Selected Topics in State Sector Strategies Virtual Policy Academy Webinar 4 of 4

1. Selected Topics in State Sector StrategiesVirtual Policy Academy Webinar 4 of 4

2. Presenters Lindsey WoolseyCorporation for a Skilled Workforce Nancy LapradeCorporation for a Skilled Workforce Erin AndrewNGA Center for Best Practices Jim TorrensNational Network of Sector Partners

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5. www.sectorstrategies.org/toolkit

6. Intro: State Sector Strategies for a Skilled Workforce and a Strong Economy • Toolkit Module: Introduction • Questions from the session: • Worker outcomes? • Sector/cluster? • Economic development/workforce development?

7. Foundations of State Sector Strategies • Module 1: Getting Started • Module 2: Engaging System and State Leaders • Module 3: Engaging Industry Leaders • Module 4: Engaging Public Partners

8. Takeaways • Be mindful not to forget to obtain buy-in from middle management; we are working so diligently with higher level decision makers that they are often overlooked. • Casting the effort as a broad competitiveness strategy, not exclusively a workforce development strategy. • Regional sector up-build.

9. Promoting Regional Economies • Module 5: Promoting Regional Economies • Module 6: Funding Strategies and Sustainability • Module 7: Data Driven Decision Making • Module 8: Aligning Resources and Strategies

10. Resources Requested • Is there sample contract language we could look at? • Additional reference material to be used for Workforce System Strategic Planning.

11. Sustainability and Impact • Module 9: Promotion and Messaging • Module 10: Capacity Building • Module 11: Legislative Strategies • Module 12: Evaluation

12. What are you doing to build in sustainability from the beginning? • Legislative and business support. • Bringing in multiple business partners to participate/provide services for the partnerships. • Consistent message with all stakeholders; connecting success stories with systems that we do best.

14. Virtual Policy Academy States CA DE ID LA MO MT NM UT VI WY

15. Louisiana • Name of your sector strategy • What you hope to accomplish or change by adopting a sector approach • A single accomplishment • A single challenge

16. Wyoming’s Industry Partnership Solutions • Develop systemic change in how industry views future workforce solutions • Implementation of contracts with three separate state sectors – Health, Energy and Hospitality • Most of the RFPs we received for the Industry Partnership Solutions jumped straight to addressing training solutions with minimal industry input. We need to back the proposers up to get more industry input. How have other states addressed this issue?

17. Virgin Islands Sector Partnership • What you want to accomplish or change Develop working partnerships that provide viable solutions for building the workforce • Accomplishment or highlight to date Just getting started • Question or challenge you are facing What are some of the best strategies to engage new stakeholders that may be wary of “another new initiative”.

18. Montana’s Energy Sector Strategy • Better alignment of new and existing programs that address industry needs • Convened all the relevant state leaders, labor organizations, non-profits, and industry representation. • How have other states selected and utilized local or regional teams, who made up the team, and what was their primary responsibility?

19. Missouri • Name of your sector strategy • What you hope to accomplish or change by adopting a sector approach • A single accomplishment • A single challenge

20. Delaware • State Energy Sector Partnership Team

21. Delaware – Accomplishments/Highlights • Establishing the State Energy Sector Partnership Team, which is dedicated to pursuing the Governor’s Climate Prosperity Initiative goals • Planning for September 22, 2009 focus group sessions with leadership from seven energy sectors including industry, government, training providers and non-profit organizations • Commitment to meet September 29, 2009 to draft a charter that establishes a three year commitment to develop a broad based partnership of government, industries, nonprofit organizations and pursue the development of the targeted sectors

22. What you want to accomplish or change? We had many responses to this question. They tend to revolve around the work the group is doing to develop the ARRA State Energy Sector Partnership application. However, among the sector specific goals are: • Build the infrastructure so Delaware can become a national leader and our efforts can become industry-driven • Develop core industry partnerships • Draft an action plan that will create a system that is integrated and nimble

23. Question or challenge you are facing • Building the capacity of the partnership to understand and implement sector strategies

24. California Green Workforce Training Initiative • Serve as a catalyst : creating sustainable regional sector initiatives managed through regional partnerships delivering a well qualified workforce for CA’s Clean/Green Economy • Released $23 M CEWTP 8/6/09 • Need advice on managing the workload, communications, etc as Regional sector initiatives are launched!

25. Idaho • Name of your sector strategy • What you hope to accomplish or change by adopting a sector approach • A single accomplishment • A single challenge

27. If you had to explain to a local area what your state’s sector strategy framework is, what would you say? • How would you distinguish this approach from what they do in their jobs every day?

28. Institute on State Economies and Sector Strategies • October 14 – 16 • 1 sponsored attendee from each VPA state • Register by 9/23/09

29. Technical Assistance

30. Thank you!