1. CA Training Challenge John E. Husing, Ph.D. Economics & Politics, Inc.
Chief Economist, Inland Empire Economic Partnership

2. Educational Challenge

3. Poverty Challenge

4. Exhibit 7.-Sectors & Number of Interviews
Interviewed
Interviewed One-on-One
50 CEOs, Entrepreneurs, HR Directors
18 Sectors
Exhibit 7.-Sectors & Number of Interviews
Trucking & Warehousing (9)
Hotels (2)
Health Care (6)
Railroad (2)
Manufacturing (6)
Water (1)
Agencies (5)
Aircraft Repair (1)
Construction (4)
Oil & Gas (1)
Finance (3)
Real Estate (1)
Engineering (2)
Entertainment (1)
Software (2)
Printing (1)
Retailing (2)
Restaurant (1)

5. General Hiring Themes Demonstrated Teamwork Hands-on Experience
Academic Knowledge
Career Technical Education

6. Aptitudes/Attitudes Life Goals (Some Idea What Want To Be)
Personality (Friendliness, Ambition, Interest, Innovation)
STEM (Willingness to Learn Required Knowledge)
Received Certifications (To Industry Standards)

7. What’s Needed From Educators
$20 per hour Jobs
Evenings
Weekends
Weekdays
Training Times
Rapid Course Creation
Industry Standards
Hands-On
Technically Up to Date

8. What Skills? Software Design, Installation, Adaption, Usage
Auto/Truck Mechanics
Truck Drivers
Production Machining, Welding, Electrical, Repair
Construction Trades
Nursing, MRI, CT Scans, Sonography, Lab Tech, Coders
Accounts Payable, Receivable, Payroll
Microsoft Word, EXCEL, Powerpoint
Water Supply, Recycling, Clean-Up
Middle Managers

9. Era of Extreme Technical Change
Need To Constantly Retrain and/or Upgrade Skills

10. Challenge: Who Is Trying To Meet The Training Requirements?
Private Sector – Rigor, Reputation, Cost
Community Colleges – Business Outreach, Internal Bureaucracy, Speed of Response, Method of Financing
Non-Profits – Rigor, Business Outreach, Cost
ROP – Speed of Response, Articulation
6-12 – Business Outreach, Commitment, Articulation
Adult Schools – Level of Training

11. Solution: Types of Choices
Perfect World
Establish An Integrated System of Learning From 6th Grade Through At Least Two Years of Post-High School Technical Training
Horror Story!
Stumble Along With The Current System For Another Generation
A Way Out?
An Integrated System Combining:
Private Schools With Good Measurable Reputations
Non-Profits With Good Measurable Reputations
ROP’s With Good Measurable Reputations
Those Community Colleges Willing to Commit
Those 6-12 Schools Willing to Commit
State & Federal Funding To Make The System Work