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Workforce Readiness Making It a Reality Florida Career Professionals Association June 2007

2. Topics. What is workforce readiness and what does it mean to employers and career professionals.What do we know and see in terms of skill gaps and educational needs.What agencies and organizations are involved across the State and Nation.How can we partner to meet the challenges and ensure our future..

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Workforce Readiness Making It a Reality Florida Career Professionals Association June 2007

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    1. Workforce Readiness Making It a Reality! Florida Career Professionals Association June 2007 Catherine M. Mallozzi, SPHR Florida Metropolitan University � Melbourne Director of Career Services HR Florida Workforce Readiness Director 321-253-2929, ext 116 � cmallozz@cci.edu

    2. 2 Topics What is workforce readiness and what does it mean to employers and career professionals. What do we know and see in terms of skill gaps and educational needs. What agencies and organizations are involved across the State and Nation. How can we partner to meet the challenges and ensure our future.

    3. 3 What Is Workforce Readiness? It is the ability to meet the challenge of replacing retiring employees with skilled and ready workers capable of meeting the challenges of advancing technology and global competition. Are we ready????

    4. 4 Talent Shortages Shortages of talent already exist in many areas of the global labor force today. This shortage is expected to grow more acute and widespread over the next 10 years. It can threaten your businesses as well as the engines of world economic gorwth. Manpower, Confronting the Talent Crunch: 2007

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    6. 6 What To Expect in 2010 The U.S. Department of Labor Statistics expects to see a shortfall of 10 million workers in the United States by the year 2010. United States Bureau of Labor Statistics

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    8. 8 Manufacturing Jobs Go Unfilled The nation has lost 5 million manufacturing jobs in three decades, yet the more highly-skilled factory positions go unfilled because applicants show poor basic math and reading skills and often a bad attitude about blue-collar work. Florida Today

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    17. 17 Steps to Consider to Counter the Shortages and Lack of Skills Improving educational and vocational training. Adopting strategic migration policies. Bringing the economically inactive into a more inclusive labor force. Ensuring that the current labor force takes advantage of opportunities to re-skill and re-train themselves. Overall, being Proactive in facing the shortages. Manpower, Confronting the Talent Crunch: 2007

    18. 18 Investing in the Future In order to create and maintain the talent necessary to meet present and future needs - Government, Education and Business must partner by making policy decisions to invest in education, vocational and technical training. Manpower, Confronting the Talent Crunch: 2007

    19. 19 Partnerships Employers will need to establish enhanced links with schools that will provide meaningful placement opportunities. Tap into the disaffected jobless such as single-mothers, disabled, older workers, etc. �Fifteen years after the American with Disabilities Act was enacted, only 1/3 of disabled Americans are employed, despite the fact that 2/3 of unemployed disabled workers would like to work.� Manpower, Confronting the Talent Crunch: 2007

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    22. 22 National Work Readiness Credential National Work Readiness Council � 1st National, portable certification for entry-level workers. Certifies that job seekers has demonstrated the basic skills to be successful. Built through consensus process with businesses, unions, chambers, education and workforce investment boards. Based on Equipped for the Future standards. Includes four (4) modules Situational judgement, oral language, reading and math usage. Test nine (9) businesses have identified as necessary for success in a new hire. Administered through public work force systems and by Junior Achievement.

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    31. 31 Talent/Wisdom Mentors/Coaches Advisory Boards Training/Workshops Speakers Resume/Interview Job Search Job Shadowing Internships Job Skills

    32. 32 Sustainable Growth Now, more than perhaps any other time before, the future of business in the United States depends on business and education and their ability to adapt to changes in technology, demographics, globalization, and other forces that affect our economy. ICW�s Workforce and Education Newsletter, May 2007

    33. 33 Are We Ready? As Employers and Career Professionals we must be ready, willing and able, to partner to meet the challenges; to utilize the resources of Government and Community Agencies; to work with Special Interest Groups; to be proactive, knowledgeable and committed to educate and manage the workforce of the future.

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