1 / 16

Middle Rio Grande Development Council DBA Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande Elizabeth “Betty” Sifuentes , Director

Middle Rio Grande Development Council DBA Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande Elizabeth “Betty” Sifuentes , Director of Workforce Programs Eagle Ford Shale Workforce and Education Committee Cotulla Workforce Solutions Center – November 10, 2011. Transformative Opportunities.

kalb
Download Presentation

Middle Rio Grande Development Council DBA Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande Elizabeth “Betty” Sifuentes , Director

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Middle Rio Grande Development Council DBA Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande Elizabeth “Betty” Sifuentes, Director of Workforce Programs Eagle Ford Shale Workforce and Education Committee Cotulla Workforce Solutions Center – November 10, 2011

  2. Transformative Opportunities Raise the per capita income within the Shale • Alamo WDA • Coastal Bend WDA • Golden Crescent WDA • Middle Rio Grande WDA • South Texas WDA

  3. Assessment and Development of Training and Education – Educable and Trainable Workforce • Inventory training programs and develop others to meet demand by Shale employers • Develop customer friendly training that is portable across the Shale in short and long term • Establish career pathways from K-16

  4. 1990 Census Actual Educational Attainment

  5. 2000 Census Actual Educational Attainment

  6. Projected 2015 Educational Attainment

  7. Opportunities for the MRG Region • Governor’s Cluster Industries: Aerospace and Defense Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Biotechnology and Life Sciences Energy Petroleum Refining & Chemical Products Information & Computer Technology

  8. Target job clusters planning for current and emergingjobs at the local, regional, state, national, and global levels

  9. Economic Impact of the Eagle Ford ShaleTable 2 – Top Ten Industries Affected by Employment (2010) • Construct other new nonresidential structures 2,528 • Support activities for oil and gas operations 2,259 • Extraction of oil and natural gas 1,192 • Drilling oil and gas wells 979 • Food Services 473 • Wholesale trade businesses 376 • Architectural-engineering-and related services 334 • Retail Stores – Food and beverage 187 • Monetary authorities and depository credit interm 205 • Transport by Truck 198 • Source: Center for Community and Business Research, February 2011, Institute for Economic Development

  10. Workforce Analysis in the Eagle Ford ShaleFigure 5 – Highest Jobs-Projected Occupations with Average Wages Greater than the 6-County Average Page 12 • Accountants & Auditors $ 67,430 950 • Truck Drivers 39,260 948 • Bookkeeping & Accounting 34,750 885 • General & Operations Mgrs. 110,550 880 • Office Clerks 27,700 875 • Petroleum Pump System Operators 56,990 808 • Wellhead Pumpers 40,210 793 • Petroleum Engineers 119,960 777 • Administrative Assistants 44,010 707 • Secretaries 31,060 652 • Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 34,190 592 • Geoscientists 92,710 587 • Operating Engineers/other Construct 44,180 542 • General Maintenance & Repair 36,520 471 • Source: Center for Community and Business Research, Institute for Economic Development, May 2011

  11. Sites on Texas Benefits Promotes Collaboration Among Regional Workforce System Partners • Workforce Business Services • Promote business services to increase numbers of employers served • Locate workforce talent supply to meet industry staffing demand • Illustrate demographic trends and employment for grants and special projects • Regional Planning • Support regional planning initiatives with relevant and strategic information • Map target populations and employers relative to workforce service partners and providers • Highlight opportunities to partner with neighboring workforce boards • Strengthen relationships with area Chambers of Commerce and economic development • Educate and support the city and county planning with specific demographics • Economic Development • Provide comparative workforce demographic data on multiple site locations • Support regional economic development partners to attract new businesses • Partner for all business recruitment and retention opportunities

  12. SITCE - October 2006

  13. How Can MRG Build the Worker Pipelines for Emerging Jobs? • ChallengeOpportunity • Defined Job Clusters/ Select Niche and Run With It! • Educated Human Capital/ MoreEducation &Training Needed • Capital Formation for Enterprise Development /RCIC and University innovation and commercialization to attract investors • Unskilled Workers /Transformative Job Opportunities- Trainable Workforce • Research, Education and Academic Capacity/ Expand Curricula, Talent and Credentials for Wide Range of Skilled Worker Development

  14. SITCE - October 2006 • Map of Energy and Biotechnology

  15. Opportunities in MRG Region • Develop strategy to capture Governor’s RCIC funding for one of clusters ( e.g. BioTech) • Develop universities as world leaders in cluster • Develop the foundational curriculum in high schools and our two and 4-year colleges • Increase science and math training programs K-12; expand CATE, 2:2 • Identify resources to fund strategies

More Related