NC Work Ready Communities
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NC Work Ready Communities
- 1. Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce CEO Summit November 2, 2016
- 2. > 2 Long-Term Policy Center AccountabilityResults Securing North Carolinaβs Future Political Program 2 Year Cycle Advocacy 24/7 3652 - 20 Years
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- 5. > 5 Community Benefits By participating in the NCWorks Certified Work Ready Communities initiative, counties, regions and states are helping: > Business and industry know exactly which foundational skills they need for a productive workforce β and easily communicate their needs > Individuals understand which skills are required by employers β and how to prepare themselves for success > Policy makers consistently measure the skills gap in a timely manner at the national, state and local levels > Educators close the skills gap, via tools integrated into career pathways with stackable industry-recognized credentials > Economic Developers use an on-demand reporting tool to market the quality of their workforce
- 6. > 6 How to Become Certified? In order to be certified as Work Ready, a community must meet each of the following criteria: > Letter of commitment to workforce excellence from county leaders > Growth in high school graduation rate > Increase in the number of Career Readiness Certifications issued to the total labor force > Employers committed to excellence in workforce by written notification that they prefer or require the Career Readiness Certificate for recruitment and hiring
- 7. > 7 Local Team Steering committee must be comprised of team members representing the following: > Local chamber of commerce > Economic development > Elected official > K-12 education > Community College > Workforce Development Board > Employer
- 8. > 8 Measuring success Visit http://workreadycommunities.org/NC to track your countyβs progress.
- 10. > 10 Orange County Employers Supporting NCRC: > Kirlin Carolinaβs > Parata Systems LLC > Thalle Construction Co. Inc. > Town of Chapel Hill > Startup High > Newcomb and Company > North Carolina NCBA β SCSEP > HIRE THE BEST. HIRE WORK READY EMPLOYEES. http://www.workreadycommunities.org/employers
- 11. > 11 Certified Work Ready > Alexander > Caldwell > Chowan > Cleveland > Craven > Duplin > Gaston > Greene > Halifax > Hertford > Jones > Lenoir > Lincoln > McDowell > Onslow > Pamlico > Richmond > Rutherford > Wayne
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- 13. > 13 Wayne County, NC Named First Certified Work Ready Community
- 14. > 14 Start Your Application Today: https://ncchamber.net/foundation/ncworks-certified-work- ready-communities/
- 15. > 15 Thank you! Meaghan Lewis Government Affairs Manager (919) 836-1416 mlewis@ncchamber.net ncchamber.net www.linkedin.com/company/ncchamber @NCChamber www.youtube.com/northcarolinachamber
Editor's Notes
- Good afternoon, thank you for the invitation to join you today to provide a quick overview of the NC Chamber and the NC Chamber Foundation
- The NC Chamber is a statewide, non-partisan business advocacy organization. We have over 35,000 members that employ almost 1.3 million. I work on the Chamberβs government affairs team. We work with the legislature and government agencies each year on an annual JOBS Agenda crafted via input from our members, board of directors and internal team. Today, however, I will be focusing on the NC Chamber Foundation. The NC Chamber Foundation serves as the long-term policy center. The Foundation studies policy issues and provides feasible recommendations my team can advocate for in certain arenas.
- The Foundation is centered on four Pillars of Secure Future. Today we will be focusing specifically on initiatives designed to improve the Education & Talent Supply Pillar
- Today I want to highlight an initiative that we know is moving the needle in improving North Carolinaβs talent pipeline. The NC Works CWRC program is a partnership between the NC Chamber Foundation NC Department of Commerce NC Department of Public Instruction NC Community College System Office of the Governor This statewide team set out to scale the NCEast Allianceβs pilot program in certifying counties as βwork readyβ utilizing ACTβs WorkKeys assessments
- Discuss the event β how we come and present them with the certification Groups attending include: local chamber, local businesses, elected officials
- Discuss what a big deal it is to these communities.