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BMORE—Case Study of a Successful Employment Partnership Program

BMORE—Case Study of a Successful Employment Partnership Program ADULT EDUCATION AND THE CHANGING WORLD OF WORK BMORE A Case Study of a Successful Employment Partnership Program By Janice Kelly arly in 1996, local manufacturing program that would increase the pool of qualified applicants for skilled entry-level jobs. The focus group employers in Wichita, Kan., were feel­ ing desperate about their inability to worked closely with the technical college to develop find entry-level employees who under­ outcomes that were common to local manufacturers. stood manufacturing and had the Once the outcomes were established, the technical col­ skills to be trainable for manufacturing jobs. The local lege developed a curriculum and schedule for a basic manufacturing skills training program, which became economy is driven by aircraft industries. There are the "Big 4" major aircraft manutacturers-e-Cerona, Boe­ known as Basic Manufacturing Orientation for Employment (BMORE). ing, Raytheon and Lear Jet, which purchase goods and services from hundreds ofsmall shops. These small Elements of the BMORE Program shops are proving grounds for employees, providing a very real food chain for quality employees among the The essential curricular components ofBMORE are shops and manufacturers. The food chain is compli­ manufacturing math, manufacturing communica­ cated by the need that the Big 4 have http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Learning SAGE

BMORE—Case Study of a Successful Employment Partnership Program

Adult Learning , Volume 9 (4): 2 – May 1, 1998

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SAGE
Copyright
© 1998 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
ISSN
1045-1595
eISSN
2162-4070
DOI
10.1177/104515959800900409
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ADULT EDUCATION AND THE CHANGING WORLD OF WORK BMORE A Case Study of a Successful Employment Partnership Program By Janice Kelly arly in 1996, local manufacturing program that would increase the pool of qualified applicants for skilled entry-level jobs. The focus group employers in Wichita, Kan., were feel­ ing desperate about their inability to worked closely with the technical college to develop find entry-level employees who under­ outcomes that were common to local manufacturers. stood manufacturing and had the Once the outcomes were established, the technical col­ skills to be trainable for manufacturing jobs. The local lege developed a curriculum and schedule for a basic manufacturing skills training program, which became economy is driven by aircraft industries. There are the "Big 4" major aircraft manutacturers-e-Cerona, Boe­ known as Basic Manufacturing Orientation for Employment (BMORE). ing, Raytheon and Lear Jet, which purchase goods and services from hundreds ofsmall shops. These small Elements of the BMORE Program shops are proving grounds for employees, providing a very real food chain for quality employees among the The essential curricular components ofBMORE are shops and manufacturers. The food chain is compli­ manufacturing math, manufacturing communica­ cated by the need that the Big 4 have

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Published: May 1, 1998

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