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Economic/Workforce Session November 4, 2009

Economic/Workforce Session November 4, 2009. When is last time you met with MOBD/Economic Development partner? MOBD meets with WIB & Career center on regular basis (toured, become familiar with services) Knowledgeable about all of the players and what they do/services provided, etc.

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Economic/Workforce Session November 4, 2009

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  1. Economic/Workforce SessionNovember 4, 2009 • When is last time you met with MOBD/Economic Development partner? • MOBD meets with WIB & Career center on regular basis (toured, become familiar with services) • Knowledgeable about all of the players and what they do/services provided, etc. • Sample Presentation to employers

  2. MOBD Mission Assist companies who wish to relocate, expand, grow, or stay in Massachusetts

  3. BRT & MOBD - Measuring Success • Jobs Created • Jobs Retained • Private Investment

  4. Massachusetts Business Resource Team MOBD Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development

  5. BRT Partners & Roles

  6. BRT Incentives/Resources Financing • Mass Development - Real Estate, Equipment • Massachusetts Technology Development Corp. - Early Stage Venture Capital • District Improvement Financing (DIF) - Municipal Financing - Infrastructure • Economic Stabilization Trust (EST) - Working Capital Loans

  7. BRT Incentives/Resources Workforce Training • Workforce Training Grants • Express Grants • UMass Intern/Co-op Partnerships • Board of Higher Education • Career Centers • Regional Employment Boards

  8. BRT Incentives/Resources Technology Collaboration • Mass Biotech Council • University of Massachusetts • Mass Technology Collaborative • Mass Life Sciences Center • Mass Clean Energy Center

  9. Workforce Investment Boards and Career Centers A Network of 32 Career Centers and 5 Satellites Designed to meet the workforce needs of our communities

  10. What WIBs/Career Centers bring to the table • Labor Market Information (trends in employment, critical/emerging industries, etc.) • Workforce System Supply & Demand (career center services, ABE/ESL, DTA, MRC, etc.) both demand (employer) and supply (worker) • Training Resources (WCTF, WTF, federal, state, local grants, foundation funding, etc) • Youth Opportunities (CA, Reconnect Center, WIA programs, summer programs, etc.)

  11. Labor Market Information • Workforce Blueprint • Critical Industries • Emerging Industries • Job Vacancies • Needs Assessments • Needs of companies • Skills of workers • Skills of job seekers

  12. Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce Today (Training) • Workforce Training Fund • Hiring Incentive Training Grant • On-the-Job Training • Apprenticeships • Local, State and Federal Resources to upgrade skills of current workforce • Specialized programs for training

  13. Connecting People to JobsConnecting Companies with Workers • Career Centers, Adult Basic Education, Rapid Response Employer Services • Access to qualified job seekers (lay-offs, graduates of training programs, youth, veterans, disabilities, etc.) • Post your openings (confidential if requested) • On-site recruitments • Job Fairs

  14. Helping Youth Succeed • Summer programs • Internships • Career Fairs/Days • Guest Speakers • Field Trips • Career Majors • Drop Out Prevention • Youth Works

  15. Why is this important? • Keeps you on your toes • Keeps everyone informed • Maximizes efforts • Minimizes the number of people to contact before you have an answer • Saves time, energy & resources

  16. Our successes - Communicate • Relationship building • Keep informed • Trust • Confidence • Key players in regions direct all workforce inquiries to BCREB • Direct all tax incentives, permitting, etc. to MOBD • Compact, BEDC, Chambers, SBA, Planning, CAP, higher ed, labor, etc.

  17. Our successes – Information Sharing • Important to know who is doing what • Reduce duplication • Maximize efforts • MOBD on WTF review committee • Practitioner meetings (top of mind issues in safe environment. i.e. importance of census)

  18. Our successes – Employer outreach • We are all meeting with companies – HR, CEO, managers, etc • Important to be on the same page • Rapid response example – turned negative into a positive (promoted career center services) • Joint presentations • One-page overviews

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