Massachusetts Vocational Technical High Schools

Machine Tool Technology Programs

2013 - 2014

Manufacturing Advancement Center Workforce Innovation Collaborative

100 Grove Street, Suite 108, Worcester, MA 01605

508.831.7020 ▪ www.macwic.org

State of the Vocational High School Machine Tool Technology Programs June 2014

In a 2006 survey, Massachusetts industry professionals generally agreed that

CVTE graduates are better prepared for post-high school life than most

college-preparatory graduates, not only because of the hard skills but also

because of the workplace skills and work ethic they have already developed.1

Dear Vocational Instructor/Administrator:

Even though it is only half over, 2014 has been a monumental year for the Manufacturing Advancement

Center Workforce Innovation Collaborative (MACWIC). On behalf of our members, I want to thank you for

participating in the inaugural year of MACWIC statewide vocational high school credentialing.

In February 2012, the Manufacturing Advancement Center Workforce Innovation Collaborative (MACWIC)

was created to be the statewide focal point for employer-led workforce training initiatives. The purpose of

the MACWIC is to preserve manufacturing tribal knowledge and to execute the transfer of knowledge and

critical skills to the current and future workforce. To further that goal, our members agreed to develop and

recognize the Applied Manufacturing Technology Pathway Certification.

The Applied Manufacturing Technology Pathway Certification is a standard instruction set and evaluation

process, which is continuously improved. Employers can readily understand the skill set of an applicant,

reducing the cost of hire. The MACWIC credential is industry-developed and industry-recognized as a way

to benchmark the competencies of manufacturing technology students. The credential has been developed

over the past 10 years from consultations and workforce development projects with clients of the

Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP).

Competency-based standardized curriculum

Industry-developed, industry recognized

Incorporated into MA Vocational Technical Education Frameworks

MA Division of Apprentice Standards pre-apprentice certificate for Level 2 certification

Establish yearly metrics and goals

Improve vocational high school Machine Tool Technology training

Connect community colleges

Statewide community college articulation agreement (in process)

The Applied Manufacturing Technology Pathway Certification has been vetted by the Center for Law and

Social Policy (www.clasp.org) in Washington, DC as a “quality career pathway”. Career pathways enable a

participant-no matter his or her entry point-to earn marketable credentials and access employment at or

above family supporting wages.

Well-connected education and training offerings

Multiple entry points that accommodate participants entering at different education and skill levels

Multiple exit points at successively higher levels of family-supporting employment and aligned with

subsequent educational entry points

1 “Hands-On Achievement: Why Massachusetts Vocational Technical Schools Have Low Dropout Rates”, Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, Alison L. Fraser with William Donovan, January 2013.

State of the Vocational High School Machine Tool Technology Programs June 2014

In February 2014, MassMEP and Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced that they would give

Massachusetts vocational high schools that validated their Machine Tool Technology program against the

MACWIC credential access to curriculum and online programming to support the certificate. Schools also

received copies of the Jeremy Bout’s Massachusetts “LaunchPoint” series that features local young people

and their journeys into manufacturing to use in their recruiting programs.

The total value of the grant was $2.5M.

Prior to supplying curriculum to the vocational technical high schools, the MACWIC gave a proctored

certification test to 229 students in 14 high schools to gather some baseline data on skill levels in five areas:

Shop Math, Blueprint Reading, Metrology and Quality Inspection, Safety, Work Readiness.

38.0% (87 of 229) students passed the MACWIC Applied Manufacturing Technology Certification

Pathway Level 1 Test.

The greatest skills deficits are in metrology and quality inspection, blueprint reading and work

readiness.

6.1% (14) of all students tested, achieved a passing grade of 85 or better in all five areas tested.

Two high school have moved ahead with Level 2 testing.

Three community colleges have tested students in Level 1 and/or Level 2 certification.

We look forward to continuing to provide industry support for vocational technical education, elevating

test scores and certifying more students in the coming years. Credentials with a college and career

connection will strengthen the manufacturing sector and help drive young people to exciting, high-demand

career opportunities. We look forward to working with all of your in the coming school year.

Thomas Wesley

Chair, Steering Committee

Manufacturing Advancement Center

Workforce Innovation Collaborative

More information about the Applied Manufacturing Technology Pathway Certification can be

found on the MACWIC website (www.macwic.org) or by calling 508.831.7020.

State of the Vocational High School Machine Tool Technology Programs June 2014

Applied Manufacturing Technology Certification Pathway

The Applied Manufacturing Technology Certification Pathway is an advanced manufacturing

certification program that serves two main purposes. One is to add value and merit to the industry to

encourage individuals to consider careers in advanced manufacturing. The second is to create a standard

instruction set and evaluation process (which is continuously improved) so that employers readily

understand the skill set of an applicant, therefore reducing the cost of hire.

This program is designed and influenced by industry leaders, implemented and monitored by an

organization with a deep knowledge of the industry, and utilizes existing regional: vocational-technical high

schools, community colleges, private and semi-private organizations to deliver training.

The Applied Manufacturing Technology Certification Pathway has been incorporated into

the Vocational Technical Education Frameworks and adopted by the Massachusetts Community

Colleges and Workforce Development Transformation Agenda (MCCWDTA).

For more information,

visit www.MACWIC.org/training/credentials

Designed for: ▪ unemployed workers ▪ career/technical students ▪ incumbent workers ▪ underemployed workers ▪ veterans

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Schools with Machine Tool Technology Programs

Using MACWIC

Certificate of

Proficiency

Assabet Valley Reg. Voc. Tech. School X

Bay Path Reg. Voc. Tech. School (So. Worcester County RVTSD) X

Blackstone Valley Reg. Voc. Tech. School X

C. H. McCann Reg. Tech. School (No. Berkshire RVTSD) X

Franklin County Reg. Tech. School X

Greater Lowell Reg. Tech. School X

North Shore Reg. Tech. School X

Putnam Vocational Technical High School (Springfield) X

Shawsheen Valley Reg. Tech. School X

Smith Vocational & Agricultural School X

Somerville High School X

Taconic High School (Pittsfield) X

Whittier Reg. Voc. Tech. School X

Worcester Technical High School X

2013-2014 School Year Testing 14

Bristol - Plymouth Reg. Tech. School

Chicopee Comprehensive High School

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School

Diman Reg. Voc. Tech. School (Greater Fall River RVTSD)

Gloucester High School

Greater New Bedford Reg. Voc. Tech. School

Leominster Center Technical Education

Montachusett Reg. Voc. Tech. School

Nashoba Valley Reg. Tech. School

Old Colony Reg. Voc. Tech. School

Pathfinder Reg. Voc. Tech. School

South Shore Reg. Voc. Tech. School

Southeastern Reg. Voc. Tech. School

Tantasqua Tech High School

Westfield Vocational Technical High School

William J. Dean Voc. Tech. High School (Holyoke) 2013-2014 School Year Testing Goal: 10

2014-2015 School Year Testing Goal: 20

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Schools using the MACWIC Certificate of Proficiency

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Vocational HS MACWIC Level 1 Module Test Comparison

Shop Math Test

Blueprint Reading Test

Metrology & Quality Inspection Test

Safety Test

Work Readiness Test

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MACWIC Level 1 Class Averages

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Blueprint

Reading Test

Metrology &

Quality

Inspection

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Safety Test

Work

Readiness

Test

Level 1

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B 90.44 74.84 78.16 92.00 80.67 83.22 53.33%

C 90.00 75.56 74.59 94.12 79.41 82.74 52.94%

D 90.72 71.92 73.29 91.20 78.60 81.15 44.00%

E 90.22 71.10 74.46 93.70 67.22 79.34 37.04%

F 78.80 68.53 70.60 94.00 79.00 78.19 60.00%

G 87.41 67.84 72.77 90.00 69.41 77.49 35.29%

H 88.95 63.37 70.63 92.63 71.05 77.33 21.05%

I 83.07 67.30 71.43 91.11 69.41 76.47 11.11%

J 86.53 68.34 72.20 92.11 72.45 78.33 33.33%

K 77.38 57.79 68.06 94.62 68.46 73.26 15.38%

L 87.26 63.54 68.12 92.22 73.44 72.24 21.05%

M 83.38 55.28 66.44 89.23 66.15 72.10 15.38%

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MACWIC Level 1 Test Scores by Region

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