The document discusses a Board of Higher Education meeting focused on strategic workforce planning. It notes increases in nursing graduates from 2010-2013 and recommends developing workforce plans for the manufacturing sector to address skills needs, particularly for the biotech industry. It presents data showing manufacturing job growth requires higher education and most postings require some college. It recommends a manufacturing plan to address the college-level demand and intersect with biotech workforce needs while deferring a plan for financial services.

1. Board of Higher Education Meeting | December 9, 2014
David Cedrone - Associate Commissioner DHE

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Statewide Workforce Planning
KEY OUTCOMES 1 & 4:
College Participation & Workforce Alignment
 Industry Sector Focus
Healthcare
IT/Technology
 Advanced Manufacturing
 Life Sciences (Bio)
 Financial Services
 STEM Education
Expanding the Pipeline for All
(STEM Plan 2.0)
David Cedrone - Associate Commissioner DHE

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Results! Nursing Workforce
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
Massachusetts BSN Graduates
2010 2011 2012 2013
Pre-Licensure Programs Post-Licensure
Sources: MA BORN, IPEDs
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013
David Cedrone - Associate Commissioner DHE
% Change
2010-2013
Total BSN Graduates, Source: IPEDs 1922 2282 2388 2580 34.2%
BSN Graduates, prelicensure programs
1484 1633 1633 1787 20.4%
only; Source: BORN
BSN Graduates, post-licensure (calc) 438 649 755 793 81.1%

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Engagement Process
David Cedrone - Associate Commissioner DHE

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Sector Scale & Job Opportunities
Existing BHE-Approved
Plans
Three Potential Candidates
for New Plans
Healthcare IT/Technology
Manufacturing
WHOLE INDUSTRY
Bio
WHOLE INDUSTRY
Financial
Services
WHOLE INDUSTRY
Employment
Job Postings
Requiring
Higher Ed.
36,000 50,000 21,000 10,500 10,000
Note: Filtered to exclude admin.
support and other non-specialized
jobs within these industries.
Note: Not yet filtered; slightly inflated compared to
healthcare & IT/technology.
Sources: BLS QCEW and OES 2013; Wanted Analytics. 120 Days, November 2014.
David Cedrone - Associate Commissioner DHE

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Regional Impact

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Intersections
Manufacturing and IT/Tech Plans would address half the
Bio workforce demand.
Bio
10,500 postings
Manufacturing
21,000 postings
IT/Technology
50,000 postings
40% of Bio job
postings fall within
Manufacturing
10% of Bio job postings
fall within IT/Tech

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Workforce Educational Attainment Trend
All recent Manufacturing workforce growth has been
among college-educated workers.
44% / 56% 40% / 60% 40% / 60%
Source: American Community Survey. IPUMS. 2007, 2010, and 2013, Massachusetts.

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Educational Requirements
78% of current MA Manufacturing job postings require
some college education; 69% require bachelor’s or above.
Source: Wanted Analytics. 120 Days, November 2014.
CS and IT
100% College-Level
Engineering
100% College-Level
Management
& Financial
93% College-Level
Other
36% College-Level
Production & Mechanical
0% College-Level
Science, Health, & Math
100% College-Level

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Educational Attainment
Recent graduates employed in Manufacturing reflect the
patterns of the industry.
Source: Massachusetts Dept. of Higher Education. Employment After College– MA UI Employment Match. Public higher education
graduates one year after graduation.

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Level of Educ. Attainment by State
MA has the highest-educated Manufacturing workforce
among leading technology states.
Source: 2012 ACS 3 year sample. IPUMS. University of Minnesota.

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Hiring Demand Scales
 In two sample Manufacturing occupations, MA is showing
greater hiring difficulty than other technology states.
 CNC Machine Tool Operators—Median MA Salary: $34,300
 Industrial Engineers—Median MA Salary: $86,200
Source: Wanted Analytics. Dec. 8, 2014

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Recommendations
 Address the college-level workforce demand needs of
the Manufacturing sector, with special attention to the
Manufacturing (and IT/Tech) workforce needs of the
Bio sector.
 Defer the Financial Services sector to FY16 when the
Financial Services Advisory Council (established by Chapter
287 of the Acts of 2014) can be engaged.
David Cedrone - Associate Commissioner DHE

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Essential Questions
 In what sub-sectors of “Manufacturing” are college-level job
postings dominant, and can we further categorize the
required competencies in context of academic programs?
 Are there opportunities for progression from “middle skill”
manufacturing jobs to baccalaureate and higher jobs, and do
we have pathways to promote this progression?
 Are there other specialized needs of employers to develop a
sustainable workforce pipeline, e.g., regional demand,
workforce diversity, incumbent (adult) worker training?
 What capacity do we have to address this demand?
What constraints do we face?
David Cedrone - Associate Commissioner DHE