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Pamela Gutman�Regional Director, ATL, Bay Area

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Career Exploration Month

Bay Area High School Students

February 14, 2022

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ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION COLLEGES

ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS – San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area

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AUTOMOTIVE

• 14 Automotive Technology Programs
• 3 Heavy Duty Diesel Programs
• 4 Auto Body & Collision Programs

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AVIATION

• 3 AMT, FAA approved Programs
• 7 Colleges with Drone Programs
• 3 Developing Drone Programs

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LOGISTICS

• 3 Colleges with Logistics Programs.

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AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY

ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION

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AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAMS

• 14 Automotive Technology Programs –see map. From Monterey up to Santa Rosa

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• 3 Heavy Duty Diesel Programs
• College of Alameda
• Hartnell
• Santa Rosa Junior College

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• 4 Auto Body & Collision Programs
• CCSF, COA , COM and Contra Costa

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Do you wonder how things work?

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Do you wonder if cars will fly? Do you like to fix things?

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Do you like to work in small teams and figure out what’s wrong and how to fix it?

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Do you like to work with …

• Your hands?
• With Tools?
• With Computers?

What has Changed? The laptop is the new toolbox...

Automotive Work Environments Are Varied

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Dealerships, OEMs, Independent Garages, Municipal Fleets, Transit Agencies: moderate-to-fast paced. You choose….

Where and How Do You Want to Work??

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Two Years Ago: Automotive was Hard Hit by COVID-19

• Automotive recovery hampered by supply chain disruptions.
• New car sales inventories are depleted due to lack of computer chips.
• Used cars in huge demand; prices skyrocket 26%.
• Because of high demand and low inventory, dealers charging premiums: Ford F150 Lightning EV selling $5,000 -$30,000 above MSRP
• Dealers are hiring and interested in providing internships and participating in apprenticeships.�
• Show Hendrick video: “Day in the Life of an Auto Technician”.

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The Automotive Picture 2022: Supply chain and chip disruptions

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Looking Past the Pandemic: Automotive is being driven by:

• New Technologies
• Electric Vehicles
• Advanced Electrical: ADAS and AV
• Regulatory changes: Tougher emission standards by 2035: Push to EVs; even GM
• Changing Employer needs: more IT and electrical knowledge.

What has Changed? The laptop is the new toolbox...

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Advanced Auto Technologies

So…Where are cars going? What are colleges doing?

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Active Cruise Control and Blind Spot Detection

Cameras and Sensors

Connected Vehicles

Curriculum and Lane Departure

Driver Drowsiness Detection and Hill Descent Control

Front Vehicle Departure Warning and Adaptive Lighting

Intelligent High Beam Assist and Front Collision Warning

Night Vision and Traffic Sign Recognition

Parking Assist and Emergency Braking

Rear Cross Traffic and Autonomous Vehicles

Vehicle Programming

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ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS aka ‘ADAS’

Winter 2021: Automotive Faculty and Employers Trained: ADAS Calibrations, in-person at Chabot College

Tesla Academy at Evergreen Valley: Learn EV Skills and…

• Active Listening
• Basic Programming
• Complex Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Database familiarity
• Installation
• Judgment/Decision Making
• Maintenance and Repair
• Safety and Troubleshooting.
• Access to Higher compensation.�
• Show Gruber Motors’ Tesla video.

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Electric Vehicles: Tesla

NURO Partnership with DeAnza: EV +Autonomous� Auto + Computer Science Internships

• Level One Internships Include:
• Auto Courses: Basic Auto, ABS, Suspension Alignment
• Computer Sciences: Basic Programming, Python, Intro to Linux
• Level Two Internships Include:
• Auto: A/C, Hybrid, EV, Plug-ins
• Computer Sciences: Data Communications, Networks, Network Security.

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Autonomous Vehicles require both Automotive and Computer Science Skill Sets

Nuro Jobs

• Robotics
• EV Technicians
• Fleet Techs
• Autonomous Vehicle Operators
• Safety Drivers
• Machine Learning
• Grand neural net modeling
• Robotics reliability
• Fleet Connectivity
• Security, Autonomous Vehicles.

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How can High Schools Better Prepare Students?

The road to autonomous has many on ramps…

• The cars of the future are on the road today. Careers are changing:
• Automotive Technician
• Automotive Diagnostician
• Electrical Vehicle Technicians
• Electrical Engineers
• Fleet/Transit Mechanics
• Auto Body Collision Techs
• Oil and Lube Mechanics.

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Upskilling Automotive Faculty & Students in Emerging Technologies

Heavy Duty Electric Fleet Buses

• Mission College Apprenticeship Program with VTA�
• 3 Heavy Duty Diesel College Programs are Gearing up for EV
• College of Alameda
• Hartnell College
• Santa Rosa Jr. College

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• Show COA DMECH video.

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Diesel Faculty Are Being Trained for Heavy Duty EV Buses

Auto Body and Collision

There are four colleges with Auto Body and Collision Degrees:

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• City College of San Francisco
• College of Alameda
• College of Marin
• Contra Costa College

• Play video for Contra Costa College’s Auto Body and Collision Repair Program

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Automotive Virtual Reality Tools and Greenwork

• College of Marin develops ASE certified auto course with TransfrVR’s Virtual Reality tools:
• Students are engaged and love the VR technology and stay for the content.
• Auto Enrollments increase 400%.

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• Greenwork: recruiting software tool helping students interested in Green Economy jobs, (EVs, Hybrid Vehicles, Electric Aviation, Autonomous Vehicles) connect to “green” employers. Pilots in development currently.

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Auto Faculty play with VR at Chabot, Nov 2021

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New Tools for Faculty and Students

Careers: Aviation Maintenance and Drones

Are you fascinated with jets, planes or drones? Space? Here are a few jobs to consider:

• Aircraft and Avionics Technicians
• Drone pilots/operators
• Aerial Cinematographer
• Drone Repair Technician
• GIS/Mapping Technicians
• Data Analysts & Programmers.

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‘Top Gun’ Training Can Begin at Your Community College Aviation Centers

Aviation Work Environments

In the Hangars….

At airports and on the tarmacs….

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You can work domestically or internationally. You will have the skills to work – wherever you want to work in aviation.

ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS – SF Bay Area�

AVIATION PROGRAMS

• 3 AMT, FAA approved Programs
• College of Alameda: FAA approved for hybrid teaching
• Gavilan College
• Solano College �
• 9 colleges with drone programs.�
• Show COA Aviation video.

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Aviation Maintenance Technicians

Aviation Outlook: Recovery Hampered by Covid Surges

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• Air traffic began to recover around the 2021 holidays.
• Omicron surges results in cancellation of thousands of flights, starting Christmas week.
• January cancellations again will result in losses for airlines in First Quarter 2022.
• Air traffic recovery to 2019 load and revenue levels are not expected until late 2023-24.
• Hiring: Southwest reports that it will hire 8000 more employees in 2022; it hired back 5,000 in 2021.

Aviation’s Recovery Turbulent

Joby Aviation Start-up: August 2021 New Funds = Jobs

• Joby Aviation, Marina, CA: a startup for eVTOLs (Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing Aircraft) completed new funding of 1.1 billion, August 2021.
• Joby announced that it will begin its workforce planning in 2022.
• How do we prepare students for working in a start-up and then how to leverage that experience?

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Advanced Aviation Mobility’s eVTOLs

Drone Technologies

• Drones introduce students to many technologies:
• Motors
• Controllers
• Sensors
• Cameras
• Data and Programming Software
• Autonomous systems
• Artificial intelligence.

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Photo: Science Night at Ohlone College

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Drone Programs are Great for High School Programs

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Drone Programs are a Great Fit for High Schools

9 Bay Area Colleges offer Drone classes and certificates:

• City College of San Francisco
• Gavilan College: program on hold
• Diablo Valley College: new
• Los Medanos College: new
• Mission College: Intro to Drones
• Ohlone College
• Santa Rosa Jr. College
• Skyline College
• West Valley College: Certificate and following classes:
• Pilot Ground School
• Image Processing/Aerial Photography,
• Drone Maintenance Technician
• Flight Ops and Planning.

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Top Industries Using Drones

1. Aerial photography/video
2. Surveying and Mapping
3. Construction
4. First Responder Services: Fire, police or medical
5. Agriculture/Farming
6. Real Estate
7. Utilities Infrastructure Inspection
8. Education and Training
9. Cinematography/Movies
10. Scientific Research.

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More industries are successfully experimenting with drones, developing their own drone departments and outsourcing less

Drone Job Titles

• Aerial Operator/Cinematographer
• Autonomous Systems Engineer
• Drone Operator/Pilot
• Drone Robotics Engineer/Technician
• Mapping Technician
• Photographer
• UAV System/Operations Technician
• Unmanned Air System Engineer.

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The FAA is expected to ease restrictions that keep drones from reaching their commercial potential

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LOGISTICS

LOGISTICS

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3 Colleges with Logistics Programs:

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• College of Alameda
• Contra Costa
• Los Medanos.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Skills

• Forklift Operations
• Hand truck Operation
• Transportation Mgt Skills
• General Business & Software Skills
• Accounting
• Data Entry
• Inventory Management/Maintenance
• Order Entry
• Scheduling.

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The Focus of Logistics is the Movement of Goods

Companies with Supply Chain and Logistics Jobs

• FedEx
• UPS
• Amazon
• AMS Fulfillment
• DHL
• Port of Oakland
• Tesla
• General Dynamics
• Temco Logistics.

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Supply Chain is the Sourcing, Processing and Delivery of Goods to the Customer

Supply Chain and Logistics Job Titles & Salaries

• Supply Chain Manager: $ 58.12/hr.
• General Ops Manager: 36.68/hr.
• Logistician: 35.93/hr.
• First Line Mechanic Mgr.: 32.82/hr.
• Buyer/Purchasing Agent: 25.45/hr.
• Info & Record Clerks: 21.23/hr.
• Traffic Coordinator: 18.12/hr.
• Warehouse Coordinator: 17.03/hr.

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Starting Salaries are Being Raised Because of COVID-19’s Impact and the Resulting Higher Demand for these Positions

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Soft Skills are Essential for Career Success

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• Attention to Detail
• Communication Skills
• Computer Skills, e.g., Microsoft Office, Basic Programming, Data base familiarity
• Customer Service
• Critical Thinking
• Leadership
• Decision-making Under Pressure
• Problem Solving skills
• Resilience, flexibility
• Team building skills
• Time Management.

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“The Hard Skills Get Our Students Hired. It’s the Lack of Soft Skills that gets them fired.”

NextGen Auto Marketing Campaign: Get the word out about our Advanced Technology Automotive Classes and Career Opportunities

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Check out our NextGen Auto Website where all college automotive, heavy diesel, and auto collision repair programs are listed by college:

NextGen Auto: https://nextgenautobayarea.org�

• Go to website:www.nextgenautobayarea.org
• Please contact me with any questions or requests for support!

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ATL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR HIGH SCHOOLS

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Thank you!�

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Pamela Gutman, Regional Director

Advanced Transportation

and Logistics

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College of Alameda

555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway

Alameda, CA 94501

925-872-9356

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Email: � �Pamela.Gutman@peralta.edu

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NextGen Auto: https://nextgenautobayarea.org

Data Slides

Supply and Demand, Pre-COVID-19 Data

Data Source: California Community Colleges’ Centers of Excellence, LaunchBoard, November 2019

COVID-19 Impacts are Uncertain…stay tuned

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Electric Vehicles: Required Skills & Salaries are higher

Most Popular Electric Vehicle Jobs (25%/50%/75% of Wage): �.

Electric Vehicle Technician $31,000/ $58,454/ $75,500

Apprentice Electrical Technician $30,000/ $43,495/ $52,000

Electric Vehicle Engineer $51,000/ $89,132/ $114,500

Electrical Specialist $39,000/ $56,195/ $69,000

Entry-level Electrical Engineer $48,000/ $56,261/ $65,000

Electrical Engineer $71,000/ $87,411/ $99,500

Electrical Designer $54,500/ $67,846/ $78,000

Entry Level Electrical Designer $33,000/ $50,234/ $58,500.

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EVERGREEN VALLEY COLLEGE

Auto Tech Degree and Certificates:

Degree: Associates in Science

• Auto Drivetrain and Chassis
• Electrical-Engine Performance

Certificates:

• Drivetrain and Chassis
• Electrical-Engine Performance
• Automotive Foundational skills
• Auto Tech Basic Skills Entry Level
• Auto Tech Smog Specialist.

DE ANZA COLLEGE

Auto Tech Degree and Certificates:

Degree: Associates in Science

• Auto Machining & Engine Repair Technology
• Advanced Engine Performance Technology
• Automotive Chassis Technology
• Automotive Powertrain Technology

Certificates: in the above 4 areas, plus:

• Automotive General Service Technician
• Basic Engine Performance Technology
• Smog Technician.

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Automotive Programs at Evergreen & DeAnza

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College of Alameda:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Approved Program

• Degrees: 2 year AS Degrees in Airframe Technician and Powerplant Technician

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• Certificates of Proficiency in Aviation Maintenance Technology in either Airframe or Powerplant Mechanics.

FAA Certified: Aviation Maintenance Technicians

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Gavilan College:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Approved Program

• Degrees: 2 year AS Degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology

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• Certificates:
• Airframe
• AMT
• PowerPlant
• Drone Flight Ops and Pilot Certification

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Aviation Maintenance Technology

Logistics and Supply Chain Programs

• College of Alameda: ATLAS Program
• Warehouse, Operations, and Forklift Cert
• Certificate of Achievement in Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
• Contra Costa College
• FLOW program: Forklift, Logistics, Operations and Warehousing Program
• OSHA and HAZMAT Certificates
• Los Medanos College
• I semester FLOW program: forklift ops
• OSHA Forklift Certificate

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