Robert G. Garraty. Ph.D. Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development PA Department of Labor & Industry September15, 2010 Pennsylvania State Data Center’s 2010 Annual Data Users Conference Robert G. Garraty. Ph.D. Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development PA Department of Labor & Industry September15, 2010

Goals for Session Data-Based Workforce Development System Impact on educational providers Examples of Data Driven Decisions Importance of Labor Market Information Description of Industry Partnership Model

L&I Mantras for Policy Decisions “Is it Data-Driven?” “Is it Industry-Driven?”

Pennsylvania’s Workforce Development System 22 Workforce Investment Boards 22 Workforce Investment Boards 67 Pennsylvania CareerLinks 67 Pennsylvania CareerLinks 74 Industry Partnerships 74 Industry Partnerships

CHANGING FOCUS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

Industry Partnerships Results Over 6,000 companies, in 74 active industry partnerships, representing multiple industries, are working to close skills gaps and address other workforce challenges to improve Pennsylvania’s competitive position. Over 6,000 companies, in 74 active industry partnerships, representing multiple industries, are working to close skills gaps and address other workforce challenges to improve Pennsylvania’s competitive position. Industry Partnership Worker Training: Over 75,000 employees have completed, or are currently engaged in, Industry Partnership Worker Training. Industry Partnership Worker Training: Over 75,000 employees have completed, or are currently engaged in, Industry Partnership Worker Training. Wage Data - Participants who have received training through this program have experienced an average wage gain of 12.89% Wage Data - Participants who have received training through this program have experienced an average wage gain of 12.89% Of the businesses participating, 88% reported being very satisfied or satisfied with the Industry Partnership program, while 75% reported that the partnerships and training have already helped them increase their productivity. Of the businesses participating, 88% reported being very satisfied or satisfied with the Industry Partnership program, while 75% reported that the partnerships and training have already helped them increase their productivity.

Advanced Materials and Diversified Manufacturing Agriculture and Food Production Building and Construction Business and Financial Services Education Information and Communication Services Life Sciences Lumber Wood and Paper, and Logistics and Transportation Energy Pennsylvania’s Targeted Industry Clusters

Pennsylvania Logistics and Transportation Cluster

Logistics and Transportation Cluster Location Quotient (2004) by County in South Central Workforce Investment Area

Logistics and Transportation Cluster Employers by County in South Central Workforce Investment Area

Working with Employers Define Jobs Interview employer SME’s Identify Keywords (Job Titles)  Define Responsibilities  Determine Tasks

Conducted with current employee Task based skill assessment Information from job task analysis becomes basis for self- rated skill assessment Rating Scale 0 – Employee is not aware of this type of work. 1 – Employee is aware of this type of work. 2 – Employee can perform this type of work with supervision. 3 – Employee can perform this type of work without supervision. 4 – Employee can instruct others in this type of work. Results entered into a database Skill Assessment