- Manufacturer Educator Partnership (MEP)- (Backbone organization and facilitiation provided by the EcO Manufacturing Network): The Bartholomew County MEP is focused on bringing together local and regional educators, manufacturing leaders, workforce and community-based organizations to coordinate and align educational program and training offerings to students that can successfully connect with well-paying, high-in-demand manufacturing occupations.
- Other MEP’s or similar partnerships taking place throughout the EcO Manufacturing Network region include: Dearborn, Decatur, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, and Ripley Counties.
Curriculum & career pathway development taking place throughout the EcO Manufacturing Network:
- Creation of the Advanced Automation and Robotics Technology I & II courses at C4 (Career and Technical Education Center)
- Diesel Technology course at Southeastern Career Center
- Cub Manufacturing at Madison Consodilated High School
- Owl Manufacturing at Seymour High School
- Ivy Manufacturing at Batesville Ivy Tech (Batesville, So. Ripley, Jac-Cen-Del, Milan, North & South Decatur, and East Central High Schools can send students through this program)
Manufacturing work-and-learn programs taking place throughout the EcO Manufacturing Network:
- Teacher Externships: (62 teachers/ 47 Manufacturing Hosts/ 20 Schools)
- High School Work-Based-Learning: (117 students/ 9 schools)
- Student Manufacturing Internships: (42 student interns/ 27 manufacturing hosts/ 18 Schools)
EcO Network High School Champion and Student Ambassador Outreach/Recruitment Activities in partnership with Business and Industry:
(Fall 2017– 372 regional activities; 1,146 business and industry partners participated; 14,902 student touchpoints; 1,014 educator touchpoints; 1,670 parent touch points; 17,586 total regional touchpoints)
The purpose of this network is to bring together educators, advanced manufacturing leaders, workforce, and community-based organizations that can work together to coordinate and align educational program offerings to students that can then successfully connect with well-paying occupations. This ensures student-centered, “seamless educational pathways” are being communicated throughout the region to boost targeted enrollments in this priority sector and to meet future workforce demand.
EcO Regional Manufacturing Network Goals
Coordinate & Align Manufacturing & Technical Education Career Pathways
Increase Work & Learn Opportunities
Increase Manufacturing Career Outreach & Recruitment Activities
Regional Manufacturing Guiding Team Members
Steve Coffman | Ivy Tech, School of Tech. & Applied Science & Eng. Regional Dean |
Ron Eads | Workforce Consultant, Ivy Tech Lawrenceburg Campus |
Carla Enzinger | Batesville Tool & Die, HR Manager |
Jackie Hill | Jackson Co. Industrial Development Corp. & EcO, Jackson Co. Workforce Director |
Eric Kranz | Dearborn County Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director |
Melissa Miller | Honda Manufacturing, Human Resources Senior Administrator |
Richard Sewell | National Able Network, Director of Operations |
Jacob Stansbury | Cummins Inc., SIPS Learning & Development Leader |
Autumne Streeval | Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation - C4, Integration Specialist |
Stephanie Weber* | EcO Regional Director, Advanced Manufacturing Network |
Adult Education Rotating Members | |
*Facilitator/Convener |