North Central Workforce Investment Board AHE Network Conference – June 25, 2015

Workforce Investment Boards – Soon to be Workforce Development Boards Part of the Public Workforce System: a network of federal, state, and local offices that support economic expansion and develop the talent of the nation’s workforce. State and local WIBs serve as connectors between the U.S. Department of Labor and more than 2,500 local American Job Centers that deliver services to workers and employers. The WIBs’ role is to develop regional strategic plans and set funding priorities for their area. Think of your local WIB as your link to the public workforce system. WIBs facilitate partnerships between local businesses with similar training needs. WIBs also rely on labor market information to develop sector strategies that focus resources on a particular high growth industry for their area, often involving skill training for local businesses. -

More than 50 percent of each WIB’s members must come from the business community. In addition, WIBs are required to have representation from local community colleges and other training providers, as well as elected officials and workforce program leaders. This ensures that current skill needs of local businesses are communicated to relevant training programs. See more at: yeetraining/what-is-a-WIB.aspx#sthash.4GHEitZO.dpuf yeetraining/what-is-a-WIB.aspx#sthash.4GHEitZO.dpuf

MISSION The North Central Workforce Investment Board will provide the leadership necessary to ensure we have an educated and skilled workforce that exceeds the workforce needs of local employers. Create and Implement Workforce Policy Business, Job Seekers (adult, dislocated workers), and our youth Intermediary – Connector - Convener

 Sq. Mi - 5,100  Pop -224,000  43 people per square mile  Roughly the size of the state of Connecticut  Top Industry Clusters:  Manufacturing / Powdered Metals  Healthcare

 Industry and their workforce skills  North Central PA CareerLink® system  Developing the Workforce of Tomorrow  Business and Education Connect  Preparing our Youth for the 21 st Century Summit  Employer Panel  Superintendent Panel  Best practices of Business and Education partnerships  Identified need for Career Counselors!  Parent and community awareness

1.College Completion Rates 10 Students Enter a 4-year Degree Program as Freshman Fewer than 8 Students Return for the Sophomore Year Just over Half Complete the 4-year Degree after 6 Years Only 30% of adults obtain a bachelor’s degree by age There are Multiple Pathways to Success Beyond High School One-year certificates Two-year Associate’s degrees Military Apprenticeship

3. Not All Good Jobs Require a 4-Year Degree By 2018, almost two-thirds of all jobs will require some postsecondary education beyond high school 27% of people with postsecondary certificates and credentials (less than an Associate’s degree) earn more than the average Bachelor’s degree recipient 78% of the jobs in Health Care requires less than a Bachelor’s degree There are 29 million “middle jobs” in the US that pay $35,000 or more and don’t require a bachelor’s degree. There is clearly a mis-match between what jobs are available and what our youth are being prepared for.

4. College Costs are on the Rise - Pennsylvania Cost of tuition is climbing fast. Between 1999 and 2009: PA’s public 2 year community colleges rose 20% - 40% for the public 4 year colleges Average cost of attendance Net tuition and fees for public colleges per year US = Almost $4,800 per year PA is $9,500!!!! When you add in room and board – it is nearing $25,000 per year! 5. Student Loan Debt Most students owe about $20,000 to $25,000 after 4 years of loans Amount of debt has more than doubled for graduates since 2005

Source: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Complete College America, Sources: Other Ways to Win, Dr. Ken Gray, Penn State; Pathways to Prosperity, Dr. Bill Symonds, Harvard University Source: PA Legislative Budget and Finance Committee; National Center for Higher Ed Management Systems Source: The Student Debt Project and the Federal Reserve Bank of NY

Career Counselors Initial Contact – getting into the schools Engaging students Developing Career Plans with students Exploration Employment Information Career Pathway Post-Secondary Goals Test Data Challenges Successes Career and Education Work Standards and comprehensive guidance plans which include career plans for all 8 th grade students and advisory committees in each school.

Getting started Compiling list of students Weather was a factor Time was a factor (study hall) 7 schools that participated Exposure to different pathways and options

Met individually with 80 students total 3 eleventh graders 2 tenth graders 2 graduates Completed 65 plans Member of 4 advisory councils Attended Career Fair in DuBois Worked with DBC in Philipsburg

CCCTC – 9 students with 6 completed plans Clearfield – 11 students with 8 completed plans Curwensville – 14 students with 8 completed plans Harmony – 13 students with completed plans Moshannon Valley – 10 students with 9 completed plans Philipsburg – 12 students with completed plans West Branch – 14 students with completed plans

Alex Cramer from Curwensville created his own business and applied and received a LLC and tax identifier

Challenges Time Constraints Beginning in the middle of the school year Study Halls Compiling List of Student Consumers Which students need assistance Weather Successes Established working relationship between WIB and seven (7) local high schools Served 307 students 218 seniors 89 under classmen Assisted with coordination of two career fairs that connected 250 students with 48 local employers Coordinated three field trips that allowed 32 students to tour 3 local businesses

Jeff Tech hosted a career fair that connected roughly 130 students with nearly 30 employers

Juniors and seniors from Brookville High School learn how graphic design is a part of producing the local newspaper

High school students along with recent graduates spent two days developing and enhancing their employability skills Educator Panel Employer Panel

Joe Royer, Career Counselor – Joe Shields, Career Counselor – Pam Streich, Director of Planning –