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21 st Century Skilled Workforce Demands

21 st Century Skilled Workforce Demands. Partnerships and Pathways September 17, 2008 Steve Maas Department of Workforce Services. Utah’s Current Economic Snap Shot. Utah unemployment rate August 2008 =3.7% US = 6.1%

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21 st Century Skilled Workforce Demands

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  1. 21st Century Skilled Workforce Demands Partnerships and Pathways September 17, 2008 Steve Maas Department of Workforce Services

  2. Utah’s Current Economic Snap Shot • Utah unemployment rate August 2008 =3.7% US = 6.1% • Utah year over year job growth rate = 0.3% 3,260 jobs added year over year US = -0.03% • Utah total wage and salary employment 256,960 an increase of 200,000 jobs since the 2002 recession

  3. Year-Over Percent Change In Non-farm Jobs

  4. Stretching the economy to accommodate new workers Stretching the economy to accommodate new workers Worker Vacuum Worker Vacuum U.S. Population by Age and Sex: 2005 Utah’s Population by Age and Sex: 2005 Male Female Male Female Millions Dominating the Labor Force Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census

  5. Utah Employment(seasonally adjusted) Employment 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; September 2007

  6. Year-Over Percent Change In Non-farm Jobs

  7. State of Utah Components of Population Change Source: Utah Population Estimates Committee

  8. Year-Over Percent Change In Non-farm Jobs

  9. Year-Over Percent Change In Non-farm Jobs 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

  10. Utah State Employment Growth Rates 1950 – 2010f 3.3% average since 1960 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Source: Utah Department of Workforce Services: April 2008 f = forecast

  11. Percent of Utah Jobs in 2006 by Training Level & Average Wage (2006) Source:Utah Department of Workforce Services, Workforce Information, May 2008.

  12. Percent of New Jobs in Utah 2006-2016 by Training Level & Average Wage (2006) Source:Utah Department of Workforce Services, Workforce Information, May 2008.

  13. Utah’s Training Trends • USOE estimates 144,000 new students will enter our school system over the next 10 years • Census data estimates 211,000 current Utah adult workers without a high school diploma • Our demographics are rapidly changing • Our system must give access to all learners • Increasing need for workers with post-secondary training; technical skills, flexible, transferable • Research scientists are critical – but so are machinists

  14. Utah’s Training Trends • Rigor and Relevance • Emphasis on both 4 year degree and post-secondary training • Innovation comes from both • STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Math) Education is essential to compete • Need for more guidance counselors at the K-12 level who have knowledge of all post-secondary training opportunities • K-12 graduation credits for Applied Math and Science - articulation to post-secondary studies

  15. State/Regional Council on Workforce Services • Partnership between Industry, Higher Education, USOE, USOR, GOED, and DWS • Identify current and future skills needs to meet Industry demand • State and Regional Workforce Development strategies • Information and tools for parents, students and education on careers/occupations, skills • 21st Century Workforce Initiative – Council;WEEDA/Partnership system on steroids!

  16. Industry Issues Rich Thorn – President/CEO – Utah Associated General Contractors State Council on Workforce Services: Construction Industry Sector Expert • We need our educational system to better prepare students to go to work • We need to have a balanced emphasis on both the preparation of the 25% of the students for University studies as well as the 75% who will directly enter the workforce • Competency Based

  17. Partnerships and Pathways! Examples at Work

  18. GOED Cluster Initiatives Aerospace Defense & Homeland Security Energy & Natural Resources Financial Services Life Sciences Outdoor Products & Recreation Software & Information Technology DWS Sector Initiatives Automotive/Diesel Tech Construction Energy Healthcare Composites/Advanced Manufacturing Demand Occupations Current Areas of Focus

  19. Current Partnership CTE/Sector Activities/Events • Private Sector lead Task Forces in Automotive, Construction, Energy, Healthcare - Deliverables • Energy Sector Super Tour – July/August • Gear Up! – Davis County – Sept 30 – Oct 1 • MotorFest –SLCC – Oct 6 & 7 • Construction Sector Super Tour – Oct 16 • Healthcare Career Days – Uinta Basin – Nov 6 • Healthcare Career Days – Granite – Feb12 • Construction Career Days – March/April ’09 • Healthcare Super Tour – Summer ’09? • Manufacturing Career Days – Cedar City

  20. CTE Related Training Grants Through State Council/Partnership System • U of U Nursing $871k • WETC Energy Training $2.8m • CEU San Juan Campus Nursing $1.2m • SLCC/GTI Bio-manufacturing $2.0m • UVU Manufacturing - Mechatronics $1.8m • DATC Manufacturing - Composites $2.3m • WIRED – 19 Partners – Life Sciences $5.2m

  21. WIRED To make Utah a world-class location for biotechnology life sciences by building integrated, innovative educational programs that create an available, adaptable, and highly-skilled workforce. Goal #1: “Collaboration & Partnerships” • Promote and enhance partnerships among economic development, workforce development, education, and industry stakeholder in Utah to better leverage and integrate assets and be more responsive to economic change. Goal #2 “Remove Barriers to Training” • Build up capacity and opportunities for to join the life sciences workforce . Remove Barriers to entry for new workers into the system by changing the perception about the future of life sciences in the state. Goal #3 “Industry Outreach and Cluster Building” • Support the growth and formation of bio-related industries through new assessments and outreach programs promoting a competency approach to building a life science cluster in Utah.

  22. Governor’s Office of Economic Development Utah Recruitment Initiative Uniting Utah’s Universities, Associations, Chambers, and GOED on a Common Platform

  23. What is the Utah Recruitment Initiative? Real Time Recruiting to fill many currently open positions in the state that need to be filled to grow Utah businesses What is www.utahworksforyou.com? • Job Board with Current Listings • Job Seeker Profile Database • Active and Passive Candidates

  24. Education’s Challenge • The high school graduating class of 2021 just entered the public education system • It’s a 13 year production cycle • Kids are born prepared to learn • 3rd graders who can’t read seldom catch up – and represent our future drop outs

  25. Conclusions • More jobs are requiring higher levels of skill • Jobs requiring less than a 4-year degree are value added to Utah’s economy • Both advanced degree and post-secondary training are needed for economic growth/innovation • More guidance counselors skilled in advising on all occupations are needed • It should be difficult to drop out of school • Our economy cannot afford drop outs

  26. “If the pace of change inside theorganization is slower than the pace ofchange outside the organization…the end is near.” Jack Welch Retired CEO General Electric

  27. Partnerships and Pathways! Questions? smaas@utah.gov

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