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Career Advancement Strategies for Low Wage Workers

Career Advancement Strategies for Low Wage Workers. Moving to a Demand Driven Workforce System Job Opportunities Task Force and Open Society institute. Today. Objective: Provide broad policy context and practical solutions to promote career advancement Transition Update Workforce Supply

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Career Advancement Strategies for Low Wage Workers

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  1. Career Advancement Strategies for Low Wage Workers Moving to a Demand Driven Workforce System Job Opportunities Task Force and Open Society institute

  2. Today Objective: Provide broad policy context and practical solutions to promote career advancement Transition Update Workforce Supply Workforce Demand Workforce Approaches Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  3. GWIB/DLLR Merger • Workforce Development = Economic Development • The Governor is now involved • Focus on workforce policy • Incumbent worker programs will be emphasized Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  4. Maryland’s Workforce Supply Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  5. Maryland’s Workforce Supply • 4 yr Colleges awarded 34,152 degrees & Community Colleges awarded 6,901 degrees (2001) • 55% of HS grads attend college • Hard to serve = 9% of MD’s population • Individuals in poverty increased 14% Families in poverty increased by 11% • 19,888 persons receiving welfare assistance • 3,788 on active parole Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  6. Maryland’s WorkforceDemand 2000-2010 Employment growth: 926,387 Industries projected to gain the most jobs*: • Services-471,698 • Retail Trade-185,534 • Construction-48,917 * Openings from growth and replacement Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  7. Fastest Growing Occupations Top 5 - 48% of projected annual openings • Office & Administrative Support • Sales and related occupations • Food Preparation and Serving • Managerial • Transportation and Materials Handling Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  8. Top 5’s • Growth by Number • Growth by Percentage • Location Quotients See Hand Out Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  9. Education/Skills Needed • The top 25 job creating occupations are dominated by lower skill jobs • 19/25 require OJT; 5 require a BS/BA • 28% of openings require a bachelor’s • 5% require an AA • 4% post secondary 63% of openings only require OJT. Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  10. What Employers Say About Public Workforce system • 40% believe primary goal of workforce is economic development • The remaining 60%: half believe the purpose is human resources and half believe it is social welfare • 41% have heard of a One Stop and 19% have used one Source: Center for Workforce Preparation Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  11. Public Workforce Services • 10-20% penetration rate: businesses using workforce services • It was estimated by OMB that only 7% of the people eligible for JTPA were served by JTPA • $50 Billion annually invested in training by private sector Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  12. Connecting Supply to Demand Workforce System’s Core Competencies • Ability to serve the hard to serve • Ability to develop collaborations • Community based Nobody does it better! Focus upon the needs of Business • Business is the customer • Our clients are our product Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  13. Shift to Demand DrivenBusiness driven • Industry Sectoral Approaches • Supported Work Environments • Incumbent Worker Training • Business and Intermediary Collaborations Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  14. Industry Sectoral Approaches • Business led • Targeted to specific Industry • Linked by a strategic partner • Provide training strategies that benefit main stream & low-income individuals Examples • Healthcare in SW Pennsylvania & Board’s Healthcare Initiative • DBED organized a Interactive Digital Tech • City is working with Health & Bio Tech leaders Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  15. Supported Work Environments Placement is the beginning, not the end • Case management and follow up services • Department of Rehabilitation Services & Goodwill Industries • Local models that works closely with employers to overcome significant barriers • Tiered Employment Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  16. Incumbent Worker Training Business is an invested partner Promote long term self sufficiency Examples: • STEP • Partnership for Workforce Quality • Maryland Industrial Training Program • Customized Training Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  17. Business and Intermediary Collaborations • WIBs, Community Colleges and Local Economic Development – offer business an attractive mix of services • Targeted Investments e.g. The Reinvestment Fund • Business services: Employee Assistance, Sectoral leadership, Career ladder/Curriculum development, Technical assistance, access to financial incentives Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

  18. Resources • Workforce Advantage http://www.workforceadvantage.org • Workforce Strategy Center www.workforcestrategy.org • Center for Workforce Preparation • www.uschamber.com/cwp • Governor’s Workforce Investment Board http://www.mdworkforce.com Governor's Workforce Investment Board 6/12/03

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