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Leadership Conference 2014

Leadership Conference 2014. Driving prosperity. How do we do it?. 9.3 million unemployed in September 3 million unique job postings on-line. Information gap. “Houston is expected to add more than 100,000 middle-skill jobs by 2017, with 40% paying $20 per hour or more…” – USA TODAY

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Leadership Conference 2014

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  1. Leadership Conference 2014

  2. Driving prosperity

  3. How do we do it? • 9.3 million unemployed in September • 3 million unique job postings on-line

  4. Information gap • “Houston is expected to add more than 100,000 middle-skill jobs by 2017, with 40% paying $20 per hour or more…” – USA TODAY • “Joseph Poole will make more than $100,000 in wages and overtime by the end of the year… Poole landed it with a two-year course at a local community college.” – USA TODAY • There is a bias against these jobs because people don’t know… and their parents don’t know.

  5. Information gap • William C. Symonds, lead author of "Pathways to Prosperity says: "You will find a lot of kids with a four-year degree who do not have a clue as to what they'll do." 4-year degree 2-year degree 2-year degree

  6. What we are doing • We are striving to show the connection between great jobs and the right education. • Find Your Calling

  7. What we are doing • We are striving to make decision-ready information accessible to everyone who needs it when and where they need it.

  8. But wait, there’s more • Certification • GAP • 9 out of 10 Aspen award winners were partners • State level impact studies • Ethnicity by occupation • Australia and Germany joining other countries • Countless success for customers (grants, better decisions, better lives)

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