Regional Workforce Skills Planning Initiative Berkshire Regional Skills Team Session IV November 13, 2017, 10-12PM BCREB, 66 Allen Street, Pittsfield Heather

Today’s Objectives Introductions and where we are in the process Confirm industries, occupations, vision, and mission Break Group work to brainstorm goals and strategies for region Heather Review this slide – talk a bit about “where we are in the process” make sure everyone is on the same page.

Berkshire Region – Priority Industries & Occupations Hospitality & Management Advanced Manufacturing Health Care & Social Assistance Nurses and Nurses Aides 29-1141        Registered Nurses 39-9021        Personal Care Aides 31-1011        Home Health Aides 31-1014        Nursing Assistants 29-2061        Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 31-9092        Medical Assistants 29-1171        Nurse Practitioners 21-1094 Community Health Worker Rachel Are there specific occupations within these groups that are priorities?

Berkshires’ Vision Statement Looking ahead to 2027, describe what a successful workforce system would look like and mean for the region? The Berkshires are able to recruit and retain an effective workforce with jobs that offer competitive pay, high quality of life, economic mobility, and support a diverse and sustainable economy. What 2-3 things do you hope will be true in your region in 10 years? Every Berkshire County employer has access to a skilled workforce. Every job seeker has access to meaningful employment. That the Berkshires are the premier place to live, work and play. Rachel

Region’s Mission Statement To promote economic vitality in Berkshire County by implementing creative solutions for business, workforce, and community challenges through a demand-driven, integrated system. What has each set of core partners agreed to do in order to achieve your vision? What will education do? What will economic development do? What will workforce do? Commitment to collaborate and support a workforce network driven by employer demand Strengthen partnerships between workforce, education, and economic development to ensure job seekers and incumbent workers have tools need to enter viable career pathways. Greater integration of employers with college and career readiness in both pre-K-12 and post-secondary programming Rachel

Quick 10-Minute break - Regroup in designated areas

Goals and Strategies: What are we doing in the near-term? High-level things we want to accomplish, and how we want to accomplish them Our goals will focus resources and enables team members to make decisions in alignment with each other and with organizational commitments. It clarifies and helps to resolve resource conflicts Our strategies will show us how we get there What will we do by 2018, 2020, and 2022, and how will we get there? Camoin

Goals and Strategies: Sample Output Goal: By 2020, we want to increase new pipeline capacity for X industry by X credentialed workers/students. Strategies: Our shared strategies to do this will be… Strategy X Strategy Y Strategy Z Camoin.

Goals: where will we be in 2018, 2020, 2022? By 2018, what do we want to see? New programs, initiatives, or policies? By 2020, what do we want to see? What results have been achieved through those programs, initiatives, and policies? By 2022, what do we want to see? What are the longer-term results achieved by our work in 2018 and 2022? Sample metrics may include - economic impact; industry development cycle; demographics; skill gaps closed; general labor pool educational level; credential level; etc. Camoin

Draft Goals: where will we be in 2018, 2020, 2022? By 2018 Strengthen partnerships between One Stop, education and industry/economic development Develop, coordinate, and integrate a common industry demand assessment tool to track changes in industry needs and connect to jobseekers. Greater engagement of Berkshire employers with area high schools, colleges, and graduates. By 2020 Develop a definitive set of career pathways for three high priority sectors Create a CNA day program. Create an enhanced one-stop career center for the whole spectrum of jobseekers including support for trailing spouses. Establish 1 well defined cross-sector pathway, chart out the opportunities, and communicate with related industry and occupations. Establish 3 new trades courses in the county (e.g., electricians, plumbers) By 2022 Decrease the average age of those working in the manufacturing sector Decrease number of job openings unfilled for longer than 6 months. Increased number of trained/certified workers for prioritized occupations Stabilize or grow total number of jobs in the county Camoin

Group Work - Strategies How often and in what way will you meet to review progress towards shared goals and make course corrections? What data and measurement systems will you rely on to support shared understanding of how well you are meeting your goals and making progress towards a shared vision? What other shared strategies will the region adopt to ensure progress towards the common agenda? This will give you your goal content.

Group Work – Strategies Education. Describe the changes in programming, recruitment, retention and placement strategies, assessment, tracking, or other strategies specific educational partners have committed to meet shared regional goals. Workforce Development. Describe the changes in programming, employer relations, recruitment, retention and placement strategies tracking, or other strategies specific workforce development partners have committed to meet shared regional goals. Economic Development. Describe the changes in economic development strategy that economic development partners have committed to meet shared regional goals. This will give you your goal content.

Next Steps Blueprint Development Upcoming meetings November 16th (State Meeting) December 6th (Tentative Workgroup Session) December 12th (State meeting) January 31st (Blueprint Due) Heather