MITEC Seminars at IBEX 2010

Session 110

Marine Training from a Shipbuilding Perspective

Work-force development programs and training resources are now being established for the recreational boat building-and-repair industry. Among shipbuilders, though, job descriptions, career ladders, skill sets, and other benchmarks of successful training and work-force development have long been in place. What can we learn from the shipbuilding industry about growing our work force and creating an atmosphere of career and industry awareness? Join us to discuss the differences and similarities in how our two industries approach the task of recruiting, training, and sustaining a competitive labor base.

Speakers: Rich Difede (Gold Coast Yachts); Byron Dunn (Gulf States Shipbuilders Consortium)

Session 210

Work-Force Development 2010

The marine industry’s work force is built around a huge variety of skills and trades. How do you find and retain the best laminators, painters, mechanics, welders, carpenters, technicians, and managers for your operation? Here, we’ll discuss proven methods and resources for designing and implementing a work-force building plan to provide you with the career-oriented, skilled people you need. To help you keep your incumbent workers with you, we’ll look at new trends and innovative programs, including on-site training, diversification of activities, and community interaction. Finally, since economics are key to any work-force development program, we’ll share some ways to mitigate the costs of developing a core group of skilled, ready, and available employees.

Speakers: Rich Difede (Gold Coast Yachts); Steve Kitchin (New England Institute of Technology)

Session 310

Connections: Marine Educators and the Marine Industry

When the economy started to crash, a number of people blamed not just business and financial managers, but the way they’d been taught. “Business schools have to change,” they said. Well, if business schools have to change, what about marine-industry schools? We have a different world now, too, and employers may not be looking for the same skills and attitudes they did a decade ago. In this seminar, you’ll discover how marine technology education stays connected to the industry as a whole. We’ll also look at how technology and the marketplace influence our schools as they prepare their students to work effectively in today’s boatyards, boat plants, and service centers. Our panel of educators welcomes your questions and comments on this topic.

Speakers: Ann Avary (Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology); Clark Poston (International Yacht Restoration School); Roger Hellyar-Brook (The Landing School)

To register, go to http://ibexshow.com/attendee-registration.php

MITEC PreConference at IBEX 2010

MITEC (Marine Industry Training & Education Council)
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. ($35)
PC3 Innovation Technology for Trainers

Not that long ago, the marine industry was just starting to explore the universe of the Internet. Now, we all have websites, and many of us have blogs, Facebook pages, and even Twitter accounts. Our new generation of workers expects communication and information to be instant. Tools such as podcasts, webinars, social networking, smart phones, netbooks, iPads, and more may be your key to training new workers in the 21st century. In this half-day workshop, you’ll learn how to employ new technology effectively—and economically—in your training program, whether in a classroom or in the shop.

Agenda

1:00 – Welcome / Intros – Steve Kitchen

1:15 – Emerging Technology for Trainers (overview) – BJW

1:30 – Case Study: ABYC’s Adoption of New Training Technologies – Ed Sherman

2:00 – The Shift to Mobile Learning (Smart phones, Blackberries, iPads, and more) – BJW

2:15 – Beyond Blogging (WordPress 3.0, Moodle, Wikis, and other eLearning tools) – BJW

3:00 – Break

3:15 – Audio (Internet Radio and Pod Casting) – Ann Avary

3:30 – Effective Online/Offline Presentations (PowerPoint, VoiceThread, Prezi) – BJW

3:45 – Video Made Simple (YouTube, Vimeo, Animoto, TokBox, EyeJot, and other tools) – BJW

4:00 – OPEN DISCUSSION – David Veech — What barriers do you see for using some of these new technologies? What are your most pressing concerns are where the rubber meets the road? HOw do you manage to serve your clientele, and what are your clientele asking for that you are not able to deliver. How can MITEC help you fight those battles?

5:00 – Conclusion

To register, go to http://ibexshow.com/attendee-registration.php

MITEC at IBEX 2008

Council Members Staff the MITEC Booth at IBEX 2008

MITEC’s Projects

Current & Upcoming Projects

• Career-awareness web site promoting the marine trades, as well as workforce development information
• Catalog of marine industry technical training programs, primarily for the U.S. and Canada.
• Industry-wide technical skills analysis
• COMITT (Conference on Marine Industry Technical Training)
• Industry-wide needs analysis

Long-term Projects

• Exploration of establishing an accreditation program, as well as a workforce certification program
• Implement Learning Management System
• Scholarship programs

MITEC’s Mission

The mission of the Marine Industry Training & Education Council (MITEC) is to facilitate the development and sustained availability of a technically skilled and proficient workforce for the marine industry through education, training and professional development.

The supporting mission of the Council is to promote public awareness of technical workforce career opportunities in the marine industry. The missions will be realized in part by:

• Producing and disseminating technical workforce public information education and career awareness materials for multiple media outlets.
• Serving as the coordinating entity for those industry and educational organizations desiring to participate in this voluntary, consensus-based program.
• Coordinating, managing and disseminating an annual catalog of all known marine industry technical education and training currently being offered in North America.
• Establishing and managing an internationally recognized technical workforce continuing education and training program that recognizes and awards educational credits to persons participating in the program.
• Establishing, coordinating and maintaining an automated, electronic database management system to provide essential educational record keeping, certificate production and transcripts for technical workforce personnel who volunteer to participate in the program
• Administering the program with the administrative service support of ABYC or any other entity or staff the Council determines best meets its needs.

MITEC’s Core Values

MITEC’s Core Values

Serve Industry Needs
We value and recognize the needs of all groups within the industry we support and strive to provide solutions to address the shortage of workforce technicians for all our constituencies. As we develop solutions it is crucial that we achieve industry support and cooperation. We commit to promoting a sense of pride and professionalism in being a technician and working within the marine industry.

Leadership & Collaboration – Industry and community
We will strive to lead rather than follow and to become a primary “information resource” for the marine industry and our target publics. We will set the example for engagement and sharing amongst ourselves and with other organizations. We are dedicated to relationship building and fostering partnerships essential to our success.

Long-term commitment
We are optimistic and committed by our collective desire to improve and sustain the industry’s workforce. We will be accountable for the established mission, goals and initiatives and we seek to demonstrate through action a measurable impact. This is a sustained long-term commitment.

Transparency, Credibility and Integrity
As a Council, we value honesty and participation and operate within an open and inclusive process. We endeavor to maintain the highest standards of excellence in all we pursue, and build consensus in favor of our decisions. We can and will strive to accomplish our mission.

Dedication to Learning & Knowledge Retention and Application
We operate under the philosophy that there is a need for lifelong learning and understand the importance of retaining core knowledge and skill sets within our industry. We strive to communicate that there is a clear path to career growth that can be attained through education, training, professional development and hard work – not only for industry but also for the community. As a Council, we must also watch, review, analyze, collaborate with and learn from other industries and organizations as part of a continual improvement process.

Proactive & Accurate Communication
We recognize that it is extremely important that the Council communicates to its working committee members and to industry constituents regularly and in a timely and effective manner on several levels. We value the ability to involve stakeholders in our projects and ensure that we will maintain a free and steady flow of information to our internal and external constituencies, while establishing a visible and prominent identity.

MITEC Supporters

The Marine Industry Training & Education Council (MITEC) expresses sincere gratitude to all those individuals and organizations that have made tax-deductible donations to MITEC. We would like to thank and recognize the following for their support of the MITEC mission. They have all played a part in the success of MITEC!

3A Marine, Ed Lofgren
ABYC Foundation
American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC)
ASA Electronics – Jensen Marine Division, Fred Sherrerd
Association of Marine Technicians (AMTECH)
Brunswick Boat Group
Fiberglass Specialties, Charlie Teran
G & G Marina, Larry Goudy
Honda Marine, Paul Sabourin
Marine Survey & Design Co., Jack Hornor
MarineTec Management Company, Pam Lendzion
Massachusetts Marine Trades Association
McDurmon Distributing, Fred Muzer
Mercury Marine, Tom Miller
Milford Boat Works, Nancy Bodick
Moriches Boat & Motor, Conrad Kreuter
National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), Tom Marhevko
New England Institute of Technology (NEIT), Steve Kitchin
New England Marine Trades Association
Northwest Center for Marine Excellence
Ocean-Bay Marine Services, Inc., Ken Weinbrecht
Peter Dahl, Quadrant Marine Institute, Inc.
ProBoat E-Training, Barbara Jean Walsh
Professional Boatbuilder magazine
Society of Marine Surveyors (SAMS)
The Landing School of Boat Building, Design & Systems, Barry Acker
The Landing School of Boat Building, Design & Systems, Roger Hellyar-Brook
Yacht Brokers Association of America (YBAA)
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, James Mills
Yanmar Marine USA, Greg Eck

MITEC Members

The 23 Council members listed below were selected to serve on the MITEC and represent a cross section of education and industry. In addition to these 23 people, MITEC Divisions, Committees and Sub Committees are also made up of representatives from boat manufacturers, boat yards, repair facilities, marinas, community workforce development partnerships, dealers and retailers, education and training institutions, engine and systems manufacturers, independent technicians, surveyors and yacht brokers, who are all dedicated to the MITEC mission.

• Barry Acker, President, The Landing School, Kennebunkport, ME
• Ann Avary, Director of the Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology, Skagit Valley College, Oak Harbor, WA
• John Bernier, Massassoit Community College, Rochester, MA
• Rich Difede, Gold Coast Yachts, St. Croix, USVI
• Joe DeMarco, President, Association of Marine Technicians (AMTECH), Canton, GA
• Greg Eck, Manager for Special Projects, Yanmar Marine USA, Adairsville, GA
• Mike Esposito, President and CEO, Irish Boat Shop, Harbor Springs, MI
• Roger Hellyar-Brook, Systems Program Manager, The Landing School, Kennebunkport, ME
• Jack Horner (NAMS), Principal Surveyor & Senior Designer, Marine Survey & Design, Co., Davidsonville, MD
• Steven H. Kitchin, Vice President, Corporate Education & Training, New England Institute of Technology, Warwick, RI
• Conrad Kreuter, Owner/Operator, Moriches Boat & Motor, East Moriches, NY
• Pam Lendzion, President/CEO, Marine Tec Management Company, St. Augustine, FL
• Ed Lofgren, Owner/Operator, 3A Marine Services, Inc., Hingham, MA
• Rob Manning, Training Director, Quadrant Marine Institute, Inc., Sidney, BC
• Tom Marhevko, Vice President, Engineering Standards, National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), Chicago, IL
• Thomas Miller, Service Training Manager, Mercury Marine, Fond du Lac, WI
• James Mills, National Service Manager, Yamaha Marine Group, Kennesaw, GA
• Ed Sherman, Curriculum Development Administrator & Senior Instructor, American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC), Edgewater, MD
• Fred Sherrerd, Industry Manager, ASA Electronics, Jensen Marine Division, Elkhart, IN
• Todd Taylor, Owner, Principle, Bollard Yachts, LLC, Oxford, MD
• Charles Teran, President/CEO, Fiberglass Specialties, Lake Tahoe, NV
• Barbara Jean Walsh, Education Manager, ProBoat E-Training, Delray Beach, FL
• Kenneth Weinbrecht (SAMS), Principal, Ocean Bay Marine Services, Yaphank, NY