1. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy DCCCD Workforce Summit February 15, 2008 Presenter: John Shellene President Sherpa Management Partners www.sherpamanagement.com “Our Children are the most important assets of our country; they deserve at least the heritage that was passed to us…a level of mathematics, science and technology education that is the finest in the world, without sacrificing the American birthright of personal choice, equity and opportunity.” National Science Board Commission… a generation ago

2. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Texas currently has 466,570 employed in scientific and technical positions (source: TWC) The average high tech wage is $68,387 versus the average private sector wage of $35,695 (source NACE) BUT: Less than 15% of high school graduates have enough math and science to pursue scientific/technical degrees in college 1 out of 4 math teachers have a math background 1 out of 5 science teachers have a science background Only 2 out of 100 high school graduates will ever obtain an engineering degree Only 5 out of 1000 female graduates will ever obtain an engineering degree Only 5 out of 1000 African American and Hispanic high school graduates will obtain an engineering degree HERE IN TEXAS

3. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy WE NEED ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS! Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2004 20042014 5.08M jobs 6.3M jobs To meet current job forecasts, we need to add 122,000 engineers and scientists every year for a decade “Ensuring college readiness and workforce readiness must be one of the primary aims of education. With the undeniable march towards a global, technology-based economy, that means our secondary schools must place a greater premium on science and math education.” –Gov. Rick Perry

4. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy THE U.S. WORKFORCE AND IT’S COMPETITION India is graduating twice as many students from college China is expected to graduate three times as many The Science and Engineering Pipeline today: Full-time Chinese engineering students is 3,700,000 versus 380,000 in the U.S. 42% of students in China earn undergraduate degrees in science and engineering compared to 5% in the U.S. The U.S. will graduate 198,000 students to replace 2 million Baby Boomers in science and engineering scheduled to retire by 2010

5. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Source: National Science Board, “Science and Engineering Indicators – 2002”, Table 2-18 # of Engineering Graduates Other Nations are Already Outpacing the U.S. in Engineering Graduates

6. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Applied Technology Skills Job Needs People Have Team Work Skills Job Needs People Have Source: www.sat.org TECHNICAL SKILL INDUSTRY REQUIREMENTS

7. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Wealth Impact

8. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of engineering managers in May 2007 are shown below: Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing $116,400 Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing 107,160 Aerospace product and parts manufacturing 103,570 Federal government97,000 Architectural, engineering, and related services 96,020 WEALTH IMPACT FOR ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE MANAGERS Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

9. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Work Based Learning Project Based Learning Collaborative Partnerships DRIVING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS Educators and community organizations benefit because Employers are more willing to invest their resources in programs that are aligned with industry specific workforce needs Educators connect curriculum and content to the world around them Students finally get, ‘Why do we have to learn this?’

10. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER IN MEETING YOUR REGIONAL WORKFORCE NEEDS What jobs and skills are critical to economic development and business success for your targeted region? Quantitative:how many? Qualitative:what skills, knowledge and abilities? How can you ensure that your region has workers with the right skills available when they are needed? What can you do to optimize the workforce investments happening in your region? What already exists in your local workforce that would be of benefit in your program that local industry can help implement, like integrated technology, processing, team building, etc. COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS: UNDERSTANDING THE DEMAND

11. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy HOW DO YOU INTEGRATE WORKFORCE TRENDS, STRATEGY AND SOLUTIONS INTO CLASSROOM PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT? Analyze current/future workforce Understand labor supply Project the future workforce based on current trends Identify factors driving current workforce composition and engagement Define current/future workforce requirements Identify required workforce (jobs, skills & numbers) Determine timetable for workforce change GAP Formulate Action Plan Understand specific workforce drivers Evaluate alternative strategies and best practices Craft programs Gain support Execute & Monitor Evaluate DEMAND SUPPLY

12. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Advanced Technologies and Manufacturing Aerospace and Defense Biotechnology and Life Sciences Information and Computer Technology Petroleum Refining and Chemical Products Energy TEXAS STATEWIDE INDUSTRY CLUSTER INITIATIVE Source: SB275 "This cluster initiative is important because for the first time in the history of this state, we will have a coordinated, market-driven economic development strategy that focuses on areas where we have the greatest growth potential and focuses on fostering that potential." - Governor Rick Perry

13. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy INDUSTRIES WITHIN A DEFINED STATEWIDE CLUSTER Consumer Goods Advanced Technologies & Manufacturing Semiconductors Food Processing Medical Devices Service Firms – Financial Leg Automotive Raw & Building Materials Electronic s Computer Hardware & Component s Software & Process Improvement Logistics & Distribution Robotic s, RFID & Sensors Power Generation Nanotechnology R&D Firms & Academic Inst. Polymers, Advanced Materials & New Plastics Micro technology

14. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Look for current Texas industry/workforce data, overviews and recommendations for: Projected job growth High-demand, hard-to-fill occupations Workforce and education Strategic partnerships Technology targets of opportunity Business climate trends Statewide SWOT analysis Core industry sectors throughout the state Emerging industries trends the state plans to focus on Some of those ‘big ideas’ of innovation and commercialization focus TEXAS STATEWIDE INDUSTRY CLUSTER ASSESSMENT INFORMATION SOURCE: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/ticluster.html

15. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Meet the market demands for engineering and computer science graduates from participating schools in Texas. Improve the diversity of graduating engineers and computer scientists from participating schools. Increase collaboration between industry and higher education in Texas. TEXAS ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL CONSORTIUM

16. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Who is Involved with TETC Participating Universities Baylor University Lamar University Midwestern State University Prairie View A & M University Rice University Sam Houston State University Southern Methodist University St. Mary's University Stephen F. Austin State University Tarleton State University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University at Commerce Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi Texas A&M University at Kingsville Texas A&M University at Texarkana Texas Southern University Texas State University - San Marcos Texas Tech University Texas Woman's University University of Houston University of Houston at Clear Lake University of Houston at Downtown University of Houston at Victoria University of North Texas University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Arlington University of Texas at Brownsville University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at El Paso University of Texas Pan American University of Texas Permian Basin University of Texas at San Antonio University of Texas at Tyler West Texas A&M University Applied Materials AT&T International SEMATECH National Semiconductor Sabre Industry Contributors

17. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Performance Measurement & Oversight Funding Proactive Solutions: Strength Through Collaboration TETC unites intellectual, financial and strategic resources to graduate more high-quality U.S. engineers and computer scientists who look like Texas, through: –Replication of Best Practices –Retention –Recruitment –Outreach –Diversity –Curriculum Advisory Board

18. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Proactive Solutions: Where the Money Comes From Texas Engineering & Technical Consortium Financials (Updated October 30, 2007) Industry Cash$4.18 million Industry In-kind $1.07 million Federal Appropriations (DOE)$3.78 million Department of Labor$10.25 million* State Matching$7.78 million Total$27.06 million** *Governor made possible to go through DOL grant program **Future commitments include $4 Million FY 2008 & 2009

19. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Get Involved with TETC Register for the TETC 3 rd Annual Best Practice Conference, February 29 th at the Meadow’s Museum, SMU Campus (It’s free!) Register at WWW.TETC.USWWW.TETC.US Subscribe for the TETC Newsletter at WWW.TETCNEWS.US (It’s free too!)WWW.TETCNEWS.US Link to paid internships for your students at WWW.ALLACROSSTEXAS.US WWW.ALLACROSSTEXAS.US

20. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy SAME-TEC 2008 will feature the following areas: Semiconductors and Electronics Information and Communications Technologies Alternative Energies Optics and Photonics Mechatronics Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and Nanotechnology Innovations in Teaching and Learning, and Program Building Strategies SAME – TEC CONFERENCE 2008 RENAISSANCE AUSTIN HOTEL, JULY 28-31, 2008 www.matec.org/convention/ SAME-TEC is a unique event that provides national networking and collaboration between education and industry partners, to promote the viability of our high tech industries, through the development of a highly skilled and knowledgeable workforce. Conference participants are given an up-close look at the ever-advancing tools, training demands, and recent developments in emerging and converging technology fields.

21. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy DFW SEMICONDUCTOR & TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WWW.DESTINATIONDIGITAL.ORG Educator Resources: Teacher Internships Educator Leadership Advanced Summer Institutes for Educators Engineering Minds of Tomorrow high school student internship program Career Insight Forums for Counselors Industry Information Series Raytheon TI, 300mm fab UTD School of Engineering Maxim’s new Irving Facility TEKS Aligned Lesson Plan Development with Industry Involvement Speaker’s Bureau Effective Measurable Collaborative Win-wins

22. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy FIRST: “To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology heroes.” -Dean Kamen, Founder Vision Dean Kamen FIRST For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology www.usfirst.org “To design accessible, innovative programs for young people that build science and technology skills and interests, as well as self confidence, leadership and life skills.” Goal Planned for North Texas FIRST Regional Competition, Spring 2009 at SMU FIRST Lego League Tournament, Fall 2008 location TBD

23. LEARN EDUCATE Make an impact, leave your legacy Q & A “America gets more than half its economic growth from industries that barely existed a decade ago – such is the power of innovation. -The Economist, April 2001