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E3 Committee Meeting
June 12, 2014 – 8:30am
297 Barnes Blvd., Rockledge, FL 32955
(Teleconference 321-394-0707)
Attendees:
Catherine Beam, Michael Bean, Marcia Gaedcke, Robert Jordan, Mike Menyhart (Chair), James Roberts, Jr., Dan Rodgers, Robert Salonen, Julie Song, Sherrita Thomas
Agenda Page No. Call to Order
Introductions
Public Comment
Presentation:
Startup Quest Presentation from winning team
Action Items:
Approval of Committee Minutes for March 13, 2014
Discussion and Information Items
Committee Goal 3 Status Updates Measure 1B- Industry Advisory Council Brief Measure 2A – Tour of Services Demo Measure 3A – Referral Tool Demo
Attendance Roster
Adjourn
Mike Menyhart
Nirav Pandya Sonia Fantauzzi
Mike Menyhart
Erica Lemp Sandi Briles
James Watson Erica Lemp
Mike Menyhart
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CareerSource Brevard E3
March 13, 2014 Committee
Members in Attendance: Minutes
Mike Menyhart (Chair), Cathy Beam, Michael Bean (via teleconference), Robert Jordan (via teleconference) Sherrita Thomas (via teleconference) Members Absent: Marcia Gaedcke, Dan Rodgers, Robert Salonen Staff in Attendance: Lisa Rice, Marci Brilley, Erica Lemp, Marina Stone and Sandi Briles Guests in Attendance: Caroline Joseph-Paul and Dawn Hamilton from CareerSource Brevard Career Center Call to Order: Mike Menyhart, Chair, called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. Public Comment: There was no public comment. Presentations: Staff shared a handout from Brevard Public Schools regarding the Career and Professional Education (CAPE) Act Update. Action Items Approval of E3
A Motion to approve the Minutes from the December 12, 2013 E Committee Meeting Minutes of December 12, 2013
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Committee meeting was made by Cathy Beam and seconded by Michael Bean. Motion passed unanimously.
Discussion and Information Items
Staff reviewed the strategies and updated the Committee on the current status of BW Corporate Goal 3 “Enhance the E
Committee Goal 3 Status Updates
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concept (Employment, Education and Economic Development) for the emerging and transitional workforce.
CareerSource Brevard (CSB) received a contract in August, 2013 from Eastern Florida State College to provide a broad range of specialized services including the development and facilitation of vibrant industry advisory councils. The purpose of the councils is to advise college administrators with respect to the development and maintenance of quality career and technical education programs which produce graduates who are prepared to enter the workforce. An update with results was provided.
Measure 1B: EFSC Industry Advisory Councils
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Adjourn: Mike Menyhart, Chair, adjourned the meeting at 9:13a.m. Youth Council Call to Order: Mike Menyhart, Chair, called the meeting to order at 9:16 a.m. in CSB Rockledge Boardroom. In Attendance: Mike Menyhart (Chair), Michael Bean (via teleconference), Robert Jordan (via teleconference) Sherrita Thomas (via teleconference) Pastor Jarvis Walsh from R.E.A.L. Church, Lori Goodwin and Laura Zamjahn from Children’s Home Society and Sally Shinn from Students in Transition, Brevard Public Schools Introductions were made.
Youth Partner Roundtable
Updates were provided on CSB’s NextGen Program, Foundations Training, Children’s Home Society and their students in transition. A barrier was defined by the CHS transition young adults because of the time availability of the youth between their commitment of school and working. BPS does have High School Case Managers that specializes in transition and homeless young adults. Many connections between organizations and our services were made. Discussion topics included the biggest challenges facing young adults in our area and how we can address them in addition to who else can CSB invite to provide input. The group discussed the possibilities of doing a designated foundations training for youth if they could get them in the room. Ms. Rice shared that Erica Lemp and Pastor Walsh were two of the winners in Lead Brevard’s 4 under 40 program. Adjourn: Mike Menyhart, Chair, adjourned the meeting at 10:02a.m. Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by, _{signature on file} ___ _05/07/14_____ _{signature on file} Marina Stone Date Mike Menyhart, Chair Date
_05/07/14
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Enha
nce
the
E3 c
once
pt (E
duca
tion,
Em
ploy
men
t and
Eco
nom
ic D
evel
opm
ent)
for t
he e
mer
ging
and
tran
sitio
nal w
orkf
orce
. G
oal 3
Stra
tegi
es: 1.
Serv
e as
a c
atal
yst f
or R
eal T
ime
Occ
upat
iona
l Ski
lls T
rans
fer
2.
Ret
ain,
exp
and,
and
attr
act t
alen
t tha
t allo
ws
the
regi
on to
gro
w a
nd a
ttrac
t bus
ines
s th
roug
h W
orkf
orce
Dev
elop
men
t 3.
Pr
ovid
e in
crea
sed
oppo
rtuni
ties
for e
ntre
pren
eurs
hip
in a
cul
ture
of i
nnov
atio
n 4.
Pa
rtner
with
sta
keho
lder
s in
K-1
4 to
incr
ease
aw
aren
ess
of c
aree
rs a
nd c
aree
r pat
hs b
ased
on
indu
stry
gro
wth
Stra
tegy
1: S
erve
as
a C
atal
yst f
or R
eal T
ime
Occ
upat
iona
l Ski
lls T
rans
fer
Mea
sure
1A:
Aer
ospa
ce S
kills
Tra
nsfe
r Ac
tivitie
s D
ate
Boar
d Pa
rtici
patio
n Bu
dget
Impa
ct
Stat
us
Supp
ort E
aste
rn F
lorid
a St
ate
Col
lege
’s C
ente
r of A
viat
ion
Exce
llenc
e an
d A&
P Li
cens
ure
Ong
oing
Th
e ne
w p
rogr
am s
tart
date
is
Augu
st o
f 201
5. E
FSC
has
sig
ned
a le
ase
for c
lass
room
/offi
ce a
nd
hang
ar fa
cilit
ies
with
Mel
bour
ne
airp
ort.
EFS
C h
as s
elec
ted
a di
rect
or fo
r the
avi
atio
n pr
ogra
m.
The
bigg
est n
eed
right
now
is
fund
ing
for e
quip
men
t.
M
easu
re 1
B: E
aste
rn F
lorid
a St
ate
Col
lege
(EFS
C) I
ndus
try A
dvis
ory
Cou
ncils
Ac
tivitie
s D
ate
Boar
d Pa
rtici
patio
n Bu
dget
Impa
ct
Stat
us
Faci
litat
e In
dust
ry A
dvis
ory
Cou
ncils
fro
m E
FSC
with
Stra
tegi
c D
oing
Pr
oces
s.
Star
ting
Dec
embe
r 20
13
See
mea
sure
1B
Brie
f.
St
rate
gy 2
: Ret
ain,
exp
and,
and
attr
act t
alen
t tha
t allo
ws
the
regi
on to
gro
w a
nd a
ttrac
t bus
ines
s th
roug
h W
orkf
orce
Dev
elop
men
t M
easu
re 2
A: B
usin
ess
to J
obs
Mod
el
Activ
ities
Dat
e Bo
ard
Parti
cipa
tion
Budg
et Im
pact
St
atus
Sh
ow th
e re
turn
on
inve
stm
ent o
f the
5
Step
s to
Rap
id E
mpl
oym
ent P
rogr
am
Annu
ally
Sep
tem
ber
Sinc
e be
ginn
ing
the
5 St
eps
to
Rap
id E
mpl
oym
ent P
rogr
am in
PY
10-1
1, 4
70 in
divi
dual
s ha
ve
enro
lled,
396
(84.
3%) h
ave
com
plet
ed th
e pr
ogra
m a
nd 2
30
(58.
1%) o
f the
com
plet
ers
foun
d w
ork
with
in o
ne y
ear o
f co
mpl
etio
n.
Goa
l 3 M
atrix
3 of 11
Busi
ness
to J
obs
(B2J
) Con
tinuo
us
Impr
ovem
ent P
roce
ss
Ong
oing
1.
Th
e re
sum
e ch
eckl
ist i
s av
aila
ble
for u
se b
y al
l st
aff,
but i
t will
not
be
fully
im
plem
ente
d un
til la
te fi
rst
quar
ter P
Y 14
-15
2.
Prov
eIT
is a
vaila
ble
to a
ll C
C s
taff
and
the
usag
e ha
s st
eadi
ly in
crea
sed.
3.
Fu
ll ro
llout
of P
rove
IT fo
r B
L st
aff i
s sc
hedu
led
for
July
201
4, s
ome
are
alre
ady
usin
g it.
Cur
rent
ly
ther
e ar
e le
ss th
an 1
0 bu
sine
sses
usi
ng it
, but
w
e an
ticip
ate
dem
and
to
incr
ease
as
BL
staf
f sta
rts
usin
g it.
M
easu
re 2
B: S
treng
then
Bus
ines
s C
usto
mer
Rel
atio
nshi
ps
Activ
ities
Dat
e Bo
ard
Parti
cipa
tion
Budg
et Im
pact
St
atus
Bu
sine
ss L
iais
ons
will
enga
ge
busi
ness
es in
CSB
eve
nts.
Pos
sibl
e ev
ents
incl
ude:
indu
stry
roun
dtab
les
or
focu
s gr
oups
; Q&A
foru
ms
for
com
mun
ity/c
ente
r sta
ff or
job
seek
ers
Qua
rterly
upd
ate
Bus
ines
s Se
rvic
es S
taff
have
hel
d 11
bus
ines
s en
gage
men
t eve
nts
sinc
e M
arch
1, 2
014
Hol
d Bu
sine
ss R
ecru
iting
even
ts a
t all
Car
eer C
ente
rs
Qua
rterly
upd
ate
CSB
Hel
d 33
re
crui
ting/
inte
rvie
win
g ev
ents
si
nce
Mar
ch 1
, 201
4 –
13 in
Pal
m B
ay, 1
4 in
Roc
kled
ge, 6
in
Titu
svill
e C
aree
rSou
rce
Brev
ard
Hos
ted
Job
Fairs
Q
uarte
rly u
pdat
e
C
SB h
oste
d 3
job
fairs
sin
ce M
arch
1,
201
4. O
ne fo
r Eve
rest
stu
dent
s,
one
for E
FSC
stu
dent
s an
d on
e ge
nera
l job
fair
at th
e Ti
tusv
ille
CC
. O
ver 2
00 jo
b se
eker
s at
tend
ed
thes
e fa
irs.
M
easu
re 2
C:
Reg
iona
l Bus
ines
s Su
mm
it Ac
tivitie
s D
ate
Boar
d Pa
rtici
patio
n Bu
dget
Impa
ct
Stat
us
Con
duct
a re
gion
al s
kills
gap
sur
vey
with
em
ploy
ers
in B
reva
rd, O
rang
e, P
olk
and
Sept
embe
r 201
4
Su
rvey
was
dis
tribu
ted
and
resu
lts
are
in.
Surv
ey re
sults
will
be
used
4 of 11
Volu
sia
coun
ties.
to
gui
de c
onve
rsat
ions
at t
he
Reg
iona
l Bus
ines
s Su
mm
it an
d w
ill
be s
uppl
ied
to th
e E3
com
mitt
ee in
Se
ptem
ber.
H
ost R
egio
nal B
usin
ess
Sum
mit
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Th
e su
mm
it w
ill b
e he
ld o
n Se
ptem
ber 2
4th a
t Por
t Can
aver
al
term
inal
6 fr
om 8
AM-1
2:30
PM.
Topi
cs w
ill in
clud
e C
yber
Sec
urity
, St
rate
gic
Mar
ketin
g, R
egio
nal
Bus
ines
s Im
pact
s, R
egio
nal T
alen
t G
ap A
naly
sis.
Stra
tegy
3: P
rovi
de in
crea
sed
oppo
rtuni
ties
for e
ntre
pren
eurs
hip
in a
cul
ture
of i
nnov
atio
n M
easu
re 3
A:
Smal
l Bus
ines
s Pa
rtner
ship
s Ac
tivitie
s D
ate
Boar
d Pa
rtici
patio
n Bu
dget
Impa
ct
Stat
us
Cre
ate
an o
nlin
e in
tera
ctiv
e re
ferra
l too
l fro
m c
ompl
eted
ass
et m
ap a
nd m
anua
l re
ferra
l too
l.
Febr
uary
, 201
4
D
emon
stra
ted
Bet
a Ed
ition
at 6
/13
mee
ting.
C
OM
PLET
E- D
EMO
NST
RAT
ION
Atte
nd m
eetin
gs o
f BSB
AC a
nd h
old
bian
nual
sm
all b
usin
ess
supp
ort
orga
niza
tion
roun
dtab
les
to d
iscu
ss
emer
ging
issu
es.
Upd
ate
in S
epte
mbe
r an
d M
arch
B
SBAC
will
be
co-s
pons
orin
g C
ongr
essm
an P
osey
’s F
eder
al
Con
tract
ing
Con
fere
nce
at F
IT in
Au
gust
. B
SBAC
is c
urre
ntly
so
liciti
ng n
ew m
embe
rs fo
r the
co
unci
l fro
m th
e ci
ties,
cou
nty,
sc
hool
boa
rd a
nd o
ther
larg
er
prim
es/c
ompa
nies
in B
reva
rd.
M
easu
re 3
B: S
uppo
rt an
d Ex
pand
Biz
Laun
ch
Trac
k th
e re
turn
on
inve
stm
ent f
or
BizL
aunc
h cl
asse
s at
the
Roc
kled
ge,
Palm
Bay
, and
Titu
sville
Car
eer C
ente
rs
Ong
oing
Si
nce
the
ince
ptio
n of
Biz
Laun
ch in
Ju
ly 20
11, 1
55 s
mal
l bus
ines
ses
have
st
arte
d th
ereb
y cr
eatin
g ov
er 1
69 n
ew
jobs
in B
reva
rd c
ount
y.
Mea
sure
3C
: Ent
repr
eneu
rial W
ork
Expe
rienc
e C
reat
e EW
E tra
inin
g lo
catio
n an
d M
ento
r da
taba
se fo
r stre
amlin
ed jo
b se
eker
/ em
ploy
er m
atch
ing
Ong
oing
EWEs
are
on
hold
pen
ding
fund
ing
avai
labi
lity
Mea
sure
3D
: Im
plem
ent S
tartu
p Q
uest
as
BASE
C m
embe
r R
ecru
it 50
0 po
tent
ial p
artic
ipan
ts a
nd 5
0 po
tent
ial m
ento
rs fo
r Sta
rtup
Que
st
M
arch
201
4 U
pdat
e Q
uarte
rly
The
Intro
duct
ory
sess
ion
was
hel
d on
Mar
ch 6
th, 2
03 p
eopl
e re
gist
ered
to
atte
nd, b
ut o
nly
70 a
ttend
ed.
5 of 11
Num
bers
in th
e se
cond
roun
d w
ere
dow
n ca
usin
g a
need
for f
ewer
m
ento
rs.
Impl
emen
t 3 ro
unds
of S
tartu
p Q
uest
ea
ch w
ith a
t lea
st 1
00 p
artic
ipan
ts, 1
2 m
ento
rs a
nd 1
2 ex
istin
g te
chno
logi
es
Dec
embe
r 201
4 U
pdat
e Q
uarte
rly
Rou
nd tw
o of
Sta
rtup
Que
st b
egan
w
ith 4
8 pa
rtici
pant
s an
d 8
men
tors
(6
team
s, 1
men
tor i
n tra
inin
g an
d 1
float
ing
men
tor)
and
6 te
chno
logi
es.
The
pro
gram
co
mpl
eted
on
May
22nd
with
35
prog
ram
com
plet
ers.
Aw
ards
wer
e gi
ven
to th
e to
p tw
o te
ams.
C
ondu
ct fo
llow
up
with
pro
gram
pa
rtici
pant
s an
d co
ntro
l gro
up
Augu
st 2
015
As o
f Mar
ch 3
1st, o
f the
140
initi
al
SUQ
par
ticip
ants
, 34
have
obt
aine
d em
ploy
men
t. 2
0 pa
rtici
pant
s ha
ve
beco
me
self
empl
oyed
. As
sist
in th
e cr
eatio
n of
a d
epar
tmen
t of
labo
r too
lkit
for n
atio
nal r
eplic
atio
n of
St
artu
p Q
uest
Augu
st 2
015
Mea
sure
3E:
Impl
emen
t Ene
rgy
Laun
ch a
s pa
rt of
CEJ
A gr
ant
Rec
ruit
300
pote
ntia
l par
ticip
ants
and
25
men
tors
ove
r 2 p
rogr
am c
ycle
s Ja
nuar
y 20
15
The
first
roun
d of
Ene
rgy
Laun
ch s
aw
60 e
nrol
lees
, 6 m
ento
rs, a
nd 6
te
chno
logi
es
Coo
rdin
ate
with
FIT
to p
rovi
de
Entre
pren
euria
l Tra
inin
g Ja
nuar
y 20
15
FIT
deliv
ered
the
8 w
eek
Lean
La
unch
Pad
pro
gram
to th
e En
ergy
La
unch
par
ticip
ants
- the
pro
gram
co
nclu
ded
on 1
1/21
Im
plem
ent 2
roun
ds o
f Ene
rgy
laun
ch
with
200
par
ticip
ants
, 22
men
tors
and
22
NAS
A te
chno
logi
es
Janu
ary
2015
Th
e fir
st ro
und
of E
nerg
y La
unch
co
nclu
ded
with
37
com
plet
ers
R
ound
2 fo
r Ene
rgy
Laun
ch is
cu
rren
tly b
eing
eva
luat
ed b
ased
on
the
follo
win
g:
• R
educ
tion
in th
e nu
mbe
r of
aspi
ring
entre
pren
eurs
as
the
unem
ploy
men
t rat
e de
clin
es.
• In
crea
sed
oppo
rtuni
ties
in
entre
pren
euria
l pro
gram
s in
th
e re
gion
. •
USD
OL
perfo
rman
ce
expe
ctat
ions
.
6 of 11
St
rate
gy 4
: Par
tner
with
sta
keho
lder
s in
K-1
4 to
incr
ease
aw
aren
ess
of e
mer
ging
car
eers
and
car
eer p
aths
bas
ed o
n In
dust
ry g
row
th.
Mea
sure
4A:
Tec
hnic
al A
ssis
tanc
e W
orks
hops
Ac
tivitie
s D
ate
Boar
d Pa
rtici
patio
n Bu
dget
Impa
ct
Stat
us
Allo
cate
up
to 2
0 ho
urs
of s
taff
time
to
faci
litate
wor
ksho
ps to
edu
cate
sch
ool
dist
rict t
each
ers
and
coun
selo
rs a
bout
ca
reer
aw
aren
ess
stra
tegi
es th
at
com
plem
ent c
olle
ge a
nd c
aree
r re
adin
ess
curri
culu
m.
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Mea
sure
4B:
Car
eer a
nd P
rofe
ssio
nal E
duca
tion
Acad
emie
s (C
APE)
Ac
tivitie
s D
ate
Boar
d Pa
rtici
patio
n Bu
dget
Impa
ct
Stat
us
The
E3 C
omm
ittee
will
revi
ew a
nd
prov
ide
inpu
t on
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June 12, 2014
Information Brief
Eastern Florida State College (EFSC) Industry Advisory Councils
Background As part of the Goal 1 strategy to “Serve as a catalyst for Real Time Occupational Skills Transfer”, CareerSource Brevard (CSB) entered in to a contract with Eastern Florida State College to enhance and accelerate the effectiveness of the EFSC councils and fully leverage the assets and resources of area industry representatives. The purpose of the councils is to advise college administrators with respect to the development and maintenance of quality career and technical education programs which produce graduates who are prepared to enter the workforce. The first industry advisory council meeting was held December 10, 2013.
Since December, CSB has combined several existing EFSC councils with similar focus, broadened the industry membership, restructured agendas, and conducted eleven council meetings for the following programs:
Results
• Aviation and Aerospace • Business Administration and Office Technology • Computer Science and Information Technology • Manufacturing and Engineering Technology • Healthcare and Life Sciences • Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management
Topics of meetings generally center on industry trends, training, challenges and employment needs in the respective industries and are generally well attended and well received. Several overarching themes have emerged as a result of these discussions:
• The need to improve the pipeline of a skilled cross-functional workforce to meet industry specific needs.
• Existing courses/programs should be reviewed and restructured to meet industry skill set requirements and local industry should be educated on the benefits of programs and credentialing offered by EFSC to meet their requirements.
• There is a current and future need to increase awareness of and improve the image of careers in certain industry sectors.
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Council members examined what they could and should do to meet these needs. The following actions highlight some of the short term strategies that have been developed:
• The public image of manufacturing careers will be improved by increasing awareness through media articles, initiating County resolutions, and participating in, National Manufacturing Day (NMD) on October 3rd in collaboration with Brevard Public Schools. The planned student events that day include visits to Embraer, meeting the Thunderbirds, and tours at some EFSC industry council members’ businesses.
• A Business Learning Event is being developed to occur by early November. The intent is to familiarize local businesses about student internships and co-op programs, the opportunities and value such programs offer, and to develop a database of businesses interested in hosting an internship/co-op student.
• A Student Seminar Series is being developed to address industry needs and trends using industry leaders as panelists and subject matter experts. The intent is to give students the insights of providers on local and national trends and skills needed in industry to assist them in planning their career ladder. The first event in the series will center on the status of “well care v. health care” in a horizontal healthcare system.
• Industry council members were polled for recommendations to add/change/ delete occupations on the proposed 2014-15 Regional Targeted Occupation List. This list is integral to EFSC in deciding curricula to meet industry needs and to CSB for directing OJT and ITA funds.
• Several software curriculum items were added to the Computer Science courses based upon the input of industry council members. Additionally, the council will be working with Eastern on the XCEL-IT Cybersecurity grant including determining what certifications are needed in the industry; providing SME’s and adjunct faculty and sharing industry hardware/software resources.
Current contract requirements have been met and Board Staff is seeking renewal/extension to continue services over the next year.
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E3 COMMITTEE
ATTENDANCE ROSTER
PY 2013 - 2014 SEPT DEC MAR JUNE
Beam, Catherine P P PBean, Micheal A P PCraig, Carol A A CIC 4/14Gaedcke, Marcia A A AJordan, Robert P P PMenyhart, Mike P P PRoberts, James P P A
Rodgers, Dan A P A
Salonen, Robert repl. G. Weine A
Song, Julie P A A
Thomas, Sherrita A P P
Weiner, Greg P* P see R. Salonen
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