journey to jobs initiative : the transformation strategy to develop, attract and retain talent
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Journey to Jobs Initiative : The transformation strategy to develop, attract and retain talent. Central New York Region presented by Lenore Sealy, Executive Director Onondaga County Workforce Investment Board. Central New York – 5 county region. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Journey to Jobs InitiativeJourney to Jobs Initiative: The transformation strategy The transformation strategy to develop, attract and retain to develop, attract and retain
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Central New York Regionpresented by
Lenore Sealy, Executive Director Onondaga County Workforce Investment
Board
Central New York – 5 county region
• Formally established in 1966 through Regional Planning and Development Board
• Proximity to the intersection of Interstates 81 and 90
• Commutation patterns link all five counties to the Syracuse MSA
• Shared history, demographics, natural resources, and business challenges
• Significant concentrations of colleges and universities
Issues facing CNY region
• 40-50% eligible to retire by 2010
• Feb 2007 CNY labor force 1.1% less than one year ago
• In 2004, population in the 20-34 age range fell 27.2% in Onondaga County
• 70% of future jobs will require beyond HS education
• NYS reported 67% graduation rates in 2004; 50% of African Americans, and 15% of Hispanic students in the upstate urban cohort graduated
• In CNY the availability of a skilled workforce is a deciding factor in business attraction
It’s all about talent…
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Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development
EducationEducation
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Organizations focused on programs
Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development
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Organizations focused on programs
Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development
Workforce DevelopmentWorkforce Development
EducationEducation
Business Business
Region focused on progress
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Core skills
Some decisionsre:science/math
choices
Experience/Undergrad to PhD
Experience/Undergrad to Masters
Undergrad
Certificate,License, Associates Degree
HS Diploma,License
7 - 11
K - 6
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Energy and Environmental
Systems
AdvancedManufacturing
InformationManagementBiotechnology/
Bioprocessing
HealthCare
Job
Job
Job
…focused on economic vitality
Economic Drivers: Economic Drivers: •Biotechnology /Biotechnology /BioprocessingBioprocessing
•Energy and Environmental Energy and Environmental SystemsSystems
•Health CareHealth Care•Information ManagementInformation Management•Advanced ManufacturingAdvanced Manufacturing
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… focused on drivers
The Goal:The Goal: Fortify economic drivers Fortify economic drivers
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… focused on talent
Strategy:Strategy: Develop, attract, Develop, attract, and retain talentand retain talent
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Actions to implement strategy
Actions:Actions: • DevelopDevelop entrepreneurship supports• Create and expandCreate and expand a continuum of
education and training • Increase Increase worker credentialing • Build Build business capacity through employer
training • ApplyApply literacy contextualized to work and life skills• Promote and expandPromote and expand opportunities for
internships/mentoring/job shadowing • IncreaseIncrease regional awareness of
economic drivers and related career pathways within/outside the region
• Align and leverageAlign and leverage regional capacity through replication and assessmentC
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Feedback Loop for Continuous ImprovementFeedback Loop for Continuous Improvement
CNY Model for Transformation
Actions:Actions: • DevelopDevelop entrepreneurship
supports• Create and expandCreate and expand a continuum of
education and training • Increase Increase worker credentialing • Build Build business capacity through
employer training • ApplyApply literacy contextualized to work
and life skills• Promote and expandPromote and expand opportunities for
internships/mentoring/job shadowing• IncreaseIncrease regional awareness of
economic drivers and related career pathways within/outside the region
• Align and leverageAlign and leverage regional capacity through replication and assessment
Strategy:Strategy: Develop, Develop, attractattractand retain and retain talenttalent
Goal:Goal: Fortify Fortify economic economic driversdrivers
EconomicEconomicDrivers:Drivers:
AdvancedAdvancedManufacturingManufacturing
InformationInformationManagementManagement
Biotechnology/Biotechnology/BioprocessingBioprocessing
EnergyEnergyandandEnvironmentEnvironment
HealthHealthCareCare
Core skills
Some decisionsre:science/math
choices
Experience/Undergrad to PhD
Experience/Undergrad to Masters
Undergrad
Certificate,License, Associates Degree
HS Diploma,License
7 - 11
K - 6
Job
Job
Job
Job
Job
Job
Job
Job
Job
Job
JobJob
Job
Job
Job
Job
Job
Job
Job
Job
Energy and Environmental
Systems
AdvancedManufacturing
InformationManagementBiotechnology
HealthCare
Job
Job
Job
Career Realization/Talent Projects
Education/Training/Advanced Education Projects
Educational Pathways
Skills Mapping/Work Readiness Certificate
Career Exploration
Actions for transformation
• Develop entrepreneurship supports – Request $ 250,000– Collaborative projects such as
• Support entrepreneur competitions, e.g. Stardust Institute for Innovation at Cayuga Community College
• Implement programs increasing the attraction and retention of diverse and new American entrepreneurs and professionals
• Research and academic support for entrepreneurial efforts
– Leveraged resources• Small Business Development programs, e.g. OCC
and SUNY Oswego• Women’s Business Innovation Center
• Create and expand a continuum of education and training for new and incumbent workers for the five economic drivers – Request $ 1,039,179– Collaborative projects such as
• Online regional database of education/training opportunities• Increased support for literacy contextualized in work
settings • Educational programs around emerging science and
technology transfer, e.g. Renewable Energy/Climate Control Technology at SUNY ESF and Biotechnology Degree program at TC3
– Leveraged resources • Existing ESOL programs to build incumbent worker
programs• Database information architecture exists
Actions for transformation
• Increase worker credentialing – Request $ 887,820– Collaborative projects such as
• Expand certificate, credentialing and skill building programs to help individuals find employment
• Explore certificates as additional graduation outcomes
• Develop ‘work ready’ communities
– Leveraged resources • Existing career ladder maps (research science,
health care, energy) • Existing WorkKeys, Certificate of Workforce
Competency, and National Work Readiness Credential
Actions for transformation
• Build business capacity through employer training – Request $ 565,500– Collaborative projects such as
• Develop programs for business leadership addressing changing workforce and global marketplace needs
• Create inter-institutional and cross-sectional professional exchanges, e.g. Speaker Series
• Funds to support implementation coaches
– Leveraged resources • Training grants e.g. WIA funds, IEP, private
business funds• Speaker programs through local colleges,
universities, and professional associations
Actions for transformation
• Apply literacy contextualized to work and life skills – Request $ 116,160– Collaborative projects such as
• Develop a strategic plan (2008) with measurable and acceptable outcome indicators
• Promote community awareness and action • Improved life and work skills for immigrant
populations • Improved technology literacy for aged 50+
workforce • Teachers in the workplace to build curriculum• Use of technology to expand regional instructional
capacity– Leveraged resources
• Family Literacy Alliance Greater Syracuse • Regional school district/BOCES literacy programs
Actions for transformation
•Promote and expand opportunities forinternships/mentoring/job shadowing – Request $ 468,750– Collaborative projects such as
•Expand and maintain a database containing internships/mentoring/job shadowing opportunities
•Expand paid opportunities for job seekers, professionals, and high school and college students
•Build regional capacity via skills transfer through mentoring opportunities engaging 50+ and diverse workforce
– Leveraged resources •Private business funding •Existing internship programs and services, e.g. Project Ion,
individual college career planning and placement offices•WIA programs for at-risk youths•Middle/High school level mentoring and job shadow
programs
Actions for transformation
• Increase regional awareness of economic drivers and related career pathways within and outside the region – Request $ 259,000– Collaborative projects such as
• Establish online career ladder maps for each of the economic drivers
• Develop, market, and maintain educational support materials
• Promote continuum of technical and professional opportunities
– Leveraged resources • Existing career ladder maps • NYS DOL career ladder grant to Onondaga and
Cayuga-Cortland WIBs
Actions for transformation
• Align and leverage regional capacity through replication and assessment – Request $ 947,600– Collaborative projects such as
• Survey current and future skills requirements, ascertain needs, fill gaps
• Leverage National Advisory Board’s expertise in assessment, sustainability, and replication for continuous improvement
• Communicate programmatic successes and best practice models
• Implement response team as a catalyst for economic opportunities
– Leveraged resources • J2J Team and work groups
Actions for transformation
Budget over three years Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
GrantRequested
Grant Requested
Grant Requeste
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Total grant
Entrepreneurship 50,000 100,000 100,000 $250,000
Continuum of training for new and incumbent workers 310,685 386,260 342,234 $1,039,179
Credentialing 150,000 368,910 368,910 $887,820
Employer training 46,000 250,750 268,750 $565,500
Contextualized literacy 38,720 38,720 38,720 $116,160
Intern/mentor/job shadow 93,750 187,500 187,500 $468,750
Career ladder 90,000 99,000 70,000 $259,000
Assessment/replication 219,200 364,200 364,200 $947,600
Administration 120,000 150,000 166,000 $436,000
Total $1,118,355 $1,945,340$1,906,31
4 $4,970,009
Leveraged dollars $12,500,00
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Feedback Loop for Continuous ImprovementFeedback Loop for Continuous Improvement
CNY Model for Transformation
Actions:Actions: • DevelopDevelop entrepreneurship
supports• Create and expandCreate and expand a continuum of
education and training • Increase Increase worker credentialing • Build Build business capacity through
employer training • ApplyApply literacy contextualized to work
and life skills• Promote and expandPromote and expand opportunities for
internships/mentoring/job shadowing• IncreaseIncrease regional awareness of
economic drivers and related career pathways within/outside the region
• Align and leverageAlign and leverage regional capacity through replication and assessment
Strategy:Strategy: Develop, Develop, attractattractand retain and retain talenttalent
Goal:Goal: Fortify Fortify economic economic driversdrivers
EconomicEconomicDrivers:Drivers:
AdvancedAdvancedManufacturingManufacturing
InformationInformationManagementManagement
Biotechnology/Biotechnology/BioprocessingBioprocessing
EnergyEnergyandandEnvironmentEnvironment
HealthHealthCareCare
Building on success
J2J Leadership TeamJ2J Leadership Team
Journey to Jobs Initiative Project Management Structure
Aged 50+ Workforce
WorkplaceDiversity &Inclusion
IncumbentWorkerSupport
UniversityCommunityPartnerships
Science, Technology, Engineering &Math (STEM)
WorkforceCredentialing
CareerMobility
Career &TechnicalWorkerTraining
LiteracyAcross theLifespan
Measuresand Modelsfor Success
Lead AgencyProject Office• Project Director• Support Staff
National Advisory
Board
National Advisory
Board
Measures of success
Goal: Fortify economic drivers
Business growth in economic drivers
Strategy: Develop, attract, retain talent
• Develop: Number of people employed• Attract and Retain: Labor workforce growth• Number of collaborative projects successfully completed
Implementation: Collaborative Work Group Projects
• Measures and Models team will help develop and roll up measures of success • Examples of measures include:
Regional: Existing performance measures
• DOL Common Measures:• Increased retention• Average earnings
• Number of successful class completions• Career ladders used by MS-college • Improved customer satisfaction
• Number of internships/mentoring/job shadows• Number of certificates issued/graduation rates• Number of small businesses assisted• Improved literacy
CNY Impact
Build capacity by actively engaging mature, immigrant, and diverse worker populations
Stem loss in labor force through attraction and retention
Increase business attraction in economic drivers
Improve graduationrates for all students
Increase responsivenessthrough regional cooperation