2. Governor’s Executive Workforce Board
Executive Order K
Governor’s Executive Workforce Board
Who We Are
Mission:
To grow Ohio’s economy by developing a skilled and productive workforce, promoting effective training programs, and connecting Ohio employers with qualified workers.
Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation
Director
Ryan Burgess

3. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Smart Data
The Future of Workforce: Forces of Change
Social IQ
Creativity
Manipulation
Repetitive
Non-
Repetitive
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Smart Data
Cognitive
Manual

4. The Future of Workforce: Velocity of Change

5. The Future of Workforce: Agile Mindset Imperative

6. Jobs and Economy, State of Ohio
426,000
Job Creation
Income Growth
Labor Pool Growth

8. Manufacturing: Why Ohio
Cheapest natural gas in U.S. and below average electricity costs 1
Low cost of energy
Home to Honda, GM, Ford, and Chrysler manufacturing plants, #1 supplier state to Airbus and Boeing 2
Location to OEMs 3
Tax Environment
8th lowest average tax rate for new, capital-intensive manufacturing facilities in the country 4
Infrastructure
4th nationally for railroad mileage, home to 35 freight railroads, one of largest roadway networks in the U.S., and the Ohio River 5
Workforce
3rd largest skilled manufacturing workforce in the U.S., extensive network of universities providing engineering graduates, manufacturing workforce nearly equal to that of North and South Carolina combined
Source: JobsOhio

9. Mentorship and Soft Skills OhioMeansJobs.com Backpack
Career and Education
Mentorship and Soft Skills
OhioMeansJobs.com Backpack
Community Connectors
OhioMeansJobs.com
CommunityConnectors.Ohio.Gov
Create your career plan
Find occupations, schools, programs
Online training/assessments
Create and upload resumes
Search and save jobs
Create, review, update budget
Upload and store documents
Brings students, parents, schools, communities, faith-based organizations, and businesses together through mentorship programs.

10. Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship
Increase and enhance presence of recognized pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs
OWT, JFS, ODE, ODHE, ODOT
Encourage companies to engage and participate

11. One million adults in Ohio lack a high school diploma or equivalency
Approval of 2+ nationally recognized high school equivalency exams (GED, HiSET, TASC)
GED Reforms
Goals: drive prices down, give more people opportunities to earn high school equivalency, offer paper exam
One million adults in Ohio lack a high school diploma or equivalency

12. Online portal connecting ex-offenders and employers
Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE)

13. Survey sent to roughly 2,000 businesses in the State of Ohio
Employers are asked to forecast expected hiring needs
In-Demand Jobs Survey
Information will be used to shape ongoing workforce efforts and statewide training programs

14. Working with ODHE, JFS, and OSU to create a supply mapping tool featuring talent source information
This information will be used to help bridge the supply and demand gap in Ohio’s workforce

15. Governor’s Executive Workforce Board
Building Ohio’s
Future Workforce

16. Contact Us Ryan Burgess Emily Modell (614) 204-4794
Director
Workforce.ohio.gov
(614)
@OhioOWT
Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation
Emily Modell
Outreach Coordinator
(614)
Ohiomeansjobs.com
@OhioMeansJobs