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Staff Contact:
May 16, 2017
Mayor and City Council
Kevin Crawford, City Manager
Christie Marcella, Economic Development Manager
christie.marcella@carlsbadca.gov or 760-602-2732
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Subject: Receive an Update on the MiraCosta Technology Career Institute
Recommended Action
Receive a presentation on the MiraCosta Technology Career Center and their support for
Carlsbad and North County's business community.
Executive Summary
One of the goals of the city's economic development program is to leverage partnerships that
will support the needs of a growing business community and assisting business growth with a
focus on talent development and attraction. One of City Council's goals is to provide lifelong
learning opportunities to our residents and businesses alike. This presentation will be delivered
by the staff at MiraCosta's Technology Career Institute, highlighting the programs they offer and
businesses they serve so the community is aware of this regional asset in our city.
Discussion
In July 2014, the City of Carlsbad entered into a 5-year lease agreement with MiraCosta
Community Services and Business Development to open a Technology Career Institute (TCI) for
the city-owned property at 2075 Las Palmas Drive within the city's business and research center.
The facility mostly houses work skills programs including Engineering Technician and Machinist
Technology programs, skill sets that are valuable to Carlsbad's high tech manufacturing
companies. In addition, their homeland & international security programs provide skills to many
active duty and military veterans which can be transitioned back to their military units or to
private sector jobs. The initial lease with the city was based on a grant through the Trade
· Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) program. The
program outlined in the grant became the benchmarks of their lease and MiraCosta has hit their
goals 9 months earlier than expected.
Highlights for the 2016 calendar year include:
• Over one thousand students enrolled in work skill programs
• 96% completion rate within advanced manufacturing and engineering programs, 64%
reported employment rate for those completing programs
• 21% of TCI graduates work in Carlsbad and 70% live in North County (including Carlsbad)
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• Carlsbad companies like Zimmer Biomet, Let's Go Robotics and Nordson Asymtek employ
graduates
• Executed company-specific training for Carlsbad companies like ViaSat, Forecast 3D and
SMAC
Since then, MiraCosta Community Services and Business Development has received another
significant grant through the America's Promise program. This grant will allow them to add
programs relevant to our key industry clusters like blue technology, add nine new homeland &
international security programs to assist in skills development for our armed forces and veterans,
and grow their welding program, a skill set in demand by Carlsbad and lnnovate78's
manufacturing industries.
Fiscal Analysis
None.
Next Steps ·
Staff will continue to work with its business partners in identifying opportunities for expansion
or areas where the city can be of future assistance.
Environmental Evaluation (CEQA)
Pursuant to Public Resources code Section 21065, this action does not constitute a "project"
within the meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in
the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and
therefore does not require environmental review.
Public Notification
Staff report is made available at least 72 hours prior to the posting of the city council meeting
agenda.
Exhibits
1. MiraCosta Technology Career Institute 2016 Annual Report
2. MiraCosta Technology Career Institute Benchmark Statistics
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2016 Highlights
TECHNOLOGY CAREER INSTITUTE
• Over one thousand students enrolled in our work skill programs
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• 96% completion rate within our advanced manufacturing and engineering programs,
64% whom report to us that they have received employment
• 21 % of our graduates work in Carlsbad and 70% live in North County (including
Carlsbad)
o Companies like Zimmer Biomet, Let's Go Robotics and Nordson Asymtek employ
our graduates
• Execute company-specific training with Carlsbad companies like ViaSat, Forecast 30
and SMAC
• TCI is often employers' first stop for technician openings, sometimes even prior to
opening positions to the public
• Homeland security program students, often veterans, are being hired by agencies like
the FBI, DEA and local law enforcement agencies
Background
TCI moved into the Las Palmas facility in March of 2015. Although we offered classes
immediately, it took us another half year to completely move in, investing $800,000 worth of
improvements to the facility. In Fall 2015, we were able to grow new programs and apply for
additional funding .
Staying Responsive to the Market
Over the past year, we have slowly increased our Engineering Technician cohort size. The
machinist program, unfortunately, struggled getting more than 5 - 7 students each class. To
offset the concern about decreasing unemployment rates, we did three things:
1. Added a number of shorter night and weekend classes
2. Increased our marketing and outreach, including attending many college and career fairs
to recruit directly from high schools
3. Applied for a number of grants to help offset costs and lower tuitions
In addition, we planned, developed and launched approximately 20 condensed courses that
were designed to provide introductory or intermediate skills to new or incumbent workers. Two
of our more successful programs were Electronic Assembly and Welding. Electronic Assembly
was a collaborative effort between MiraCosta College, VANC, and ViaSat. ViaSat has
provided two instructors and created the coursework for the program. This past fall, we had a
full class and plan to continue offering it every semester to help meet the needs of our local
industry. Due to the demand from industry, we received multiple funding allotments to help pay
for upgrading the facility, equipment, supplies, instructor salaries, and lowering tuition costs.
Our homeland security courses attract people from all over the country. As such, this program
not only helps sustain our department when there are economic downturns, or when other
programs are under-enrolled, but also brings revenue to the area. We have between 8-40
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students every cohort (6 cohorts a year) who typically attend on average, 37 days. Many
students fly in to attend the course and stay at local hotels in Carlsbad, eat at local restaurants,
and shop at local stores. In addition, we use the Carlsbad Safety Center, Iron Sights, and the
Escondido Police Department facility. MiraCosta spends thousands of dollars a year at Lowe's,
Costco, and other local stores to purchase supplies and equipment for this program.
Outreach & Partnerships
Throughout 2016, we held a number of outreach events at TCI and also went out into the
community to market our programs, including: ·
• Tours of the facility for schools and other educational partners
• Nearly a dozen presentations & visits to schools and partners -exposing our programs
regionally
• More than a dozen demo days and career fairs
• Friday open house tours for prospective students
Specific events that highlight outreach to groups and our military community include:
• Murray High School ASSETS STEM Project with Engineering Tech students
• Class offered for local students ages 11-14 Baxter Robotics competition. 15 students
attended
• Diegueno Country School Tech Fair K-6 with 300+ attendees including parents
• Vista USO STEM Fest
• Trade Tech's College & Career Day
• Military Spouse Hiring Fair on Camp Pendleton
• Class offered at TCI for local students with a dozen students ages 11-14
• Young Adult Job Fair at Camp Pendleton
• East County EDC MFG Day Event
• Blue Tech Symposium with 60 Middle schoolers
Linda Kurokawa has been working with a governmental affairs office and a dozen colleges
around the country to forward a bill to the Senate and Congress creating Centers of
Excellence in Manufacturing. TCI is expected to receive that designation in the summer of
2017. Linda flew to Washington DC twice; once to promote the bill and meet with various State
Departments including: Labor, Education, Energy, Commerce, Defense, and on another
occasion for a Department of Labor grant meeting.
In addition to outreach throughout the community, TCI held the following events, forging
partnerships with regional resources in the manufacturing space:
• MiraCosta College Foundation Board Meeting
• Advisory Board Meeting for our Machining and Engineering Technician programs
• National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA) has held a chapter meeting
• Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting
• 2 Staffing Agency Hiring events for our core program students
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December 2016 Engineering Technician graduation pictures.
Some industry and organizations that have attended our events include:
• 5th Axis • Pacific CNC
• Assure Controls • PEAK Technical
• AutomationGT • Silvergate Bank
• Beckhoff • SMAC
• C&H Machine • Southwest Greene
• CEA-Corp • Taylor Machine Service
• Champion Risk • TE Connectivity
• DSN Life Sciences • Techfounder Consulting
• Fluid Components • ThermCor
• Genetech • Trade Tech High
• HME • T-Squared Professional Engineers
• HTS Labs • Verisurf
• Hunter Industries • Veterans 360
• Johnson Mathey • ViaSat
• K-Tech • VIP
• Machine Tek • Wounded Warrior Homes
• Manpower • Zimmer Dental
• Maritime Alliance • ZRG LLC
• Omron
Year in Review
In addition to the information highlighted at the beginning of the report, program statistics from
January 1, 2016-December 31, 2016 include: '
• Nearly 100 of those enrolled in our work skill programs live in Carlsbad
• 301 students were enrolled within our advanced manufacturing and engineering
programs, 16% of which live in Carlsbad (80% live in North County, including Carlsbad)
• 830 Certificates of Accomplishment awarded
• 52 OSHA-10 Certifications issued
• 4 7 National Career Readiness Certificates issued
• Approximately 185 First-Aid/CPR and TCCC certificates issued within the High Risk
Medic course
• 31 students received IS-100, 200, and 700 FEMA certifications within the CAPS course
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We performed contract training with the following companies/organizations (some training done
at TCI, some done on their site):
o Camp Pendleton o Johnson Matthey
o Promptlink Communications o West Development
o Artemis o Forecast 30
o ViaSat o Del Mar Fairgrounds
o Means Engineering o SMAC
o Pacific Point Services o Advanced Diabetes Supply
o Cliniqa o Kendal Floral
o KRC Rock o Jif-Pak
Carlsbad companies that employ our graduates (from all work skill programs):
• 24 Hour Fitness • Nordson Asymtek
• Aethercomm • Pacific CNC
• Callaway Golf • Pro Spot International
• Carlsbad Manufacturing Corp • R&3D Engineering
• Datron • Retail Inkjet
• Dynamic Sound Systems • Sheraton
• Genmark Diagnostics • SMAC
• Gunther Guns • Spectrum Assembly
• Hoehn • Spinal Elements
• Industrial Strength Corp • Sun Power
• Let's Go Robotics • Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Life Technologies • Turbo International
• MachineTek • ViaSat Inc
• Means Engineering • Zimmer Biomet
• MiraCosta College • Veridiam
Engineering Technician Core Program:
• 25 students
• 96% retention rate
• 76% employment rate
• 2 students entered our current Machinist course, and 1 is attending school for additional
training elsewhere
Machinist Technology Core Program:
• 22 students
• 86% retention rate
• 74% employment rate
North County companies that employ our machining and engineering technician students
include:
• Accutek
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Advanced Machining & Tooling
Barrel Service
C&H Machine
CEA Corp
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DG Lights
Duffy Machine
Fluid Components
HM Electronics
HRE Performance Wheels
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• Hunter Industries • R&F Products
• Hyatt Die Cast & Engineering • Southwest Greene International
• Legacy Machining • TE Connectivity
• Lisi Medical • Turbine Aviation
• Manzke Machine • Veridiam
• Marburg Industries • VIP
• McCain Mfg • Weld pro
• Meziere Enterprises • Zest Anchor
• Nordson Asymtek • ZZZ Custom Works
• Price Products
Career Assistance
TCI funds a Work Skills Navigator to help students plan their careers and find gainful
employment. Within a 2-week timeframe in late August 2016, our Work Skills Navigator received
over 25 emails and calls about different job openings for technicians. During that same time, he
received about a dozen inquiries for machinist positions from companies like:
• Barrel Service • Olivenhain Municipal Water District
• BioSurplus • Orbital-ATK
• GenMark Diagnostics • Price Products
• HM Electronics • SMAC
• LPS Computer • Solatube
• NEO Technology • ViaSat
Frequently, the request would indicate that we were their first request, prior to opening up the
job to the public.
Programs
Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Incumbent Courses:
• 3D Design (MCC Employees)= 18 students
• AutoCAD for Manufacturing = 8 students
• Basic Electronics = 23 students
• Blueprint Reading = 35 students
• CNC Operation = 15 students
• CNC Programming = 38 students
• Electronic Assembly= 14 students
• Intro to Electro mechanics= 12 students
• LEAN Manufacturing = 42 students
• MATLAB = 4 students
• OSHA-30 = 7 students
• PLC Programming = 20 students
• Soldering Basics = 5 students
• SolidWorks = 60 students
• Solar Photovoltaic Associate (offsite) = 21 students
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• Welding (offsite) = 36 students
Homeland Security Programs
We currently have four intensive homeland security programs. These courses provide a series
of tactical training for veterans, active duty, law enforcement and civilian security specialists,
and have received state and national awards. Our classes range in size, but most recently have
been hitting classroom capacity (28) at our TCI location. For these programs we are often
renting out other facilities, which has driven up the cost of the courses. Multiple film and news
crews came to videotape the homeland security program while at the Carlsbad Safety Center.
Here is a link to one of the stories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeHXHtzWvwU
The courses include:
• Certified AT/FP Specialist (CAPS)= 31 students
• Corporate & Celebrity Protection= 142 students
• High Risk Medic = 185 students
• High Threat Protection Specialist = 130 students
Statistics for the Veterans' Association on Homeland Security Programs:
• One of our students was working as a guard at TE Connectivity for about 6 months
before moving out of state.
• One of our students is hired by Allied Universal Protection Services to work a contract at
General Atomics.
• One of our students was hired by the DEA as a Special Agent. He is now making
approximately $90,000/year.
• One of our students was hired by the DOD/Midwest Counterdrug Training Center. His
title is Tactical Medicine, Course Manager/NCOIC. He is making approximately
$69,000/year with benefits.
• One of our students was hired by the FBI as a Special Agent.
• A large proportion of our students are hired by Aegis/Garda World. One student is a PSS
Emergency Response Team member earning $441/day.
• We also have a handful of students who are getting hired by local law enforcement such
as the City of San Diego, the City of Escondido, the South Pasadena PD, and the
Pauma Tribal Police.
• We have a lot of students who are working overseas contracts, some who are still in the
military, and a couple dozen who have decided to continue their education in areas like
Criminal Justice, EMT, etc.
Student Comments:
"Without question Mira Costa offers some of the best PSD and Medical training in the nation.
HTPS and TCCC have set me up for success in the WPS program and other avenues that I
never thought possible. The level of training and expertise received is on par if not beyond
the finest LE/Govt training available. For anyone interested in high risk security their first
stop should be Mira Costa."
**
"I took the pipeline course starting in January 2016. After graduation I returned to a position
that I held prior to the course as an Instructor I Trainer for the US Army Caisson Platoon.
This is where I am currently employed. I am making approximately $66,000 per year. Two
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days after I graduated, an acquaintance of mine from the Federal Air Marshals contacted
me after finding out that I was taking the course to recruit me into their ranks. It didn't work
for me at the time to accept the position but I now have applied and am scheduled to test
and interview for the Air Marshals. I feel that the instructors were highly qualified and more
than knowledgeable in every facet having to do with High Threat and Corporate! Celebrity
protection and was honored to learn from such experts and professionals. I attribute my
graduation of this course to what made me an attractive candidate for a highly
competitive and prestigious position within Federal Law Enforcement. "
**
"/ am employed with a Private Security Contracting firm called T1 SMG as a Team leader. I
make anywhere from $20-$30 an hour or $300-$600 a day. I believe the course was very
important for me to attend. It gives me an edge on everyone else. I am usually one of the
first to select a contract before anyone else especially if it has to do with surveillance. One
day we'll be doing basic security at a concert and the next we'll be protecting a Saudi
Prince. There was purpose to everything we did in the HTPS Course, it wasn't
someone just saying, "do this do that." We learned little important details that make
sense like, how to dress, when to talk, how to react to certain scenarios. My favorite part is
how we learned not only how to react in high stress situations, but what happens to our
bodies physiologically. Also how to correct ourselves in the situations. It's very important to
know what happens to our bodies during these high stress situations because we can now
take over and train or bodies how to think more clearly and not freeze up or do the wrong
thing and act quick. By the end of the course I knew how to control my tunnel vision and
think properly in a high stress situation. All that adrenaline and auditory exclusion, was
controlled at the end. The instructors were very helpful and I couldn't be as good as I am
now without them. As a matter offact I still stay in touch with one of them if I have question
and he's happy to answer them every time."
**
"I've been working for BNSF railroad for the last 4 years. I'm a locomotive engineer. I avg
115k-125k a year. I was offered a few jobs in private security when I was looking after
training. But I didn't take them after I was offered this job." When I asked if he is going into
security in the future, his response was ... ''That school did help me get the job. Safety and
security of federal railroads is very important to the company. During the interview they
asked about that course. And what I thought I could contribute to the security of the
railroad."
In addition to the four classes we are currently offering, we will be adding up to nine additional
classes in topics like International Security Advisor, Crisis Management Negotiator, Surveillance
Detection/Counter Surveillance, and Air Travel Threat Mitigation. We are already one of three
GI Bill approved security programs of this caliber in the US. By offering these additional
courses, we would be the premier training facility in the country. These courses would require
us to find additional space.
We partner with the SBDC to utilize their employees to offer trainings, such as Leadership
Academy, communication workshops for our core programs, and to talk with the security
students about starting their own business.
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Success Stories
Joseph: Seeing the Work You Make
Joseph has a background in IT. He wanted to
do something where he would see the work he
was doing. So for a short-time he worked in low
voltage (alarms and cameras), but the market
was limited for the installer. After hearing about
machining, he decided to take our Machinist
Technology program. He continued to take
additional courses at both Palomar and
MiraCosta to gain more skills to move forward
in the world of manufacturing. Since graduating
a few years ago, he has taken additional
CAD/CAM courses, including our CNC
Programming courses at TCI. He now works at
WeldT ec as a draftsman and designer. "Within
three months of starting my new position as a draftsman, my boss had concepts he wanted for
new part designs. I took what he was looking for and created a full set of parts that are currently
being put into production. To take an idea and see it brought out into reality was something
that I have been looking forward to since I began machining and through my education.
One day, I hope to be a full engineer that can take these skills I am learning every day and
apply them further." In August 2015, Joseph attended the NTMA Regional Conference with
staff. He sat on a panel with me to discuss education and training. By the end, he had multiple
industry members coming up to him, wanting him to work for them.
Matt: From Student to Teacher
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t-j Matt was one of our first Engineering Technician
graduates. He actually had a Bachelor's in 30
design, but wanted a program that offered hands-
on instruction with industry relevance. After
graduation, he was working for an educational ap
company, as well as running an afterschool
robotics club. He is now working at Fallbrook
Union High School full-time, teaching robotics
and engineering. We went to visit him in
November and he was working with his kids on a
robot to participate in a nation-wide contest. Matt
said that he designed his classroom similarly to
the way our Engineering Technician program is laid out since he found such value in the
instruction at TCI.
William: Building on Both Programs
William was an exceptional student in our Machinist program, always going above and beyond
on his projects. From our program, he got a job as a Junior Machinist at Marburg Industries. He
started at $15/hour, and received a $1 raise after just 90 days. William said, "I came into the
class with some knowledge of machining and left with a tremendous amount of knowledge and
much more confidence in my skills and abilities. I really loved the program, Calandra [our
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instructor], my fellow classmates and the new center. I started machining on brass and
aluminum and ended working with stainless steel and titanium. I loved starting with a block or
bar of raw stock and transforming it into something, be it step blocks, an air powered cannon, or
a prototype e-cig atomizer. I have no doubt that the skills I acquired during the class will
stand as a solid foundation for me to grow and thrive in the manufacturing industry."
William and his son at graduation.
Unfortunately, Will got injured on the job. Once it was determined he couldn't return as a
machinist, he decided to enroll into our Engineering Technician program. He started this class in
January 2017. When asked how he likes the class, he said, "I absolutely love it!" Once he's
done, he'd like to be able to take the welding program and become a fabricator.
..
In our January 2016 cohort, we had three
women take our Machining program. Cydney
Gipe and Amanda Fry are both employed by
CEA-Corp in Oceanside. Their boss came to us,
wanting to enroll both ladies into our Machinist
program after successfully training another
employee of his in the previous class. Cydney
excelled in the class, earning the highest marks
and was awarded the "Distinguished
Achievement in Academia" award at graduation.
Cydney is currently still working at CEA-Corp .
Amanda also did well in the class, and with her Cydney & Amanda are the two on the right. employers support, immediately enrolled in our
Engineering Technician program (graduated August 2016). She is also working at CEA-Corp at
$20/hour. Although Amanda primarily works in the office handling accounting, she works in the
shop as needed. She told us , "The machinist class was very valuable to me, because it
helps me understand everything about the company on a deeper level and now I can be
more versatile. It works in the company's benefit that I can step out of the office and work on a
machine when demand is high. That way, they do not have to hire or train new employees for
temporary work." Brenda, not included in this picture, was the first employee from CEA-Corp to
take our Machinist program in the fall of 2015. She also completed the Engineering Technician
program, graduating this past December.
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New Opportunities: Department of Labor Promise Grant
In November 2016, our department was awarded the Department of Labor (DOL) America's
Promise grant. Of the $6 million dollars awarded, a little over half will be issued to
MiraCosta. The remaining will be distributed to our consortium members: Grossmont College,
Cuyamaca College, Chaffey College lnTech Center, SD Maritime Alliance, San Diego EDC, SD
East County EDC, and SD North County EDC.
The money awarded to the colleges allows them to provide tuition-free, accessible
training to low-skilled and indigenous populations in blue tech, aerospace, engineering,
advanced manufacturing, and IT industries. Populations served will include: Veterans, recent
high school and alternative high school graduates, non-traditional learners, ex-offenders, Native
Americans, incumbent workers, unemployed and underemployed.
With the new DOL America's Promise grant, we are offering all advanced manufacturing and
engineering courses tuition free (with a small administrative fee). This means that our class
numbers are significantly higher than they have been, with no space for expansion (either
students or more equipment). Due to our space limitation, we can only offer a limited number of
courses and hours in Basic Electronics, Introduction to Electro mechanics, and Electronic
Assembly.
Per the America's Promise grant proposal, we intend to create new programs and offer:
• Biomedical Equipment Technician program
• Robotics certificate
• Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Operator certificate
• More quality control coursework
• Craft Brewing Technician program
• Marine Engineering Technician courses including the purchase of a salt-water tank
Moving Forward
In addition to the America's Promise Grant that was awarded in November 2016, we were also
the recipients of:
• Nordson monetary donation
• San Diego Women's Fund Grant
• Managed Career Pipeline Grant through the AMP SoCal partnership
• Transitional Youth Academy Grant through Interfaith & WIB
• Able-Disabled Apprenticeship Grant (we have submitted and received approval for a
Machine Operator apprenticeship through CA and the DOL. We have submitted an
additional five apprenticeships through both organizations and are waiting for approval)
• We have accepted multiple donations from companies (CEA-Corp, Rigaku, GoPro, etc.,
totaling thousands of dollars' worth of supplies and equipment
MiraCosta TCI is constantly looking for partnership and funding opportunities to offer affordable
programs that are relevant to industry and help students gain skills that will result in career and
often life changes. We welcome the opportunity to continue to explore whether our partnership
with the City of Carlsbad can expand to offer the coursework funded by the DOL Promise Grant.
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Criteria
New students
Incumbent workers
Total enrolled
Total graduated
MiraCosta College TCI Benchmark Statistics
During TAACCCT 3 Grant period (2015 -2017)
Lease Target
March 2015 -Sept. 2017
550
225
695
627
Nationally approved work skills certificates 270
Employed graduates 446
Graduates employed in Carlsbad 75
Carlsbad residents not specified
North county residents not specified
EXHIBIT 2
Actuals To Date
March 2015 -Dec. 2016
1,129
301
1,430
830
315
531
112
100
70%
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TCI Project Timeline
•MiraCosta College awarded 2.75 million DOL grant to
offer accelerated work skills trainingOct. 2013
•Initial Discussions with City of Carlsbad EDC office
regarding vacant building usageOct. 2013
•Planning meetings to move forward with Las Palmas
rentalJan 2014
•CUP Process beginsMar. 2014
•Carlsbad City Council Approves use of Las Palmas
facility to create TCI –Lease approvedJuly 2014
•Repairs and Modification of Las Palmas facility
completed
Oct 2014 –
Mar. 2015
•TCI OPEN FOR BUSINESS!! Classes begin.March 2015
What’s Currently at TCI?
•Certificate Training Programs:
o CNC Operation
o Electronic Assembly
o Engineering Technician
o Machinist Technology
o 20+ Employee Training Courses
o Phlebotomy Technician
o Homeland & International Security
o Programs
•Contract Training:
Camp Pendleton, Tri-City Hospital, Promplink Communications, Artemis, ViaSat, Means Engineering, Pacific
Point Services, Cliniqa, KRC Rock, Johson Matthey, West Development, Forecast 3D, Del Mar Fairgrounds,
SMAC, Advanced Diabetes Supply, Kendal Floral, Jif-Pak, and more!
•Other:
o Small Business Development Center &
Veteran Business Outreach Center
o Aviation Ground School Courses
o HR Certificate Program
o Leadership Academy
o Enrichment Courses
o STEM Programs for Kids
o Multiple Events & Meetings
o Assure Controls
Unique Stories
Supporting Industry
o ViaSat
o CEA-Corp
Changing Lives
o Matt Mills, High Threat Protection
o Eugenia Fernandes, Engineering Technician
Changing Perceptions
o Our part in Manufacturing Day
o Upcoming job profile videos
Career Pathways for Engineering Tech & Advanced
Manufacturing
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Other North County Employers:
Accutek
C&H Machine
CEA-Corp
HM Electronics
HRE Performance Wheels
Hunter Industries
Lisi Medical
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Southwest Greene
TE Connectivity
Veridiam
Weldpro
Salary Range: $13-28/hour
Carlsbad Employers:
AlphaTech Spine
Callaway Golf
Form Factor
Means Engineering
Nordson Asymtek
ViaSat
Zimmer Dental
New Homeland & International Security Courses
Plus: Air Travel Threat Mitigation, Designated Defensive Marksman, Lone Protector Training, Remote Security
Operations, Surveillance Detection/Counter Surveillance
Security Driving
Crisis NegotiatorInt’l Security Advisor
Advanced Protection
Career Pathways for High Risk Security
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Private Security & Government Agencies:
ACADEMI
Aegis
American Asset Protection
Close Range International
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Defense
G4S
Gavin De Becker
Pinkerton
SISS
Six Maritime
SOC
Sterling Global WPS
Triple Canopy
US Marshalls
Working in various fields:
•Business Owners
•Celebrity Protection
•Corporate Executive Protection
•Federal Law Enforcement
•High Risk Facility Security
•High Threat Protection DoS
•High Threat Protection DoD
•Instructors
•LE SWAT
•Local & State Law Enforcement
•Protection Medics
Salary Range: $50,000-180,000/year
America’s Promise Grant
A Department of Labor competitive grant
Awarded January 1st, 2017 –four year grant
Amount: 6 million dollars
Purpose: Provide tuition free work skills training
MiraCosta’s TCI Lead Institution –Consortium Grant
Grossmont College
Cuyamaca College
Chaffey College
The Maritime Alliance
America’s Promise Grant
New programs to be developed at TCI under this grant:
Biomedical Equipment Repair Technician
Quality Control Technician
ROV/UAV/Drone Operator
Maritime Engineering Technician
Craft Brewing Technician
What Else is Coming?
•As Part of the Grant:
o Career Readiness Bootcamp
o Quality Control Technician
o Robotics
o More Apprenticeships
o More Internships
•Other:
o Advanced EMT
o Environmental Industrial
Technician
o Arts and Multimedia Equipment
Technician
o Pre-Policy Academy Training
o Scuba Dive Instructor Program
Next Steps
Continue programs, partnerships and outreach
Increase visibility of Small Business Development
Center & Veterans Business Outreach Center at TCI
Support regional efforts
Innovate 78 Higher Education Event in July
Manufacturing Day in October