H-1B Ready to Work Conference October 15, 2015 BREAKOUT SESSION Job Placement Strategy: Upskill/Backfill Demand Driven Strategies for Incumbent Workers Speaker: Sandino Thompson, Executive Director, It’s My Community Initiative

Demand Driven Strategies SANDINO L. THOMPSON

Demand Driven Model Employers placed at the forefront of recruitment and service delivery Supply and demand logic Strategic outreach Focus on meeting needs (employer focus) vs. generating placements (program focus) Continuous industry analysis

Strategic Outreach: Messaging Benefits: Encourage employers to utilize Work Ready Oklahoma as a recruitment source to cut down on applicant screening time Strengths: Discuss ways to upskill existing (incumbent) workforce and the benefits of investing in “known quantities” Solutions: Offer to quickly back-fill vacancies created by incumbent advancement

Strategic Outreach: Process Discover needs Assess challenges Discuss current staffing Use career pathways models as a base Develop a recruitment and training strategy specific to the employers needs Utilize custom outreach materials to build a pipeline to meet the employer demand

Industry Analysis Employment development staff continually tracks job news and events Media Outlets Internal Contacts Rapid Response Reporting (layoff alerts) Local industry issues on the 2015 radar: Teacher shortage in public schools Oil and gas industry downturn Manufacturing industry jobs creation

Industry Outlook: Teacher Shortage

Industry + Employer Snapshot Industry: Education 1000+ teacher vacancies statewide in 2014-2015 800+ substitutes working in place of a full-time teacher Over 500 emergency certifications issued (5x more than previous year) Employer: Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) Certified Teacher shortage + excess capacity in entry level (paraprofessional) High new teacher turnover 36% of current staff underqualified/inexperienced

Employer-Driven Strategy Highlights: Teacher Shortage Developed two-part plan with OKCPS Part 1: Work to fill vacancies before 2015-2016 school year Part 2: Upskill Paraprofessionals to Certified Teachers and backfill vacancies with long-term unemployed Developed accelerated degree program with University of Central Oklahoma (UCO)

Education Career Pathway

Employer-Driven Strategy Highlights: Teacher Shortage Work Ready Oklahoma + OKCPS: Co-branded outreach materials Website landing page Funnel all recruitment through online application Work Ready Oklahoma + UCO: 18 month accelerated master’s degree program Alternative certification credit hour progression

Employer-Driven Strategy Highlights: Incumbent Upskill Work Ready Oklahoma + OKCPS: Identified 29 paraprofessionals for pilot Leveraged funds for education costs Work Ready Oklahoma + UCO: Working to alter student teaching requirements Accelerated program under development to fill administration vacancies (teacher to principal progression)

Customized Outreach Materials Teacher Recruitment Flyer

Employer Driven Strategy Highlights: Results Snapshot Work Ready Oklahoma + OKCPS OKCPS reduced vacancies at the start of the 2014-2016 school year by nearly 50% 18 full-time certified teachers were credentialed and placed through WRO efforts 24 hours of professional development training delivered since July First Incumbent Worker Information Session scheduled for this month

Industry Outlook: Oil & Gas Layoffs

Employer Driven Strategy Highlights: Oil and Gas Downturn Work Ready Oklahoma + Employers Early 2015 – Developed custom materials for local employers to use with Employee Resource Packets during staff reduction Work Ready Oklahoma + Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) Presented resource handour to OESC for use with rapid response effort for mass layoffs

Customized Outreach Materials Resource Packet

Customized Outreach Materials Resource Packet

Industry Outlook: Jobs Creation

Industry Snapshot Industry: Manufacturing Employer: Boeing 10% of the state’s workforce Shortage of qualified technicians 2015: Emerging skills gap addressed by Governor High percentage of jobs in engineering (60% or more) Employer: Boeing Expanded from 900 to 2100 positions in 2013 Additional 900 jobs announced in 2014 (primarily engineering) 1300 related jobs at Tinker AFB expected by 2018 Relocation + new hiring

Advanced Manufacturing Pathway

Employer Driven Strategy Highlights: Jobs Creation Outreach to Boeing: Had employment development staff reach out to Human Resources Utilized LinkedIn to see who we (our staff, key partners and associates) might know Found a connection with the site director and were able to reach out directly More to come…