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Building the Next Generation Workforce

Building the Next Generation Workforce. IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO BUILD A WORKFORCE. Lisa Nisenfeld, Executive Director Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council Patrick Baldoz, Executive Director South Central Washington Workforce Development Council.

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Building the Next Generation Workforce

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  1. Building the Next Generation Workforce IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO BUILD A WORKFORCE Lisa Nisenfeld, Executive Director Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council Patrick Baldoz, Executive Director South Central Washington Workforce Development Council

  2. Workforce Councils in Washington State

  3. Purpose of Councils WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT - SEC. 106. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subtitle is to provide workforce investment activities, through statewide and local workforce investment systems, that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by participants, and, as a result, improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation. In plain words… • increase local worker’s skills • assist workers in gaining and retaining employment • help workers become self sufficient and • reduce dependency on the public system; and • improve the local workforce to address business employment needs to assist businesses to stay competitive.

  4. Council Make up Local Councils are required to be a business-led community board (“a majority must come from private business”) Public Partners • Labor • Education: K-12 and post secondary • The public employment system • Community-based organizations • Rehabilitation • Economic development • The public welfare system

  5. Council Responsibilities • Develop strategic and operations plans for local areas • Set workforce policy for the local area • Oversee training programs for youth, adult and dislocated workers • Oversee the local WorkSource system

  6. WorkSource WorkSource is a franchise, not a single organization. Partners include State Employment Security Department, WDCs and their contractors, DVR, community college(s), DSHS and others. Partner roles differ by area, but all are overseen by the WDC. Services provided to both job seekers and employers.

  7. Employer Services Worker recruitment, screening and assessment Referral of qualified candidates On-the-job training subsidies Training resources Grant funded special projects Labor market data and analysis CAVEAT: No training services allowed for 120 days after a business relocation from outside the area

  8. Importance of a Workforce Economic Development Partnership • Workforce system can provide a wide range of tools for economic development staff. • Workforce Development is the third leg of the economic development stool. • More bang for the public buck… • Why is it important to your local community…

  9. How to Develop an Effective Relationship • Common ground: What will help your business grow? • Economic and workforce development (staff or board members) serve on each others’ boards • Participate in common initiatives • Coordinated planning • Joint projects • Joint staffing

  10. Examples of Partnerships • Lean Manufacturing for incumbent workers • Cluster assessment (Angelou Economics) • SWWDC joint staffing with CREDC and CEDC • Intertwined strategic planning, industry targeting • Pub Talk

  11. More Examples • Industry engagement team • Business outreach partnership (business expansion) • Opportunity fund • Resource development • State LMEA augmented by local intelligence

  12. Future opportunities • Joint advocacy • Incumbent worker training/strategic planning • Ability to influence how local workforce programs and services are carried out • Ability to affect local and state policy on programs and resources • Change or create training programs to meet industry needs

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