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Innovations for Innovations for Success: Skill Success: Skill
PanelsPanelsMike BrennanMike Brennan
Washington State Workforce Training and Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating BoardEducation Coordinating Board
January 17January 17thth, 2006, 2006North West Food Processors EXPONorth West Food Processors EXPO
Portland, ORPortland, OR
What do Industry Skill Panels do?What do Industry Skill Panels do?
Address the largest barrier to business Address the largest barrier to business expansion identified by Washington’s expansion identified by Washington’s employers: the shortage of skilled workersemployers: the shortage of skilled workers
How?How?o Assess current and future skill needs Assess current and future skill needs o Implement strategies to meet skill needsImplement strategies to meet skill needso Provide workers with better skills, jobs, career growthProvide workers with better skills, jobs, career growtho Provide employers with more efficiency, less turnover, Provide employers with more efficiency, less turnover,
higher profitshigher profitso Enable direct access to market information and needsEnable direct access to market information and needs
What industries have been What industries have been served since 2001?served since 2001?
AerospaceAerospace Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food
ProcessingProcessing BiotechnologyBiotechnology Computer Game Computer Game
SoftwareSoftware ConstructionConstruction ElectronicsElectronics EnergyEnergy Health CareHealth Care Homeland SecurityHomeland Security
Information Information TechnologyTechnology
Life SciencesLife Sciences Manufacturing – Manufacturing –
Advanced, Wood Advanced, Wood Product, and RuralProduct, and Rural
Maritime Maritime Marine Technology Marine Technology
and Servicesand Services Medical DevicesMedical Devices TransportationTransportation
Washington has created 28 Washington has created 28 Industry Skill Panels since Industry Skill Panels since
20012001Can be convened by:Can be convened by:o Workforce Development CouncilsWorkforce Development Councilso Chambers of CommerceChambers of Commerceo Community and Technical CollegesCommunity and Technical Collegeso ApprenticeshipsApprenticeshipso Business or Trade AssociationsBusiness or Trade Associationso Private Career SchoolsPrivate Career Schoolso Economic Development Councils Economic Development Councils
What does one look like?What does one look like?
Examples of Examples of IndustryIndustry Skill Skill Panel productsPanel products
Developed skill standards for the energy and Developed skill standards for the energy and electronics industrieselectronics industries
Developed modular curricula for the manufacturing Developed modular curricula for the manufacturing and biotechnology industriesand biotechnology industries
Expanded apprenticeship in health care and Expanded apprenticeship in health care and construction industriesconstruction industries
Developed articulation agreements with mulitple Developed articulation agreements with mulitple levels of the education systemlevels of the education system
Coordinated industry support to expand capacity of Coordinated industry support to expand capacity of health care programshealth care programs
Developed customized training for entry level Developed customized training for entry level workers and limited English speaking populations in workers and limited English speaking populations in agriculture, construction, manufacturing and health agriculture, construction, manufacturing and health care industriescare industries
How have Industry Skill How have Industry Skill Panels increased Panels increased
collaboration?collaboration? By giving companies an important By giving companies an important
leadership role in workforce leadership role in workforce development designdevelopment design
By enhancing the effectiveness of state By enhancing the effectiveness of state investments (investments (Workforce, Economic Development Workforce, Economic Development and Education)and Education)
By leveraging existing resources and By leveraging existing resources and supporting the acquisition of new supporting the acquisition of new fundingfunding
By finding innovative ways to streamline By finding innovative ways to streamline training and servicestraining and services
Where do I go for more Where do I go for more information?information?
The State Board for Community and Technical The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges:Colleges:
http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/workforce/default.asphttp://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/workforce/default.asp
Workforce College:Workforce College: http://www.workforcecollege.com/http://www.workforcecollege.com/
Your regional Workforce Development Council:Your regional Workforce Development Council: http://www.washingtonworkforce.org/about/
councils.php
Your local Economic Development Councils:Your local Economic Development Councils: http://www.cted.wa.gov/_CTED/documents/http://www.cted.wa.gov/_CTED/documents/
ID_1121_Publications.docID_1121_Publications.doc
The Workforce Board Directory of services:The Workforce Board Directory of services: http://www.wtb.wa.gov/wfd.pdfhttp://www.wtb.wa.gov/wfd.pdf
Additional information…..Additional information…..
Mike Brennan, Economic Development Mike Brennan, Economic Development Workforce SpecialistWorkforce Specialist
(360) 586-8683(360) 586-8683
[email protected]@wtb.wa.gov
www.wtb.wa.govwww.wtb.wa.gov