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eta The Power of e3

Linking…Linking…

• EmploymentEmployment

• EducationEducation

• Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development

eta The Vision

Create a Demand-DrivenCreate a Demand-Driven

System to Ensure System to Ensure

No Worker is Left BehindNo Worker is Left Behind

eta The Approach

ETA created the Business Relations ETA created the Business Relations Group (BRG) as a catalyst within Group (BRG) as a catalyst within the public workforce system to the public workforce system to promote and enhance the focus on promote and enhance the focus on being demand driven.being demand driven.

eta The Business Relations Group Goals

• Educate the business community Educate the business community about the value of the public about the value of the public workforce systemworkforce system

• Work collaboratively with partners Work collaboratively with partners to build a demand-driven and to build a demand-driven and responsive public workforce responsive public workforce systemsystem

eta The Business Relations Group Initiatives

MAJOR INITIATIVESMAJOR INITIATIVES

• Partnerships for JobsPartnerships for Jobs

• President’s High Growth Job President’s High Growth Job Training InitiativeTraining Initiative

eta Partnerships for JobsConcept

CConnecting large, onnecting large, national businesses to national businesses to the public workforce the public workforce

systemsystem

eta National Business Partnerships

Seventeen Current and Continuing

National Business Partners

eta The Business Relations Group Team

Organizing for SuccessOrganizing for Success

• State Business CoordinatorsState Business Coordinators

• Regional Business LiaisonsRegional Business Liaisons

• ETA National Office LiaisonsETA National Office Liaisons

eta Partnerships for Jobs Benefits

Find the right workers, with Find the right workers, with the right skills, at the right the right skills, at the right time!time!• Access to qualified workers• Reduction of recruiting costs• Increased retention• Improved diversity• Good corporate citizenship• Support during downsizing/rightsizing

eta Partnerships for Jobs Implementation Strategies

Implementation Strategies Implementation Strategies – National roll-out eventsNational roll-out events– Targeted regional/local marketsTargeted regional/local markets– Web site: www.nbpjobs.orgWeb site: www.nbpjobs.org– Workforce system education for HR staff Workforce system education for HR staff – Local models for replicationLocal models for replication– Development of tools for information Development of tools for information

sharingsharing

The list is growing…The list is growing…

eta High-Growth Job Training Initiative (HGJTI) Concept

Building America’s skilled Building America’s skilled workforce to provide paths to workforce to provide paths to career enhancing opportunities career enhancing opportunities in high-growth occupationsin high-growth occupations

eta High-Growth Definition

““High-Growth” is defined as industries High-Growth” is defined as industries that have… that have… – High-growth in new jobs;High-growth in new jobs;– High rate of change in workforce skill High rate of change in workforce skill

needs; andneeds; and– New and emerging careersNew and emerging careers

eta HGJTI Targeted Industries

• AerospaceAerospace

• Automotive ServicesAutomotive Services

• BiotechnologyBiotechnology

• GeospatialGeospatial

• ConstructionConstruction

• Health ServicesHealth Services

• Information TechnologyInformation Technology

• High-Tech ManufacturingHigh-Tech Manufacturing

• Retail TradeRetail Trade

• TransportationTransportation

• Financial ServicesFinancial Services

• EnergyEnergy

eta HGJTI Process

• Information GatheringInformation Gathering– Environmental ScanEnvironmental Scan

• Executive ForumsExecutive Forums

• Workforce Development ForumsWorkforce Development Forums

• ImplementationImplementation

eta The Public Workforce System

U.S. Department of

Labor

State Workforce Investment Boards

(Includes Business, Government and Labor Leaders)

Local Workforce Investment Boards

(Includes Business, Labor and Other Community Leaders)

Local One-Stop Career Centers

(Delivers Services to Employers and Job Seekers)

• Publicly FundedPublicly Funded

• Deliver Federal, Deliver Federal, State, and Local State, and Local Employment and Employment and Training ProgramsTraining Programs$

$

$

eta More than 1,900 Career Centers Across America

• $12 Billion Annual $12 Billion Annual InvestmentInvestment

• Employers have Employers have direct access to direct access to these servicesthese services

1,984 Centers 1,984 Centers Plus 1,637 Plus 1,637 AffiliatesAffiliates

eta One-Stop Career Centers

Services for EmployersServices for Employers

• RecruitmentRecruitment

• TrainingTraining

• RetentionRetention

• InformationInformation

• Specialized Benefits and Specialized Benefits and ResourcesResources


Recruitment ServicesRecruitment Services

• Job PostingJob Posting

• Resume SearchesResume Searches

• Candidate ScreeningCandidate Screening

• Assessment and TestingAssessment and Testing

• Job Fairs and Specialized RecruitingJob Fairs and Specialized Recruiting

All Recruitment Services Can Be CustomizedAll Recruitment Services Can Be Customized


Training ServicesTraining Services

• Job Readiness SkillsJob Readiness Skills

• On-the-Job TrainingOn-the-Job Training

• Training for Current WorkersTraining for Current Workers

• Skills UpgradingSkills Upgrading

• ApprenticeshipApprenticeship

• Specialized Technical Skills TrainingSpecialized Technical Skills Training

Up to 50% Training Cost Reimbursement AvailableUp to 50% Training Cost Reimbursement Available

All Training Services Can Be CustomizedAll Training Services Can Be Customized


Retention ServicesRetention Services

referral to:referral to:

• TransportationTransportation

• Child CareChild Care

• HousingHousing

• Emergency Health Care ServicesEmergency Health Care Services

All Retention Services Can Be CustomizedAll Retention Services Can Be Customized


Information ServicesInformation Services

• Labor Market InformationLabor Market Information– Wage and Employment TrendsWage and Employment Trends– Occupational ForecastsOccupational Forecasts– Demographic DataDemographic Data– Economic DataEconomic Data– Local Labor Market AnalystLocal Labor Market Analyst


Specialized Benefits and Specialized Benefits and Resources to EmployersResources to Employers

• Work Opportunity Tax CreditWork Opportunity Tax Credit

• Rapid ResponseRapid Response

• Compliance AssistanceCompliance Assistance

www.dol.gov/elawswww.dol.gov/elaws

All Resources Can Be CustomizedAll Resources Can Be Customized

eta Where to Begin?

• Meet with WIB/One-Stop staff that work Meet with WIB/One-Stop staff that work with employerswith employers– Commonly called business services Commonly called business services

representatives, employer liaisons, and representatives, employer liaisons, and job developersjob developers

• Learn about current WIB/One-Stop Learn about current WIB/One-Stop employer outreach activitiesemployer outreach activities

• Educate and discuss workforce needs of Educate and discuss workforce needs of individuals with disabilitiesindividuals with disabilities

• Work with WIB/One-Stop staff to devise Work with WIB/One-Stop staff to devise strategies for working with employersstrategies for working with employers

eta Working with Employers: Keys to Success

• Partnerships for Jobs has lead to Partnerships for Jobs has lead to National Business Partnerships National Business Partnerships with 17 major employerswith 17 major employers

• WIBs/One-Stops are currently WIBs/One-Stops are currently working with an array of employersworking with an array of employers

• Partnership=Relationship; build Partnership=Relationship; build strong relationships with WIB/One- strong relationships with WIB/One- Stop staff Stop staff andand employers employers

eta The Business Relations Group Contact Information

Thomas Hooper & Jennifer TrokeThomas Hooper & Jennifer Troke


U.S. Department of LaborU.S. Department of Labor

Employment and Training Employment and Training AdministrationAdministration

[email protected]@dol.gov

(202) 693-3949(202) 693-3949


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