1. How We Can Help Business in The Changing Workforce Landscape
Beth Schmidt
The agenda is short and sweet:
Who
What
When
Where
Why

2. Who Are We? The Montana Department of Labor & Industry is….
Business Standards Division
Employer Relations Division
Unemployment Insurance Division
Workmen’s Compensation Court
Workforce Services Division
Job Services
Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA)
State Workforce Innovation Board (SWIB)
Strategic Initiatives
Registered Apprenticeship
Jobs for Montana's Graduates
Incumbent Worker Training
Research & Analysis/Labor Market Information

3. What Have We Done?
Governor’s Main Street Montana Project $25M - TAACCCT 3 – RevUP Montana Grant (Manufacturing & Energy) $15M – TAACCCT 4 – HealthCARE Montana Grant $1M PLA/Adult Learner & Tribal College Apprenticeship Grants From USA Funds MTDLI & MUS Joint Appointment – Director for Industry Driven Workforce Development Partnerships $1.3M USDOL State Apprenticeship Expansion Grant Re-Organization, Expansion & Improvement of MTDLI Apprenticeship & Work- Based Learning Unit Expanding Capacity for Local MTDLI Job Service Centers for Employer Outreach & Partnership Development Expansion of High School Dual Enrollment, CTE Pathways & Jobs for Montana Graduates (JMG) Programs
Highlights reel—Great Falls benefited significantly from almost all of these!

4. What Are We Doing? Incumbent Worker Training (IWT)
Registered Apprenticeship Tax Credit
Registered Apprenticeship Grant
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
Subsidized Employment Program (SEP)
Work Experience Program (WEX)
Pathways Program
Breaking Barriers Program

5. When & Where
Incumbent Worker Training Program-Streamlining the Application Registered Apprenticeship Program Tax Credit Registered Apprenticeship Grant Program Strengthening Partnerships with JMG Schools SkillsBridge Program with Malmstrom and ESGR Connections 101 Pilot Program with GFCMSU & GFCCRC Pre-Apprenticeship Programs in multiple industries and growing Listening & Learning to Community Stakeholders

6. Why?
In the past, employers have had an abundance of qualified (and over-qualified) applicants to choose from. This is no longer true.
Over the next decade, Montana will be facing a worker shortage due to the rush of retiring baby boomers. Our economists are projecting our workforce will grow by approx. 45,000 workers (or 4,500 per year). Unfortunately, we will NEED about 7,300 workers per year to fuel the economy. Simply put, we will not have enough people to fill the number of jobs that we have open.
Statewide = 3.5%
Cascade Co = 3.2%

7. Supply & Demand Problem
I pray I can find a good job!
I pray I can find talented workers!
The link between “potentially talented job seekers” and “employers needing talent” are too often left up to chance!

8. Train & Pray Doesn’t Work
Lost Potential Talent Pool
Middle School—High school—college—university—degree—job search

9. Work Based Learning Career Readiness Ladder
Career Training
Career Preparation
Career Exploration
Climbing the career steps will help you build the future recruitment pipeline for your business:
CA—Workplace tours, Field Trips, Guest speakers, career fairs
CE—Job shadow, career research, interviews
CP—Unpaid Internships, Pre-Apprenticeships, Student Run Enterprise
CT—Apprenticeship, Paid internships, OJT, Incumbent worker training,
Career Awareness

10. Thank You!
Beth Schmidt Job Service-Great Falls Manager (406)