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Promoting Regional Economies Virtual Policy Academy Webinar 2 of 3. Presenters. Lindsey Woolsey and Tammy Coxen Corporation for a Skilled Workforce Jim Torrens National Network of Sector Partners Martin Simon and Erin Andrew NGA Center for Best Practices
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PromotingRegional EconomiesVirtual Policy Academy Webinar 2 of 3
Presenters Lindsey Woolsey and Tammy CoxenCorporation for a Skilled Workforce Jim TorrensNational Network of Sector Partners Martin Simon and Erin AndrewNGA Center for Best Practices Danielle CalabresePennsylvania Workforce Investment Board Laura SpiveyNorth Carolina Department of Commerce
Virtual Policy Academy States CA DE ID LA MO MT NM UT VI WY
Remaining Webinar Sustainability and Impact Thursday, August 27, 2:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern
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“The state should set the vision and framework and provide tools and technical assistance to the regions; then the state should get out of the way and let the regions implement their initiatives.”
PA: Industry Partnerships Industry Partnerships in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Workforce Development
PA: Industry Partnerships Industry Partnerships in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Workforce Development
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“WIA cannot and should not design, fund, and implement sector strategies by itself.”
“How do we ensure consistency in performance across regions and how do we coordinate regional efforts and statewide efforts?”
“Can you tell us more about skill sector panels as a component of a state sector strategy?”
WA: Industry Skill Panels Washington State’s Industry Sector Initiative: Industry Skill Panels, Washington Training and Education Coordinating Board
WA: Industry Skill Panels From Evaluating Industry Skill Panels: A Model Framework, by PAROS Group and Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
Leveraging State Investments: Four Skill Panels (Washington State)
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Data-Driven Decision Making • Sector initiatives need a deep understanding of industries, occupations, workers, and regional labor markets • States play a key part in collecting and providing data to regions, and establishing guidelines for data use
State Roles • States are both data users and data producers • As data users, states use may data to: • identify target industries or occupations for the state, • determine funding regions • evaluate regional applications for funding • The state’s role as data producer is critical to regional sector initiatives both pre- and post-funding, as they seek to better understand and engage with their target industries
State Roles • Using data to specify target industries and occupations for the state as a whole • PA identified nine sectors and priority occupations within them • NC targeted allied health care as the state’s initial sector of focus • Providing data and analysis on specific industries statewide • OK produced detailed reports about the Aerospace and Health Care industries • CO produced guidebooks to five of the state’s key industries to be used by sector intermediaries
State Roles • Providing data to regions to identify target industries and occupations • MI provided each workforce investment area with a regional profile for industry targetingto aid the regions in identifying their target industries • CO produced an industry targeting report for each MSA in the state and a guide on how to access and use the state’s LMI website to obtain data for industry targeting
State Roles • Customizing data offerings to accommodate unusual geographic or industry clusters • KS & MO collaborated on an industry profile for a joint WIRED region • OR built a custom website for its WIRED region which includes data reports for each targeted industry cluster • Providing regional labor market analysts to assist regions • MN has funded six regional labor market analyst positions to provide regions with accessible expertise, analysis services, training, and presentations on LMI