Center Staunton River High School York High School

Value to Virginia VMA and MSI are marshaling every available resource and Partner in education, workforce The MSI is the workforce development affiliate of development, manufacturing and government to build the workforce of today and tomorrow the Virginia Manufacturers Association (VMA). It through effective collaborations to: provides relevant education and skills training for careers in advanced manufacturing by offering • Elevate the image of manufacturing production • Reduce the cost of hiring and employee turnover. world-class training programs delivered by MSI occupations. • Build manufacturing capacity and workforce Academic and Workforce Partner institutions. • Increase the pool of qualified workers via pipeline to increase the economic vitality of Through the partnership between industry and industry credentials, such as the MS and MT1 communities and states. education, employers set the skill standards for certifications. all MSI programs. The MSI serves as the delivery • Increase the industrial training capacity of method for distributing the MT1 certificate program. academic (K-14) and workforce Partners. This program includes assessments, training, certifications and many other tools to help qualify those who seek employment. Contact Dr. Victor Gray Vanessa H. Rastberger Please see the following websites for additional staff and partner information: Executive Director Director, Workforce Solutions Manufacturing Skills Institute Manufacturing Skills Institute www.manufacturingskillsinstitute.org 804-643-7489 804-643-7489 www.dreamitdoitvirginia.com 2016 [email protected] [email protected] www.vamanufacturers.com Workforce Solutions MSI MISSION: To increase the manufacturing capacity of communities through an established network of MSI Academic and ANNUAL REPORT Workforce Partners - to be the premier integrated industrial workforce solution - for everything in workforce development from career exploration to employment. In 2016, we doubled access and capacity through MSI Workforce Solutions impacting industry and workforce leaders across Virginia. We inspired and engaged the MSI Academic and SEEING Workforce Network, students, job seekers, parents and anyone working on workforce solutions in 2016 Year-End Highlights DOUBLE? Virginia.When you see the symbol, that indicates a doubling of that particular statistic. Training and Certification: More than 65% of the annual job openings in Virginia’s manufacturing sector are in middle skill occupations, which require 2016 Year-End Highlights more than a high school diploma but less than a 4-year degree. The VMA’s Manufacturing Skills Institute (MSI) focuses its world-class training and certification programs on the technical skills required for those middle skill occupations. Outreach and Awareness: The Dream it. Do it. Virginia (DIDIVA) Network is focused on improving the image of careers in manufacturing and providing access to career pathways in modern manufacturing. Closing Virginia’s Skills and Career Planning Gaps by 2020 MSI Footprint VISION The State of U.S. Manufacturing Today 10 States U.S. MANUFACTURERS ARE... OVER THE NEXT DECADE Reporting severe to moderate 75% shortage of skilled workers An estimated 3.5 million due to production cost manufacturing jobs will need to be filled Facing reduced earnings 11% increase & revenue loss from skills shortages 2 million of those jobs because Predicting future talent shortages3 may go unfilled 1 93% due to retiring Baby Boomers of the skills gap in US workers 3 Recognizing that if the industry is more appealing, 90% it could greatly impact future talent shortages HIRING Realizing it takes a variety3 of sources Academic & 50% to find the right talent (word of mouth, staffing agencies, online listings, 104 external search firms, tech schools and community colleges) It takes Virginia Manufacturing Enhanced DIDIVA Career projects a need for DAYS AVG Workforce Partners 16,481 4,846 workers 0 7 in the next AND 2 12 months to fill an open unique visitors production position increasing access to industry credentials Information System (CIS) 59% of Virginia companies expect hiring qualified Our Goals % workers to be moderately2 dreamitdoitvirginia.com 59 to extremely difficult Partner States Interested States $

% 90 $ , WHAT AMERICANS BELIEVE believe it’s 50 000 very important 7 ABOUT MANUFACTURING for economic 4 prosperity % think MFG jobs are 4 50 interesting and rewarding systems believe school manufacturingskillsinstitute.org/vision2020 : GI Bill % 4 Funding Resources encourage students to More than 30 pursue careers in MFG 1 out of 3 500 Raise a minimum of $ 75 parents would believe a MFG career 3,864,3 % encourage 4 $250,000/year benefits, Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act provides good income 50 their children 145,524 relative to other industries Projected Return CIS to pursue a for 3 years 4 Indicate that degree programs career in MFG on Invesment (ROI) industry-recognized credentials % 68 or certification for MFG skills (WIOA) funds, Perkins funding, NEW Economy training would increase interest page views 4 Close the industrial skills and career planning in MFG careers 3 out of 4 believe MFG gaps for Virginia Manufacturing in 2020 and beyond. Plus produce a workforce that will jobs are the first to be 4 Workforce Credential Grant Fund, PluggedIn VA, aligned to critical occupations Vision 2020moved to other countries Fundraisingposition the industry for future success. Campaign Launched Workers Opportunity and Retraining Tax Credits, 504

PrintHow will VMA/MSIinfographic spend the money? and MSIpledge Academic and Workforce landing Partners in Virginia page Tax Credit (this list is not exhaustive) Workforce Training Center - 3 Hire top talent to sustain program High Schools and/or Technical Centers - 57 development, management, and partner/customer support for Middle Schools - 2 Dream It! Do It! Virginia and MSI. Post-Secondary Institutions - 22 84

TO SERVE 240 Expand Dream It! Do It! Virginia 16 camps students BY 2018 (DIDIVA) Manufacturing Technology DIDIVA Manufacturing Summer Camps by 100%

Increase Advanced at VirginiaManufacturing Grow Academic and Career Coaches Workforce Partner network 10 Community Colleges by 100% 00+ by 100% for over 200 2 Technology Summer Camps institutions by 2018. s ONLINE TOOLS

Increase DIDIVA Career Information System $ users by 50% to users The Manufacturing Skills Institute (MSI) 24,000 provides needed education and skills training 10,500 for careers in advanced manufacturing by offering world-class training programs www.dreamitdoitvirginia.com delivered by MSI master trainers and MSI 18,821 academic and workforce partner institutions. 18,821 How will manufacturing businesses benefit? Academic and workforce partners include high schools, community colleges, career one-stops, public libraries, universities and career and HIRING COST SAVINGS The Manufacturing Technician Level 1 technical education centers. The MSI (MT1) is the MSI’s flagship credentialing to hire provides access to training programs, program. It provides a proven return on Estimated 10-year costs delivered in partnership with our academic value/investment for manufacturers by 66,952 MFG workers, without and workforce partners, to increase the reducing employer hiring costs, increasing 66 66industry certification pipeline manufacturing capacity of communities $ the pool of qualified applicants and 505m in place. throughout the . enhancing the baseline skills of SCHOLARSHIPS to existing workers to increase Estimated 10-year costs productivity and efficiency. hire 66,952 MFG workers, with $ industry certification pipeline 252.5m in place.

Trainers Trained MSI Partner Trainers Trained

2024 2026 2020 2022 Safety Courses Viewed Online 2016 2018 Safety Courses Viewed Online ENDORSED 23 Post-Secondary Institutions Industry certifications (like the ones provided by MSI) can cut the costs of Virginia industry5 to hire MFG workers over the next decade by 50% • 20 Community Colleges Partner States PROCESS IMPROVEMENT SAVINGS FL, IO, KS, MS, NV, WV, OR, MI, VA RETRAINING COST SAVINGS MT1 Certication in $ million cost-avoidance Interested States 1.5 TN, NY, OH, WI, CA, AL, LA, SC, TX, generated by 30 corporate process Industry certifications can reduce MN, PA, NJ, IL, MD, IN, OH, MA, WA, 6 incumbent worker retraining cost improvement projects CT, NC, MD, MS, UT, NM, NE 55 Secondary Institutions & Technical Centers National Skills Certication System Camps $1000 per employee Packaging and containers supplier used a custom MT1 training program to increase technical skills 3 Workforce Training Centers of current workforce to support a $6 million Camps Planned company expansion MT1 Certification Real World Results 127 % average skills improvement 8 post MT1 training Memory and storage solutions company 1 2 Middle Schools Students maximized manufacturing efficiency through Increased computer literacy for 2017 18,821 blended training delivery format $450,000/year (instructor-led and online) 13 1 ofnon-risk assessed15 savings Nationally Recognized Credentials skills for employees to stay competent of (See Virginia Partner coverage on next page) • MT1 provided and relevant, a means for continuous training Production Staff & minimized turnover provided • MT1 certification used as a hiring requirement, MT1 training statistics and on-the-job training profiles Cigarette manufacturer66 created a recruitment and training process to address expected retirement 268 240 268 240 of key workers in the current workforce and would use the MT1 certificate program as its hiring pipeline

% average skills improvement post MT1 training Industry credentials simplify the hiring process and they save us money in Trainers17 Trained MT1 Assessments MSI MT1Workforce Credentialsovertime and lost productivity. Employees participating Solutions: are more Industry CredentialsMT1 Assessments MT1 Credentials knowledgeable and confident in manufacturing operations. Improved hiring, Production Team Leadership and Human Wilson Workforce Resources are working together to create new Safety Courses Viewedon-boarding and job specific Online training has translated into improved safety “ hiring policies and career advancement performance and productivity. opportunities based on the MT1 certificate Taken Primary Credentials:Awarded Manufacturing Technicianprogram. Level 1 (MT1), Manufacturing Specialist (MS),Taken Industrial Safety Readiness TrainingAwarded Certificate (ISRT) — DuPont Protection Systems, Richmond, VA” Rehabilitation Center WWRC VMA Workforce

5th Annual 1 DeLoitte, The Skills Gap in US Manufacturing, http://www.themanufacturinginstitute.org/~/media/827DBC76533942679A15EF7067A704CD.ashx, 2015. 2 VEC, VA Job Vacancy Survey, https://virginialmi.com/content/pdfs/VEC%202016_FINALE_June%2020.pdf, 2016. 3 DeLoitte, The Skills Gap in US Manufacturing, http://www.themanufacturinginstitute.org/~/media/827DBC76533942679A15EF7067A704CD.ashx, page 13, 2015. 4 Manufacturing Institute, http://www.themanufacturinginstitute.org/Research/Public-Perception-of-Manufacturing/~/media/F791549028A34738AEEAED9BC8107338.ashx, 2014. Sources 5 Partner of the Year Manufacturing Skills Institute, www.costofahire.com, 2016. Workforce Solutions 18,821 18,821 1982 272628 240 1982 66272 66 from WWRC's 1st MT1 Trainers Trained Symposium ISRT Certificates MS CredentialsMT1 Assessments Awarded MT1 Credentials ISRT Certificates MSTrainers Credentials Trained Awarded Safety Courses Viewed Online Class received job offers Awarded Taken Awarded Safety CoursesA wardedViewed Online 87% MT1 graduates - December 2016 Our Academic and Workforce partners offer MSI Workforce Solutions The Community College Williamsburg through their training programs and enhance access to industry Workforce Alliance November 2016 credentials to respond to the needs of manufacturers in their regions. (CCWA) had the 1st MSI Academic Machine Operator and Workforce • High Schools • Community Colleges • Workforce Apprenticeship268 using 240 1982 272 Training Centers Network • Middle Schools • Universities268 240 0 the MT1 Credential. ISRT Certificates MS Credentials Awarded • Libraries MT1 Assessments MT1 Credentials • Technical Centers • One MT1Stop AssessmentsCenters MT1 Credentials Taken Awarded Awarded Taken Awarded

1982 272 1982 272 ISRT Certificates MS Credentials Awarded ISRT Certificates MS Credentials Awarded Awarded Awarded In 2016, we doubled access and capacity through MSI Workforce Solutions impacting industry and workforce leaders across Virginia. We inspired and engaged the MSI Academic and SEEING Workforce Network, students, job seekers, parents and anyone working on workforce solutions in 2016 Year-End Highlights DOUBLE? Virginia.When you see the symbol, that indicates a doubling of that particular statistic. Training and Certification: More than 65% of the annual job openings in Virginia’s manufacturing sector are in middle skill occupations, which require 2016 Year-End Highlights more than a high school diploma but less than a 4-year degree. The VMA’s Manufacturing Skills Institute (MSI) focuses its world-class training and certification programs on the technical skills required for those middle skill occupations. Outreach and Awareness: The Dream it. Do it. Virginia (DIDIVA) Network is focused on improving the image of careers in manufacturing and providing access to career pathways in modern manufacturing. Closing Virginia’s Skills and Career Planning Gaps by 2020 MSI Footprint VISION The State of U.S. Manufacturing Today 10 States U.S. MANUFACTURERS ARE... OVER THE NEXT DECADE Reporting severe to moderate 75% shortage of skilled workers An estimated 3.5 million due to production cost manufacturing jobs will need to be filled Facing reduced earnings 11% increase & revenue loss from skills shortages 2 million of those jobs because Predicting future talent shortages3 may go unfilled 1 93% due to retiring Baby Boomers of the skills gap in US workers 3 Recognizing that if the industry is more appealing, 90% it could greatly impact future talent shortages HIRING Realizing it takes a variety3 of sources Academic & 50% to find the right talent (word of mouth, staffing agencies, online listings, 104 external search firms, tech schools and community colleges) It takes Virginia Manufacturing Enhanced DIDIVA Career projects a need for DAYS AVG Workforce Partners 16,481 4,846 workers 0 7 in the next AND 2 12 months to fill an open unique visitors production position increasing access to industry credentials Information System (CIS) 59% of Virginia companies expect hiring qualified Our Goals % workers to be moderately2 dreamitdoitvirginia.com 59 to extremely difficult Partner States Interested States $

% 90 $ , WHAT AMERICANS BELIEVE believe it’s 50 000 very important 7 ABOUT MANUFACTURING for economic 4 prosperity % think MFG jobs are 4 50 interesting and rewarding systems believe school manufacturingskillsinstitute.org/vision2020 : GI Bill % 4 Funding Resources encourage students to More than 30 pursue careers in MFG 1 out of 3 500 Raise a minimum of $ 75 parents would believe a MFG career 3,864,3 % encourage 4 $250,000/year benefits, Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act provides good income 50 their children 145,524 relative to other industries Projected Return CIS to pursue a for 3 years 4 Indicate that degree programs career in MFG on Invesment (ROI) industry-recognized credentials % 68 or certification for MFG skills (WIOA) funds, Perkins funding, NEW Economy training would increase interest page views 4 Close the industrial skills and career planning in MFG careers 3 out of 4 believe MFG gaps for Virginia Manufacturing in 2020 and beyond. Plus produce a workforce that will jobs are the first to be 4 Workforce Credential Grant Fund, PluggedIn VA, aligned to critical occupations Vision 2020moved to other countries Fundraisingposition the industry for future success. Campaign Launched Workers Opportunity and Retraining Tax Credits, 504

PrintHow will VMA/MSIinfographic spend the money? and MSIpledge Academic and Workforce landing Partners in Virginia page Tax Credit (this list is not exhaustive) Workforce Training Center - 3 Hire top talent to sustain program High Schools and/or Technical Centers - 57 development, management, and partner/customer support for Middle Schools - 2 Dream It! Do It! Virginia and MSI. Post-Secondary Institutions - 22 84

TO SERVE 240 Expand Dream It! Do It! Virginia 16 camps students BY 2018 (DIDIVA) Manufacturing Technology DIDIVA Manufacturing Summer Camps by 100%

Increase Advanced at VirginiaManufacturing Grow Academic and Career Coaches Workforce Partner network 10 Community Colleges by 100% 00+ by 100% for over 200 2 Technology Summer Camps institutions by 2018. s ONLINE TOOLS

Increase DIDIVA Career Information System $ users by 50% to users The Manufacturing Skills Institute (MSI) 24,000 provides needed education and skills training 10,500 for careers in advanced manufacturing by offering world-class training programs www.dreamitdoitvirginia.com delivered by MSI master trainers and MSI 18,821 academic and workforce partner institutions. 18,821 How will manufacturing businesses benefit? Academic and workforce partners include high schools, community colleges, career one-stops, public libraries, universities and career and HIRING COST SAVINGS The Manufacturing Technician Level 1 technical education centers. The MSI (MT1) is the MSI’s flagship credentialing to hire provides access to training programs, program. It provides a proven return on Estimated 10-year costs delivered in partnership with our academic value/investment for manufacturers by 66,952 MFG workers, without and workforce partners, to increase the reducing employer hiring costs, increasing 66 66industry certification pipeline manufacturing capacity of communities $ the pool of qualified applicants and 505m in place. throughout the United States. enhancing the baseline skills of SCHOLARSHIPS to existing workers to increase Estimated 10-year costs productivity and efficiency. hire 66,952 MFG workers, with $ industry certification pipeline 252.5m in place.

Trainers Trained MSI Partner Trainers Trained

2024 2026 2020 2022 Safety Courses Viewed Online 2016 2018 Safety Courses Viewed Online ENDORSED 23 Post-Secondary Institutions Industry certifications (like the ones provided by MSI) can cut the costs of Virginia industry5 to hire MFG workers over the next decade by 50% • 20 Community Colleges Partner States PROCESS IMPROVEMENT SAVINGS FL, IO, KS, MS, NV, WV, OR, MI, VA RETRAINING COST SAVINGS MT1 Certication in $ million cost-avoidance Interested States 1.5 TN, NY, OH, WI, CA, AL, LA, SC, TX, generated by 30 corporate process Industry certifications can reduce MN, PA, NJ, IL, MD, IN, OH, MA, WA, 6 incumbent worker retraining cost improvement projects CT, NC, MD, MS, UT, NM, NE 55 Secondary Institutions & Technical Centers National Skills Certication System Camps $1000 per employee Packaging and containers supplier used a custom MT1 training program to increase technical skills 3 Workforce Training Centers of current workforce to support a $6 million Camps Planned company expansion MT1 Certification Real World Results 127 % average skills improvement 8 post MT1 training Memory and storage solutions company 1 2 Middle Schools Students maximized manufacturing efficiency through Increased computer literacy for 2017 18,821 blended training delivery format $450,000/year (instructor-led and online) 13 1 ofnon-risk assessed15 savings Nationally Recognized Credentials skills for employees to stay competent of (See Virginia Partner coverage on next page) • MT1 provided and relevant, a means for continuous training Production Staff & minimized turnover provided • MT1 certification used as a hiring requirement, MT1 training statistics and on-the-job training profiles Cigarette manufacturer66 created a recruitment and training process to address expected retirement 268 240 268 240 of key workers in the current workforce and would use the MT1 certificate program as its hiring pipeline

% average skills improvement post MT1 training Industry credentials simplify the hiring process and they save us money in Trainers17 Trained MT1 Assessments MSI MT1Workforce Credentialsovertime and lost productivity. Employees participating Solutions: are more Industry CredentialsMT1 Assessments MT1 Credentials knowledgeable and confident in manufacturing operations. Improved hiring, Production Team Leadership and Human Wilson Workforce Resources are working together to create new Safety Courses Viewedon-boarding and job specific Online training has translated into improved safety “ hiring policies and career advancement performance and productivity. opportunities based on the MT1 certificate Taken Primary Credentials:Awarded Manufacturing Technicianprogram. Level 1 (MT1), Manufacturing Specialist (MS),Taken Industrial Safety Readiness TrainingAwarded Certificate (ISRT) — DuPont Protection Systems, Richmond, VA” Rehabilitation Center WWRC VMA Workforce

5th Annual 1 DeLoitte, The Skills Gap in US Manufacturing, http://www.themanufacturinginstitute.org/~/media/827DBC76533942679A15EF7067A704CD.ashx, 2015. 2 VEC, VA Job Vacancy Survey, https://virginialmi.com/content/pdfs/VEC%202016_FINALE_June%2020.pdf, 2016. 3 DeLoitte, The Skills Gap in US Manufacturing, http://www.themanufacturinginstitute.org/~/media/827DBC76533942679A15EF7067A704CD.ashx, page 13, 2015. 4 Manufacturing Institute, http://www.themanufacturinginstitute.org/Research/Public-Perception-of-Manufacturing/~/media/F791549028A34738AEEAED9BC8107338.ashx, 2014. Sources 5 Partner of the Year Manufacturing Skills Institute, www.costofahire.com, 2016. Workforce Solutions 18,821 18,821 1982 272628 240 1982 66272 66 from WWRC's 1st MT1 Trainers Trained Symposium ISRT Certificates MS CredentialsMT1 Assessments Awarded MT1 Credentials ISRT Certificates MSTrainers Credentials Trained Awarded Safety Courses Viewed Online Class received job offers Awarded Taken Awarded Safety CoursesA wardedViewed Online 87% MT1 graduates - December 2016 Our Academic and Workforce partners offer MSI Workforce Solutions The Community College Williamsburg through their training programs and enhance access to industry Workforce Alliance November 2016 credentials to respond to the needs of manufacturers in their regions. (CCWA) had the 1st MSI Academic Machine Operator and Workforce • High Schools • Community Colleges • Workforce Apprenticeship268 using 240 1982 272 Training Centers Network • Middle Schools • Universities268 240 0 the MT1 Credential. ISRT Certificates MS Credentials Awarded • Libraries MT1 Assessments MT1 Credentials • Technical Centers • One MT1Stop AssessmentsCenters MT1 Credentials Taken Awarded Awarded Taken Awarded

1982 272 1982 272 ISRT Certificates MS Credentials Awarded ISRT Certificates MS Credentials Awarded Awarded Awarded MSI Academic and Workforce Partners in Virginia

Workforce Training Centers - 3 Middle Schools - 2 High Schools and/or Technical Centers - 55 Post-Secondary Institutions - 23 83 total partners

Advanced Technical Center Dominion High School Park View High School Stone Bridge High School Bassett High School Eastern View High School Paul D. Camp Community College Stratford University Blue Ridge Community College ECPI University - Richmond Peabody Middle School Stuarts Draft High School Briar Woods High School ECPI University - Va Beach Phoebus High School Suffolk Workforce Center Broad Run High School Freedom High School Piedmont Community College Tallwood High School Brooke Point High School Harrisonburg High School Pittsylvania County High School Thomas Nelson Community College Brookville High School Heritage High School Pulaski County High School Tidewater Community College Buchanan County Technology John Champe High School Radford High School Tuscarora High School and Career Center John Handley High School Rappahannock Community College Virginia High School Buffalo Gap High School Kecoughtan High School Rappahannock County High School Virginia Highlands Community College Burton Center for Arts & Technology Kellam High School Richmond Technical Center Virginia Western Community College Campbell County Technical Center Lord Fairfax Community College Riverbend High School West Point High School Carver College and Career Academy Loudoun County High School Riverside High School William Campbell High School Central Virginia Community College Loudoun Valley High School Rustburg Middle School Wilson Memorial High School Chancellor High School Mathews High School Salem High School Wilson Workforce Rehabilitation Center Chantilly Academy Mountain Empire Community College Smithfield High School Windsor High School Community College Workforce Alliance New Horizons Regional Education Center Smyth Career and Technical Center Woodbridge Senior High School Cosby High School New River Community College Southern Virginia Higher Education Center Woodgrove High School Cox High School Norfolk Technical Center Southside Virginia Community College Wythe County Technical Center Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Page County High School Southwest Community College Wytheville Community College Danville Community College Page County Technical Center Staunton River High School York High School

Value to Virginia VMA and MSI are marshaling every available resource and Partner in education, workforce The MSI is the workforce development affiliate of development, manufacturing and government to build the workforce of today and tomorrow the Virginia Manufacturers Association (VMA). It through effective collaborations to: provides relevant education and skills training for careers in advanced manufacturing by offering • Elevate the image of manufacturing production • Reduce the cost of hiring and employee turnover. world-class training programs delivered by MSI occupations. • Build manufacturing capacity and workforce Academic and Workforce Partner institutions. • Increase the pool of qualified workers via pipeline to increase the economic vitality of Through the partnership between industry and industry credentials, such as the MS and MT1 communities and states. education, employers set the skill standards for certifications. all MSI programs. The MSI serves as the delivery • Increase the industrial training capacity of method for distributing the MT1 certificate program. academic (K-14) and workforce Partners. This program includes assessments, training, certifications and many other tools to help qualify those who seek employment. Contact Dr. Victor Gray Vanessa H. Rastberger Please see the following websites for additional staff and partner information: Executive Director Director, Workforce Solutions Manufacturing Skills Institute Manufacturing Skills Institute www.manufacturingskillsinstitute.org 804-643-7489 804-643-7489 www.dreamitdoitvirginia.com 2016 [email protected] [email protected] www.vamanufacturers.com Workforce Solutions MSI MISSION: To increase the manufacturing capacity of communities through an established network of MSI Academic and ANNUAL REPORT Workforce Partners - to be the premier integrated industrial workforce solution - for everything in workforce development from career exploration to employment.