LEARNING SERVICESYour Strategic Partner in Design and Implementation of Learning Solutions

As published in a Tooling U-SME white paper, “Proving

the ROI of Training,” high-impact learning organizations

(HILOs) with a strong learning foundation tend to

significantly outperform their peers as follows:

32%

37%

34%

26%

58%

17%

more likely to be first to market

greater employee productivity

better response to customer needs

greater ability to deliver quality products

more likely to have skills to meet future demand

more likely to be market-share leaders

Statistics originally published in “High-Impact Learning Culture: The 40 Best Practices for Creating an Empowered Enterprise,” Bersin & Associates, June 10, 2010

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PROVING THE ROI OF TRAINING

GROW YOUR BUSINESSLack of training can stall business growth

IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY Errors, scrap and other inefficiencies impede production

FILL OPEN POSITIONSIn the next five years, 25% or more of the manufacturing workforce will retire

IDENTIFY FUNDING SUPPORTBudget constraints can limit workforce training opportunities

ADDRESS THE SKILLED LABOR GAP Nearly 9 of 10 manufacturing companies are having difficulty finding skilled workers

PREPARE FOR FUTURE SKILLS REQUIREMENTSLess than half of manufacturing companies have identified necessary future skills

INTEGRATE BLENDED LEARNINGTraditional training lacks flexibility, interaction and innovation

RETAIN AND DEVELOP TALENTThree out of four companies don’t offer a structured manufacturing training program, or their training is inadequate

CHALLENGES

YOUR

We are leaders in the manufacturing industry and

understand your business challenges.

Tooling U-SME works on-site with your human resources, management and front-line team members to develop a business case for a training and development program, determine gaps in performance, and build a training strategy that delivers measurable Return on Investment (ROI) .

As your partner, we can design a custom competency-based training curriculum with blended learning, build career progression models aligned to pay scales, validate competencies with knowledge tests and skills assessments, and ensure performance standards are measurable and trackable. All of this is aligned to your business goals.

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT) AND WORKER QUALIFICATIONS

Structure and standardize your OJT program and verify

your workers can demonstrate the skills

required by the job

OUR SOLUTIONS

WORKFORCE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

Engage in an in-depth discovery mission to gauge your organization’s

readiness for training, identify gaps and obstacles, and propose solutions to create

an optimal learning environment

TRAIN THE TRAINER Prepare field trainers,

supervisors, coaches or mentors to conduct OJT

and job qualification assessments

CUSTOM KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS ASSESSMENTS

Determine employees’ current competencies to

identify skills gaps

TRAINING PROGRESSION PLANSInstitute a blended

approach of elearning, classroom instruction and hands-on training

CUSTOM CLASS DEVELOPMENT

Develop elearning or classroom instruction

that meets your specific needs

Our training programs are aligned to your unique

business goals so you can easily measure the outcome

and calculate ROI with our custom training solutions.

Our customers are achieving improvements that directly

affect their bottom lines.

Manufacturer reduces cost

of quality from $40,000 to $0

with customized online training

Company decreases scrap by 55% in 18 months with

structured OJT program

Carbide tools manufacturer

strengthens workforce with integrated, updated learning

culture

Customized training fills

high-skills pipeline for high-precision

machine shop

Apprenticeship program produces

more than 80 trained workforce employees

in four years

Oil company decreases price of nonconformance

by 70%

Contract precision tool manufacturer

creates more responsive workforce

with customized training

First-rate training turns energy

manufacturer into true learning organization

Training increases productivity and on-time delivery

for leading ball bearing

manufacturer

YOUR RESULTS

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Tooling U-SME delivers versatile, competency-based learning and development solutions to the manufacturing community, working with more than half of all Fortune 500® manufacturing companies, as well as 600 educational institutions across the country. Tooling U-SME partners with customers to build high performers who help their companies drive quality, profitability,productivity, innovation and employee satisfaction. Working directly with hundreds of high schools, community colleges and universities, Tooling U-SME is able to help prepare the next-generation workforce by providing industry-driven curriculum.

Tooling U-SME is a division of SME, a nonprofit that connects all those who are passionate about making things that improve our world.

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