1. APPRENTICESHIP & WIB COLLABORATIVE MODEL NC DEPARTMENT OF LABORREGION Q WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD APPRENTICESHIP WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT North Carolina

2. North Carolina Apprenticeship & WIBS Focus on Economic Development Industry Driven Goal of Developing a Highly Skilled 21 st Century Workforce Leveraging Resources

3. Apprenticeship & WIB Partners Business & Industry Department of Commerce Local Workforce Investment Boards NC Department of Labor NC Department of Community Colleges

4. SERVING OUR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS Respond immediately to changes in economic and business needs Demand-driven Talent development/ lifelong learning strategies Industry standards

5. SERVING OUR BUSINESS CUSTOMERS Credential portability Leveraging of resources Graying of the workforce Pipeline of new skilled workers Not just for one company—training and skill development benefits our workforce as a whole

6. Advantages of linking Registered Apprenticeship with the WIA/One- Stop System Provides “earn and learn” opportunities Youth- career ladders and growth Excellent option for dislocated workers transitioning from declining industries Targets high growth/sector strategies

7. Advantages of linking Apprenticeship with the WIA/ One-Stop System Promotes job retention On-the-job training Leverages constrained resources Performance Standards

8. IMPRESSION MARKETING GROUP Met with Business Services Specialist to identify short-range and long-range needs Expand workforce of 165 to 285 employees Increase skill levels of existing employees Create pipeline of skilled workers for the company

9. Convened Partners/Collaborative Strategy Impression Marketing Group Region Q Workforce Development Board NC Department of Labor Beaufort County JobLink Center Beaufort Community College Beaufort County Board of Education Beaufort County Economic Development Beaufort County Committee of 100 Washington/ Beaufort Co. Chamber of Commerce

10. ACTION STEPS: Incumbent Worker Grant of $37,000 Implemented Lean 100- 30K Manufacturing Area High Schools Curriculum developed Equipment purchased/ raw materials WorkKeys Job Profiling/task analysis

11. ACTION STEPS: WorkKeys Testing Apprenticeship Training On-the Job Training Remedial training-incumbent workforce-ESL JobLink/ One-Stop referrals

12. Outcomes: Registered 35 apprentices in Apprenticeship Training Impressions Marketing adopted 3 area high schools providing industry specific equipment and training to schools Received Governor's Award for Excellence in Training

13. DOUGLAS BATTERY COMPANY North West Piedmont Council of Governments Workforce Development Board Upgrade skills of Senior Maintenance Workforce Received Incumbent Worker Grant of $37,500 Partnered with Forsyth Technical College

14. DOUGLAS BATTERY COMPANY Developed Maintenance Job/Task analysis including work processes and related instruction outline Grant paid for 512 hours of related Instruction training 14 Senior maintenance mechanic’s registered in apprenticeship

15. ABYC Competency Model Region Q and R Workforce Development Boards Develop competencies for Boat Builders in Eastern North Carolina for National Apprenticeship Model Using Incumbent Worker Grants funds Partners: College of the Albemarle, Region R & Q, and NC Labor Apprenticeship

16. ABYC Competency Model Develop ACT task analysis for boat builder occupations Develop Act skill levels, curricula, and related instruction training Develop apprenticeship competency-based work processes for on-the-job training

17. Youth Initiative NC Capital Area Workforce Development Board received a USDOL ETA $550,000 youth grant Goal to establish a construction trades program (Project New Build) Partner with Wake Technical College and NC Labor

18. Youth Initiative Provide 30 at-risk youth pre-apprenticeship training in the construction trades Receive Career Readiness Certificates (CRC): Platinum, Gold and Bronze Place the Project New Build completers into existing and new apprenticeship programs Leverage New Build successes, Department of Public Instruction initiatives and Home Builders Associations to develop Construction Academy

19. FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact: Walter Dorsey, Director Region Q Workforce Development Board Post Office Box 1787 Washington, North Carolina 27889 Phone: (252) 974-1815 E-mail: wdorsey@mideastcom.org Contact:wdorsey@mideastcom.org Charles Vaughan, Assistant Bureau Chief NC Department of Labor 4 West Edenton street Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 Phone: (919) 715-0380 E-mail: charles.vaughan@nclabor.comcharles.vaughan@nclabor.com

20. North Carolina Resources www.regionQwdb.org http://www.nclabor.com/appren/appindex.htm