technical workforce issues: working towards a solution

17 July 2007 Slide 1

Technical Workforce Issues:Working Towards a Solution

Edward SwallowNDIA National Security Science and Technology

Workforce Division Chair

Northrop Grumman


Meeting Agenda• 7:30 – 8:00 Continental Breakfast All• 8:00 – 9:00 Opening remarks and introductions Roundtable/Ed Swallow

Name, Affiliation and Interest in STEM Workforce Development• 9:00 – 9:30 NSSTW Division Objectives Ed Swallow

Taxonomy for involvement Excite, Attract, Recruit, Train, Retain, Monitor Impact versus Influence versus Inform

Resource Catalog Workshop

• 9:30 – 9:45 Break All• 9:45 – 10:00 NDIA National Objectives Barry Bates

Characteristics of a National Level Initiative Requirements for a National Level Initiative

• 10:00 – 11:30 Potential National Level projects that need support from NDIA and other Associations Project Lead the Way Niel Tebbano University of North Carolina Laura Foxx DoD StarBase

Greg Sharp DDR&E Jim Short NSF Arlene De Strulle FIRST Cindy Randall FAS – Immersive Gaming Henry Kelly Words & Numbers Phyllis Hillwig

• 11:30 – 12:00 Legislative Initiatives Susan Lavrakas/ What is happening? Chandra Burnside

What should we be doing?• 12:00 – 1:00 Working Lunch/Organizational Discussion Roundtable/Ed Swallow

Vice President Positions Operational Model Next Meeting (timing/method/location)

• 1:00 Closing Remarks and Action Items Ed Swallow


Introductions

• Name• Organization• Interest/Involvement in STEM Workforce Development

• Please keep to less than 2 minutes per person

There will not be a test later


A New Approach for NDIA


National Security Science and Technology Workforce Division

• Provide a forum for effective interaction between government, industry, academia and the public at large for the strengthening of the national security Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce,

• Overall objectives – Increasing NDIA’s participation in exciting and attracting K-12 students into

STEM careers– Maximizing cooperation between federal departments, agencies and

industry on STEM workforce development initiatives– Supporting the development of integrated polices around the STEM

workforce– Establishing partnerships to collect and disseminate information and

coordinate resources to build a robust STEM workforce of the future.


Workforce Division Board of Directors Division Chairperson

Ed SwallowNorthrop Grumman

Vice PresidentLegislative LiaisonSusan LavrakasBAE Systems

Division Vice-ChairJohn Williams

Booz-Allen Hamilton

Vice PresidentGovernment Liaison

OPEN

Vice PresidentEducational Outreach

OPEN

Board MemberRick Rentz

SCRA

Board MemberPatricia Robertson

Bell Helicopter Textron

Board MemberMichele Toth

Northrop Grumman

Board MemberJonathan GledhillPolicy Navigation

Group

Board Member Martha CogdellRockwell Collins

Board MemberGreg Sharp

Spectrum Group

Board MemberCraig Hansen

Babcock & Wilcox

Board MemberDr. Amy Alving

SAIC

Ex Officio Board Member

Ed MorrisLockheed Martin

Board MemberRalph Young

FN Manufacturing


Dave VeselySAIC

Board MemberPeter LarsonBoeing Corp

Division DirectorMike Dauth

NDIA

Vice PresidentProgram Planning

Sharon ClarkAerojet

Support StaffChandra Burnside

NDIA

Support StaffMeredith Kyttle

NDIA


Focus Areas for the NSSTWD

• Focus Area / Objective 1: Gather industry support for activities and initiatives that excite and attract young people (K-12) in pursuing STEM careers in the national security industry.

• Focus Area / Objective 2: Provide industry wide support to government STEM initiatives, such as the Interagency Aerospace Workforce Revitalization Task Force, the DSB Study on Nuclear Deterrence Skills Task Force and the Department of Energy led National Security Community Workforce “Stoplight” project.

• Focus Area / Objective 3: Produce a Defense Industrial Base Workforce Workshop by the end of calendar year 2007

• Focus Area / Objective 4: Engage and support the US Congress STEM caucus in evaluating and supporting legislation to improve STEM education and workforce development


Potential NDIA Initiatives

• Option 1: National STEM Career Day– Synopsis: Most high schools in the US hold some form of Career Day. NDIA can

mobilize large numbers of volunteers, armed with “bullet point” background papers and other presentation material, focused on National Security Careers with an emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

– Costs: Low – Development and Distribution of presentation materials, advertising, mobilization through chapters, divisions and National Defense Magazine, national coordinator to target high schools not yet visited.

– Means to offset costs: in-kind donations and sponsorships by member companies

• Option 2: Academic Olympics– Synopsis: Leverage Botball, FIRST Robotics, Team America Rocketry Challenge

and add other events into a national competition. Would have to team with several other associations, primary “verticals” (IEEE, ASME, AIAA, AIA) to sponsor specific events. NDIA would provide link to National Security, engage DOD, DOE and others to provide high level visibility and government sponsorship.

– Costs: High – probably a full time dedicated organizing group with large volunteer force.

– Means to offset costs: government seed investment, separate endowment possible. Entry fees, sponsorships, potential partnership with TV (Discovery Channel?)


Potential NDIA Initiatives (Cont’d)

• Option 3: Expand on Discover E program– Synopsis: Discover E is an Engineering curriculum that is developed and distributed for

presentation by volunteers during “National Engineers Week” (last week in February). It si focused primarily on engineering in the late elementary and early secondary schools and involves an engineer being a “teach for a day.” We could expand to all STEM disciplines and create “National Security Career Week” and provide a broader curriculum and mobilize volunteers to teach.

– Costs: Medium – expanded curriculum development, national coordination, program materials– Means to offset costs: sponsorship opportunities, advertising in materials, leverage “vertical”

associations to develop curricula.

• Option 4: Promote Project Lead The Way and/or US FIRST– Synopsis: Project Lead the Way is focused on developing and sponsoring well qualified

Science and Math teachers in the late elementary and middle schools. They have a fully developed curriculum and are now in 1500 schools, with a goal of 5,000 by2010. NDIA could simply endorse the program, sponsor several schools, promote sponsorship among member companies, provide financial support to PLTW headquarters, provide PLTW exposure in National Defense Magazine or any combination thereof.

– Costs: none to substantial– Means to offset costs: corporate sponsorships and donations. Costs only incurred above

NDIA National Commitment level after sponsor/donation identified.

• Many More – Do you have any ideas?


Conceptual Framework For STEM Discussions

Focusing on Specific Phases Clarifies Objectives

Time

ElementarySchool

GraduateSchool

Under-graduate

High SchoolMiddleSchool

Government andIndustry Employment

Excite

Attract

Educate and Assist

Train

Recruit

STEM Initiatives

Continually Monitor and Assess

Build a Foundation

Retain

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Conceptual Framework For STEM Discussions

Targeting Initiatives at Phases and Objectives

Time

ElementarySchool

GraduateSchool

Under-graduate

High SchoolMiddleSchool

Government andIndustry Employment

Excite

Attract

Educate and Assist

Train

Recruit

STEM Initiatives

Continually Monitor and Assess

Build a Foundation

Retain

STE

M I

niti

ativ

es

TA

RC

PLTW

SMART

FIR

ST

RO

BO

TIC

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ASEE


How do we compare initiatives?

• Definitions– # Impacted = Individuals whose behavior is changed such that they decide

to pursue a (National Security?) STEM Career– # Influenced = Individuals who consider a behavioral change or take

concrete steps to evaluate a (National Security/) STEM career– # Informed = Individuals who receive additional information regarding

(National Security?) STEM Careers

• Measures of Effectiveness– Impact Rate (# Impacted/#Influenced) = measures how many people

commit to a career once they take the first step due to an initiative– Response Rate (#Influenced/#Informed) = measures how many people

participate in an initiative once they hear about it– Conversion rate (# Impacted/#Informed) = measures how many people

commit to a career as a result of hearing about an initiative

Evaluate initiatives based on relative (H, M, L) vs. absolute MoEs


A Resource Catalog

(How can you get involved?)


Resource Catalog

• Clearinghouse for information regarding initiatives• Way to start information gathering and integration – the first step

in creating a coherent approach to solving a problem• Portal to:

– Opportunities for Students– Opportunities for Teachers– Opportunities for Companies– Opportunities for Educational Institutions– Opportunities for Government Agencies– Opportunities for Concerned Individuals who want to make a difference

• Examples on the following pages


Project Lead The Way

• http://www.pltw.org/index.html• PLTW works with schools to

implement an instructional program to prepare students to be successful in post secondary engineering and engineering technology programs

• 1200 schools currently supported

• Expanding to 5,000• Ways to get involved

– – –


FIRST Robotics

• For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST)

• FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is a unique varsity sport of the mind designed to help high-school-aged young people discover how interesting and rewarding the life of engineers and researchers can be.

• The FIRST Robotics Competition challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a common problem in a six-week timeframe using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules.

• Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in competitions

• What is unique about the FRC program?– It is a sport where the participants play with the pros and learn

from them– Designing and building a robot is a fascinating real-world

professional experience– Competing on stage brings participants as much excitement and

adrenaline rush as conventional varsity tournaments– The game rules are a surprise every year


DoD STARBASE

• http://starbasedod.org/aboutus.php • Exciting 5-day hands-on math, science, &

technology program for 5th graders. • Leading nationwide STEM program with

54 Academies in 33 states, D.C. & Puerto Rico, working with over 900 schools in 200 school districts.

• Introduces students to design engineering.

• Serving 53,000 students per year.• Average cost per student: $293.


Tapping America’s Potential (TAP)


Other Initiatives

• National Center for Technological Literacy

– http://www.mos.org/nctl/index.html– NCTL’s goal is to integrate

engineering as a new discipline in schools nationwide and to inspire the next generation of engineers and innovators.

• ASEE K12 Engineering Center– http://www.engineeringk12.org/ – This Center seeks to gather in one

place the most effective engineering education resources available to the K-12 community.


STEM Workforce Workshop

(How can we make a difference quickly?)


Follow-up to 2004 Workshop

• Last time we had 5 breakout groups– Clearance Processing

• John Williams, Booz Allen Hamilton; Ms. Laura Reiff, Greenburg Traurig, Chair of the Workforce Committee, Northern Virginia Technology Council;

– A Qualitative Perspective of the Industry Workforce Situation

• Tom Gannon, Lockheed Martin; Malcolm Case, The Boeing Company

– Building Capacity In Higher Education in Critical Disciplines

• Dr. W. Ayen, UCCS; Dr. Eva Pell, Penn State University; Dr. Robert Slater, Director National Security Education Programs, NDU

– Best Practices in Attracting, Retaining and Training People

• Mr. Steve Sleigh, IAM; Ms. Marilee Fitzgerald, Office of USD P&R; Tom Stubbins, Vought; Tim Vojtasko, SAIC; Mr. Blanco (Skip) High, Department of Veterans Affairs

– Anticipating Demand and Tracking Supply

• Mr. Michael Pilot, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Mr. Alan Dunham, Northrop Grumman representing NDIA

• Held at Boeing Rosslyn facility – no cost workshop

• Action Items developed and worked– Many were successfully completed!


Workshop Outcome

• Breakout Session Outcomes – Situation Statement– Key Challenges and barriers– Recommended Actions

• Workshop then collated actions and coordinated throughout government

• Actions followed by some, in some we got lucky, some were ignored

– Biggest win was logical foundation and legislative support for funding (and bumping PBR) for SMART and NDEP


What do we want to do this time?

• A call to action• Opportunity to showcase opportunities to get involved• Connect initiatives with supporters and volunteers• Find funding for promising activities• Build a coalition for legislative action• Create/support/expand a national program into a showcase

• All the above?????


Organizational Discussion


Workforce Division Board of Directors Division Chairperson

Ed SwallowNorthrop Grumman

Vice PresidentLegislative LiaisonSusan LavrakasBAE Systems

Division Vice-ChairJohn Williams

Booz-Allen Hamilton

Vice PresidentGovernment Liaison

OPEN

Vice PresidentEducational Outreach

OPEN

Board MemberRick Rentz

SCRA

Board MemberPatricia Robertson

Bell Helicopter Textron

Board MemberMichele Toth

Northrop Grumman

Board MemberJonathan GledhillPolicy Navigation

Group

Board Member Martha CogdellRockwell Collins

Board MemberGreg Sharp

Spectrum Group

Board MemberCraig Hansen

Babcock & Wilcox

Board MemberDr. Amy Alving

SAIC


Ed MorrisLockheed Martin

Board MemberRalph Young

FN Manufacturing


Dave VeselySAIC

Board MemberPeter LarsonBoeing Corp

Division DirectorMike Dauth

NDIA

Vice PresidentProgram Planning

Sharon ClarkAerojet

Support StaffChandra Burnside

NDIA

Support StaffMeredith Kyttle

NDIA


Operating Model

• How often face to face –Propose Quarterly– Agenda Items

• New initiatives• Working sessions• Resource Catalog development• Detailed workshop planning

• How often Telecon – propose monthly– Division business– Committee reports

• Do we need any standing committees?– Publicity– Resource catalog– Workshop

• Working with NDIA National– Rules of engagement

• Capitol Hill• Public Speaking• Division versus national objectives


Action items


Conclusions

• Welcome to the NDIA National Security Science and Technology Workforce Division!

• We are planning some exciting activities– This is about action

• Help get people excited and involved

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