National Governors’ Association Meeting

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National Governors’ Association Meeting

• Economic & Workforce Developers and Educators

• Theme: Revitalization of the economy and communities

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Key Issues

• Adult literacy and competency 88M Americans lack literacy skills

• Shift in workforce needs 3 million shortfall in degreed workers today

• Cost to fill gap - $158 Billion

• Priority of economic growth - CITIES

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Talent-Driven Economic Growth

• Make people the state’s greatest competitive asset

• Build regional partnerships on industry strengths

• Increase educational attainment of working adults

• Mobilize non-government partners

• Plant seeds of innovation

4 Essential Components of Growth

• People• Place• Productivity• Promote

Innovation

Here’s theHere’s the BLUEPRINT: BLUEPRINT:

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Key Policies

• Train and attract entrepreneurial people • Eliminate barriers to small & start-up firms • Quality of live is best seen as an economic strategy • Evaluate taxes relative to services • Connect with business – Focus on Clusters

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Vital Outcomes

• Educational attainment and retention • Standard level of income • Private investment

Workforce Board and Community College Integration: Beyond Collaboration

MichiganMichigan Story Story

• Economic reliance on single sector

• Abundance of unskilled

or misskilled people

• Branding – Detroit

• Flight of Talent

CHALLENGES & PITFALLSCHALLENGES & PITFALLS

• Long term issue… • Short term

funding resources• Funding cuts• Lots of players in

the game• Regulations• Complacency• Culture

Siloed & confusing service Siloed & confusing service model!model!

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• Economic & Workforce Developers and Educators

• Theme: Revitalization of the economy and communities

Adapt our Workforce System

Intake

Case Manageme

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PlacementTraining

Training

Training

Training

Training

EM

PLO

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JOB SEEKER

Business ModelBusiness ModelCustomer Driven Collaborative Customer Driven Collaborative

ApproachApproach

Purchasing

SalesManufacturing

JOB SEEKER JOB SEEKER

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Inven

tory

Business Analogy

Fast Track to Placement

Workforce Board and Community College Integration: Beyond Collaboration

BLUEPRINT:BLUEPRINT: Culture Change