Building A Skilled Workforce

Pennsylvania’s Workforce Development System 22 Workforce Investment Boards 22 Workforce Investment Boards 69 Pennsylvania PA CareerLinks 69 Pennsylvania PA CareerLinks 72 Industry Partnerships 72 Industry Partnerships

Advancing Innovation Through Collaborations PA’S INDUSTRY LED WORKFORCE STRATEGY Public Sector Education: CC, CTE, Universities etc. Private Sector Companies Business Networks Research Partners Workforce Training Employees/ Job Seeker

PA Sector Initiative Building the case –Two years of meetings and retreats –Legislative Briefings Using Workforce Information - CWIA Money as incentive –Discretionary funds –Job Ready PA

Four Critical Strategies Strengthen current industries Increase opportunities for residents Prepare youth for future careers Implement accountability standards

High Priority Occupations Goal: Effectively target education and training dollars to best sustain Pennsylvania’s economy. What they are: Job categories that are in demand by employers, require advanced skills and provide family-sustaining wages. Who’s Impacted: All recipients of public workforce investment dollars.

Pennsylvania’s Targeted Industry Clusters  Advanced Materials & Diversified Manufacturing  Chemicals, Rubber & Plastics  Electronics  Metals & Metal Fabrication  Printing  Vehicle & Vehicle Equipment  Agriculture & Food Production  Food Processing  Building & Construction  Business & Financial Services  Education  Information & Communication Services  Life Sciences  Bio-Medical  Health Care  Logistics & Transportation  Lumber, Wood & Paper  Energy

What are Industry Partnerships? Organize clusters of businesses that share similar workforce challenges, markets and suppliersOrganize clusters of businesses that share similar workforce challenges, markets and suppliers Industry-led process is a key factorIndustry-led process is a key factor Create economies of scale for job training and educationCreate economies of scale for job training and education Identify key occupationsIdentify key occupations Promote innovationPromote innovation Working together, business can identify worker skill gaps, address training needs and develop regional strategies to build stronger economiesWorking together, business can identify worker skill gaps, address training needs and develop regional strategies to build stronger economies

Guidelines as Incentives Competitive process LWIBs first priority Encourage other intermediaries Recommended partners: –Career & Tech Schools –Educational institutions –Associations –Unions

Goals of IPs Multiple employer involvement –Governance structure –Industry and labor driven Regional economic and workforce challenges Identify industry needs Matching partnership funds –Not Required, but encouraged

Incumbent Worker Training Trained over 75,000 existing or new hire employees Work directly with groups of employers in targeted industries (about 6,300) Job Ready PA will help current workers upgrade their skills and train for higher demand, higher paying jobs

Outcomes Deeper understanding of high growth occupations More effective career education New educational and earning opportunities Better outcomes through improved performance Larger volume of highly-skilled workforce in targeted industries Stronger, more innovative, highly competitive companies