California Workforce Association- The Big Picture: Workforce & Economic Development
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On Sept. 7, 2011, I offered this presentation with two of my colleagues from Thomas P. Miller and Associates, along with our strategic partner Monster. The conference was 'The Meeting of the Minds' hosted by the California Workforce Association in Monterey.
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California Workforce Association- The Big Picture: Workforce & Economic Development
- 1. TheBIGPicture Economic Development & Workforce Development in today’s world California Workforce Association Sept. 7, 2011 TPMA-INC.COM
- 6. Site Selection…not as straight forward as it used to be
- 7. Economic Developers = Community Developers
- 8. Is this your community? BUSINESS & INDUSTRY COMMUNITYCOLLEGES/HIGHER ED STUDENTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOB SEEKERS
- 10. Actionable Real-Time Research for Critical Decisions Data Action Analysis & Insights
- 11. Cues from USDOL Partnerships among Federal Agencies Joint planning Joint funding Early Warning WIA Reauthorization Workforce Innovation Grants
- 12. Engaging Economic Development Ingredients for Building Effective Relationships Trust Transparency Responsiveness Respect Consistency Must move beyond transactional relationships Leadership support and formal commitment
- 13. Engaging Economic Development Focus on skill sets; matching industry with talent Providing real-time information to companies Fast, efficient and purposeful; finding new tools to work together in a tough economy Moving beyond requirements of workforce system; performance will come
- 14. Case Study A Strategic Regional Approach to Help Businesses Survive, Succeed and Grow
- 15. BRN PARTNERS Local/State Government and Agencies Economic Development Organizations Chambers of Commerce Universities, Community Colleges & CTCs Workforce Development Organizations Social Services & Non profits Any organization with a service, program, incentive or support that could help a business and its workers survive and succeed.
- 16. The BRN Mission to help regional businesses keep and create jobs unparalleled strategic & collaborative approach client-centered approach to solving problems and expanding opportunities transcends individual programs, service silos and bureaucracies to focus on meeting the complete business service needs of the client
- 17. The BRN CommitmentPartners agree to . . . Buy into and support the BRN philosophy “ego”-less client-centered Actively help identify targets & promote BRN Operate confidentially and professionally Keep up-to-date on trends & partner programs
- 18. The BRN Building Blocks A step-by-step process for identifying, targeting and reaching out to regional businesses Business data, News sources, Partner Referrals Technology & Collaboration Tools for managing client prospecting and internal partner communications A shared philosophy – a working partnership
- 20. Partners choose companies to interview
- 21. Teams are selected based on knowledge and contacts within the targeted company
- 23. Distill main Challenges & Opportunities; Distribute to all partners
- 24. Partners respond with services each can contribute
- 25. Create comprehensive services menu to Company
- 26. Company selects services and priorities; Final implementation plan put into motion
- 28. RLI to Help Shape Energy Training Programs
- 30. RANK CERTIFICATION/ INDIANA INDIANA REGION STUDY WIRED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 9 FORKLIFT 9 0 11 8 9 0 12 7 0 7 3 0 8
- 31. The Next Practice: Communication Social Media Need to tell people from a unified front what this engagement will mean Engage in conversation about these topics- your community is changing Listening- #youbetterbe
- 33. Targeted Industry Analysis Power of Engagement Leveraging resources…More with Less Regionalism and Partnerships - no more silos
- 34. Questions? Tom Miller President/CEO millertp@tpma-inc.com 317.489.3434 Jessica Borza Vice President of Workforce Solutions jborza@tpma-inc.com 330.853.7906 Victoria Hirschberg Senior Project Consultant victoria@tpma-inc.com 505.803.7373 Join the conversation with us on Linkedin & Twitter @ tpma_inc
Editor's Notes
- Tom: Welcome/intro; purpose of this workshop
- Victoria: session overview
- Tom: begin with a comparison of old thinking vs. new thinking
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- Jessica: Just as thinking in economic development has shifted, so has workforce development evolvedCareer Pathways: emphasis on quality plus quantity (sustainable growth, balance of high-wage, high-skill and entry level jobs)Partnerships beyond workforce: economic dev/chambers/SCORE/low-interest loans/bureau of workers compTraditional LMI: typically was dated or had limited relevance
- Scarce resources drive need for partnering and better targeting resourcesNeed for a talent development system where education and workforce development align with economic development goalsFederal partners leading by example encouraging joint planning & offering join funding (Jobs & Innovation Accelerator grants)ReauthorizationFocus on business services, including new performance measuresCareer pathways and sector strategiesWorkforce Innovation Grants (DOL, DOE, HHS) To promote more comprehensive systemsSystem/Structural InnovationChanges in state/local structures that ↑ Alignment among WFD, Econ Dev & EducationDemand-driven; Cost efficientData sharing/Combining Resources/Developing Integrated ProgramsService Delivery InnovationLeverage TechnologyCareer Pathways Sector StrategiesBridge Programs Reemployment StrategiesService Improvements for Vulnerable PopulationsNew TechnologySocial MediaReal-time LMIComputer-based AssessmentsPerformance AnalysisDevelop New RelationshipsWork Across Program Silos
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- Learn from each other- technology- conversation is happening- are you involved with your industry, clients, job seekers, city officials on these networks?
- Tom/JessicaDraw current insights through real-time labor intelligenceAnticipate and plan for rapidly changing economic and labor trendsLeverage supply side data to gain a regional edgeMaximize scarce resources to drive economic growth through data-driven targeted marketingSector health assessmentsEngagementEmployer fatigueAll need same info to make better informed plans and decisions work together to gather info