1. August 2003 Career Development Resources1 Welcome to Career Development Resources’ ”Using SOCRATES to Perform Regional Industry and Occupational Targeting” Workshop John Romanek john@cdr.state.tx.us 512-491-4944 john@cdr.state.tx.us

2. August 2003 Career Development Resources2 GOALS OF TODAY’S WORKSHOP To discuss SOCRATES and Labor Market Information - Strengths,Timeliness, and Issues To review these “Tools of the Trade” To learn ways to analyze labor market data To understand terminology, jargon, acronyms To review the impact of “Local Wisdom” To identify data “mechanisms” and projects” To ouline data schedules and taxonomies To understand key commands and reports

3. August 2003 Career Development Resources3 S.O.C.R.A.T.E.S. “ S tandardized “ O ccupational C omponents for R egional A nalysis of T rends in E mployment S ystem

4. August 2003 Career Development Resources4 Why Labor Market Targeting? Identify new ways to use LMI Tools: “ SOCRATES “ Targeting leads to higher training- related employment, improved employment rates, wage gains, customer satisfaction Improve efficiency of job search process and effectiveness of career planning efforts Foundation for “whole community” regional planning, coordination and program integration Required by the LWDBs and the TWC as part of the Integrated Workforce Plan!

5. August 2003 Career Development Resources5 Regional Planning Process Model SOCRATES “cookbook” process for developing your Targeted Industry and Target Occupation List Key point - statistical data are a starting point that provides critical direction. LWDBs must incorporate “local wisdom”; do not rely only on the “numbers”

6. August 2003 Career Development Resources6 What is SOCRATES? http://socrates.cdr.state.tx.us Regional Planning Process for Industry and Occupational Targeting using a 13 Step Model. Useful for any Texas LWDB region-- documented in Connecting the Dots Labor Market information (LMI) resources are already available, **Minimal Additional Data Collection Required Based on regional economic theory of how job openings occur and how regions develop from industry perspective Features include: Occupational Profiles, Employer Contact database, Shift-share model, INDEVAL, Regional Narrative Report, Research Papers, Employment and Projections, Industry Staffing Patterns, Occupational Wages---for any LWDB in Texas

7. August 2003 Career Development Resources7 LMI Taxonomies Industries--Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) moves to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) in 2002 for all industry data. ES- 202 starts 1stQTR2001 with NAICS CES changes Jan 2003 Occupations--Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) and Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) migrate to (SOC) Standard Occupational Classification a.k.a. O*NET 3.0, 2000 Census (modified SOC). 2000 wage data by SOC, 2010 projections by SOC/SIC Training Programs--1990 (CIP) Classification of Instructional Programs changes to CIP2000. WECM becomes integrated. DOE/OVAE promotes 16 Career Clusters. NSSB 15 skills standards groups. Crosswalks--Required to create an integrated data system, e.g. SOC to CIP, NAICS to SOC, SOC to Clusters

8. August 2003 Career Development Resources8 Data Relatioships (see SOCRATES Page 7)

9. August 2003 Career Development Resources9 SOCRATES Targeting HELP Steps

10. August 2003 Career Development Resources10 BASIC TARGETING STEPS by Commands Begin Targeting Process Targeting Options SEARCH industries by NAICS INDEVAL industries by NAICS Shift-Share industries by NAICS What’s on My NAICS List industries by NAICS Check All Keep Checked industries by NAICS Edit Targeted Occupations occs by SOC Add Titles Add Rationale occs by SOC Finalize List occs by SOC Final Regional Narrative Report

11. August 2003 Career Development Resources11 SOCRATES What’s New as of 7/2003 Data Series Complete Transformation to NAICS & SOC Taxonomies On-line NAICS and SOC Dictionaries NAICS Industrial series to 2002 1st Quarter Regional Enhanced Employer Contacts - Summer, 2002 Regional Detailed 2010 Projections - Industrial & Occupational Wages for Detailed Occupations by LWDA, 2000 National Employment Estimates by NAICS: 1993-2002 2000-based Staffing Patterns New Documents and On-line Crosswalks On-line Help Documents System Enhancements Automatic Non-traditional Male/Female Flags for each Occupation Editing Filters during Early Stages of Planning Occupational Reports with Detailed Data Summary Occupational Reports INDEVAL Auto-counter for Weighting Enhanced Narrative Reports County Narrative Profiles (formerly known a GEM) New Projections 2010 Module for Reporting by Region 2000 - 2010 Texas Employment Projection Graphs

12. August 2003 Career Development Resources12 SOCRATES Website http://socrates.cdr.state.tx. us TRACER at: www.twc.state.tx.us/lmi/trace r/tracerhome.html TWCLMI labor market statistics search page: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/l mi/lfs/lfshome.html Career Development Resources (CDR) Website http://www.cdr.state.tx.us/ Career Development Resources (CDR) Hotline 1-800-822-PLAN john.romanek@cdr.state.tx.us (512) 491-4944 Sources for LMI Data