1. Workforce Innovations and Best Practices
South Carolina’s State Workforce Development Board’s Strategies to Build a Competitive Workforce

2. Nithya Pramekumar SWDB Manager
Who is this?
Nithya Pramekumar SWDB Manager

3. 1 2 3 4 5 Workforce and Economic Development Ecosystem
Collaboration and Partnerships
The Board’s Role
Workforce Innovations and Best Practices
Future Funding Opportunities

4. Introduce yourself.
What do you do?
Identify a collective goal.
How can you work with your team to advance that goal?

5. SWDB Role in the Workforce System1

6. The Board’s Role Local Administrative Entity Governor
Local Chief Elected Officials
Local Workforce Board
State Workforce Board
S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce
SC Works Operators
Service Providers

7. The Workforce System Workforce System
Workforce Development and Solutions
Economic Development
Community Based Organizations
Adult Education
Universities and the Technical College System
Faith Based Organizations
Business and Industry
Training Providers

8. Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Educational Goals
10 percent yearly increase in Technical College issued certificates and credentials in areas that support SC’s workforce sector strategies.
Apprenticeship will continue growing at a yearly rate of 10 percent.
Businesses participating in the Youth Apprenticeship Initiative will increase by 10 percent each year and will be in all 46 counties. 10
percent
Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Educational Goals

9. Workforce Innovations and Best Practices2

10. Data Mapping State Technical College System
S.C. Department of Education
Commission for Higher Education
S.C. Department of Commerce
S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce

11. Sector Partnerships

12. Individuals with disability
Priority Populations
Individuals with disability
Veterans
Out of school youth
Ex-offenders
Long-term unemployed
Homeless

13. Strategic Investments for Workforce Development and Innovation3

14. Transportation Demo Grants

15. Talent Pipeline Scholarships
375
Recipients

16. Digital Literacy Grants

17. 7 Workforce Innovation Grants Organizations $1.8 million awarded
Projects reflected the alignment of workforce, education and training practices.
Organizations

18. Re-Entry Navigator Innovative grant opportunity
Point person to help ex-offenders with resources to enter the workforce.

19. Outreach
This outreach campaign was created to introduce and reintroduce South Carolinians to this robust, state-centric, customizable and connected workforce support system.

20. Staff Training Training in the door. Training for over the phone.
Training for out-of-office visits.

21. Collaboration and Partnership4

22. Future Funding Opportunities5