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EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Prepared for: Annual Meeting, National Fund for Workforce Solutions, Baltimore Maryland, June 19, 2015 Adria Steinberg, Vice President, Building Educational Pathways for Youth, Jobs for the Future
The Youth Industry Partnership Initiative: Developing the Talent Pool of Young Adults
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YIPI at a Glance
National Partners: National Fund for Workforce Solutions and Jobs for the Future, with support from Rockefeller Foundation
18-Month Learning Agenda
What combination of partners training services and workplace experience is needed for effective pathways to employment for young in occupational areas with growth potential?
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Impact of Youth Unemployment Crisis:• On talent pipeline• On generation “coming of age” • On disconnected/opportunity youth
Why Now?
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Employers in high demand sectors
Youth seeking entry into career employment
Dual Customer Approach
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Pilot Sites:
• SkillWorks Boston: Building Capacity of Training Partners
• Workforce Solutions Hartford: Supporting Youth in Pathways to Manufacturing
• SkillUp Washington: On-Ramp to Industrial Manufacturing Academy
Expanded Learning Community:
• Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council
• Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative
• Central Iowa Works
Participants
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It takes a collective place-based effort. . . With mutually reinforcing roles for:
• Workforce intermediaries
• Employers
• Community providers Youth-serving organizations Training providers Community Colleges
Overarching Lesson
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The critical “glue” role:
• Starting from strengths
• Brokering relationships (bringing together disparate players to create new opportunities for young adults)
• Identifying appropriate industry sectors and companies
Roles – Workforce Intermediaries
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Creating efficiencies through Industry Partnerships• Providing labor market intelligence
• Expanding choices and options
• Advising on skills and curriculum
• Offering exploratory job experiences and first career ladder jobs
Roles – Employers
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• Recruiting youth for pathways• Providing an On-Ramp (technical training,
professional skills, etc.)• Providing key supports before and after pathway• Assessing work readiness
Roles – Community Providers
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