Welding Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College 31-442-1 Technical Diploma 2010-2011 Program Review and 2011 2013 Improvement Plan
CONTENTS Catalog Page... 1 Review Team Membership... 3 Self-Study Summary Report... 7 WTCS QRP Scorecard Analysis Report... 25 2011-2013 Program Improvement Plan... 41
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TEAM MEMBERSHIP 3
Program Name & Number: Welding 31-442-1 Program Academic Dean Garry D. Krause Team Lead(s) Mike Holtorf Team Members John Palmer Dan Wilkinson Gerald Wittkopf Jessica Eccles Brad Fox Josh Benson Julie Gard ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW PROFILE Title/Location Academic Dean Trade and Technical Title/Location Welding Instructor Rice Lake Title/Location Welding Instructor Superior Welding Instructor New Richmond Welding Instructor Ashland Student Service Assistant New Richmond Welding Supervisor Wisconsin Structural Steel Welding Student Rice Lake Communications Instructor Superior Program Information: Capacity (new students admitted/year): 56 Number of Faculty: FT: 4 PT: 1 Statewide Curriculum: Yes? No Number of Technical Studies Courses in each of the following delivery modes: (there may be duplication for courses offered in multiple modes) Classroom: 16 Online: ITV/IP: Blended: 5
SELF-STUDY REPORT 7
Program Name: Welding Academic Dean: Garry Krause SELF-STUDY SUMMARY REPORT Program Information Team Chair: Mike Holtorf Divisional Dean: Mike Boyle Process Used to Complete the Self-Study Meeting format (in-person, IP, conference calls In person group meetings and IP. etc.) Number of meetings 2 live group meetings and 2 IP meetings. How was the self-study handled? (as a group, The information was worked through as a group. assigned to individuals to report back to group, etc.) Additional comments: Summary of Findings As you completed this self study section of the program review, what areas "stand out" in your program? Please explain. What has surprised you? Please explain. List two or three of the items identified through your self-study that you will focus on to make improvements to your program. When/where in your program will you implement these improvements? What methods (direct or indirect) will you use to assess the success of this implementation? Good overall retention. The lack of production workers on the Advisory Committees. This was not noticed until the review. Work with admittance counselors to better ensure potential student s understood what welding was about and that they really want to be in the program. Students will become more proficient/ comfortable converting decimals to fractions. Recruit production workers on to each campus Advisory Committee. Potential new students welding program understanding will be ongoing. Decimals to fractions will occur in blueprint reading course and in partnership with the math instructor. New Advisory Committee members will be recruited in 2012. Direct. 9
What new outcomes or benchmarks do you hope to achieve through these recommended changes? Additional comments: Hope to achieve improved student retention and elevated student math success. 10
SELF-STUDY CATEGORY RESULTS Program and Category Program: Welding Category: WITC Program Statistics PLUSES (Strengths, Best Practices) DELTAS (Areas in Need of Improvements) Overall FTE increased. Statistics reflect only a minimal attrition rate; retention is good. Graduate satisfaction is over 90%. Enrollment cap was reduced on each campus to better fit the lab s capability. Select one PLUS item and explain the root cause: Select one DELTA item and explain the root cause: What items in this category MUST be addressed on our improvement plan? What items in this category MIGHT be addressed on the improvement plan? What items in this category may be considered a BEST PRACTICE OR INNOVATION? All areas need improvement Job placement is reduced due to downturn in the economy. Some students return to work on the family farm and never enter industry. Retention impacted by students who enter for financial aid and leave when they get their money, or find that welding is not for them. Overall FTE increased due to the addition of Ashland s welding program. Retention is fairly good with only one to two students being lost per campus per year. Some students enter the program to get financial aid exit once they get the money. Some students enter the program and leave after they determine they do not like welding. Welding staff must work closer with admittance counselors to make sure potential students have a good understanding of what welding is really like and to ensure that students truly do want to enter the welding profession. Enrollment cap was adjusted to better fit lab space. Team Rating Please indicate by an (X) the team rating of your program on this category. Some areas meet expectations, but most areas need improvement All areas meet expectations few areas need improvement Exemplary all areas exceed expectations use as a model for other programs Additional Comments: (optional) X 11
SELF-STUDY CATEGORY RESULTS Program and Category Program: Welding Category: Curriculum PLUSES (Strengths, Best Practices) DELTAS (Areas in Need of Improvements) Program catalog page is current. Curriculum checklists are accurate. Consistent cross campus content delivery through the use of Hobart curriculum. Select one PLUS item and explain the root cause: Select one DELTA item and explain the root cause: What items in this category MUST be addressed on our improvement plan? Program course outcome summary needs to be reviewed and validated by the welding Advisory Committees. Need to identify courses where each outcome and indicator will be assessed for mastery and summative assessment. All course outcome summaries need to be assessed and updated. Program catalog page is current. The catalog page has been reviewed annually for accuracy. The course outcome summaries are not all current. The welding team has been updating 3-4 of these items on a yearly basis and some have not yet been updated. Program outcomes need to be validated by the program Advisory Committees with minutes reflecting the discussion and validation Spring 2011. If catalog changes necessary they must be submitted no later than October 15, 2011. Identify courses where each outcome and indicator will be assessed for mastery and summative assessment. 2011-2012. All course outcomes will be assessed and updated Fall 2011. What items in this category MIGHT be addressed on the improvement plan? What items in this Consistent use of Hobart Welding curriculum on all campuses. category may be considered a BEST PRACTICE OR INNOVATION? Team Rating Please indicate by an (X) the team rating of your program on this category. All areas need improvement Some areas meet expectations, but most areas need improvement X All areas meet expectations few areas need improvement Exemplary all areas exceed expectations use as a model for other programs 13
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SELF-STUDY CATEGORY RESULTS Program and Category Program: Welding Category: Assessment of Student Learning PLUSES (Strengths, Best Practices) DELTAS (Areas in Need of Improvements) AWS guides are used to visually and destructively test welds. Written and verbal assessments are used to supplement demonstrated welds. Student oral communications and assessed for setting appropriateness. Team oral reports are given watched for vocabulary, clarity, body language, and listening. Written assignments are reviewed for neatness, spelling, and sentence structure. Reading assignments are given for information gathering purposes. Math is incorporated in blueprint to field measurement conversion projects. Select one PLUS item and explain the root cause: Select one DELTA item and explain the root cause: What items in this category MUST be addressed on our improvement plan? Two program outcomes will be assessed and an outcome summary report will be submitted by May 30, 2012. Collegewide outcomes will be assessed. Workplace Safety and Using Tools and Measuring Devices have been identified as the embedded assignments for the assessment process. Students are challenged converting from decimals to fractions. Develop more self assessment assignments. Math incorporated in blueprint course. Math is needed to convert blueprint measurements into actual sizes on fabrication projects. Students are challenged converting from decimals to fractions. The core program instructors need to work closer with the math instructors to create more class related assignments in this area. Two program outcomes will be assessed by May 30, 2012. Collegewide outcomes will be assessed. Develop more self assessment assignments. What items in this Students being challenged converting from decimals to fractions. category MIGHT be addressed on the improvement plan? What items in this category may be considered a BEST PRACTICE OR INNOVATION? Team Rating Please indicate by an (X) the team rating of your program on this category. 15
All areas need improvement Some areas meet expectations, but most areas need improvement All areas meet expectations few areas need improvement Exemplary all areas exceed expectations use as a model for other programs Additional Comments: (optional) X 16
SELF-STUDY CATEGORY RESULTS Program and Category Program: Welding Category: Advisory Committees PLUSES (Strengths, Best Practices) DELTAS (Areas in Need of Improvements) Membership is revised yearly. Good participation at meetings. Select one PLUS item and explain the root cause: Select one DELTA item and explain the root cause: What items in this category MUST be addressed on our improvement plan? What items in this category MIGHT be addressed on the improvement plan? What items in this category may be considered a BEST PRACTICE OR INNOVATION? Membership is mostly employers, staff, students, vendors, H.S. instructors. Low in production worker membership. Chairs are not instrumental in setting the agenda. Student services are not represented. General Education members are invited and do not attend. Committee needs to validate program outcomes. Membership is revised yearly. Staff reviews membership lists and replaces non-active members. Lack of production worker committee members. It is hard to get production workers to participate in the meetings. Program outcomes need to be validated by the Advisory Committee. Will occur Spring 2011. Membership to the committee will be complemented with the addition of production workers. Core program instructors will recruit a student service representative. Core program instructors will interact more frequently with general education instructors to try and get them to attend the meetings. Reviewing the membership list frequently and replacing non-active members. Team Rating Please indicate by an (X) the team rating of your program on this category. 17
All areas need improvement Some areas meet expectations, but most areas need improvement All areas meet expectations few areas need improvement Exemplary all areas exceed expectations use as a model for other programs Additional Comments: (optional) X 18
SELF-STUDY CATEGORY RESULTS Program and Category Program: Welding Category: Equipment and Facilities PLUSES (Strengths, Best Practices) DELTAS (Areas in Need of Improvements) Equipment is regularly updated. AWS, Miller, and Lincoln is the industry standard. Work with industry for donations. One off site location is offered in Ashland. Equipment upgrade plans are made. Select one PLUS item and explain the root cause: Select one DELTA item and explain the root cause: What items in this category MUST be addressed on our improvement plan? What items in this category MIGHT be addressed on the improvement plan? What items in this category may be considered a BEST PRACTICE OR INNOVATION? All areas need improvement Rice Lake campus needs more lab space. Risk forms are needed. The T & T department budgets annually to upgrade equipment. Rice Lake campus needs more lab space. The need for a larger facility is currently in the planning process. Risk forms need to be developed through the Shell Lake office. Team Rating Please indicate by an (X) the team rating of your program on this category. Some areas meet expectations, but most areas need improvement All areas meet expectations few areas need improvement Exemplary all areas exceed expectations use as a model for other programs Additional Comments: (optional) X 19
SELF-STUDY CATEGORY RESULTS Program and Category Program: Welding Category: Faculty Professional Development PLUSES (Strengths, Best Practices) DELTAS (Areas in Need of Improvements) Staff receives factory training and new learning s are added to the classroom curriculum. ILP s are completed annually. Reviews are discussed with the dean. There are common core textbooks. Some instructors are AWS certified welding inspectors. Select one PLUS item and explain the root cause: Select one DELTA item and explain the root cause: What items in this category MUST be addressed on our improvement plan? What items in this category MIGHT be addressed on the improvement plan? What items in this category may be considered a BEST PRACTICE OR INNOVATION? Not licensed by an outside entity. Common Textbooks. Staff worked on the college initiative to develop a common textbook theme so that students could transfer between campuses without added cost. Staff is not licensed by an outside entity. None. Team Rating Please indicate by an (X) the team rating of your program on this category. All areas need improvement Some areas meet expectations, but most areas need improvement All areas meet expectations few areas need improvement Exemplary all areas exceed expectations use as a model for other programs Additional Comments: (optional) X 21
SELF-STUDY CATEGORY RESULTS Program and Category Program: Welding Category: Collaboration Across The College PLUSES (Strengths, Best Practices) DELTAS (Areas in Need of Improvements) There is collaboration between the core program and general education instructors through informal meetings. Core program instructors reinforce the importance of general education classes with the students. Communications is emphasized in the core program classroom setting. Students in need are referred to counselors. Student affairs are invited to visit the classroom. Mock job interviews are conducted. Select one PLUS item and explain the root cause: Select one DELTA item and explain the root cause: What items in this category MUST be addressed on our improvement plan? What items in this category MIGHT be addressed on the improvement plan? What items in this category may be considered a BEST PRACTICE OR INNOVATION? None. Collaboration between core program instructors and general education staff. Staff understands that it is important for them to collaborate to ensure student success. None. Team Rating Please indicate by an (X) the team rating of your program on this category. All areas need improvement Some areas meet expectations, but most areas need improvement All areas meet expectations few areas need improvement Exemplary all areas exceed expectations use as a model for other programs X 23
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WTCS (Wisconsin Technical College System) QRP Analysis Report 25
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WTCS QRPDS SCORECARD ANALYSIS WORKSHEET Check One: (two worksheets should be completed one for target score analysis and one for threshold score analysis.) X TARGET SCORE ANALYSIS THRESHOLD SCORE ANALYSIS Program: Welding Indicator Actual Target Threshold What practices might be causing this performance? F251 Fall to Spring Retention 100 95.3 75.65 Easy to use Hobart curriculum coupled with individualized welding space and cutting edge technology in a small class size setting. F651 One Year Graduation N200 Program Enrollment 93.75 64.05 22.99 Campus wide interactive team approach student support network. 91 60 30 Career day with hands on demonstration/learning opportunities coupled with classroom shadow opportunities. 29
BEST PRACTICE OR INNOVATION Program Welding Short Title/Caption Hobart Curriculum Indicator Number & Name F251 Fall to Spring retention QRP Scores Actual:100 Target:95.3 Threshold:75.65 Select One: x Best Practice Innovation What is the Best Practice/Innovation? The program uses Hobart curriculum coupled with individualized student welding space and cutting edge technology which is located in a small classroom setting. Why is this considered a Best Practice or Innovation? The program models an internationally recognized Hobart training system which provides students with an easy to follow curriculum located in a small student to instructor class size ratio setting. How has this impacted on the high-level results for this program? Students remain in the program, successfully complete the program, and graduate. 31
BEST PRACTICE OR INNOVATION Program Welding Short Title/Caption Collaboration Indicator Number & Name F651 One year graduation QRP Scores Actual:93.75 Target:64.05 Threshold:22.99 Select One: x Best Practice Innovation What is the Best Practice/Innovation? The core program faculty works closely with all other campus staff to provide an allinclusive support network for students. Why is this considered a Best Practice or Innovation? Multi-disciplinary experts work together to address the individual student s needs. How has this impacted on the high-level results for this program? It has helped to ensure individual student s needs are addressed to that they can graduate successfully. 32
BEST PRACTICE OR INNOVATION Program Welding Short Title/Caption Career Day Activities Indicator Number & Name N200 Enrollment QRP Scores Actual:91 Target:60 Threshold:30 Select One: x Best Practice Innovation What is the Best Practice/Innovation? Potential students are provided with the opportunity to partake in hands-on welding activities and/or demonstrations during Career Day. Why is this considered a Best Practice or Innovation? The practice allows potential students the opportunity to interact with current welding students and it also allows them to see the welding labs and equipment in use. How has this impacted on the high-level results for this program? It has built potential student familiarity and comfort with the welding program. First hand exposure has helped to direct high school students into the welding program. 33
WTCS QRPDS SCORECARD ANALYSIS WORKSHEET Check One: (two worksheets should be completed one for target score analysis and one for threshold score analysis.) TARGET SCORE ANALYSIS X THRESHOLD SCORE ANALYSIS Program: Welding Indicator Actual Target Threshold What practices might be causing this performance? I651 Job Placement - Related Employment 26.83 69.76 46.98 There was a regional economic decline which was coupled with the new addition of the Ashland campus (startup) welding program, which is not well established in that community. J551 Non- Traditional Gender I351 Job Placement - All Employment 4.94 10.61 1.51 There is a lack of a non-traditional welding career events hosted on the individual campuses. There is a limited web presence of non-traditional students, and high school classroom visits are not targeting classrooms with a high percentage population of nontraditional students. 70.73 85.73 46.98 Student job placement is currently dependent on the core program instructor. There is no full time staff specifically assigned to student job placement. 35
POTENTIAL SOLUTION/ACTION Program Welding Short Title/Caption Expand Employer Network Indicator Number & Name I651 Job placement: Related employment QRP Scores Actual:26.83 Target:69.76 Threshold:32.39 Description for Potential Solution/Action: (Write a few sentences to describe what potential solution/action your team may undertake to improve the performance of this indicator.) Core program instructors can increase the radius of their employer relationship network. In the Ashland area (start-up program). The core program instructor can increase industry tours and work towards expanding business relationships. Rationale for Potential Solution/Action: (Write a few sentences to explain why this action is likely to improve the situation along with any concerns the team may have about pursuing this action.) Expanding employer relationships/networking will ultimately provide students with more known job opportunities. In the Ashland specific area, the program would gain increased familiarity with area employers. POTENTIAL SOLUTION/ACTION Program Welding Short Title/Caption Recruitment Activities Indicator Number & Name J551 Non-traditional gender QRP Scores Actual:4.94 Target:10.61 Threshold:1.51 Description for Potential Solution/Action: (Write a few sentences to describe what potential solution/action your team may undertake to improve the performance of this indicator.) Welding programs can schedule non-traditional day activities and send out invitations to surrounding high schools. Non-traditional students can be increased on the program s website. Program instructors can visit non-shop high school classrooms to increase their exposure to non-traditional students. Rationale for Potential Solution/Action: (Write a few sentences to explain why this action is likely to improve the situation along with any concerns the team may have about pursuing this action.) The activities would increase non-traditional student s exposure to the welding program. 37
POTENTIAL SOLUTION/ACTION Program Welding Short Title/Caption Job-Seeking Skills Indicator Number & Name I351 Job placement: All employment QRP Scores Actual:70.3 Target:85.73 Threshold:46.98 Description for Potential Solution/Action: (Write a few sentences to describe what potential solution/action your team may undertake to improve the performance of this indicator.) The instructors could partner with workforce resources, workforce development, and other external agencies to come in to the campus and work with welding students on job seeking strategies/skills. Rationale for Potential Solution/Action: (Write a few sentences to explain why this action is likely to improve the situation along with any concerns the team may have about pursuing this action.) This action would improve student s job seeking skills and it would help to make them more aware of what employment opportunities are available in the job market. 38
Program Future Trends FUTURE TRENDS AND EXTERNAL FACTORS Welding 1 Lean manufacturing in welding processes. 2 Possible shift from flux core to metal core for worker health/safety. 3 Smaller welding machines which are better able to control wave shapes. Graduates will require the skill to adjust settings properly on a broad range of 4 welding machines. 5 The use of 90% argon and 10% shielding gas instead of a 75/25 mix. External Factors 1 Shortage of welders due to retirements. Employment should remain consistent or have slow growth (excluding retirement 2 replacements). 3 Welding may be a cyclical industry with a 10-year repetitive employment pattern. Technical school graduates do not seem to want to move to follow welding 4 employment opportunities. 5 Aviation industry in economic decline. 39
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PROGRAM: Defined Outcome: Welding Improve Student Retention by 5% ACADEMIC PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PLAN (for implementation in years 2011-12 & 2012-13) Action Plan/Action Items: Establish a highly encouraged shadow experience prior to future student registration. This will occur on all four campuses. The four WITC welding instructors will work closely with WITC admittance staff and counselors to coordinate the upcoming admissions process. Program orientation and registration will be scheduled in May of each school year. Perkins? Yes Program instructors will provide the new potential students with a group discussion (in the welding lab) regarding the program s attendance requirements, program expectations, employer expectations, etc. WTCS QRP Indicator Name & Number: (from those potential solutions selected from the WTCS QRPDS Analysis) Self Study Responsibility Timeline Resources All four welding instructors. Will occur yearly prior to registration. April of each school year. May of each school year. Student services staff support. Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) November 2011 Superior had 13 shadows, Rice Lake and New Richmond s shadows will occur in the spring of 2012. Others will occur April 2012 and May 2012. June 2012 Each of the three operational welding programs held numerous shadow experiences in their labs. The three operational welding programs partnered with student services to increase student enrolment. The three operational welding programs conducted orientation and registration in May of 2012. The instructors informed their new students of all program related expectations in May of 2012. Ashland s new welding instructor will meet the program s students during the program s summer break orientation. December 2012 These action items are in place and will continue to be maintained. May 2013 Student Service member has been invited to take part in advisory committee meetings. Welding instructors continue to work closely with admittance staff and counselors. Program orientation and registration took place May 7, 2013. Student shadows have continued and prospective students are encouraged to take part. None. 43
ACADEMIC PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PLAN (for implementation in years 2011-12 & 2012-13) PROGRAM: Welding Defined Outcome: Program outcomes updated and WTCS Program Summative Assessment incorporated in the program s curriculum, and catalog page update Perkins? Yes Action Plan/Action Items: Current WITC program outcomes and the WTCS Welding Program Summative Assessment (TSA) have been reviewed and approved by WITC s four welding advisory boards during the month of February 2011. WIDS Analyzer will be used to update all course outcome summaries and to embed the Welding summative assessment into the curriculum. WITC catalog pages will be updated. Responsibility Timeline Resources John Palmer, Dan Wilkinson, Mike Holtorf. 2011-2012 school year. Andrea Schullo, Cindy King. WTCS QRP Indicator Name & Number: (from those potential solutions selected from the WTCS QRPDS Analysis) Self Study Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) November 2011 Stick welding 1, 2, 3, GMAW, and Flux Core will all be completed by the end of December 2011. The WIDS Analyzer will be used to update COS on December 9, 2011. Catalog pages were updated October 2011. June 2012 The outcomes have been updated in January of 2012, and approved by the three operational welding advisory committees in the spring of 2012. WIDS Analyzer completed in the fall of 2012. Catalog pages are updated. December 2012 Action items have been completed. Steps have been taken to move forward with phase 2 implementation of TSA. May 2013 TSA rubric to be completed for each student May 2013. 45
ACADEMIC PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PLAN (for implementation in years 2011-12 & 2012-13) PROGRAM: Welding Defined Outcome: Two program outcomes will be updated, collegewide outcomes assessed Perkins? No Action Plan/Action Items: Two program outcomes Workplace Safety and Using Tools, and Measuring Devices will be assessed and a program outcome summary report will be submitted by May 30, 2012. Collegewide outcomes will be assessed. Students will self-assess one GMAW and one SMAW project. WTCS QRP Indicator Name & Number: (from those potential solutions selected from the WTCS QRPDS Analysis) Responsibility Timeline Resources Workplace Safety and Using Tools Dan Wilkinson Measuring Devices John Palmer All four welding instructors. Report will be delivered by May 30, 2012. May 30, 2012. Before January 1, 2012. Andrea Schullo and Mary Hansen. Self Study Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) November 2011 Will be completed by the end of May 2012. Will be completed December 9, 2011. In progress, will be completed by April 2012. June 2012 Measuring Devices was submitted to Mary Peters in April 2012. Workplace Safety and Using Tools was submitted to Mary Peters in June 2012. The collegewide outcomes were assessed during spring of 2012 and will be an ongoing process. The programs students self-assessed a GMAW and SMAW project during the spring of 2012. December 2012 Welding instructors will pilot use of TSA rubric this spring to assess all program outcomes. Collegewide outcomes will also be assessed. May 2013 TSA s have been completed for all Welding students. Measuring techniques were implemented and reinforced throughout the academic year. College-wide program outcomes for Critical Thinking and Math were looked at. Critical Thinking outcome has been submitted. 47
ACADEMIC PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PLAN (for implementation in years 2011-12 & 2012-13) PROGRAM: Defined Outcome: Welding Advisory Committee Involvement Action Plan/Action Items: Core program instructors will recruit one new welding production worker to each campuses welding Advisory Committee. Core program instructors will recruit one student services representative to each campuses welding Advisory Committee. Perkins? No Core program instructors will schedule an appointment (in the welding lab setting, during a welding class) with their perspective campuses math, human relations, and communications instructors. The appointment will be to help further orientate the general education instructors to the student s learning experience and program specific needs. WTCS QRP Indicator Name & Number: (from those potential solutions selected from the WTCS QRPDS Analysis) Responsibility Timeline Resources All four campuses welding instructors. Before May 2012. None. Math, human relations, and communications instructors support. Self Study Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) November 2011 Superior and Rice Lake are actively looking and will be completed in the spring of 2012. New Richmond recruited an individual from Liquid Waste Technology. Superior and New Richmond have recruited individuals. Rice Lake is in progress and will be completed spring of 2012. Superior had a math and communication instructor attend a lesson in November 2011. Rice Lake and New Richmond had a math, human relations, and communication instructor attend a lesson in November 2011. June 2012 Superior recruited an individual from Exodus in April 2012. Rice Lake recruited an employee from Rice Lake Weighing. Rice Lake recruited the campuses dean of student services in the spring of 2012. December 2012 Rice Lake has attempted without success to recruit a production welder to the committee. Rice Lake Student Services was unable to send a representative to the fall advisory committee meeting. This will be completed at the next Rice Lake advisory committee meeting. Superior, Ashland and New Richmond 49
have completed all action items. May 2013 Additional people from industry have been recruited to serve on the Welding advisory committees. New Richmond has an additional member representing production welding and employed by OEM. Student Service members continue to be encouraged to attend advisory committee meetings. New Richmond and Rice Lake have had campus representation from Student Services as well as Math instructors. Ashland has recruited an additional production welder and a representative from Student Services. 50
ACADEMIC PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PLAN (for implementation in years 2011-12 & 2012-13) PROGRAM: Defined Outcome: Welding Improve Job Placement and Related Employment by 5% Action Plan/Action Items: Superior, Rice Lake and New Richmond welding instructors will either visit one new employer or have that employer s representative visit the welding program. Perkins? No Ashland s welding instructor will establish relationships with four new welding businesses in the area. Responsibility Timeline Resources John Palmer, Dan Wilkinson, Mike Holtorf. New welding instructor hire. 2011-2012 school year. None. WTCS QRP Indicator Name & Number: (from those potential solutions selected from the WTCS QRPDS Analysis) I651 Job Placement: Related Employment Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) November 2011 Superior visited Exodus in November 2011. New Richmond visited Saber Tech and DR Tech in November 2011. Rice Lake will visit Scaffer Welding in the spring of 2012. The program is currently suspended. June 2012 Rice Lake visited Schaffer Custom Welding in the spring of 2012. December 2012 Rice Lake, New Richmond and Superior Welding programs have visited at least one new employer per year. Ashland has made contacts to establish relationships with at least four welding businesses in their area. Additional new welding business contacts have been planned for the spring semester by all four locations. May 2013 Contact was made with additional employers. Campuses were visited by representatives from JANCO from Pennsylvania who will be starting up a new plant on the Iron Range. Rice Lake students visited Wisconsin Metal Fabrication in Chippewa Falls. New Richmond visited Lejeune in Minneapolis owned by Wisconsin Structural Steel. They also added Schaffer Welding in Milltown to employer contacts and tours. 51
ACADEMIC PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PLAN (for implementation in years 2011-12 & 2012-13) PROGRAM: Defined Outcome: Welding Increase Non-traditional Gender Recruitment by 5% Perkins? Yes Action Plan/Action Items: Each campuses core program welding instructor will hold one non-traditional lab related activity day and they will send out invitations to surrounding high schools. Work with web-development staff to either create a non-traditional student link or to embed non-traditional student success stories into the welding program s existing web page. Core welding program instructors will visit a non-traditional high school classroom and deliver a welding program specific presentation. Responsibility Timeline Resources John Palmer All four campuses welding instructors. Before January 2012. Before May 2012. Career specialist, possibly a female student or program graduate representative. Web development specialist. None. WTCS QRP Indicator Name & Number: (from those potential solutions selected from the WTCS QRPDS Analysis) J551 Non-traditional Gender Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) November 2011 New Richmond s activity is scheduled for December 8, 2011. Superior and Rice Lake will schedule an event in the spring of 2012. A women in welding link was completed November 2011. Rice Lake visited a mechanical design class at Chetek High School in the fall of 2011. New Richmond visited a jewelry making class at Summerset High School in November 2011. Superior will visit a nontraditional class in the spring of 2012. June 2012 The non-traditional lab day experience did not occur at all campuses and an event will be scheduled in the fall of 2012. Superior s instructor did not get to a non-traditional high school setting; he did have a touring group of female students visit the program s lab. December 2012 The non-traditional lab day experience has been occurring at the campuses. This has proven to be difficult to schedule. The program instructors have been able to visit non-traditional high school classrooms and discuss the Welding program. This has been accomplished in a variety of ways; including ITV presentations to several high schools, involvement in high school career days, and visits to classrooms. 53
May 2013 Multiple IP presentations have been presented to area high schools. Rice Lake hosted a non-traditional day in the fall and will continue to do so. New Richmond visited Amery and Osceola high schools focusing on a non-traditional approach. At Osceola the instructor spoke to the Consumer Finance class and at Amery a short-term Career Planning class. 54
ACADEMIC PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PLAN (for implementation in years 2011-12 & 2012-13) PROGRAM: Defined Outcome: Welding Improve Job Placement: All Employment by 5% Action Plan/Action Items: Each campuses core program welding instructor will schedule either a public or private employment agency to visit the individual welding programs students to work on job seeking skills and strategies. Perkins? No Responsibility Timeline Resources All four campuses welding instructors. Spring 2012. Employment agency. WTCS QRP Indicator Name & Number: (from those potential solutions selected from the WTCS QRPDS Analysis) I351 Job Placement: All Employment Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) November 2011 Superior had a representative from Charter Films and L & M Radiator visit the program in November 2011. New Richmond had a representative from Workforce Resources visit the program in November 2011. Rice Lake has met with an Express Employment representative and will establish a program visit in the spring of 2012. June 2012 An Express Employment representative visited the Rice Lake campus during the spring of 2012 and they have begun working together regarding employment opportunities. December 2012 Action item has been completed. May 2013 Completed. In addition, we have added two new sections of Welding to the districts already full sections to meet the demands of industry. New sections were added to the New Richmond and Superior campuses. We now offer six sections of Welding with five short-term technical diplomas to assist in employment needs. 55