Right Person – Skills – Job: O*NET ® and ETA’s Business Relations Group Presentation by Gay M. Gilbert, Acting Director, Business Relations Group, DOL/ETA Dr. Marilyn B. Silver, Vice President, Workforce Development Group, Aguirre International ~ Director, Aguirre O*NET Project Jim Woods, Director, Division of Evaluation and Skills Assessment Office of Policy Development, Evaluation and Research, DOL/ETA Washington DC ~ March 4, 2003

Introduction to the Business Relations Group U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Creating a demand-driven system to ensure No Worker is Left Behind

Goals for a Demand Driven System Business and industry find the public workforce system to be relevant in meeting their workforce needs The public workforce system is effectively investing $12 Billion

Workers have access to good jobs with good pay and career pathways Businesses successfully grow and build a strong economy that fosters more good jobs.

STRATEGIES Outreach to business and industry Improved knowledge of skill needs for high growth industries Building the capacity of the workforce system to be demand driven

Key Principles ETA as a Broker Collaboration between the workforce system and business/industry Two Customers: Workers Business

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Partnerships for JOBS Serving America’s workers by effectively meeting the needs of business.

Partnerships for JOBS Serving America’s workers by effectively meeting the needs of business. Fourteen Current and Continuing National Business Partners

Brokering the connection of large, national-in- scope businesses to public workforce system. Partnerships for JOBS Serving America’s workers by effectively meeting the needs of business.

Partnerships for JOBS Serving America’s workers by effectively meeting the needs of business. Benefits to Business Reduced recruitment/hiring costs The right people with the right skills at the right time Increased retention Improved diversity Support during downsizing/rightsizing Good corporate citizenship

Partnerships for JOBS Serving America’s workers by effectively meeting the needs of business. Partnership Strategies National roll-out events Targeted local markets Web site Educating HR staff on workforce system Local models for replication The list is growing

Partnerships for JOBS Serving America’s workers by effectively meeting the needs of business. Organizing to Support the Partnerships State Business Coordinators Regional Business Liaisons ETA National Office Liaisons Finalizing operations protocol

Partnerships for JOBS Serving America’s workers by effectively meeting the needs of business. Measuring Success Businesses value the partnership The right people with the right skills Tracking the hiring process & retention Overcoming system performance measures Continuous improvement

Partnerships for JOBS Serving America’s workers by effectively meeting the needs of business. Challenges Connecting Businesses to Training Resources Getting the right people with the right skills Tracking success

High-Growth Job Training Initiative U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

High-Growth Definition ETA defines “high-growth industries and sectors” as industries and sectors predicted to encounter either: high-growth in new jobs or high rate of change in their workforces

The High-Growth Job Training Initiative Seeks to: To identify skill needs and skill gaps for high growth industries– now and into the future. Develop model training initiatives and strategies to address industry needs

The High-Growth Job Training Initiative Seeks to: Foster strategic alliances between the community and technical college system, employers, and the public workforce system Respond to the needs of the labor market for skilled workers by becoming a demand-driven system

Targeted Industries Services Industry Automotive Services Health Services Sector IT & IT Business-related Services Sector GeoSpatial BioTech Retail Industry Financial Industry Transportation Industry Manufacturing Industry MoveMove to ONETto ONET

O*NET, BRG, DOLETA & Aguirre International Thank you for joining us today… at the NAWB Focus 2003 Washington DC