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Presented by: Presented by: Debra LyonsDebra LyonsDirectorDirectorGovernor’s Office of Workforce DevelopmentGovernor’s Office of Workforce DevelopmentSeptember 23, 2008September 23, 2008

Presented by: Presented by: Debra LyonsDebra LyonsDirectorDirectorGovernor’s Office of Workforce DevelopmentGovernor’s Office of Workforce DevelopmentSeptember 23, 2008September 23, 2008

Work Ready Update for Innovation Crescent Home TeamWork Ready Update for Innovation Crescent Home TeamWork Ready Update for Innovation Crescent Home TeamWork Ready Update for Innovation Crescent Home Team

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Workforce development infrastructure

Commission for a New Georgia

State Workforce Investment Board

Governor’s Office of

Workforce Development

Education

EconomicDevelopment

WorkforceDevelopment

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Governor’s vision

“We need a workforce development system that links workforce development and education together and aligns to the economic needs of the state, its regions

and local communities”

- Governor Sonny PerdueFeb. 20, 2006

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Work Ready overview

Key program elements:– Work Ready Certificate– Work Ready job profiling– Certified Work Ready

Communities– Work Ready Regions

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Results to Date:Work Ready Certificates Earned

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WRC at no cost to all Georgians!WRC at no cost to all Georgians!

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Workforce Foundation Skills Gap

Workforce Foundation Skills Gap

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Job Profiles

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Work Ready Regions in-progress – Inaugural seven regions

Regional industry clusters to develop Georgia’s talent pools aligned to strategic industry

Build on Certified Work Ready Communities

Economic asset mapping to determine regions

Industry lead $500k WRR grants

Region Selection

Proposed County Groupings for Cluster Analyses

Revised proposed regions include all of the original counties plus those other counties that had significant industry cluster correlations, population concentrations, and commuting patterns relative to key economic centers

Revised (Proposed) Regions Based on Statistical AnalysesOriginal Workforce Ready Regions

SC

FL

AL

Source: Monitor Analysis

Innovation CrescentInnovation Crescent

Region Analysis

Innovation Crescent Region

The Innovation Crescent Region is bordered by the Fulton and Clarke economic centers, and contains 13 counties in Northern Georgia

Source: US Census Bureau – Census 2000; Monitor Analysis

Legend:

Regional Center Periphery

Total Commuters >25% of Employees

Total Commuters <10% of Employees

Innovation Crescent

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Growing Georgia’s Work Ready Regions

Inaugural regions are already adding counties Second Work Ready Region RFP released August 18, 2008 Using sub-cluster analysis to determine additional regional

industry focus with existing regions BRAC workforce development demo grant:

– $2M for Innovation Crescent to support bio-science and logistics

– $3M for Chattahoochee Valley to support aerospace, automotive-maintenance adv manufacturing, adv communications, green commercial (industrial) construction

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Logistics IC Work Ready Region

Use strength of logistics industry to grow life science industry

Develop niche workforce to support unique needs of bioscience industry– Transporting timely materials– Transporting hazardous materials– Transporting clean materials

Align with State’s transportation plan

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Work Ready Region Leadership and Partners Industry project leader Three person project leadership team Core team Home Team Industry NetworkWork Ready Regions Road Map Phase I – Go for Gold Phase II – Career Pathways Phase III – Exec summary from Industry Network

– Validate workforce data or provide corrected numbers– Provide summary on common existing training needs, how

best to fund and manage as an industry network

Work Ready Regions: How it is organized

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IC logistics assets

Hartsfield Atlanta airport Other secondary airports Roads Rail

What you may not know --- Navy Supply Corps School Ft Gillem logistics and distribution center

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Logistics IC industry asset mapping

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Assessing BRAC Civilian Workforce

Occupational comparability– Bioscience and logistic jobs

Training opportunities to begin in Jan 2009 Possible instructional opportunities

– Teach Georgia– College/university– Continuing education

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Work Ready Region scorecard

Elimination of skills gap – Go for the Gold

Attainment of Certified Work Ready Community status Quantifiable workforce pipeline aligned to strategic industry

– Career Pathways and local articulation agreements– STEM initiatives aligned to strategic industry– Transitioning some BRAC civilians into logistics workforce

Development of highly skilled existing workforce – Existing workforce increasing skill level with Work Ready

Certificates and gap training– Existing workforce receiving specialized training

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Work Ready Regions: How it all works together

Knowledge

K-12, technical colleges, universities, continuing

education

Experience

Hands-on skills, subject-matter expertise, career

pathways

Work Ready Tools

Foundational skills, Work Ready Certificate, job profiles, Work Habits

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Logistics industry workforce needsTransition Into Occupation Summary

Target Occupation  

O*NET Occupation53-1031.00 - First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.

2008 Size 4,599 jobs

2008-2012 Job Change 437 jobs

2007 Hourly Earnings $24.81

Job Zone 3

Yearly Turnover 90

Source Occupations  

2008 Potential Labor Pool 72,196 jobs

2008-2012 Labor Pool Change

4,796 jobs

2007 Median Hourly Earnings

$27.33

Average Job Zone 3

Source: EMSI Complete Employment - Spring 2008 Release v. 2

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Logistics industry workforce needs

O*NET Code

Title2008 Jobs

2008-2012 Growth

2007 Hourly Earnings

Job Zone

Yearly Turnover

Compatibility Index

53-1031.00

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

4,599 437 $24.81 3 90 100

11-3071.02*

Storage and Distribution Managers* 2,469 233 $37.47 3 67 95

11-3051.00

Industrial Production Managers 1,781 55 $45.94 4 72 94

51-1011.00

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers

8,311 205 $30.20 3 173 94

53-1021.00

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand

3,780 364 $20.14 3 74 94

11-9051.00

Food Service Managers 6,483 978 $26.04 3 55 94

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Work Ready Regions:

Inaugural WRR aligned to state economic development

New WRR will continue to align to state economic development

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Transformation strategy