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Project Compass: Workforce Recovery Training

Project Compass: Workforce Recovery Training. Project Compass is funded by a grant from The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

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Project Compass: Workforce Recovery Training

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  1. Project Compass: Workforce Recovery Training

  2. Project Compass is funded by a grant from The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). IMLS is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. State Library of North Carolina

  3. The fastest lesson you’ll ever get Oregon’s Economy

  4. Urban and Rural

  5. Unemployment in Oregon Oregon 2009

  6. Oregon’s March statistics UNEMPLOYMENT 10% + marginally employed + discouraged workers 20%

  7. 1 out of 5 of our patrons needs help finding work.

  8. Best Practices How’s a Library Going To Help?

  9. Workforce Resources on WebJunction Wait. What is WebJunction?

  10. WebJunction.org

  11. The Library, the Workforce and the 21st Century

  12. What are “21st century skills”?

  13. 21st century skills for the workforce Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Social & Cross-cultural Skills Communication & Collaboration Creative Thinking & Innovation Technology Literacy, Media Literacy Productivity & Accountability Flexibility, Adaptability & Teamwork Global Awareness What’s so new?

  14. Shift Happens

  15. what does it all mean for the workforce?

  16. Shifting nature of the workforce It’s a “globally interconnected information economy.”

  17. It’s not about what to learn. It’s about HOW to learn.

  18. Introduction to Project Compass Pathways

  19. is a checklist of actions Topic Pathway that allows the user to see what they have already accomplished and what they would like to focus on next

  20. Core Services Job Seekers Topic Pathways Small Business Personal Finance

  21. Discovery & Assessment Collections Topic Pathway Training & Programming Collaboration Communication

  22. Discovery & Assessment 21st Century Skills Collections Topic Pathway Training & Programming Collaboration Communication

  23. Discovery & Assessment Understand the top needs of your community in order to develop the appropriate workforce recovery response. • The needs of your community • What role libraries can play in support of the economically impacted Focus here to learn more about: • Consider: • Are you able to articulate community needs to potential partners? • Go to Collaboration

  24. Offer face-to-face or online programs and training that connect patrons to new ideas, skills, and opportunities. • Identify available self-paced training resources for entrepreneurs • Identify programs and classes your library could offer to build skills and knowledge for entrepreneurs and small business Training & Programming Focus here to: • Consider: • Do you have plans for effective marketing of your training and programs? • Go to Communication

  25. Discovery & Assessment 21st Century Skills Collections Topic Pathway Training & Programming Collaboration Communication

  26. Discovery & Assessment Collections Small Business Training & Programming Collaboration Communication

  27. Core Services Why is it important? Many patrons lack core skills that will allow them to move forward toward economic success in the 21st Century, and many libraries need to take the first steps toward reaching the economically impacted.

  28. Personal Finance Why is it important? The economic downturn impacts more than the unemployed, and many patrons need these additional resources and services.

  29. Small Business & Entrepreneurs Pathway Guiding question Remember to integrate other approaches Resources for each action

  30. Small Business & Entrepreneurs Pathway Remember that these actions are inter-connected with all the other approaches Yes but need more

  31. Break Time

  32. Job Searching Resources Amber Schoonover Training Coordinator

  33. Lunch Time

  34. Project Compass: Workforce Recovery Training

  35. Economic Gardening

  36. Some Common Public Library Objectionsto Serving the Business Community • “We can’t show favoritism to one group (business owners). Our mandate is to meet the needs of all community members.” • “Businesses can afford to pay for services from the private sector—that’s not our job.” • “We shouldn’t be subsidizing the business community.” • “We shouldn’t go outside the library walls into the community; our job is to bring people into the library.” • “We don’t understand the needs of business owners and don’t know how to help them.” Excerpt from: Illinois Rural Research Report, by Christine Hamilton-Pennell, MLIS, MAR

  37. The entrepreneurial Movement

  38. Inspiration Motivation Innovation Entrepreneurism

  39. Small Business & Entrepreneurs Carol Frink SBDC at Blue Mountain Community College

  40. Break Time

  41. Ways Libraries Can Respond If money, time and staff were not obstacles, what would you do to help Small Business and Entrepreneurs?

  42. Staying Sane Discussion

  43. Community Needs Analysis Demands are up Resources are down How does the library decide?

  44. Who is lining up in yourlibrary? Best Practices: Where will you lead them?

  45. Participant’s Pledge Pick one Action and begin

  46. Wrapping Up WebJunction NW Central Follow-up Surveys

  47. Workforce Resources on WebJunction

  48. WebJunction.org

  49. webjunction.org/workforce-resources See the Member Center for additional information on setting up an account and contributing to discussions and documents.

  50. Project Compass Pathways on WebJunction Digital version of each pathway on WebJunction with links live to all resources • Core Services • Job Seekers • Small Business and Entrepreneurs • Personal Finance

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