1. Regional Workforce Skills Planning Initiative
[Insert name of Region]
Session III
[Insert date and time]

2. Objectives
Confirm regional criteria, priority industries, and occupations
Share summary of challenges facing business and industry
Share summary of challenges facing labor supply
Articulate regional planning team’s vision for the region in 2027
Articulate group members’ missions for the region
Articulate shared goals and strategies for region

3. Review
Criteria
Our criteria for prioritizing industries and occupations will reflect what we value as a region.
[Insert criteria here – career pathways, low barriers to entry, etc]
This should be a review from pre-work completed prior to Session III; if people have questions or want to discuss, direct to parking lot.

4. Priority Industries and Occupations
Review
Priority Industries and Occupations
Industries
Occupations
[Insert here]
[Insert here]
This should be a review from pre-work completed prior to Session III; if people have questions or want to discuss, direct to parking lot.

5. Challenges facing our businesses
Review
Challenges facing our businesses
According to our data, research, and engagement with employers, we understand that the top 3 challenges facing regional businesses are…
[Insert]
This should be a review from pre-work completed prior to Session III; if people have questions or want to discuss, direct to parking lot.

6. Labor supply challenges
Review
Labor supply challenges
According to our data, research, and engagement with team members, we understand that the top 3 labor supply challenges are:
[Insert]
This should be a review from pre-work completed prior to Session III; if people have questions or want to discuss, direct to parking lot.

7. Opportunities [Insert]
Review
Opportunities
Given our analysis, we note the following opportunities in our region:
[Insert]
This should be a review from pre-work completed prior to Session III; if people have questions or want to discuss, direct to parking lot.

8. Our work today and in future sessions
Today, we will:
Begin to articulate our regional vision, mission, and goals, all guided by our…
Criteria
Priority industries and occupation
Challenges and opportunities facing businesses and our labor supply
Our goal today is not to finalize vision/mission/goal statements, but to gather enough material from you to inform draft versions of these statements
In future sessions, we will:
Refine strategies that will help us reach our vision, mission, and goals

9. Blueprint-Aligned Outcomes
Aligned with Blueprint Section III (Where do we want to go?) and Section IV (How do we get there?)
Vision. State 2-5 things you hope will be true in your region 10 years from now through the lens of education, workforce development, and economic development to address priority industries and occupations identified in your blueprint.
Mission. State what core partners will do in order to achieve your vision.
Goals. Describe your shared goals. What will you accomplish by 2018, 2020, and 2022?
Shared Strategies. Describe how your region will work collaboratively to achieve your vision, mission, and goals.

10. Definition
Vision: What do we want?
What do you hope will be true in your region 10 years from now?
Our vision is the more perfect world we hope to create, grounded in our values – our criteria.
It helps us identify strategies that will guide us to our vision.
Aim for inspiring – this should be an idea that makes people feel good when they hear it.
This is a definition of a vision. Explain to group.

11. Definition
Sample Visions
UNICEF: A world where the rights of every child are realized
ASPCA: That the United States is a humane community in which all animals are treated with respect and kindness
LinkedIn: To connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.
Facebook: Give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together

12. Vision: What do we want? Break into small groups of 2-5 people.
Work
Vision: What do we want?
Break into small groups of 2-5 people.
Why to live here in 2027: Half of the groups work on developing content for a realtor brochure that is designed to attract people to move to the area.
Why to locate your business here in 2027: The other half of groups will work on developing content for a brochure that sells business owners on why they should relocate or start their business to the area. What region-specific assets attract businesses to the area?
Reconvene in 20 minutes.
Use the content generated during this section for writing a vision statement for your blueprint.

13. Mission: What are we doing to get what we want?
Definition
Mission: What are we doing to get what we want?
Our role in building the world we want (as described by the vision) in the way we want to build it (aligned with our values/criteria)
Vision is what we aspire to accomplish; mission is what we do
What will we do as a regional team?
What will each core partner do to reach our vision?
For example: our education partners will focus resources on expanding career awareness, as well as educational programming in priority industries X, Y, and Z. These are broad mission statements, not specific strategies (next time).
Mission statements should be simple enough for all to understand, important enough for all to support
Aim for no more than words
This is a definition of a mission. Explain to group.

14. Definition
Sample Missions
American Red Cross: The American Red Cross a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its congressional charter and the fundamental principal of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.
Target: Our mission is to make Target the preferred shopping destination for our guests by delivering outstanding value, continuous innovation and an exceptional guest experience by consistently fulfilling our Expect More. Pay Less. Brand promise.

15. Mission: What are we doing to get what we want...
Work
Mission: What are we doing to get what we want...
Full-group discussion
What are we doing to get what we want as a region?
What do we do?
What is the desired outcome of what we do?
Who do we do it for?
Use the content generated during this section to write mission statements for blueprint.
**We’ll use the guide below to draft our mission statement.
We ______ (fill in with major tasks, mentioned in Q. 1 of exercise), so that _______ (fill in with the desired outcome from Q. 2). We do this for ______ (who benefits or avoids harms)

16. Mission: What are we doing to get what we want...
Work
Mission: What are we doing to get what we want...
Small-group discussion by type of partner (ed, econ dev, workforce)
What are we doing to get what we want as systems?
What do we do?
What is the desired outcome of what we do?
Who do we do it for?
How will this serve the region’s mission?
Use the content generated during this section to write mission statements for blueprint.
**We’ll use the guide below to draft our mission statement.
We ______ (fill in with major tasks, mentioned in Q. 1 of exercise), so that _______ (fill in with the desired outcome from Q. 2). We do this for ______ (who benefits or avoids harms). This will serve our region’s mission by _______ (Q4).

17. Goals and Strategies: What are we doing in the near-term?
Definition
Goals and Strategies: What are we doing in the near-term?
High-level things we want to accomplish, and how we want to accomplish them
Our goals will focus resources and enables team members to make decisions in alignment with each other and with organizational commitments. It clarifies and helps to resolve resource conflicts
Our strategies will show us how we get there
What will we do by 2018, 2020, and 2022, and how will we get there?
Definition slide.

18. Goals and Strategies: Sample Output
Definition
Goals and Strategies: Sample Output
Goal: By 2020, we want to increase new pipeline capacity for X industry by X credentialed workers/students.
Strategies: Our shared strategies to do this will be…
Strategy X
Strategy Y
Strategy Z
Sample output.

19. Goals and Strategies: Consensus Workshop
How might we train/prepare/equip the regional workforce to meet employer needs in each of our priority industries and occupations in 2020 and beyond?
Use the content generated during this section to inform strategy discussions during next session, and finalize goals.

20. Goals: where will we be in 2018, 2020, 2022?
Work
Goals: where will we be in 2018, 2020, 2022?
By 2018, what do we want to see?
New programs, initiatives, or policies?
By 2020, what do we want to see?
What results have been achieved through those programs, initiatives, and policies?
By 2022, what do we want to see?
What are the longer-term results achieved by our work in 2018 and 2022?
Sample metrics may include - economic impact; industry development cycle; demographics; skill gaps closed; general labor pool educational level; credential level; etc.
This will give you your goal content.

21. Next Steps
[Insert]