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Journey to Jobs Initiative : The transformation strategy to develop, attract and retain talent. Central New York Region presented by Lenore Sealy, Executive Director Onondaga County Workforce Investment Board. Central New York – 5 county region.
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Journey to Jobs Initiative: The transformation strategy to develop, attract and retain talent Central New York Region presented by Lenore Sealy, Executive Director Onondaga County Workforce Investment Board
Central New York – 5 county region • Formally established in 1966 through Regional Planning and Development Board • Proximity to the intersection of Interstates 81 and 90 • Commutation patterns link all five counties to the Syracuse MSA • Shared history, demographics, natural resources, and business challenges • Significant concentrations of colleges and universities
Issues facing CNY region It’s all about talent… • 40-50% eligible to retire by 2010 • Feb 2007 CNY labor force 1.1% less than one year ago • In 2004, population in the 20-34 age range fell 27.2% in Onondaga County • 70% of future jobs will require beyond HS education • NYS reported 67% graduation rates in 2004; 50% of African Americans, and 15% of Hispanic students in the upstate urban cohort graduated • In CNY the availability of a skilled workforce is a deciding factor in business attraction
Organizations focused on programs Business Economic Development Workforce Development Education
Organizations focused on programs Business Economic Development Workforce Development Education
Organizations focused on programs Economic Development Business Workforce Development Education
Organizations focused on programs Economic Development Business Workforce Development Education
Organizations focused on programs Economic Development Business Workforce Development Education
Region focused on progress Central New York Organizations focused on programs Economic Development Business Workforce Development Education
Energy and EnvironmentalSystems AdvancedManufacturing InformationManagement HealthCare Biotechnology/Bioprocessing Experience/Undergrad to PhD Experience/Undergrad to Masters Undergrad Certificate, License, Associates Degree HS Diploma, License 7 - 11 K - 6 Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Some decisionsre:science/math choices Core skills
…focused on economic vitality • Economic Drivers: • Biotechnology /Bioprocessing • Energy and Environmental Systems • Health Care • Information Management • Advanced Manufacturing Central New York
… focused on drivers The Goal: Fortify economic drivers Central New York
… focused on talent Strategy:Develop, attract, and retain talent Central New York
Actions to implement strategy • Actions: • Develop entrepreneurship supports • Create and expand a continuum of education and training • Increase worker credentialing • Build business capacity through employer training • Apply literacy contextualized to work and life skills • Promote and expand opportunities for internships/mentoring/job shadowing • Increase regional awareness of economic drivers and related career pathways within/outside the region • Align and leverage regional capacity through replication and assessment Central New York
CNY Model for Transformation • Actions: • Develop entrepreneurship supports • Create and expand a continuum of education and training • Increase worker credentialing • Build business capacity through employer training • Apply literacy contextualized to work and life skills • Promote and expand opportunities for internships/mentoring/job shadowing • Increase regional awareness of economic drivers and related career pathways within/outside the region • Align and leverage regional capacity through replication and assessment EconomicDrivers: AdvancedManufacturing InformationManagement Biotechnology/ Bioprocessing Energyand Environment Health Care Strategy: Develop, attractand retain talent • Goal: • Fortify economic drivers Feedback Loop for Continuous Improvement
Career Realization/Talent Projects Education/Training/Advanced Education Projects Energy and EnvironmentalSystems AdvancedManufacturing InformationManagement HealthCare Biotechnology Educational Pathways Skills Mapping/Work Readiness Certificate Career Exploration Experience/Undergrad to PhD Experience/Undergrad to Masters Undergrad Certificate, License, Associates Degree HS Diploma, License 7 - 11 K - 6 Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Job Some decisionsre:science/math choices Core skills
Actions for transformation • Develop entrepreneurship supports • Request $ 250,000 • Collaborative projects such as • Support entrepreneur competitions, e.g. Stardust Institute for Innovation at Cayuga Community College • Implement programs increasing the attraction and retention of diverse and new American entrepreneurs and professionals • Research and academic support for entrepreneurial efforts • Leveraged resources • Small Business Development programs, e.g. OCC and SUNY Oswego • Women’s Business Innovation Center
Actions for transformation • Create and expand a continuum of education and training for new and incumbent workers for the five economic drivers • Request $ 1,039,179 • Collaborative projects such as • Online regional database of education/training opportunities • Increased support for literacy contextualized in work settings • Educational programs around emerging science and technology transfer, e.g. Renewable Energy/Climate Control Technology at SUNY ESF and Biotechnology Degree program at TC3 • Leveraged resources • Existing ESOL programs to build incumbent worker programs • Database information architecture exists
Actions for transformation • Increase worker credentialing • Request $ 887,820 • Collaborative projects such as • Expand certificate, credentialing and skill building programs to help individuals find employment • Explore certificates as additional graduation outcomes • Develop ‘work ready’ communities • Leveraged resources • Existing career ladder maps (research science, health care, energy) • Existing WorkKeys, Certificate of Workforce Competency, and National Work Readiness Credential
Actions for transformation • Build business capacity through employer training • Request $ 565,500 • Collaborative projects such as • Develop programs for business leadership addressing changing workforce and global marketplace needs • Create inter-institutional and cross-sectional professional exchanges, e.g. Speaker Series • Funds to support implementation coaches • Leveraged resources • Training grants e.g. WIA funds, IEP, private business funds • Speaker programs through local colleges, universities, and professional associations
Actions for transformation • Apply literacy contextualized to work and life skills • Request $ 116,160 • Collaborative projects such as • Develop a strategic plan (2008) with measurable and acceptable outcome indicators • Promote community awareness and action • Improved life and work skills for immigrant populations • Improved technology literacy for aged 50+ workforce • Teachers in the workplace to build curriculum • Use of technology to expand regional instructional capacity • Leveraged resources • Family Literacy Alliance Greater Syracuse • Regional school district/BOCES literacy programs
Actions for transformation • Promote and expand opportunities forinternships/mentoring/job shadowing • Request $ 468,750 • Collaborative projects such as • Expand and maintain a database containing internships/mentoring/job shadowing opportunities • Expand paid opportunities for job seekers, professionals, and high school and college students • Build regional capacity via skills transfer through mentoring opportunities engaging 50+ and diverse workforce • Leveraged resources • Private business funding • Existing internship programs and services, e.g. Project Ion, individual college career planning and placement offices • WIA programs for at-risk youths • Middle/High school level mentoring and job shadow programs
Actions for transformation • Increase regional awareness of economic drivers and related career pathways within and outside the region • Request $ 259,000 • Collaborative projects such as • Establish online career ladder maps for each of the economic drivers • Develop, market, and maintain educational support materials • Promote continuum of technical and professional opportunities • Leveraged resources • Existing career ladder maps • NYS DOL career ladder grant to Onondaga and Cayuga-Cortland WIBs
Actions for transformation • Align and leverage regional capacity through replication and assessment • Request $ 947,600 • Collaborative projects such as • Survey current and future skills requirements, ascertain needs, fill gaps • Leverage National Advisory Board’s expertise in assessment, sustainability, and replication for continuous improvement • Communicate programmatic successes and best practice models • Implement response team as a catalyst for economic opportunities • Leveraged resources • J2J Team and work groups
CNY Model for Transformation • Actions: • Develop entrepreneurship supports • Create and expand a continuum of education and training • Increase worker credentialing • Build business capacity through employer training • Apply literacy contextualized to work and life skills • Promote and expand opportunities for internships/mentoring/job shadowing • Increase regional awareness of economic drivers and related career pathways within/outside the region • Align and leverage regional capacity through replication and assessment EconomicDrivers: AdvancedManufacturing InformationManagement Biotechnology/ Bioprocessing Energyand Environment Health Care Strategy: Develop, attractand retain talent • Goal: • Fortify economic drivers Feedback Loop for Continuous Improvement
National Advisory Board • Lead Agency • Project Office • Project Director • Support Staff WorkplaceDiversity & Inclusion Aged 50+ Workforce IncumbentWorkerSupport UniversityCommunityPartnerships Science, Technology, Engineering &Math (STEM) Measuresand Modelsfor Success LiteracyAcross theLifespan Career &TechnicalWorkerTraining CareerMobility WorkforceCredentialing Building on success Journey to Jobs Initiative Project Management Structure J2J Leadership Team
Measures of success Goal: Fortify economic drivers Business growth in economic drivers Strategy: Develop, attract, retain talent • Develop: Number of people employed • Attract and Retain: Labor workforce growth • Number of collaborative projects successfully completed Regional: Existing performance measures • DOL Common Measures: • Increased retention • Average earnings Implementation: Collaborative Work Group Projects • Measures and Models team will help develop and roll up measures of success • Examples of measures include: • Number of internships/mentoring/job shadows • Number of certificates issued/graduation rates • Number of small businesses assisted • Improved literacy • Number of successful class completions • Career ladders used by MS-college • Improved customer satisfaction
CNY Impact Stem loss in labor force through attraction and retention Build capacity by actively engaging mature, immigrant, and diverse worker populations Improve graduationrates for all students Increase business attraction in economic drivers Increase responsivenessthrough regional cooperation