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7 a.m.: Open for registration

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Additional copiesofthe Market Watch Workforce Nowprogram guide are availableforpurchase for$15 includingtax andshipping. To obtain extra copies and learn more,contact Karin Cherwick-Skala at(239)344-4761 or [email protected].

Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - Harborside Event Center, Fort Myers

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AGENDA The N ews-Press M arket Wa tch /WORKFORCE NOW

8 a.m.:Welcome Mei-MeiChan, President and Publisher,

TheNews-PressMedia Group,Florida Regional President, Gannett EastGroup

Dr. WilsonBradshaw, President,

Florida GulfCoastUniversity Sara Stensrud, Executive Vice President

andChiefHROfficer, Chicos, FAS, Inc.

8:30 a.m.:

Overview of theSouthwest Florida workforce Gary L.Jackson, Ph.D. Assistant ProfessorofEconomics

LutgertCollege ofBusiness, Florida GulfCoastUniversity

9 a.m.: Keynote

Florida Governor Rick Scott

9:20 a.m.:

Key themes fromWorkforce Now research projects JohnMeyer, Dean, School ofBusiness

&Technology, Edison State College Aysegul Timur, Program ChairofBusiness/Public

Administration, Professor: BusinessAdministration

and Public Administration

9:40 a.m.:Success stories sparkedby Workforce Now

MODERATOR: Aysegul Timur MikeBoose,Human ResourcesManager, Arthrex

Anne Frazier, President andCEO,Junior AchievementofSouthwest Florida

Dwayne Ingram,Chairman,Workforce Florida Pamela Johnston, Dean ofAcademic Affairs,

KeiserUniversity FortMyers Kim Spiezio, Executive Vice PresidentofAcademic

Affairs and Provost, HodgesUniversity

10 a.m.: Technical center leaders in Southwest Florida

MODERATOR:JohnMeyer BernardDuffy, Charlotte CountyTechnical School Yolanda Flores, Lorenzo Walker Technical School William McCormick, FortMyers Institute ofTechnology

DorinOxender, ImmokaleeTechnicalCenter Michael Schiffer, LeeCountyHighTech North

10:45a.m.:Going forward - interactive conversation Mei-MeiChan,roadmaptosuccess as a community

11:50 a.m.: Closingremarks JohnCox, President&CEO,

GreaterNaples Chamberof Commerce Networking, partner booths


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WELCOMThe N ews-Press Ma rket Wa tch /WORKFORCE NOW

Welcome!For the past two years, The

News-Press has brought togetherthought leaders across five coun-ties to focus on education as abusiness imperative during ourMarket Watchsummits.

We all know that a top-qualityworkforce is essential for successin a global economy. The stakesare high and the competition isfierce. So we must work together,with all due urgency, to align ourstrategies to close the talent gapand builda world-class workforcehere in Southwest Florida.

These landmarkregionalMarketWatch conversations have high-

lighted and accelerated momentumaroundthe critical needto educate,develop,recruit andretaintalent.

Among the outcomes was afirst-ever unified roadmap fromTheAlliance ofEducational Lead-ers, representing the superintend-ents and presidents of the fiveschool districts and six post-sec-ondary institutions in SouthwestFlorida. Its updated progressreport is included in this programguide.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott kickedoffboth Education Summits and ishere again today. In 2012, helaunched his education agenda atourevent,restoring $1 billion to K-12. Jobshave been Scotts No. 1 pri-ority; Florida has created 365,500private sector jobs since Decem-ber 2010 with Southwest Floridascoastal counties among the fastestgrowing at 5 percent, or a gain ofnearly18,000jobs.

A fundamental need we uncov-

er

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ing t

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mmits was

the lack oftimelylocal data aboutbusinessneeds,todayand intothefuture. So last year, we createdWorkforce Now, a research initia-tive to identify the current andfuture employment gaps andopportunities.

The mission ofWorkforce Nowis to provide clarity about critical

employment gaps, both short andlong term, so that educators canadapt curriculum to better meetthe existing and emerging work-force needsof Southwest Florida.

Workforce Now has 11 foundinginvestors including a unique col-laboration among Florida GulfCoast University, Edison State Col-lege and Hodges University.

We have held two forums andcrafted four reports, two ofwhichare beingunveiledtoday. We inter-viewed 35 businesses and educa-tional leaders to quantify whatboth stakeholders need. (Youllfind executive summaries of allfour reportsin thisprogram.)

Did you know there are over7,800 vacant jobs in SouthwestFlorida right now, with incomeworth a minimum of $245 million?Or that there is unanimous agree-ment that fundamentalworkforceskills are vital, especially criticalthinking and active listening?

Today, you will hear the keyfindings around critical talentgaps, whateducational leadersaredoing inresponse,and our recom-mended roadmap to better align

business and education. We alsowillsharean in-depth overviewofthe Southwest Florida workforceand the implications around jobsgoing unfilled, along with theemploymentoutlook into2020.

Workforce Nowisenvisioned asan ongoing localized, systematicprocess. We welcome your sup-portall net proceeds from todaywill enable ongoing WorkforceNowefforts.

The News-Press Media Group,

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rsary as

SouthwestFloridas trusted home-town source, is honored to leadthis effort on behalf of our manypartners. We are dedicated tobringing the community togetheras we aretoday to drive productiveconversations and convert ideasinto action. We inviteyou to listen,learn,question and engage.

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MEI-MEI CHANPresident andPublisher,

The News-Press Media Group

Florida Regional President,

Gannett East Group

FOUNDING INVESTORS

FORWORKFORCE NOW:

Arthrex

Busey Bank

Chicos FAS

Edison State College

Florida GulfCoast University

Hodges University

Manhattan Construction

Partnership for Collier's

Future Economy

The Lee County Industrial

Development Authority

The News-Press Media Group

The Southwest Florida

Workforce Development Board


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KEYNOTThe News-Press M arket Watch / WORKFORCE NOW

AMESSAGE FROM

GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT

Thank you for participating in theMarket Watch: Workforce NOW forum.Your conversation today can helpdevelop business and educationalstrategies thathelp families throughoutSouthwest Florida andstrengthen Flori-dasfuture.

As you develop these strategies,know that I remain focused on threegoals for our state: making sure everyFloridianwhowants a job is ableto getone, ensuring Floridas children haveaccess to a quality education that willpreparethem for successin college or acareer, and keeping the cost of livinglowfor Florida families.

The pro-growth policies we are put-

ting in place are creating a business cli-matewhere Floridasprivatesector cancreate jobs. Reducingthetax burden onFlorida families and businesses has ledto an economic turnaround in theSun-shine State that continues to outpacethe national recovery. Florida has seenthe first budget surplus in six years,which has allowed record investmentsin education, transportation, and ourenvironment. In addition, Floridas

General Revenue forecastfor 2014-2015will bethe highestever.

Our historic investments in educa-tion include morethan $2 billion intwoyears for K-12 education. The FloridasFamilies First budget I signed earlierthis year includes $480 million forteacher salaryincreases and an averageof $250 for each teacher to purchaseclassroomsupplies.

To help lower collegecostsfor Flori-da families, we have made a majorchange in how higher education inFlorida is funded by changing it fromasystemthat relied on studentsand fam-ilies to cover rising costs, to one thatawards funding based on how universi-ties servestudents as theyearn degreesandsecurewell-paying jobsin our state.

The work you do daily helps toensure Florida schools nurture an edu-cated, college and career-ready work-force. The foundation of any thrivingeconomy and successful workforcebegins in the classroom. As westrengthen our schools and give ourdedicated educators the tools theyneed, Florida students will gain theskills and knowledge to realize theirdreams.

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FLORIDA GOVERNO

RICK SCOT

RICK SCOTT is the 45th governorofthe great state ofFlorida. As prom-ised during his campaign, Scott isfocused on creating jobs and turningFloridas economy around. Born inBloomington, Ill., andraised in KansasCity, Mo., his father was in the 82ndAirborne during World War II. Afterthe war, Gov. Scotts father was a citybusdriver andthen a truck driver. Hismother worked as a JCPenney clerk.At times the family struggled finan-c

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edpublic school, they live d i n publichousing. In high school, he met Ann,and the high school sweethearts havebeen married for 40 years and havetwo married daughters, Allison andJordan, and a grandson, Auguste.

After attending high school andcommunity college, Gov. Scott enlist-

ed inthe United States Navy,where heserved on active dutyaboard the USSGlover as a radar man. The G.I. Billenabled himtoattendcollege and lawschool. While enrolledat the Univer-sity of Missouri-Kansas City andworking full-time at a local grocerystore, heandAnn madetheirfirst sig-nificant foray into the business worldby buying two Kansas City doughnutshops for his mother to manage. Fol-lowing graduation with a degree inbus

iness a

dministrat

ion, he ear

ned a

law degree from Southern MethodistUniversity.

After law school, Gov. Scott stayedin Dallas,working for the cityslargestlaw firm, Johnson & Swanson, prima-rily representing companies in thehealthcare, oiland gas andcommuni-cation industries. In 1987, while still

practicing law, Gov. Scott made anoffer to purchase HCA Inc. When theoffer was rejected, Gov. Scott startedColumbia Hospital Corp.with his andAnnsentire lifesavingsof $125,000.

Gov. Scott left Columbia in 1997 atage 44. It had grown to become theworlds largest health care companywith more than 340hospitals, 135 sur-gery centers, and 550 home healthlocations. Columbia employed morethan285,000people.

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theScott family lived in Naples. When

they are back home, they still attendNaples Community Church, whichRick and Ann helped start in 2006.Throughout theirlives, Gov. Scott andFirst Lady Ann haveservedtheir com-munity throughvolunteer and charita-blework.


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MODERATOR:AYSEGULTIMURchairs the BusinessAdministration and Public Administrationprograms at Hodges University's JohnsonSchool ofBusiness.

Her areas of specialization include busi-nesspolicy and organizational development,qualitycontrol, statistics for strategic plan-ning, health (especiallypharmaceutical pric-ing), and international economics.

Timur, who is also a professor at Hodges, receivedher doc-toral degree in business administration, majoring in econom-ics, from the UniversityofSouth Florida. She earned her mas-ters and bachelorsdegreesin business administration at theUniversityofIstanbul.

She has been at Hodges University since 2000. Herresearch work has been published in several journals andpre-sented in international and national conferences.

Timur is also a management consultant andcorporatetrainerforlocal companiesin Southwest Florida.

Regarding her service to herprofessionandcommunity,Timurhas memberships in theSigma Beta Delta andBetaGamma Sigma International honor societies; theSouthernEconomic Association; theInternational Health EconomicsAssociation; the American SocietyofHealth Economists; andthe Naples Council on World Affairs, among otherorganiza-tions.

MIKEBOOSE is active insupportingthe developmentof maufacturing training programs designed to teach tlocal workforce skills to become competitive fhiring intodayshightechworkplaces.

Boose is currently the human resources manag

for Naples-basedArthrex ManufacturingInc. Hformerly served for twoyears as the Collier Worforce Readinesshumanresourcesdirector.

On his path to a career with Arthrex, Boose hhad a varietyof otherjobs, from probation officer to forkliftopertor tosupervisorypositions with Caterpillar.

Boose hashad plantlevelresponsibilityforemployeerelationsafety, benefits administration, and training while working fCaterpillar, ThyssenKrupp, and CNH.

He was also part ofthe labor relations team with Archer DanieMidlandand participated in contract negotiations in theUnitStates, Canada, and Grenada.

Boose has a historydegree fromtheUniversityofIllinois anearned his seniorprofessional in humanresources certification 2000.

Boose moved to Naples in 2009. His wife Georgia also works fArthrex. His sonWill is a GulfCoast High School senior andhis soCaseymanages GNC storesin Illinois.

ANNE FRAZIERhas been thePresidentandCEOfor Junior

Achievement ofSouthwestFlorida since Novem-ber 2011.The non-profit organization's mission is to

inspire and prepareyoung peopletosucceed in aglobal economy.

Previously, Frazier served as the executivedirector of Drug Free Collier. Before moving toNaples inJune 2010, she was the executive director

and chief professional officerofthe Boys & Girls Clubsofthe BlueRidge in Martinsville, Va.

Frazier has two degrees from Virginia Tech and completed DukeUniversity's Certificate in Non-Profit Management course.

Frazier is a graduate of theBoys& Girls Clubs ofAmericasAdvanced Leadership program.

Frazieris also a graduate ofthe Leadership Collier FoundationsBest Classes; the2010 Classofthe Growing Associatesin Naplesprogram andthe2012 ClassofLeadership Collier.

Frazier serves on the board ofthe Leadership Collier Foundationand onthe Leadership Collier Alumni Leadership Lunch SpeakerSeries committee. She is a Special Olympics ofCollier Countyexec-utive committee member and a board member of the GreaterNaples Area Planned Giving Council.

DWAYNE INGRAM is a partner at Avasant, a global manag

ment andtechnology advisory servicesfirm.He joined Avasant as part of the companyacquisition ofSourcingboard,where he alsowaspartner. Previously, Ingram was executive vipresident ofAmadeus, a travel industry informtiontechnologyprovider based in Spain, andwinstrumental in building the companys IT busineinthe United States.

Ingram alsospent 21years at IBM,where he last ranthe Appcation Services business, a $2.5 billionunitofIBM Global Serviceand held otherexecutive managementpositionsduring his tenuHe hasledseveral management consulting practices as well.

Ingram has a background in executive management and mothan 17 yearsinthetravel andtransportation industry.

Ingram is also Chairman ofthe Board ofWorkforce Floridagovernor-appointedrole in Florida leading the states public-privapartnershipthatfocuseson job creation, placement,retention anskills andtalentdevelopment.


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PAMELAJOHNSTON, the Dean ofAcademic Affairs at KeiserUniversity's Fort Myers campus, believes educa-tional programs should be real and relevant.

When developing newprograms and curricularinitiatives, Johnston said that Academic Affairsshould focuson employabilityand jobplacement

in preparing students to join the workforce.Thisincludes current trendsinstudentlearningand instruction, she said.

With over 28 years inhigher education experience at BostonUni-versity, Rutgers University, Columbia University, and currentlyKeiser University, Johnston has extensive experience not only as afacultymember, butalso in student development andacademicadministration.

Concentrating on student development andacademic success,Johnston hasdeveloped many co-curricularprograms to augmentclassroom experiences, as well as many more discipline specificacademic curricula intraditional and non-traditionalstudentinsti-tutions.

She joined Keiser University in 2006.

KIMEDWARDSPIEZIO serves as executive vice presidentAcademic Affairs and provost at Hodges Univerty.

During his 25-year career in higher educatioSpiezio has held facultyappointmentsin politicscience at the University of Minnesota, Virgin

Tech and Cedar Crest College.His research andteaching interestshave beenthe areas of public policy analysis, internation

security issues and U.S. education policy.Prior to joining Hodges University, Spiezio also served in a num

ber ofadministrative positions, including department chair, exective academic directorofa $1.2million dollargrant, founding deofAdultandGraduateEducation,andassociatevice presidentAdult Education at Simmons College in Boston.

In his current position at Hodges, Spiezios chiefresponsibilityto promote the university's academic quality and integrity by leaingthe developmentofa long-termstrategyofbalanced andsutainable institutional growthacross theschoolsofbusiness, tecnology, health, professional studies and the liberal arts.

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MODERATOR: JOHN MEYER,Dean oftheSchool ofBusiness and Technology at Edison StateCollege, hasbeen in public and private edu-cation for over 16 years and has more than 20yearsofbusiness and leadership experience,particularly in the automotive field.

For instance,Meyer owned and operatedprivately held automotive ventures, conduct-ed corporatetraining and practiced manage-rial consulting.

His areas ofacademic interest include the relationshipsthat organizational and occupational cultures have o n humanbehavior and, by extension, the success of organizations.

Meyer is an active researcher and author on the WorkforceNow project, a regional research initiative to identify currentand future talent requirements for the five counties ofSouth-west Florida.

The Workforce Now initiative is designed to provide betterinformation on workforce gaps including employee skills and

characteristics desired by regional employers.Meyer believes that workforce education has never been

more significant than it is today.Meyer holds a Doctorate of Business Administration in

ManagementfromArgosyUniversityanda MasterofBusi-ness Administration from Hodges University.

BERNARD A. DUFFY,directorofCharlotte Technical Centhas more than 40 years' experience in education

He has spent most of that time in CharlotCounty, but was also a teacher in New Jersbefore moving to Florida.

At Charlotte Technical, Duffyoversees thetecnicalandskillseducation of more than 1,000 stdents.

Before that, he held a number of positionincluding principal ofCharlotte High School, principal ofCharlotHarbor School, principal ofPortCharlotte High School, distrcoordinatoroftesting and assessmentfor Charlotte County PubSchools, and a teacher of English, history and social studies schools in NewJersey.

Duffyhasa bachelor'sdegree in elementaryeducation, Engliand social studies and a master's degree in educational administrtionandsupervision,both fromSetonHallUniversity. Hewasthe University ofSouth Florida's doctoral program of interdiscipnary studies from 1994-99.

In2002,Duffy wasnamed principal oftheyearby theNation

Association ofSecondary School Principals.

YOLANDA FLORES. As the principalofthe Lorenzo Walker Insti-tute of Technology andLorenzo Walker TechnicalHigh School,Yolanda Flo-res saidshehas a passion forhelping todays teenagersbecome thriving membersoftomorrows workforce.

Shesaidshealsotakespride in prepar-ingthousandsofadults to gainthe neces-sary skills to move from a jobs to truecareers.

The principal of the areas only adultand high school technical centers in thesame location, Flores said she has the dailyopportunity to see teachers make theworld of work come alive in each andevery classroom.

With morethantwo decadesof expeence in career-focused programs, Florunderstands that education must woclosely with business and industry.

With this understanding, she said sstrives to dramaticallyincreaseworkforpartnerships, partnerships that willcreamoreauthenticlearning opportunitiesfstudents while meeting the needs of tareasemployers.


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MICHAELA.SCHIFFERhas been thedirector oftheCapeCoralInstitute ofTechnologyfor15 years.

During his 3 0 years ineducation, he wasa careerspecialist atfive Lee Coun-ty middle schools beforebecoming assistant director

at Lee County High Tech Center Central.Born inCaliforniaintoa militaryfamily,

Schiffer was raised in Alaska, HawaiiandFlorida. He received aircraft enginemechanic training in Long Beach,Califor-nia, then pursued an Associate of Artsdegree at Edison Junior College in FortMyers. This wasfollowed by a BachelorofArts degree and a masters degree in educa-tional leadership from the University ofSouth Florida and vocational director certi-fication fromFlorida InternationalUniver-sity.

Believing in the benefits of hands-oskills training,Schifferisa memberoftFlorida Association for Career & TechncalEducationtheFlorida Career & Tecnical Educators. He is also a member oftLee County Educational AdministratoAssociationandtheCapeCoralChambofCommerce.

Schifferand his wifeBarbarahavebemarried for 25yearsand have one daugter.

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DORIN OXENDERknows whatit's like to work his way upthroughtheranks inboth therestaurantindustryand the field of education.

He spent 12 yearsin the hospitalityindustry inMichigan,rising from busboy to management andthen becoming president ofHospitalityManage-ment Systems by age 28.

Oxenderapplied market researchand organiza-tional theory to new and existing restaurantsand

bars, focusing on conceptdevelopment includingrestaurantdesign,menu design, and operational systems.

Transitioningto education, Oxender was a teachers assistantinavocationalculinary trainingschoolwhileworking on hisbache-lors degree.

Oxender and hisfamily then movedto Fort Myers and he beganteaching English as a second language at Immokalee High School.He subsequently became thevocational department chair at thehigh school.

Oxender becamedean and then assistant principal before beinghired to develop and open the Immokalee Technical Center in

2006.Oxender has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration

fromCentral Michigan Universityanda Master ofEducation inEducational Leadership degree from Florida GulfCoast University.He and his wife, Sheila have one daughter, Shea, 14.

BILLMCCORMICK, Army veteran, is the directorofthe FoMyers Institute ofTechnology.

Hewasappointedto thatjob inJune2009anhas been on the school's staff for more than years.

Prior to becoming the school's directoMcCormickservedasassistantdirector of opertions and finance from 2001 to 2009.

Before joining the Lee County School District1996, McCormick was an officer in theUnitedStates Army. Hassignments included Germany, SaudiArabia, Kuwait, and forbrief time, Iraq. His last assignment with the Department Defense was assistant professor ofPublic Affairsat theDefenInformation School at Fort Meade, Maryland.

McCormick currently serves on theBoard ofDirectorsoftFlorida Leadership for Career and Technical Education. He alsoa member of the Florida Technical Center Steering Committwhich is currently workingwiththe Florida Legislatureto develoimprovements in the way post-secondary technical educationdelivered throughout the state.

McCormick has a bachelor's degreein communications fromtUniversity of Central Florida and a master's degree in pubadministration from Central Michigan University.


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A Regional ResearchInitiative

Workforce Now is a regional research initiative to identify current and futuretalent requirementsfor the five countiesofSouthwest Florida. The initiativewascreated in October 2012 as an outcome ofthe Education Summits produced by The

News-Press Media Group. It is designed as a systematic, multi-year program toprovidebetter information onworkforce gapsincludingskills and characteristicsdesired by regional employers, andtounderstand and meet the criticalworkforceneeds in the Southwest Florida region. For the purposes of Workforce Now, theSouthwest Florida region isdefined as Collier, Glades, Hendry, and Lee counties.

FOUR STUDIES HAVEBEENCONDUCTED TO DATE.

The first study assessedtheWorkforce Methodology andtheneedsofthree majoremployers,Arthrex, Chicos FAS, and Lee

Memorial Health System.

Thesecond assessedthe needsofthree major sectors: Finance,Construction/ Manufacturing,and Tourism/Hospitality.

Thethirdstudygained insightsfrom public and private educa-tional institutions representinguniversities, colleges,technical

schools, and K-12 schoolsystems.

The fourthstudyis an overviewofthe Southwest Florida labormarket today and projectedto2020.

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Researchers: Dr. Gary Jacksonand Dr. Arthur Rubens, FloridaGulfCoastUniversity;Dr.JohnMeyer, Edison State College;and D

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Prof. Anke Stugk, HodgesUniversity

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difficult to start a new pro-gramthat will only be neededfor a couple ofyears. Changes that would allow

Key Respondents tobe moreresponsive to workforceneeds include: Knowledgeabout how marketable andsustainablethe programs are(i.e. long-term demand);current placement needs;autonomy; better communi-cation across schools andbusinesses; more strategicapproach to regional educa-tional development; sharingbestpractices;more funding.

RECOMMENDATIONS1. Future studies should

include specific informationabout occupational knowl-edge,skills,andtalents.

2. Workforce informationshould include the needs ofboth large and small busi-nessesand organizations.

3. In order to developtrends and forecasts for theworkforce, the educationalinstitutionsneed information

about new companies andtheirneeds, as well asexpan-sions, additions,and mergersof existingcompanies.

4. The respondents statedthat it was critical that theworkforce know the Funda-mental Workforce Skillsidentified inWorkforce Nowprevious reports.

5. Dialogue around work-force needs to be ongoingthroughout the year perhapsth

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ugh online fo

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s, w

ithafocus on sharingbest prac-

tices, and better aligningbusinessand education.

Report 4

SouthwestFlorida Labor

Market Overview

October 29,2013

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This fourth study presents a

retrospective/prospective data

analysis oftheSouthwestFlori-

da labor market. It identifies

the mixof industries,the indus-

trygrowthtrends, occupational

mix, current employment gaps,

andtheaverageannual project-

ed demand for regional occupa-

tions throughtheyear 2020.

Primary data collection and

analysis were conducted by Dr.

GaryJacksonandtheRegional

Economic Research Institute at

Florida Gulf Coast University

fromJuly 2013 toOctober 2013,

with datafrom Florida Depart-

mentofEconomic Opportunity.

For the purposesofthis study

theSouthwestFlorida region is

defined as Collier, Glades,

Hendry, and Lee Counties.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

INDUSTRY MIX

AND WAGES

The average 2012 monthly

employment in the region is

376,000 with an average annual

wage of $38,897. The large

industries are retailtrade, heal

care, hospitality, constructio

and education. Comparedto t

state, the Southwest Flori

region has a higherpercentage

its workforce in health care,ret

trade, hospitality, recreation, a

especially construction. The fastest-growing indu

tries from 2009 to 2012 ha

been accommodation and foo

services,retailtrade, health ca

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MovingForward

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Mei-Mei Chan, President and

Publisher of The News-Press Media Group,

forleadingthe effort,andtoDr.GaryJackson

and Dr. Arthur Rubens, Florida Gulf Coast

University, Dr. JohnMeyer, EdisonState Col-

lege, and Dr. Aysegul Timur and Prof. Anke

Stugk, Hodges University, for providing the

research leadership to complete these initial

Workforce Now reports.

Additional contributors to the Workforce

Now Research Team are: Janet Watermeier

and Warren Baucom,the Lee County Industri-

al Development Authority and the Horizon

Council; Cotrenia Hood, Partnership for Col-

liers Economic Future; MikeBoose,Arthrex;

Julia East, Florida GulfCoast University;and

Jim Wall, The Southwest Florida Workforce

Development Board.

WorkforceNow

Roadmap recommendation

to betteralign business

andeducation

Sept. 9,2013

In reviewing the years

worth of research, interviews

and analysis, the Workforce

Now team recommends the

followingroadmap:

A. Annual overviewofcur-

rent and forecastedworkforce:

Workforce Now

B. Deep dive into keyoccu-

pational groups, starting with

IT in 2014, identifying educa-

tion requirements: WorkforceNow

C. Work with educational

institutions to assist in program

needsanalysis. Pilotonestudy

in2014: Workforce Now

D. Create a digital regional

Workforce Resource Guide for

education and training byyears end: Horizon Council

Workforce Task Force

E. Propose a certificate pro-

gram for fundamental life

skills; ensure students and

businesses embrace thevalue:

Horizon Council Workforce

Task Force

F. Develop integration

resourcesfornewcomers relo-

cating to area: Horizon Council

Workforce Task Force

G. Engage The Alliance ofEducational Leaders to take a

larger role in the mission of

Workforce Now by working

more closely with business

leaders as an organization.

ADDITIONAL

RECOMMENDATIONSH. The state Workforce

Boards should have more flexi-

bility to assist with funding for

emerging programs, not just

existing ones.

I. The state should provide

local control/flexibility to local

educators to more easily

respond in timely fashion to

local businessneeds.

J. The Vocational/Technical

institutions are providing many

critical services but require arobust marketing initiative to

communicate to allstakehold-

ers.

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for the Lee Campus classroom buildingandthe Allen &Marla Weiss Health Sci-ences Hall onthe Collier Campus. Increased focusonstudentsearning

relevantindustry certificationsinwork-force education areas. Provided Charlotte and Collier stu-

dents additional computerlab and com-puter classroomspaces. Emphasize assessment and demon-

stratedstudentgainsin general educa-tion competencies,which correlatetofoundationalskillsneeds. Expand internship opportunities

for students. Focuson attracting additional grant

fundingto help providetrainingto abroaderpopulation. Addition ofadvanced3D imaging

equipment and AFIX electronic finger-print recognitiontechnologyequipmentinthe Law and Public Safetyprograms.

Challenges faced: Low state funding levels.Meetingthe increasing accountabil-

itymeasuresfromstate and accreditingbodies. Addressingthe needsofseveral

aging facilities while also maintaining ahigh level oftechnology to deliverinstructionusing modern methods

Continuingto evolvethe organiza-tionalstructure ofthe College to betterservethestudents Creating new workforce education

program offeringsinthe face of incom-pleteworkforce and demographic trenddata torely upon

Looking forward: Exploring newpartnershipsin

workforce education, expanding accessand optionsinthe Associate in Scienceprograms and increasing STEM oppor-tu

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r-ings.

Stabilizing enrollmentgrowth pat-terns. Determining alternative funding for

ongoing maintenance needsof facilities. Continued direct studyof regional

workforce needs throughthe WorkforceNowinitiative.Formore information contact Dr. John

Meyer, Dean, School ofBusiness &Tech-

nology,Edison State College, at(239)985-3451

FLORIDA GULF

COAST UNIVERSITYKeyprogress/initiatives towardelevating the quality of education:Our student successinitiative

received $6.5 million inrecurring fund-ing fromthe Legislaturethis year. Thisis allowingus to boost quality byenhancing academic advising, academic

support, hiringadditional faculty,establishing aTeaching Academyfornewfaculty,

promoting ourfirst-year residentialexperience for stu-dents, and more

closelymonitoringstudent academicprogress.

Challenges faced:The greatest challenge currently con-

frontingtheuniversityis state fundingfor capital facilities. In order to meetadditional demand for an FGCU educa-tion, newfacilities will be needed. The

state Public EducationCapital Outlayprogramrequires a newfunding mecha-nismtosustainsystem growth. As aresult,we have hadtoslowourgrowthrate.

Looking forward:FGCU graduates will continueto

exhibit amongthe highestpost-gradua-tion employment ratesin Florida amonginstitutions withinthe State UniversitySystem. FGCU will continueto increaseSTEM degree production andwill con-tin

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lsustainability and in efficiency amongthe SUS.Formore information contact the

Office oftheProvost, FGCU, phone:(239) 590-7000

HODGES UNIVERSITY

Keyprogress/initiatives towardelevating the quality of education:Hodges Universityprovides scholar-

ship opportunities tostudents whoattendthe Boys & Girls Club ofCollierCounty. Hodges conducts workshopsfor thesestudentson an annual basis,

informingthem othe academicpreparation needefor various careerAt the end ofthesworkshops,stu-dents write anessay about what

college educationwould meantothemThese essays arethe basisfor theselection ofthescholarshiprecipients, avail

ableto one girl and one boyeachyear.Hodges Universityoffers several

accelerated academic programs, both athe bachelorslevel andthe masterslevel. The newestdegree programoffered in an accelerated formatis aMasterofAccountancy whichwill begSeptember 2013. Hodges University wimplementits Quality EnhancementPlan in January 2014. Thisplan, Writ-ing-Your Pathto Success, focusesonteachingstudents towrite in theirdiscplines to preparethem for working in

these fields upon graduation. Areasaddressed include medical, legal,accounting, business,technology, andpsychology/counseling.

Challenges faced:The challengesfaced by Hodges Un

versity and itspeers aroundthe Stateand Country are (1) College Readinessand (2) Student Academic Success.To address the collegereadinessgap

Hodges Universityoffers tutoringservicesforits students through AcademicAc

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,Su

pplementa

lInstruction Labs, andthe onlinetutorinservice ofSmarthinking. AcademicAchievement Servicesispeerledwithtutors certified by the College Readingand Learning Association.Tosupport studentpost-secondary

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Through the Workforce Now initiative, we worked

with area educators, employers andresearchers to get a

clearer picture of the gaps between demand for certain

jobs andthe applicants availableto fillthose jobs.

The gaps are frequentlyin areas withspecific educa-

tionalrequirements, including physicaltherapists,regis-

tered nursesorfinancial services representatives. How-

ever, some ofthe largest gaps can be foundinprofessions

where the demand for workers is outstripping supply

eventhoughthe educationrequirementislower.

We alsosent a reporter to Asia for threeweeks to find

out why Asia nations tendto outperform American stu-

dentsin key areas.

Our team then pulled additional data and did dozens

of interviews to narrow the focuson keydata andsolu-

tions that will help Southwest Florida have the work-

force itneedsgoing forward.

How wellare graduatesofschoolsandcollegesinSouthwestFloridamatchingupwithwhatemployers

intheregion need?

TerryEberleVice President

andExecutive Editor

Steve McQuilkin

The News-PressMedia Group Team Members

New Economy and

Education Editor

Dave BreitensteinHigher Education Reporter

Ashley SmithK-12 Education Reporter

Tim EngstromLocal Economy and

Small Business Reporter

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A Regional Research Initiative

Formore information, contact:

Workforce Nowis a regionalresearch initiativeto identify current andfuturetalent requirementsfor the five countiesofSouthwestFlorida.

The initiativewas created inOctober 2012 as an outcome ofthe Education

Summitsproducedby TheNews-PressMedia Group.Itisdesignedas asystematic, multi-yearprogramto providebetterinformation onworkforcegapsincludingskills andcharacteristicsdesiredby regional employers, and

tounderstandand meet the criticalworkforce needsin theSouthwestFloridaregion.For the purposesofWorkforce Now,theSouthwestFlorida

region isdefined as Collier, Glades, Hendry, andLeecounties.

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SILVERSPONSORS BB&T

FortMyers Institute ofTechnology LeeMemorial Health System Nova SoutheasternUniversity

BRONZESPONSORS

BankofAmerica CenturyLink Child Care ofSouthwest Florida, Inc.,

Kindergarten Is Too Late Heather Fitzenhagen

LCEC Pavese Law Firm Wayne& Donna Smith Charitable Foundation

WORKFORCENOWINVESTORS

Florida GulfCoastUniversity Dr.WilsonBradshaw Dr. Ron Toll

EdisonState College Dr. JeffAllbritten

Hodges University Dr. Jeanette Brock Dr. TerryMcMahan

Greater Naples Chamber ofCommerce,

Partnership for Colliers Future Economy Dr.Mike Reagen JohnCox

LeeCounty Industrial Development Authority JimMoore

LeeCountys Economic Development Office GlenSalyer

SWFLWorkforce Development Board JoePaterno

Arthrex Reinhold Schmieding

Busey Bank KenODonnell

Chicos FAS, Inc. KarenBeebe

Manhattan Construction Bob Koenig

TheNews-PressMedia Group Mei-MeiChan

WORKFORCE NOWRESEARCH TEAM

Florida GulfCoastUniversity Dr. Gary Jackson Julia East Dr. Arthur J. Rubens

Edison State College Dr. JohnMeyer

Hodges University Professor Anke Stugk Dr. Aysegul Timur

GreaterNaples Chamber ofCommerce,

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HorizonCouncil,Workforce Task Force Chair JanetWatermeier

LeeCountys Economic Development Office WarrenBaucom

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Administrationand Public Administration

PANELISTS

MikeBoose,Human Resources

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Technical School

Yolanda Flores, LorenzoWalker

Technical School AnneFrazier, President andCEO,

Junior Achievement ofSouthwest Florida Dwayne Ingram,Chairman,Workforce Florida Pamela Johnston,Dean ofAcademic Affairs,

KeiserUniversity FortMyers WilliamMcCormick, FortMyers

Institute ofTechnology DorinOxender, ImmokaleeTechnical Center Michael Schiffer, LeeCountyHighTechNorth Kim Spiezio,Executive Vice President of

Academic AffairsandProvost,HodgesUnivers

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Dr.WilsonBradshaw, President,

Florida GulfCoastUniversity JohnCox, President& CEO,

Greater Naples Chamber ofCommerce Sara Stensrud, Executive Vice President

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