Welcome Everyone

• I am Tim Diesburg and thanks for coming to hear how we at the Iowa Department of Corrections and Iowa Prison Industries started our apprenticeship program for offenders

• My background: • Corrections for 33 years and have been employed with IPI

since 1988. I was a correctional officer for 6 ½ years when I was promoted to an IPI State Industries Technician. Promoted through the ranks to supervisor in 1997 and currently supervising our Metal Furniture, HVAC Filter, License Plate, and Laundry/Warewash Divisions. I am also the administrator of the apprenticeship program at the Anamosa State Penitentiary

Contact Information • Tim Diesburg Supervisor Iowa Prison Industries • 406 N High Street, Anamosa Iowa, 52205 • Phone 319-462-3547 • Email: tim.diesburg@iowa.gov

Iowa Department of Corrections In 2011 a group of us were selected for training

• (MDF) Management Development for the Future

• (NIC) National Institute of Corrections

• Vocational Training for Offenders Focus Group

Team

• Al Reiter Iowa Prison Industries Plant Manager at Anamosa

• Don Baker Captain at RWC • Jon Mayes Treatment Director at Newton

Correctional Facility • Tim Diesburg Iowa Prison Industries Supervisor • Cornell Smith Warden at Rockwell City (Sponsor)

• Vision An Iowa With No More Victims

• Mission To Advance successful offender reentry to protect the public, staff and offenders from

victimization

• Values and Beliefs – People can Change – Every person should be treated with dignity and respect – Our efforts help make people safer – We must work as a team to succeed

Project Goals

• Gather Information on Vocational Training • Survey of Offenders • Staff Input • Vocational Education • Gainfully employed Offenders after release How it will meet organizational goals • Successful Reentry • Less Victims

Goal Achievement Measurements

• Reduced offender populations

• Reduced Recidivism • Offenders financially able to support

themselves and their families • Evidence based practices

PRISON RECIDIVISM FY2014

• Recidivism rates have steadily declined since FY2009, and dropped below 30% last year. This reduction in recidivism rates is statistically significant at the 99% confidence level

• FY2007- 33.9% • FY2008- 35.6% • FY2009- 35.5% • FY2010- 31.8% • FY2011- 31.5% • FY2012- 30.8% • FY2013- 30.3% • FY2014- 29.75 • The recidivism rate is the percent of offenders released from prison or work release who

returned to prison within three years. The releases tracked are paroles, discharges due to end of sentence, and sex offender releases to special sentence supervision.

Who our Resources were

• Educational (Community Colleges)

• IDOC

• Current Vocational Training

• Workforce Development

• Employers

• Reentry Team

• Offender Feedback

Quick Facts

• Offender populations have increased dramatically since 1985

Offender population

FY1985 - 17,625

FY1995 – 24,579

FY2005 - 38,859

FY2010 – 37,420

• Average cost per offender • Daily FY12 for Prisons $81.83 = $29,867.95 per year

• Residential Facilities $66.88 = $24,411.12 per year

Documentation

• One thing we found was we did not do a good job documenting offender training within the DOC

• Offenders were being trained daily and we had very few records

• What would offenders have if we did document and supported them with certifications and certificates of the training they received while incarcerated

• We needed to do better

Vocational Hands On Training and Text Book Training

DOC Provides Many Vocational Training Opportunities for Offenders

Examples of hands on vocational training • Iowa Prison Industries • Janitorial • Maintenance Programs • Computer Skills • Landscaping and Gardening • Cook and Bakery Examples of Educational training • Community College Classes • IPI Self Study Program that includes certificates, skills work book, skills assessment, and

technical skill training log. • Braille certifications

DOC Training Opportunities Could Be Broadened

• IPI Self Study Program and Hands on Training Goals/Outcome • Build offender skills • Educate them in the workforce and working as a team • Offenders gain technical skills, confidence, self pride, sense of accomplishment,

interpersonal skills, and self promotable skills

Effectiveness of Good Education • Formal Education is recognized widely (Community Colleges) • Certificates of completion are good recognition for skills gained • Certifications are recognized as formal courses of training completed

Vocational hands on training and education could flow a step further into part

of an apprenticeship program.

Vocational Training

• System Wide Approach – Document offenders skills gained in vocational

training

– Identify training accomplished via assessment tools

– Improved communication (ICON) Iowa Corrections Offender Network

Offender Vocational Training Survey

Cost Effectiveness of Vocational Education

• Iowa’s own research indicates that offenders earn more

and are 6% more likely to be employed.

• Urban Institute research indicates offenders are 3% less

likely to return after one year.

• Cost of an instructor $85,000/year

• Cost of offender $29,868/year

• 3% of our population (8156) is 244+ offenders

5 YEAR PLAN

• Continue efforts to secure grants for classroom based vocational training.

• Implement apprenticeship programs based on offender survey and employer’s needs

• Explore various training delivery methods. • Delivery where and when it will do the most

good

Continuous and Consistent Service

Assistant Secretary of Education Dr. Brenda Dann Messier traveled to Iowa. She included a visit to the work programs and education department at Anamosa State Penitentiary including meeting with a panel of offenders. Overwhelming response from the offenders was the need for training opportunities that will carry weight with employers and help them obtain gainful employment.

Visit From Washington DC

Renewed Efforts

• Welding Program at Rockwell City

• Office Specialist Program at ICIW

• Deconstruction Program at NCCF

• Culinary Arts Program w/ Iowa Central Community

College

• Grant Application submitted for Welding Program at

ASP and Culinary Arts Program with IMCC

What Success Will Look Like

• Reduced recidivism • Increased pay when employed • Reduce Iowa’s unemployment rate

Developing an Offender Apprenticeship Program with the Iowa Department Of

Corrections • First we gathered information we had from our current training program TPC

(Technical Publishing Company) at ASP • Reviewed documentation gathered from surveys, staff and offenders • Met with the Iowa US Department of Labor to present our current training

program documentation and discuss our options for developing an apprenticeship program within the IDOC

• Develop a plan of action between IDOC and the Iowa US Department of Labor Director Greer Sisson

• Met with Department of Correction Warden’s and Directors • We gained approval to move forward • Develop standards • Set up program procedures and documentations • We wanted to start with a few apprenticeship programs and work through them • Started program • Improved program • Current reports on the status of apprentice • Add more apprentice programs

Gathering Information

• IPI has a certificate of training program that consists of OJT, self study TPC training books such as Reading Blueprints, Trouble Shooting Skills, Metals in the Plant, Making Measurements, and so on.

• We also document OJT hours • Final certificate of competition • Occupational assessment

IPI Self Study Program and Hands on Training

Meet with the Iowa US Department of Labor Apprenticeship Director and her

Staff • Next we met with Greer Sisson and her staff from the US Department of

Labor of Apprenticeship • Presented our information and our current TPC program and

documentation • Discussed our options and what we needed to do to become a certified

apprentice provider for offenders within all of IDOC. • Who would be approved for journeyman to train the apprentice and what

training did they need. • What costs would be involved • What would the program look like once started • How much work and staff time would it effect • Gained approval and ready to move forward

Develop Plan • Set up the program by changing the current TPC program into a IDOC

apprenticeship program using the same documentation we already had developed

• Figure out who would be the Apprenticeship Coordinator • Decide what four programs we wanted to start out with • Pick the programs from the list of apprenticeship programs provided by

the Department of Labor • Set up standards for those programs • Achieve staff buy in from various positions of the institution • Develop procedures for the program • Three things offenders need to be approved, They must be paid, They

must have a High School Diploma or Equivalent, and must do OJT

Offender Training Hours

Developing the Standards

• First we worked with Richard Madden from the US Department of Labor and Apprenticeship

• Then we reviewed the apprenticeship listing to see what would fit our operation and training.

• There are over 1200 apprenticeships to choose from that cover most all trades

• Picked four standards to start with

Sample List of Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship Programs Started in Feb 2014

• Cabinet Maker • Computer Operator • Cook/Food Service • Welding

Agreement

• Developed the agreement between the IDOC Anamosa State Penitentiary and the US Department of Labor

• Developed the standards for the four apprenticeships

Welding Program

O*NET.SOC CODE : 51-4121.06 RAPIDS : 0622

• The term of the Welding Apprenticeship is three years with an On-the-Job-Learning (OJL) attainment of 6000 hours and supplemented by at least 450 hours of related instruction.

Welding Agreement for Apprenticeship

Appendix A

WORK PROCESS SCHEDULE

Occupation Title: Welding, Combination O*NET-SOC CODE:51-4121.06 RAPIDS CODE: 0622

This schedule is attached to and a part of these Standards for the above identified occupation.

1. TERM OF APPRENTICESHIP

The term of the occupation shall be three years with an OJL attainment of 6000 hours supplemented by the required hours of related instruction.

2. RATIO OF APPRENTICES TO JOURNEYWORKERS

A numeric ratio of apprentices to journeyworkers consistent with proper supervision, training, safety, and continuity of employment throughout the apprenticeship, the ratio of apprentices to journeyworkers will be five (5) apprentices to one (1) journeyworker. The ratio language must be specific and clearly described as to its application on the job site, workforce, department or plant.

3. APPRENTICE WAGE SCHEDULE

Apprentices shall be paid a progressively increasing schedule of wages based on a percentage of the current journeyworker wage rate $0.25

3 Year Term:

1st 6 months + 1000 hours = $0.10 4th 6 months + 1000 hours = $0.20 2nd 6 months + 1000 hours = $0.15 5th 6 months + 1000 hours = $0.22

3rd 6 months + 1000 hours = $0.18 6th 6 months + 1000 hours = $0.24

4. SCHEDULE OF WORK EXPERIENCE (See attached Work Process Schedule)

The Sponsor may modify the work processes to meet local needs prior to submitting these Standards to the appropriate Registration Agency for approval.

5. SCHEDULE OF RELATED INSTRUCTION (See attached Related Instruction Outline)

Welding Agreement for Apprenticeship

WORK PROCESS SCHEDULE Occupation Title: Welder, Combination

O*NET-SOC CODE: 51-4121.06 RAPIDS CODE: 0622

Description: Welds metal components together to fabricate or repair products, such as machine parts, plant equipment, mobile homes, motors, and generators, according to layouts, blueprints, or work orders, using brazing and variety of arc and gas welding equipment: Welds metal parts together, using both gas welding or brazing and any combination of arc welding processes. Performs related tasks, such as thermal cutting and grinding. Repairs broken or cracked parts, fills holes, and increases size of metal parts. Positions and clamps together components of fabricated metal products preparatory to welding. May locate and repair cracks in industrial engine cylinder heads, using inspection equipment and gas torch. May perform repairs only. May be required to pass employer performance tests or standard tests to meet certification standards of governmental agencies or professional and technical associations.

On the Job Training (Welding Program) On-the-Job Training: APPROXIMATE HOURS Shielded Metal Arc Welding 1000 1. Machine settings, polarity uses, voltage, amperages, cable size selection 2. Electrodes identification and Uses (American Welding Society number system) coating flux analysis 3. Actual welding time experience: a. Manual horizontal welding b. Manual vertical up and down welding c. Manual overhead welding d. Manual pipe welding all positions e. Hardfacing electrodes

Gas Metal Arc Welding 1000 1. Machine settings, polarity uses, voltage, amperage, slope and inductance uses 2. Short arc, spray arc, pulse arc uses and s selections 3. Uses and selection of shielding gases 4. Selection of alloy wires, solid and tubular, and flux cored 5. Hardfacing wires 6. Actual welding time experience

Submerged Arc Welding 1000 1. Machine settings, polarity uses, voltage, amperage, slope and inductance uses 2. Granular and agglomerated fluxes and their uses and selections 3. Operation of flux recovery and processing equipment 4. Care and operation of solid state electrical systems in submerged arc welding console and welding

On the Job Training (Welding Program)

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 800 1. Machine settings, polarity uses, voltage, amperage, high frequency uses and gas functions and selection 2. Selection of shielding gases, and their effect on various metals and alloys 3. Actual welding time experience

On-the-Job Training: APPROXIMATE HOURS

Oxygen Acetylene cutting and Welding 1100 1. Selection of equipment and gas regulation, cylinder manifolding, pressure settings 2. Cylinder gas handling and physics of gases 3. "Safety in Welding and Cutting" (AWS handbook) 4. Actual time and experience torch cutting, torch welding of steels, brazing and fusion welding, machine torch cutting, hardface weld clading and powder spray torch fusewelding

Metalizing, Fused Metalizing Coatings and ARC-Spray 800 Metalizing 1. Setting up equipment and preparation of parts to be processed 2. Selection and identification of materials in wire form, powdered alloy form 3. Machine settings and operations 4. Actual time and experience Electrical Practices 300 1. Maintenance and repair of electric welding power source units 2. Basic wiring of primary electric current Total Minimum Hours 6000

Related Instruction Outline - Welding Book Title Study Hours Credited

Blueprint Reading for Welders 40 hours

Welding Principles 40 hours

Oxyfuel Operations 40 hours

Arc Welding Operations 40 hours

Reading Schematics and Symbols 40 hours

Mathematics in the Plant 40 hours

Making Measurements 40 hours

Metals in the Plant 40 hours

Non-Metals in the Plant 40 hours

Troubleshooting Skills 40 hours

Industrial Safety and Health 50 hours

Total Study Hours Needed 450 hours

Responsibilities of the Apprentice

In signing the Apprenticeship Agreement, apprentices assume the following responsibilities and obligations under the apprenticeship program: A. Perform diligently and faithfully the work of the occupation and

other pertinent duties assigned by the Sponsor and the employer in accordance with the provisions of these Standards.

B. Respect the property of the Sponsor and abide by working rules and regulations of the Sponsor

C. Attend and satisfactorily complete the required hours in the OJL and in related instruction in subjects related to the occupation as provided under these Standards.

Responsibilities of the Apprentice (cont.)

D. Maintain and make available such records of work experience and training received on-the-job and in related instruction as may be required by the Sponsor.

E. Develop and practice safe working habits and work in such a manner as to assure his/her personal safety and that of other fellow workers.

F. Work for the facility to whom the apprentice is assigned for the completion of apprenticeship, unless reassigned to another facility or the Apprenticeship Agreement is terminated by the Sponsor.

Related Instruction Guideline • An assortment of books covering the skills needed for the occupation in

question are collected to be used in the program. • The books are assembled into a curriculum to be approved by the Dept. of

Labor and assigned a study hour value. • Students must pass tests on each book to gain the study hours to add to

their total. • A passing score is 70% or more, the current average test score as of the

time of this document (3-04-2015) is 85.6%. • The tests are administered and corrected by our Kirkwood Community

College staff locate at our facility in Anamosa

Apprentice Coordinator Training

• I received training from the US Department of labor on how to set up an apprentice in the US database

• Set up login and password • What’s needed before you set up an offender in the

database: Full name, SSN, Veteran or non - Veteran, Address, Birth Date, Race, High School Diploma or greater, OJT hours credited for, any Curriculum already taken.

• Electronically sign and send

RAPIDS US Department of Labor Apprenticeship Database

RAPIDS US Department of Labor Apprenticeship Database

RAPIDS US Department of Labor Apprenticeship Database

RAPIDS US Department of Labor Apprenticeship Database

RAPIDS US Department of Labor Apprenticeship Database

RAPIDS US Department of Labor Apprenticeship Database

RAPIDS US Department of Labor Apprenticeship Database

RAPIDS US Department of Labor Apprenticeship Database

RAPIDS US Department of Labor Apprenticeship Database

Feb 2014 started the Apprenticeship Program

• Early February 2014 we started our first apprentice • Each apprentice has a 6 month probationary period • If an offender already has his or her training hours completed in full you

cannot give full training hours to start with. Must be 1000 hours or 6 months worth of hours short of the full training hours needed for the program. (Probationary period)

• Worked with Kirkwood Community College and developed an agreement on proctoring the curriculum tests and correcting them

• Kirkwood Community College and their staff have done an excellent job supporting offender education and vocational training

Program Growth

• Stabilizing Program • Learning along the way • Improved processes as we moved forward • Continued to add offenders in different programs • Staff and offender buy in as time went on • Meetings with treatment teams and other

departments within the institution

New Programs added in 2014

• In the summer of 2014 six additional programs were added to the Iowa DOC Apprentice Program

• Plumbing • Refrigeration-Air Conditioning • Maintenance Repairer • Electrician, Maintenance • Powder Coat Technician • Fabricator, Assembler

2015 • In early 2015 we are looking to expand our Anamosa apprentice program to an IDOC

state wide program. We would like to add six more apprentice programs • This will help with offender movement and give them a better chance to complete their

apprenticeship before re-entry • Materials Coordinator • Baker (Bake Produce) • Housekeeper (Commercial, Residential, Industrial) • Upholsterer • Painter (Construction) • Screen Printer

More Progress in 2015 • Right now our Apprenticeship program is in review at

the US Department of Labor Apprenticeship Office to expand from an Anamosa program to a statewide Department of Corrections program.

• Once approved we will work to roll out the I.D.O.C. Apprentice program in other facilities.

Apprenticeship Programs currently offered

• Cabinet Maker • Computer Operator • Cook/Food Service • Electrician, Maintenance • Electrostatic Powder Coating

Technician • Fabricator-Assembler Metal

Products • Maintenance Repairer, Building • Plumber

• Refrigeration, Air Condition Mechanic

• Welding

Apprenticeship Programs • As of March 4, 2015 the program has graduated

14 students to journeyman status in their respective areas. Companies in the area are already seeking to hire graduates of the program.

Certificates Issued • As the apprentice student passes each test he

or she receives a certificate denoting that they completed the study for that particular book

Programs and their Requirements Program On the Job Learning Required

(min.) Study Hours

Required

Cabinet Maker 8000 hours 580

Computer Operator 6000 hours 570

Welder 6000 hours 450

Cook (any industry) 4000 hours 348

Electrician, Maintenance 8000 hours 635

Ref. & Air Cond. Mech. 7480 hours 586

Maintenance Repairer 4000 hours 330

Plumber 8000 hours 727

Fabricator-Assembler 8000 hours 635

Powder Coating Tech 8000 hours 770

First completed Apprentice

• We had our First apprentice complete the Computer apprentice program in August of 2014

Apprenticeship Programs

• This is an example of the certificate to be earned by completing the program, a Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship from the Department of Labor signed by the Secretary of Labor. Something that holds weight with employers.

Apprentice Program Database

One of our students in the Computer Operator program created a database program to keep track of program

records.

Apprentice Program Database (cont.)

The program

includes multiple

reports to

document the

various aspects

of the program.

Apprentice Program Database (cont.)

An example of the reports

available is this document

which lists the average test

score for students on tests

for the various programs.

Apprentice Program Database (cont.)

Another example is this document

which lists all active students who

have tested and their average

score. There are 27 students on

this list whose scores average 85%

or above. The top scorer being a

student in the computer program

that averaged 97%.

Apprentice Program Database (cont.)

This report documents the On the Job Training (OJT) hours for each student in the program.

Apprentice Program Statistics

• There are currently 56 active students in the program, not including the 14 who have

completed it. In total program students have accumulated 519,613 hours of on the job training

in their respective areas as of March 4, 2015.

Other Growth S:http://wwwww dps s

• Chapter 103 of the Iowa Code states that “an applicant for a Class A Journeyman license shall have successfully completed an apprenticeship training program registered by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor…” Such programs are traditionally offered by the area trade organizations. For more information about the traditional apprenticeship programs, please contact Apprentice Liaison Greer Sisson at 515-284-4690. The Electrical Examining Board has also recognized the training programs of some technical schools as equivalent to the Department of Labor (DOL) requirements and have provided avenues for their graduates to obtain Journeyman electrical licenses. Listed below are the contact information for the accepted programs. If you wish to have your electrical program approved also, please visit Post Secondary Electrical Programs.

• ABC of Iowa (US Dept. of Labor approved) www.abciowa.org

• Hawkeye Community College (US Dept. of Labor approved) Waterloo, Iowa Contact: Jerry Orr 319-277-2490 www.hawkeyecollege.edu email: businessandcommunity@hawkeyecollege.edu

• Indian Hills Community College (PSEP approved) Ottumwa, Iowa Contact: JP Jones, 641-683-4241 Email: John-Paul.Jones@indianhills.edu

• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - IBEW (US Dept. of Labor approved) www.IBEW.org

• Iowa Central Community College (US Dept. of Labor & PSEP approved) Fort Dodge, Iowa 800-362-2793 www.iowacentral.edu email: cleveland@iowacentral.edu

• Iowa Department of Corrections (U.S. Dept. of Labor Approved) Anamosa, Iowa Contact: Tim Diesburg 319-462-3504 Email: tim.diesburg@iowa.gov

Up and Coming

• Add apprenticeship programs to all IDOC institutions state wide

• Plumbers and Electricians Journeyman's testing while still incarcerated to obtain a Journeyman's license in the State of Iowa

Challenges along the way • Getting approvals for the program itself • Gathering information from a wide variety of people and departments • Getting staff buy in • Budget and startup money • Understanding how easy it is to run after implementation • Finding the administrator to run the program • Sustaining costs • Partnering with Community Colleges and Work Force Development (Meetings) • Doing your job affectively and managing to move forward with the program. • Educating staff on the program • Approvals for offender curriculum text books to have in their cells • Setting up test times and tests results • Putting together a data base where we could pull information from any institutions

program.

Prepare Offenders for Employment Opportunities

• Resumes • Soft Skills • Interviews • Follow up • There are four things we need to be successful in a job. 1. You need to have Knowledge 2. You need to have Skill 3. You have to have Desire 4. And you have to have Confidence • They need to know NEVER to let their past hold their future hostage

Making a Difference • We can make a difference in people lives • We give people a chance for a better life • Less Victims, Better Communities, Better Job Skills, Better Living • IDOC/IWD/Re-entry Coordinators pulling together as one team we

can make a huge difference in the lives of offenders. With that we make a difference in the lives of victims, families, children, our neighbors/friends, and help prevent further victimization.

• Work with outreach programs and help with job placement. • Finally, what we do is rewarding and it provides a great customer

service to the people of our great state!