Jan McKeel,Executive Director

South Central TN

Workforce Alliance

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Is WFD different from economic development?

Is WFD part of economic development?

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Where do you find WFD partners?

What can WFD partners add to economic development?

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS

PARTNERS

Economic Developm

ent

Employment Education

Employment & Training Organizations Workforce Boards – State & Local Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development US Department of Labor – Regional & National Offi ces Associations such as the US Conference of Mayors

Workforce Development Council, National Association of Workforce Boards

Technical Schools, Community Colleges, & Universities Local Leadership – Presidents, Provosts, Directors, Boards Subject Matter Experts including Deans & Faculty

K-12 Education Local Leadership – Directors, Superintendents, Boards Career & Technical Education Directors Faculty

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS

Local Government, Industrial Boards, ECD Councils, & Chambers of Commerce

Associations & Sector Interest Groups

Targeted Employment Groups, such as Vocational Rehabilitation, Goodwill, Veterans Services, and Off ender Programs

Business & Industry, including small business clusters

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS

Recruitment & screening of applicantsAssessments

Career Readiness Certificates Employer identified tools

Industry Specific Training Special classes if necessary Initial investment to start new programs Incumbent Worker Training OJT funding for new hires

Scholarships for individual jobseekersAvailability and analysis of Labor Market Information

WORKFORCE BOARD TOOLS

Determine overall trends in the region

Determine where to invest funds for new training

Determine availability of specific skill sets

Determine wages by percentile in specific occupations and/or industries.

LABOR MARKET INFORMATION

Training

Conference

Center

Career Center

Entrepreneur &

Accelerator

Commercial

Development

TRAININGhttp://www.trainatnorthfield.org/schedule.php

CONFERENCE CENTER

CAREER CENTER

Job Loss from Small Business Closure

GREAT RECESSION

• More job loss from closures and layoffs than gains from companies starting and expanding than prior two downturns.

• Very small firms were hit the hardest with 50% of job loss coming from companies with fewer than 20 employees, compared to 10% in 1990-91, and 2% in 2001.

• Much more job loss from business failure, much less job creation from company formation, and more concentrated in the smallest businesses.

ENTREPRENEUR & ACCELERATOR

ENTREPRENEUR & ACCELERATOR

COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Job Fairs and Recruitment eff orts by our Career Center system have resulted in 3,000+ applicants , assessments, and 850 hires.

Of these 850 employees, SCTWA has awarded OJT contracts (The Big Hire) totaling over $50,000.

Plans are to reach over 1,400 hires by the end of 2013 – well ahead of initial plans which called for 400 positions!

Workforce Development Eff orts

IBEX GLOBAL

Jan McKeel,Executive Directorjan.mckeel@sctworkforce.org

South Central TN

Workforce Alliance

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