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Developing a Strategy for Effective Employer Engagement August 20 th , 2015 Audio will be broadcast through your computer speakers. For assistance, please use the chat feature. Panelists: Scott Ellsworth Lucy Houchin Director Director of
Developing a Strategy for Effective Employer Engagement
Audio will be broadcast through your computer speakers. For assistance, please use the chat feature.
August 20th, 2015
Moderator: Panelists:
Josie Alleman Strategic Initiatives Consultant Social Solutions 2 Lucy Houchin Director of Client Services Thomas P. Miller and Associates Scott Ellsworth Director Business Leaders United
“What does it take to engage employers?” PerformWell August 20, 2015
Just an old manufacturing guy
About BLU
Business Leaders United for Workforce Partnerships (BLU) is the national voice of small and medium sized employers who are concerned about filling skilled positions at their companies, and who are developing public-private partnerships in their communities to better meet those skilled workforce needs.
Is the Skills Gap just a great employer conspiracy?
Forum organized to discuss skills gap
Employers Aren’t Just Whining – the “Skills Gap” Is Real
Employers generally have a narrow view of the workforce system
Dislocated Workers, and Youth
(Postsecondary Career and Technical Education)
Typical State Workforce System
Dammit Jim, I’m a Doctor not a workforce expert!
What are employers expecting - partner
recognize they need to be a part of the solution
that you’re in this with them
It’s not enough to talk – DO SOMETHING
attend “thinking” sessions often
meetings and turn it into kinetic actions
for results, and quickly
something and fail than do nothing.
R&D – Ripoff and Duplicate
– 5% Promise – Rochester, NY – Individual apprenticeships – Maysville, KY – Healthcare apprenticeships – Cincinnati, OH – Employer/lawmaker partnership – Minneapolis, MN – Skilled worker supply chain – Grand Rapids, MI – Worlds of Opportunity – Mobile, AL
Contact
Scott Ellsworth, Director, Business Leaders United for Workforce Partnerships (BLU) ScottE@businessleadersunited.org
Addressing the needs of business
and strategy planning experience
development strategy
ABOUT
THO HOMAS P. MILLER AND ASSOCIATES, LL LLC
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Address business needs throughout their life cycle
Source: US DOL, The New Vision of Rapid Response, November 2010
Busi siness
Work
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Develo lopmen ent Edu ducatio tion
Collaboration & Information Sharing
Nee eeds Sol
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WIOA VR VETS ABE WP TAA 5.
Work Together to Provide Seamless Solutions
1.
Proactively Target Businesses for Outreach
2.
Interview for Standard Information
3.
Share Information with All Partners
4.
Identify Comprehensive Solutions for Employer Needs
EDU DUCATION:
Education (CTE)
Universities ECONOMIC C DE DEVE VELOPMENT:
Economic Development Organizations
Commerce
1. Proactively target businesses for outreach 2. Interview for standard information 3. Share information among all partners 4. Identify comprehensive solutions for employer needs 5. Work together to provide seamless solutions to businesses
STEP TEP 1: 1: PR PROACT CTIVELY TAR ARGET BU BUSIN SINESSES FOR OR OUTR OUTREACH CH
used to identify companies to proactively contact
from the partnership should contact the individual companies
STEP TEP 2: 2: INT INTERVIEW FOR OR STAN ANDARD IN INFORMATION
utilize when outreaching to business
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STEP TEP 3: 3: SH SHAR ARE INF INFORMATION AM AMONG ALL ALL PAR ARTNERS
interview
STEP TEP 4: 4: IDE IDENTIFY COM OMPREHENSIVE SOL SOLUTIONS FOR OR EM EMPL PLOYERS S NE NEEDS
address the main challenges and opportunities
services to address the company’s needs
STEP TEP 5: 5: WORK TOGE OGETHER TO O PR PROVIDE SE SEAMLESS SOL SOLUTIONS TO O BU BUSIN SINESS
implementation
and resources
less way
services and programs
means of sharing information
communicate!
Communication + Transparency = Trust
funding
Lucy Houchin lhouchin@tpma-inc.com
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Scott Ellsworth Director Business Leaders United Lucy Houchin Director of Client Services Thomas P. Miller and Associates