Educated Choices for Florida’s FutureStaying Focused on 21st Century Talent and Smart Workforce Investments

Steve UrquhartVice President, Workforce PerformanceWorkforce Florida, Inc.

May 14, 2009

Florida in transition … “perfect storm”

Top Workforce Trends (2009)

1. Trimming perks and benefits2. Upgrading talent rosters3. Postponing retirement4.4. Transferring skillsTransferring skills5. Relocating6.6. Going back to the classroomGoing back to the classroom

Source: CareerBuilder Q2/2009 U.S. Hiring Forecast

Welcome to the “new normal” …

Trends: Skills and Classroom

Helping Floridians find and retain employmentduring the current economic downturn

with an eye toward securing the state’s futureas the economy rebounds

Today’s Workforce Challenge

8 Out of 10 New Jobs will require some post-secondary education and training

Enter High

School

Complete High School in 4

Years

Continue to College

Immediately

Complete Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree

in 6 Years

…but Fewer Than Half of high school freshmen continue education beyond high school

Tomorrow’s Workforce Challenge

• Maximize state and local partnerships to enable success in Florida’s communities

• Maximize public and private investment in workforce development

• Diversify Florida’s economy and talent base

• Develop world-class talent, 21st Century skills!

Rising to the Challenge

Our Goals:

employment

economic development

education

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Defining Workforce Development• The people side of economic development• Helping workers and the businesses that employ

them stay competitive• Enhancing skills through lifelong learning• Returning adversely affected workers to

employment as soon as possible• Linking training and education to

local/regional/state economic development priorities• Enabling individuals to earn wages that are self-

sufficient to take care of themselves and their families

Conventional wisdom

Debunking “conventional wisdom”

“Reality check” …

Public workforce “interventions”

New rules of engagement …

BIG opportunity!

Wrong question …

Right question!

• Florida’s economic future depends on the strength of its workforce

• Economy and talent requirements are changing rapidly

• Skilled talent is in high demand

The Bottom Line:

Florida leadership• Governor• Legislature• WFI• EFI• Board of Governors• Fla Chamber• …

Florida businesses• Current• Prospective• Entrepreneurs• …

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TECHNOLOGY (VIRTUAL)

PHYSICAL FOOTPRINT

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CareerColleges

Florida’s Talent Generation System

$787 Billion needs a logo!

Workforce Tools• Federal Training Funds

• Quick Response Training

• Incumbent Worker Training

• Targeted Occupations List

• Labor Market Data

• Employ Florida Marketplace

Workforce ToolsFederal Training Funds • $1,250,000,000 - dislocated worker employment and training activities;

• $1,200,000,000 - youth activities, including summer employment for youth;

• $400,000,000 - Wagner-Peyser activities;

• $250,000,000 specificically to support reemployment services for unemployment insurance claimants;

• $500,000,000 - adult employment and training activities

Workforce ToolsFederal Training Funds • $750,000,000 - competitive grants for worker training and placement in high growth and emerging industry sectors,

•$200,000,000 - dislocated worker assistance national reserve;

•$50,000,000 - YouthBuild activities

Workforce ToolsARRA Funding for Florida’s Workforce • Florida’s workforce system will receive $165 million in federal stimulus funds over three years.

• Formula distribution for grants:

•$19.6M adult job training;

•$43.3M summer youth programs;

•$81.4M dislocated worker program;

•$20.6M for job placement assistance.

• Majority of funds are distributed to Regional Workforce Boards - local impact.

Workforce ToolsARRA Funding Opportunity•ARRA provides for competitive grants for worker training and placement in high growth and emerging industry sectors

$750 million • $500 million is targeted for careers in energy efficiency and renewable energy as defined in the Green Jobs Act

• $250 million for projects in high growth/ emerging sectors with priority for projects that prepare workers for careers in the health care sector and projects that are tied to Recovery Act investments (e.g., infrastructure)

Workforce ToolsQuick Response Training (QRT)• Established in 1993• Provides grant funds for customized

entry- level skills training for:• New and existing/expanding Florida

businesses • Creating new high-quality jobs in

qualified target industries• Customized training not available

at local level

Workforce ToolsIncumbent Worker Training (IWT)• Established 1999 • Provides expense reimbursement

grants to businesses for the purpose of providing skills upgrade training to currently employed full-time workers

• “For profit” companies• Full-time existing employees• Company responsible for 50% of

direct training costs

Workforce ToolsTargeted Occupations List• Provides Florida Department of

Education training codes and corresponding community college degrees

• High-skill/high-wage positions according to state wage definitions

• Can assist educational institutions in guiding students toward career paths/jobs in Florida that pay good wages

• Helps keep talent in Florida

Workforce ToolsLabor Market StatisticsTimely and reliable labor statistics improve economic decision-making and include data such as:

• Employment & Wages: current employment, projections & wages by industry and occupation, occupational profiles & career information

• Labor Force: Labor force, employment, unemployment & unemployment rates

• Economic Indicators: Florida Price Level Index, Consumer Price Index, income and unemployment claims data

• Population: age, race, gender, income, veteran’s status & education information

Workforce Tools

Employ Florida Marketplace• Provides one point of entry to Florida’s

workforce system for job seekers, employers, students, training providers and others looking for workforce services and resources anywhere in the state

• Links all workforce services – state and local – to each other

• Also offers services by telephone –(866) FLA-2345

Workforce Tools

Access to Federal Workforce Training Funds

• Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

Workforce Tools

All available at www.employflorida.com

• Quick Response Training• Incumbent Worker Training• Lifelong Learning

Opportunities

• Targeted Occupations List• Labor Market Data• Employ Florida Marketplace• Federal Training Funds

Building Competitiveness through Effective Partnerships

• Align workforce and education to state priorities• Build stronger educational pipeline• Expand opportunities for continuous learning• Enhance workers’ career management abilities• Strengthen work supports for retention and

advancement

Source: The Next Generation of Workforce Development Policy: Connecting Workforce & Economic DevelopmentNational Governors’ Association

Next steps to connect: What you can do

• Connect, convene and dialogue with all partners

• Instill urgency and focus• Get involved! • Be a part of your region’s workforce

solutions

“What can we do better together than apart?”

Consider:• Florida is on track to become the nation’s third-largest state • More than 70 percent of the current labor force will still be in the state’s

workforce in 2020, underscoring the need for lifelong learning and skills development

Florida’s Workforce System is:Coping with the economic slowdown by: Keeping business needs on the radarTraining workers for jobs in growing industry sectorsDeveloping innovative new solutions through our partnerships

Preparing for the future by:Bolstering talent pipeline developmentFocusing on sectors that diversify the state economySupporting job creation

Building Florida’s FutureInvesting in developing Florida’s talent is

more important now than ever

Workforce Florida, Inc.1580 Waldo Palmer LaneTallahassee, FL 32308(850) 921-1119

Rules of (talent) attraction?#1. Scarcity of attractive, meaningful employment (e.g., high value, high wage jobs)

#2. Attractiveness of place - creative class factors not available in Florida, e.g. culture, intellectual and artistic outlets, etc.

#3. Perceptions of long-term outlook for Florida's financial health (e.g., failing to make appropriate investments in talent, innovation, technology, etc)

Financial Customer

Innovation Learning/Growth

Balanced Scorecard

Diversified Talent Base

Strategic Plan

Targeted Investments

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