2 Nuts and Bolts partnerships from the transit, workforce development, and education communities. The agencies are continuing discussions to enhance career pathways in the transportation sector for these groups. Manufacturing Extension Partnership. DOC’s Layoff Aversion Manufacturing Extension Partnership and DOL Over the past several years, the California will work together on a series of webinars and joint outreach to promote closer collaboration Manufacturing Technology Consulting (“CMTC,” a between workforce boards and MEP centers in CA MEP center) has worked collaboratively with efforts such as Registered Apprenticeships, multiple local Workforce Investment Boards and layoff aversion, sector strategies, skills other partners to implement business retention and layoff aversion programs focused on the information, and others. Similarly, MEP has region’s manufacturing sector. Over the course of begun discussions with ED about similar joint the effort, 198 manufacturers were engaged and outreach between MEP centers and community 2,654 jobs were created or retained and $108 colleges to raise awareness about collaborative million in new and retained sales were realized opportunities and to spotlight best practices (source: MEP client survey.) For example, Accurate where partnerships are already working very Dial is a client 65-year-old company in Glendale, CA well together. For example, MEP co-hosted a with three generations of workers in their 22- webinar for MEP centers on 21st century person company. However, they had suffered a 25 percent reduction in sales, and many workers were apprenticeships with DOL’s Office of put in jeopardy. CMTC conducted an in-depth Apprenticeship on July 16th. MEP is also in analysis for their business and implemented lean discussions with ED’s Office of Career, manufacturing principles, IS9001 certification for Technical, and Adult Education regarding career quality, and today they are acquiring new contracts pathways and community colleges and potential and were able to retain 10 jobs that were targeted partnerships with MEP, with potential next steps for possible layoff. identified by the end of the summer. 56