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>> JUST BEING IN A PLANT AND
DOING THE DAY-TO-DAY WORK AND
THEN COMING TO SCHOOL AND
ACTUALLY SEEING IT, HOW IT ALL

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GOES TOGETHER. THE HANDS-ON IN
THE PLANT IS JUST SOMETHING YOU
CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE.
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ONE OF THE FACES OF THE NEXT
GENERATION OF HOOSIER WORKERS
TAKING PART IN A UNIQUE
BUSINESS-EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

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THAT IS ADDRESSING ONE OF
INDIANA'S MOST PRESSING
WORKFORCE NEEDS: TRAINING
HIGH-SKILLED TALENT FOR JOBS IN

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ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.
THE PROGRAM IS CALLED INFAME AND
ITS PART OF THE NATIONAL
FEDERATION FOR ADVANCED

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MANUFACTURING EDUCATION. IT IS
DESIGNED TO BUILD A PIPELINE OF
SKILLED WORKERS TO FILL
MANUFACTURING JOBS IN INDIANA.

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HOW? BY GIVING STUDENTS HANDS-ON
BUSINESSES EXPERIENCE AND A
CHANCE TO EARN A DEGREE AT THE
SAME TIME.

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ELWOOD-BASED RED GOLD AND
INDIANAPOLIS-BASED MAJOR TOOL
AND MACHINE ARE TWO INDIANA
BUSINESSES INVOLVED WITH INFAME.

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WE ARE PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY
RED GOLD DIRECTOR OF CONTINUOUS
DEVELOPMENT JON ADAMS AND MAJOR
TOOL AND MACHINE VICE PRESIDENT

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OF HUMAN RESOURCES KENDRA
O'BRIEN.
WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM TO BOTH
OF YOU.

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>> HEY, THANKS, GERRY, GREAT TO
BE HERE.
>> KENDRA, I'LL START WITH YOU,
I MENTIONED THIS IS A PART OF A

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NATIONAL PROGRAM, FEDERATION FOR
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
EDUCATION. THE IN FOR INDIANA.
GIVE US A THUMBNAIL WHAT THE

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PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT.
>> SO FAME IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM
THAT WAS STARTED BY TOYOTA AND
TAKEN OVER BY THE NATIONAL

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ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS, AS
AN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION,
MULTIPLE CHAPTERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. WE HAVE FOUR CHAPTERS

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HERE IN INDIANA. OUR GOAL IS TO
FIND STUDENTS OR ADULTS WHO ARE
LOOKING FOR A CAREER TRANSITION
INTO BASICALLY AN INDUSTRIAL

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MAINTENANCE OR ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN ROLE
WITHIN THE COMPANY. THEY GO TO
SCHOOL THREE DAYS A WEEK AND

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WORK FOR THE SPONSORING EMPLOYER
TWO DAYS A WEEK FOR ABOUT TWO
YEARS. THEY EARN AN ASSOCIATE'S
DEGREE AND GET A WEALTH OF JOB

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EXPERIENCE, AND THEN TYPICALLY
THE SPONSORING EMPLOYER OFFERS
THEM A POSITION AT THE TIME THAT
THEY GRADUATE.

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>> REALLY A GREAT COMBINATION
THERE IN TERMS OF THE HAND-ON.
AND THE EDUCATIONAL PIECE, AND
AGAIN, AND IT IS ADDRESSING A

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BIG NEED, WORKFORCE AND SKILLED
WORKFORCE.
>> IT IS, SKILLED WORKFORCE IN
GENERAL IS VERY DIFFICULT. IN

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THIS PARTICULAR OCCUPATION,
EVERY SINGLE MANUFACTURING
COMPANY REQUIRES THESE TYPE OF
PEOPLE. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT

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THE COMPANY MANUFACTURES, THEY
ARE GOING TO REQUIRE THIS LEVEL
OF SKILLED TECHNICIAN IN THEIR
FACILITY.

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>> JON, AS YOU LOOK AT THE
PROGRAM, A NUMBER OF
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES,
INCLUDING YOURS, RED GOLD, BUT

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YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING AT THE
NEEDS THAT THESE COMPANIES HAVE,
AND RECRUITING STUDENTS OR
ADULTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE

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PROGRAM, CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. ULTIMATELY,
AS KENDRA SAID, WE ARE HAVING
DIFFICULTY FILLING THOSE SKILLED

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TECHNICIAN ROLES, IT'S DIFFICULT
TO, A, FILL THEM, BUT TO FILL
THEM WITH FOLKS THAT ARE WORK
READY, THAT BRING IN A

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MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SKILLSET, AND
THAT ARE WELL BALANCED WITH SOFT
SKILLS. AND ULTIMATELY THAT IS
THE BEAUTY OF THIS PROGRAM IS

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WE'RE RECRUITING, AS KENDRA
SAID, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, OR
INCUMBENT WORKERS, FOLKS THAT
REALLY WANT TO FURTHER THEIR

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CAREER IN THE SKILLED TRADES.
BRING THEM INTO THIS PROGRAM,
HAVE THEM GO THROUGH A PRETTY
REGIMENTED RIGOROUS CURRICULUM,

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WHICH IS A VINCENNES UNIVERSITY
PROGRAM WITH A CORE TECHNICAL
SKILLSET, BUT THE BEAUTY OF THIS
PROGRAM IS WE -- THE

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MANUFACTURERS, THE SPONSORING
EMPLOYERS THAT PARTICIPATE, WE
REALLY VALUE THE FACTORY
COMPETENCE, BUILT IN, SAFETY

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CULTURE, VISUAL ORGANIZATION,
MANUFACTURING PRINCIPLES AND
PROBLEM SOLVING. BUT WE ALSO GET
THOSE HARD TO FIND SOFT SKILLS,

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PROFESSIONAL PEERS, SUCH AS
INITIATIVE, DILIGENCE,
ATTENDANCE, ORGANIZATION, TIME
MANAGEMENT, AND OF COURSE,

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SOCIAL MEDIA ETIQUETTE, TEACHING
WELL BALANCED CURRICULUM.
>> THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION DID
A STUDY, I THINK ON THE PROGRAM

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IN KENTUCKY. GIVE US A THUMBNAIL
OF SOME OF THE FINDINGS THERE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. SO, JUST
RECENTLY, THE BROOKINGS

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INSTITUTE STUDIED SPECIFICALLY
IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. AND
WHAT THAT REPORT DISPLAYED IS
THAT THE TWO-YEAR GRADUATION

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RATE OF FAME IS AROUND 85%,
WHICH IS SUPERIOR TO COMPARABLE
TECHNICAL PROGRAMS WHERE THAT
GRADUATION COMPLETION PERCENTAGE

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IS 30 TO 40%. ADDITIONALLY, THE
GRADUATION WAGE LEVEL, THE
SALARY LEVEL WAS ALSO SUPERIOR
IN COMPARISON TO OTHER PROGRAMS.

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WE CAN EXPECT AFTER ONE YEAR,
AFTER COMPLETION OF THE FAME
PROGRAM, THAT A NEW TECHNICIAN
WOULD BE EARNING AROUND $60,000

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AFTER THREE YEARS 90 THOUSANDS
AND AFTER FIVE YEARS POST
GRADUATION, WE'RE LOOKING AT
AROUND THE 6-FIGURE SALARY

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LEVEL. SHOULD BE VERY ATTRACTIVE
TO YOUNG PEOPLE. THERE IS A
PROSPEROUS LIFE, A PROSPEROUS
CAREER TO BE FOUND IN SKILLED

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TRADES.
>> VERY GOOD. JON ADAMS,
DIRECTOR OF CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT AT RED GOLD AND

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KENDRA O'BRIEN, MAJOR TOOL. TWO
GREAT ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN
THE PROGRAM, NOW RECRUITING THAT
2021 COHORT AND WE LOOK FORWARD

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TO FOLLOWING BOTH OF YOUR