Workforce Development: The Time is NOW! Jennifer Grove Community Development Manager, Gulf Power Company CareerSource Florida Board of Directors Florida Education Foundation Board of Directors Chair, Florida Chamber Business Alliance for Early Learning Mom, Of 4 boys who want to live and work in Florida

Our Florida 18 th largest economy in the world 3 rd most populous state in the county By 2030, will be 6 million residents

Florida’s Economy: The Right Direction  Florida Private Sector Jobs Created: o Since December 2010: 1,025,400 o Over the Year: 238,900 o Over the Month: 21,000  Florida has gained jobs over the year for the past 65 months  Florida has gained jobs over the month for 50 consecutive months  Florida’s annual job growth rate has exceeded the nation’s since April 2012  Florida’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2014 was up 2.7 percent from 2013

Florida’s Target Industries Aviation & Aerospace Cleantech Defense & Homeland Security Financial & Professional Services Headquarters Information Technology Logistics & Distribution Life Sciences Advanced Manufacturing WHY THESE?

Infrastructure Industries Healthcare Education Energy Construction Telecommunications These industries underpin the growth of our community

Aerospace & Aviation

Aerospace & Defense

Cleantech

Information Technology

Logistics & Distribution

Advanced Manufacturing

What does this mean for employment in Florida?

Florida HWOL Summary, Dec. 2015

But, we have a mismatch…

The Workforce Gap vs. 28% 32% 10% 30% will enter a 4-year college will enter an associate degree program or advanced training will lack the skills needed for employment 20% 65% 15% require a 4-year college degree require an associate’s degree or advanced training require minimum skills for employment will drop out of the system before completing high school SOURCE: Carol D’Amico,” Workforce 2020: Work & Workers in the 21st Century” 26 WHERE 9 TH GRADERS ARE HEADED WHERE THE JOBS ARE

The Changing Workforce… SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics. (% of Total Workforce) DEMAND TRIPLES

United States Post-Secondary Education SOURCE: National Center Education Statistics. (2010) 28

Florida Results 42 nd among other states in high school graduation in 2014, but raised to 77.8% in 2015 Graduating seniors in FL scored 19.9 average composite score on the ACT (43 rd ) and a 1434 average combined score on the SAT (45 th ) in th in college 1 st year retention (86.3%) in th in college completion in 2015 (62.8%)

Florida Jobs All Jobs All Jobs with Degree Requirements Specified Associate Degree3.96%11.88% Bachelor's Degree3.13%9.39% High School Diploma6.40%19.21% Less than High School7.53%22.60% Master's or Higher Degree1.22%3.67% Postsecondary Vocational11.15%33.48% No Degree Specified66.62% ​

FL Jobs by Education Requirement

The Good News… We Have a Pipeline

CAPE Academy Enrollment and Industry Certifications/Certificates Earned, to

But we have to start earlier… Skill development is a dynamic process, in which the early years lay the foundation for successful investment in later years. High-quality early childhood and elementary school programs improve character skills in a lasting and cost- effective way. Students retained in kindergarten through 4 th grade are almost 5 times more likely to drop out than students who have never repeated a grade.

By the age of four, 32 million more words are heard by an average child from a professional family during ordinary daily conversation than an average child from a poor family. Differences in vocabulary are evident at 18 months In an hour, the average child: In a professional family hears 32 affirmatives and 5 prohibitions (6:1) In a working class family hears 12 affirmatives and 7 prohibitions (2:1) In a poor family hears 5 affirmatives and 11 prohibitions per hour (1:2)

Cradle to Career Approach

What Can We Do? Re-frame the conversation: Help ALL students think through what they need to enter and advance in careers of interest – is degrees, certifications, and experience! Understand industry drivers/occupations in the economy; place value on those careers Collaboration and alignment is key – along the education cradle to career continuum and with business

YOU make a difference! Thanks for all you do!