1. Ensuring a Robust and Sustainable Aerospace Workforce:From Machinists to EngineersDave Drugman, Honda Aircraft CompanyMaureen Little, NC Community CollegesScott Dorney, NC Military Business Center Anna Lea, NC Department of Commerce Laura Spivey, NC Department of Commerce

2. Opportunities and Challenges • Transitioning Military Workforce • Identification of Transferrable Skills with Existing Workforce • Identification of Regional Aerospace Trainer • University System Partners • Development of NC’s Aerospace Culture • Deployment of a State SWOT Team

3. Transitioning Military Workforce • 16,000 skilled workers annually exiting • Approximately 20% with aerospace/aviation-related skill sets • (2007 Commerce research) • NC Military Business Center www.matchforce.org • Supply vs. Demand • Stay NC – Transition Assistance Program (TAP) • Employer Days • Job posting enhancements • Development of Industry/National Certifications • Applicable “Credit” toward Licensure, Diploma, AA Degree

4. Identification of Transferrable Skills with Existing Workforce • Golden LEAF Survey • Assemblers • Fabricators • Machinists • Electrical/Electronic Technicians • Community Colleges and WF Development Boards • Jobs NOW Program (Fabrication, Machining, Welding) • Identification of potential companies within Aerospace Forum • Profile Jobs • Pre-Employment: Recruitment, Screening, Training • Assessment Centers • Simulated Work Environments • Development of Industry/National Certifications • Applicable “Credit” toward Licensure, Diploma, AA Degree

5. Success Stories Curtiss Wright – Cleveland County Partnership: Curtiss Wright, Cleveland CC, Region C WFD Board Profiled Machinist Position Career Readiness Certification Assessments Pre-Employment Training Honda Aircraft Company – Guilford County Partnership: Honda Aircraft, Guilford Technical CC, and Guilford WFD Board First Round Results: > 2400 Website Hits 474 Applicants Tested 156 Applicants with Skill Sets 79 Selected for Pre-Employment Training 19 Selected for Intense Training

6. Identification of Regional Aerospace Trainer • Focus of Golden LEAF Efforts - $4.2 Million • College of the Albemarle • Craven Community College • Guilford Technical Community College • Lenoir Community College • South Piedmont Community College • Wayne Community College • Identification of Existing Programs • Aerostructure Manufacturing and Repair • Aviation Electronics (Avionics) Technology • Aviation Systems Technology • Aerospace Manufacturing Readiness • Composites Manufacturing • Aerospace & Precision Manufacturing

7. Identification of Regional Aerospace Trainer • Identification of Training Gaps • CATIA • AS9100 • Fabrication: Composites and Sheet Metal • Others • Development of Industry/National Certifications • Applicable “Credit” toward Licensure, Diploma, AA Degree • Through support of Golden LEAF, Craven CC has received FAA Approval to offer an A & P Certification Prep to “Qualified” Existing Military Personnel…Opportunity to replicate • across North Carolina

8. University Partners • Golden LEAF Survey • Aerospace, Electrical, Industrial, Materials, Mechanical, Software, Systems Engineers • Articulation Agreements • Electrical Engineering Technology • Electronics Engineering Technology • Industrial Engineering Technology • Industrial Systems Technology • Reach NC • Faculty Members – Instruction, Research and Development • 16 University System, Private Universities • December 2011 • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering – Rich Gould

9. Development of NC’s Aerospace Culture • Connecting the “Feeder System” • K-12 • Community Colleges • University System • Advertisement: NC Aviation and Aerospace: 1st in Flight • Websites – Companies, Commerce, CC, University, etc. • Bill Boards • Success Stories • Other

10. Deployment of State SWOT Team • NC Department of Commerce • NC Community Colleges • University System • NC Military Business Center • NC Employment Security Commission • Golden LEAF • Local County Representation • Aerospace Forum Members • Others