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Regional Team Kick Off WebinarNovember 10, 2016

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WelcomeMs. Valerie RichardsonWorkforce Development Manager, Palmetto Health

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Agenda• Introductions • Overview of work accomplished in

Phase 1 of the Talent Pipeline Initiative• Phase 2 Talent Pipeline Implementation:

Project goals and overview• Discussion: Regional Teams' areas of interest• Next steps

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Maher Project TeamRick  MaherPresident/CEO

Scott  SheelyConsultant

Carrie  YeatsDirector,  State  &  Regional  Workforce  Solutions

Gretchen  SullivanSr.  Consultant

Lynn  BajorekSr.  Consultant

Sylvia  MiddletonSenior  Analyst

Arnie  RichterProject  Advisor

Paulette  FrancoisSr.  Consultant

Christy  MontgomerySenior  Analyst  

Beth  BrinlyVP  of  Workforce  Innovation

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Overview of work accomplished: Phase 1 of the Talent Pipeline Initiative

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State and Regional Accomplishments

«Statewide Activities: – Leadership Team– State Data Team– Interactive website

«Regional Activities: – Asset identification– Self-assessment of status– Extensive collaborative planning

«Commitment for moving forward

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Themes that Emerged from Regional Work• Leadership and ownership

among partners• Local partnerships

transcend to regional level• Expand and enhance sector-

based business partnerships • Operationalize sector

strategies and career pathways

• Maintain momentum and build sustainability

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Specific Statewide Recommendations

Continue and expand Data Driven principles and Regional Data Teams

Business Engagement and Business Services Teams

Operationalizing Sector Strategies and Career Pathways

THREE  FOCUS  AREAS

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Questions?

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Phase 2 Talent Pipeline Implementation: Project goals and overview

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Project Overview• Expand upon the work completed in Phase 1• Focus on four primary areas:

– Data Assistance– Financial Mapping of Employment and Training

Funding Streams– Unified Business Engagement Framework – Operationalizing Sector Strategies and Career

Pathways in SC Works Centers

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Data Assistance• Reconvene state-level Data Team• Support the formation of Regional Data

Teams• Conduct supply/demand gap analyses for the

state and each region and train Regional Data Teams on conducting regular similar analyses

• Inventory available state and regional data resources and training tools

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Financial Mapping• Map state partners’ key employment and training

funding streams and their primary uses• Aggregate funding stream information in a report

that can be used by state and regional partners to better align and braid resources and conduct resource gap/needs analyses

• Document the asset-mapping process to enable state and regional partners to customize and add to employment and training funding asset maps over time

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Unified Business Engagement Framework• Develop and document a statewide unified

business engagement framework• Support regional teams in tailoring a unified

business engagement framework • Provide technical assistance to regional teams in

key need or interest areas

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Operationalizing Sectors and Pathways• Develop a common intake process among

at least the core WIOA partners• Provide implementation technical

assistance to each regional team

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Regional Project Activities• General technical assistance to support the plans/priorities identified in

Phase 1• Data Assistance:

– Formation of Regional Data Teams– Conduct supply/demand gap analysis for each region– Provide data training

• Unified Business Engagement Framework:– Determine each team’s current business services approach– Support regional teams in tailoring the statewide unified business engagement

framework to particular regional needs– Provide technical assistance to regional teams in key need or interest areas

• Operationalizing:– Customize common intake process– Provide implementation technical assistance to each regional team

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Facilitator/Regional Assignments• Upstate:

Christy Montgomery• Pee Dee:

Paulette Francois• Central:

Lynn Bajorek• South Coast:

Silvia Middleton

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Discussion• General project reactions and questions?• Key areas of interest?

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How can regional teams prepare for upcoming project work?• Facilitators will reach out to each regional

point of contact prior to Thanksgiving to schedule a call

• For your call, be prepared to discuss:–Regional/team activities since Phase 1–Any TA needs for Phase 2

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Questions?

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Thank You!Carrie YeatsDirector, State and Regional Workforce Solutions512-656-0656cyeats@mahernet.com

Gretchen SullivanSenior Consultant203-859-5428gsullivan@mahernet.com

Facilitators:

Paulette Francois pfrancois@mahernet.comLynn Bajorek lbajorek@mahernet.comChristy Montgomery cmontgomery@mahernet.comSilvia Middleton smiddleton@mahernet.com