E3 Committee Meeting

June 12, 2014 – 8:30am

297 Barnes Blvd., Rockledge, FL 32955

(Teleconference 321-394-0707)

Attendees:

Catherine Beam, Michael Bean, Marcia Gaedcke, Robert Jordan, Mike Menyhart (Chair), James Roberts, Jr., Dan Rodgers, Robert Salonen, Julie Song, Sherrita Thomas

Agenda Page No. Call to Order

Introductions

Public Comment

Presentation:

Startup Quest Presentation from winning team

Action Items:

Approval of Committee Minutes for March 13, 2014

Discussion and Information Items

Committee Goal 3 Status Updates Measure 1B- Industry Advisory Council Brief Measure 2A – Tour of Services Demo Measure 3A – Referral Tool Demo

Attendance Roster

Adjourn

Mike Menyhart

Nirav Pandya Sonia Fantauzzi

Mike Menyhart

Erica Lemp Sandi Briles

James Watson Erica Lemp

Mike Menyhart

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CareerSource Brevard E3

March 13, 2014 Committee

Members in Attendance: Minutes

Mike Menyhart (Chair), Cathy Beam, Michael Bean (via teleconference), Robert Jordan (via teleconference) Sherrita Thomas (via teleconference) Members Absent: Marcia Gaedcke, Dan Rodgers, Robert Salonen Staff in Attendance: Lisa Rice, Marci Brilley, Erica Lemp, Marina Stone and Sandi Briles Guests in Attendance: Caroline Joseph-Paul and Dawn Hamilton from CareerSource Brevard Career Center Call to Order: Mike Menyhart, Chair, called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. Public Comment: There was no public comment. Presentations: Staff shared a handout from Brevard Public Schools regarding the Career and Professional Education (CAPE) Act Update. Action Items Approval of E3

A Motion to approve the Minutes from the December 12, 2013 E Committee Meeting Minutes of December 12, 2013

3

Committee meeting was made by Cathy Beam and seconded by Michael Bean. Motion passed unanimously.

Discussion and Information Items

Staff reviewed the strategies and updated the Committee on the current status of BW Corporate Goal 3 “Enhance the E

Committee Goal 3 Status Updates

3

concept (Employment, Education and Economic Development) for the emerging and transitional workforce.

CareerSource Brevard (CSB) received a contract in August, 2013 from Eastern Florida State College to provide a broad range of specialized services including the development and facilitation of vibrant industry advisory councils. The purpose of the councils is to advise college administrators with respect to the development and maintenance of quality career and technical education programs which produce graduates who are prepared to enter the workforce. An update with results was provided.

Measure 1B: EFSC Industry Advisory Councils

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Adjourn: Mike Menyhart, Chair, adjourned the meeting at 9:13a.m. Youth Council Call to Order: Mike Menyhart, Chair, called the meeting to order at 9:16 a.m. in CSB Rockledge Boardroom. In Attendance: Mike Menyhart (Chair), Michael Bean (via teleconference), Robert Jordan (via teleconference) Sherrita Thomas (via teleconference) Pastor Jarvis Walsh from R.E.A.L. Church, Lori Goodwin and Laura Zamjahn from Children’s Home Society and Sally Shinn from Students in Transition, Brevard Public Schools Introductions were made.

Youth Partner Roundtable

Updates were provided on CSB’s NextGen Program, Foundations Training, Children’s Home Society and their students in transition. A barrier was defined by the CHS transition young adults because of the time availability of the youth between their commitment of school and working. BPS does have High School Case Managers that specializes in transition and homeless young adults. Many connections between organizations and our services were made. Discussion topics included the biggest challenges facing young adults in our area and how we can address them in addition to who else can CSB invite to provide input. The group discussed the possibilities of doing a designated foundations training for youth if they could get them in the room. Ms. Rice shared that Erica Lemp and Pastor Walsh were two of the winners in Lead Brevard’s 4 under 40 program. Adjourn: Mike Menyhart, Chair, adjourned the meeting at 10:02a.m. Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by, _{signature on file} ___ _05/07/14_____ _{signature on file} Marina Stone Date Mike Menyhart, Chair Date

_05/07/14

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cul

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rtner

with

sta

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st o

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cilit

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bour

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as s

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m.

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bigg

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eed

right

now

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fund

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for e

quip

men

t.

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easu

re 1

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easu

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atrix

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ness

to J

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tinuo

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til la

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rent

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ss th

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ticip

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s gr

oups

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r sta

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t eve

nts

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ch 1

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tribu

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are

in.

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sults

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be

used

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Volu

sia

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ties.

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de c

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he

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mit

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er 1

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sure

3C

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b se

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atch

ing

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are

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labi

lity

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plem

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artic

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nd 5

0 po

tent

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r Sta

rtup

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st

M

arch

201

4 U

pdat

e Q

uarte

rly

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duct

ory

sess

ion

was

hel

d on

Mar

ch 6

th, 2

03 p

eopl

e re

gist

ered

to

atte

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ut o

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ttend

ed.

5 of 11

Num

bers

in th

e se

cond

roun

d w

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dow

n ca

usin

g a

need

for f

ewer

m

ento

rs.

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emen

t 3 ro

unds

of S

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p Q

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ch w

ith a

t lea

st 1

00 p

artic

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2 m

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2 ex

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embe

r 201

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pdat

e Q

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nd tw

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st b

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w

ith 4

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s an

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men

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(6

team

s, 1

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tor i

n tra

inin

g an

d 1

float

ing

men

tor)

and

6 te

chno

logi

es.

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pro

gram

co

mpl

eted

on

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22nd

with

35

prog

ram

com

plet

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ards

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pa

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sist

in th

e cr

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a d

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labo

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for n

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3E:

Impl

emen

t Ene

rgy

Laun

ch a

s pa

rt of

CEJ

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ant

Rec

ruit

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pote

ntia

l par

ticip

ants

and

25

men

tors

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r 2 p

rogr

am c

ycle

s Ja

nuar

y 20

15

The

first

roun

d of

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rgy

Laun

ch s

aw

60 e

nrol

lees

, 6 m

ento

rs, a

nd 6

te

chno

logi

es

Coo

rdin

ate

with

FIT

to p

rovi

de

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pren

euria

l Tra

inin

g Ja

nuar

y 20

15

FIT

deliv

ered

the

8 w

eek

Lean

La

unch

Pad

pro

gram

to th

e En

ergy

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unch

par

ticip

ants

- the

pro

gram

co

nclu

ded

on 1

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plem

ent 2

roun

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f Ene

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laun

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with

200

par

ticip

ants

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men

tors

and

22

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chno

logi

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Janu

ary

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st ro

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co

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with

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com

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r Ene

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tly b

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eva

luat

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ased

on

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follo

win

g:

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educ

tion

in th

e nu

mbe

r of

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ring

entre

pren

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unem

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clin

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in

entre

pren

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th

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USD

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perfo

rman

ce

expe

ctat

ions

.

6 of 11

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rate

gy 4

: Par

tner

with

sta

keho

lder

s in

K-1

4 to

incr

ease

aw

aren

ess

of e

mer

ging

car

eers

and

car

eer p

aths

bas

ed o

n In

dust

ry g

row

th.

Mea

sure

4A:

Tec

hnic

al A

ssis

tanc

e W

orks

hops

Ac

tivitie

s D

ate

Boar

d Pa

rtici

patio

n Bu

dget

Impa

ct

Stat

us

Allo

cate

up

to 2

0 ho

urs

of s

taff

time

to

faci

litate

wor

ksho

ps to

edu

cate

sch

ool

dist

rict t

each

ers

and

coun

selo

rs a

bout

ca

reer

aw

aren

ess

stra

tegi

es th

at

com

plem

ent c

olle

ge a

nd c

aree

r re

adin

ess

curri

culu

m.

Dec

embe

r 201

4

Mea

sure

4B:

Car

eer a

nd P

rofe

ssio

nal E

duca

tion

Acad

emie

s (C

APE)

Ac

tivitie

s D

ate

Boar

d Pa

rtici

patio

n Bu

dget

Impa

ct

Stat

us

The

E3 C

omm

ittee

will

revi

ew a

nd

prov

ide

inpu

t on

the

prog

ress

of t

he

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June 12, 2014

Information Brief

Eastern Florida State College (EFSC) Industry Advisory Councils

Background As part of the Goal 1 strategy to “Serve as a catalyst for Real Time Occupational Skills Transfer”, CareerSource Brevard (CSB) entered in to a contract with Eastern Florida State College to enhance and accelerate the effectiveness of the EFSC councils and fully leverage the assets and resources of area industry representatives. The purpose of the councils is to advise college administrators with respect to the development and maintenance of quality career and technical education programs which produce graduates who are prepared to enter the workforce. The first industry advisory council meeting was held December 10, 2013.

Since December, CSB has combined several existing EFSC councils with similar focus, broadened the industry membership, restructured agendas, and conducted eleven council meetings for the following programs:

Results

• Aviation and Aerospace • Business Administration and Office Technology • Computer Science and Information Technology • Manufacturing and Engineering Technology • Healthcare and Life Sciences • Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management

Topics of meetings generally center on industry trends, training, challenges and employment needs in the respective industries and are generally well attended and well received. Several overarching themes have emerged as a result of these discussions:

• The need to improve the pipeline of a skilled cross-functional workforce to meet industry specific needs.

• Existing courses/programs should be reviewed and restructured to meet industry skill set requirements and local industry should be educated on the benefits of programs and credentialing offered by EFSC to meet their requirements.

• There is a current and future need to increase awareness of and improve the image of careers in certain industry sectors.

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Council members examined what they could and should do to meet these needs. The following actions highlight some of the short term strategies that have been developed:

• The public image of manufacturing careers will be improved by increasing awareness through media articles, initiating County resolutions, and participating in, National Manufacturing Day (NMD) on October 3rd in collaboration with Brevard Public Schools. The planned student events that day include visits to Embraer, meeting the Thunderbirds, and tours at some EFSC industry council members’ businesses.

• A Business Learning Event is being developed to occur by early November. The intent is to familiarize local businesses about student internships and co-op programs, the opportunities and value such programs offer, and to develop a database of businesses interested in hosting an internship/co-op student.

• A Student Seminar Series is being developed to address industry needs and trends using industry leaders as panelists and subject matter experts. The intent is to give students the insights of providers on local and national trends and skills needed in industry to assist them in planning their career ladder. The first event in the series will center on the status of “well care v. health care” in a horizontal healthcare system.

• Industry council members were polled for recommendations to add/change/ delete occupations on the proposed 2014-15 Regional Targeted Occupation List. This list is integral to EFSC in deciding curricula to meet industry needs and to CSB for directing OJT and ITA funds.

• Several software curriculum items were added to the Computer Science courses based upon the input of industry council members. Additionally, the council will be working with Eastern on the XCEL-IT Cybersecurity grant including determining what certifications are needed in the industry; providing SME’s and adjunct faculty and sharing industry hardware/software resources.

Current contract requirements have been met and Board Staff is seeking renewal/extension to continue services over the next year.

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E3 COMMITTEE

ATTENDANCE ROSTER

PY 2013 - 2014 SEPT DEC MAR JUNE

Beam, Catherine P P PBean, Micheal A P PCraig, Carol A A CIC 4/14Gaedcke, Marcia A A AJordan, Robert P P PMenyhart, Mike P P PRoberts, James P P A

Rodgers, Dan A P A

Salonen, Robert repl. G. Weine A

Song, Julie P A A

Thomas, Sherrita A P P

Weiner, Greg P* P see R. Salonen

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