BOSTON PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL

Boston's Workforce Development Board and School-to-Career

Intermediary

JFF – Pathways to ProsperityOctober 30, 2019

What is the PIC?

• Established in 1979, 501 c3• 54 full time employees• Part of the federal, state, city public workforce system• Intermediary between business/industry + education &

training systems + residents and workers of Boston • 2 offices: Post Office Square & Jamaica Plain

Statutory Role in the System

PIC Staff and Team Structure

Functional Teams: Convening & Connecting High School – 23 FTE• 1 Director• 2 Supervisors• 20 Career Specialists

Youth Transitions – 12 FTE• 1 Director• 2.5 Dropout & Re-Engagement

Center staff• 6 Success Boston Postsecondary

Coaches• 1.5 Opportunity Youth Coordinator• 1 Opportunity Youth Coordinator

Employer Engagement – 6 FTE• 1 Director• 1 Coordinator• 4 Employer Engagement staff

• Healthcare, IT, FIRE, Science & Engineering, Hospitality, Higher Education

• STEM Network, Employer Network (high school), TechHireBoston, Healthcare Careers Consortium

Executive Team/Operations+ - 12 FTE• 1 Executive Director• 1 Workforce Development Director

(adult systems)• 1 Research & Evaluation Director• 1 Administration & Finance Director• 1 Development Director • 1 Research Analyst• 1 Exec Admin Assistant• 5 Administration & Finance staff

Employer Engagement Team Functions

• Employer outreach• Career Exploration Activity (panels, shadows, tours)• STEM@Work, STEM Week

• Assessment for fit with pipeline opportunities • Develop community of practice with employers

• Employer Network • STEM Network

• Surface issues & Provide support• Feedback loop to systems • Information resource about employer practices and

preferences

School-to-Career Team Functions

• Outreach to students• Career interests survey work – Support Naviance rollout• Career exploration opportunities • Work-readiness support• On-the-job support • Feedback loop to teachers/schools on work-based learning• Data collection and management • Pipeline management • Special projects – e.g. STEM Factor

Current Cross-team Projects

• Making internal advancement pathways and criteria more visible

• Rethinking skills and competencies needed in certain staff roles

• Developing a CRM • Developing a centralized ATS • Rethinking student career competencies beyond securing the

first job (employer lead)• Recruiting for more STEM-oriented placements

School-Year Activities

Engaging students and implementing PIC work readiness protocol• Work readiness activities

• PIC overview workshops• Resume preparation• Skills and Interests• Professional workplace skills (phone + email communication)• Interview preparation and mock interviewing

• Career exploration• Career panels• Field trips• Job shadowing

Career Exploration- Job Shadowing

Business, finance, real estate

Federal Reserve Bank Related Beal Liberty Mutual

Healthcare

Children’s Hospital Dana Farber Mass General Hospital

Architecture, Technology

SoftBank Robotics Goody Clancy Autodesk

BOSTON PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL

2019 PIC Summer Jobs CampaignLearning and Skill Attainment at the Workplace

Prepared by:Josh Bruno

Joe McLaughlinAlysia Ordway

October 24, 2019

Boston’s Summer Jobs Campaign

PICBoston Public Schools, competitive interview

MLK ScholarsBoston resident, 16-18

yrs., application

ABCD Summer WorksBoston resident, 14-21 yrs. Family income

restrictions

SuccessLinkBoston resident, 15-18 yrs.

Least Targeted

Most Targeted Capacity

3,600 total-1,150 direct, employer-

paid- 500 direct, sponsored

~640 youth

~1,000 youth

~3,500 youth

SY 2018-19

• 2,800+ resumes prepared and reviewed• 1,054 students in career exploration activities

• 454 participated in job shadow in March

• 4,500 participated in PIC work readiness activities through April

School-to-Career Placement Definitions

• Direct = contact with student andemployer prior to making placement

• Indirect = contact with student before or after student secures job on his/her own• Requires some level of

engagement with student

• Surveyed = acquire placement information, no prior contact with student

• Employer-Paid = Internal jobs paid directly by the employer, implies employer-supervised

• Sponsored = Jobs at CBOs that are sponsored by:

» the state (YouthWorks), or

» by companies (Bank of America, Liberty Mutual) or by foundations.

Placement Type Funding Type

PIC 2019 Summer Placements* by Type (N = 3,207)

*Excludes PIC students who obtain a job through Success Link and ABCD

1,152

504

1,218

801

1,050

553

904

701

-

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

Direct, Employer-Paid

Direct, Sponsored Indirect Surveyed

#

Placement/ Funding Type

2018 2019

PIC Summer Placements by Funding Type/Source

82%

8%

11%

Employer-Paid Privately Funded Publicly Funded (YouthWorks)

N = 3,207

PIC Student Demographics

2,370 students in direct and indirect jobs

• 59.5% are female

• 91% are students of color

• 71% are in 11th or 12th grade

• 31 high schools

PIC Placed Students Relative to BPS, 10th-12th Graders(Students in direct and indirect placements, N = 2,701)

15.1%

39.5%

34.1%

2.0%

9.4%9.7%

35.0%

40.8%

2%

12%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Asian Black Hispanic Other White

PIC BPS

PIC Direct Placements By School-Type

16%

29%

46%

9%

16%

32%

44%

7%13%

23%

50%

14%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Admissions (255) Exam (451) Open (718) Alternative andSpecial (139)

PIC 2019 PIC 2018 BPS 18-19 (10th-12th Graders)

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Where PIC students live and work

Angela McCabe, Workforce Development Director

Josh Bruno, School to Career Director

Kathy Hamilton, Youth Transitions Director

Alysia Ordway, Employer Engagement Director

Joseph McLaughlin, Research and Evaluation Director

Bodi Luse, Development and Communications Director

Deb da Silva, Finance Director

PIC Senior Staff