Workforce Initiatives Positioning Kansas for Competitive Advantage Presentation to the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors Zoe Thompson Director, Workforce.

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Workforce Initiatives Positioning Kansas for Competitive Advantage Presentation to the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors Zoe Thompson Director, Workforce Training & Education Kansas Department of Commerce and Kansas Board of Regents December 3, 2014

Governor Brownback’s Vision for a Competitive Kansas Economic Strategic Plan Respond to Business Agency Collaboration

Workforce AID (Aligned w/Industry Demand) STATE LEVEL SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT ED = Director of Workforce Training and Education SKILLED EMPLOYEES WITH INDUSTRY AND COLLEGE CREDENTIALS KANSAS COMPANIES Federal/State Training Resources Community and Technical Colleges KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE KANSAS BOARD OF REGENTS Private Resources

PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS KEY TO SUCCESS Companies Colleges KANSASWORKS Private Staffing Agencies

FIND, TRAIN AND DELIVER FIND  Identify talent need/number/timing  Partner with companies  Recruit qualified participants TRAIN  Employability and Technical Skills  Industry credentials - NIMS, MSSC, AWS, etc.  College Credit DELIVER  Skilled Workforce

What Businesses are Saying “I think it is the most effective way to train new prospects that I have seen so far” [Spears Manufacturing, Caney, Kansas] “… Workforce AID …will provide a sustainable resource to meet this industry demand for workers” [AGC of Kansas] “…[Workforce AID] is much needed and a win-win for business, college[s] and students” [CST Storage, Parsons, Kansas]

“Education Linked to a Job” 100 percent of both group respondents indicated they felt prepared for the job after the training [Student Survey-Oct/Nov 2014]

Return on Investment for Kansas

Workforce AID is Statewide Red-completed; Green-in progress; Blue-in planning

The Future for Workforce AID Public/private partnerships Multiple projects in additional industry sectors Future projects include component of private sector funding Public sector funding vital

Thank you Questions? 12