District of Columbia (D.C.) Employment Guidebooks
This Innovation in Action article describes and provides links to The District of Columbia's Department of Employment Services (DOES) three Employment Guidebooks for the Construction, Health Care and Hospitality industries. The Guidebooks provide an overview of the industry, training and education requirements, salary information, Occupational Projections, resources, relevant organizations, apprenticeships and top occupations. The article provides benefits to the workforce entity, links to the Guidebooks and tips to get started, if your entity wants to create its own materials.
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09/29/08 01:55PM
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District of Columbia (D.C.) Employment Guidebook - Hospitality
Part of a series of three, the Hospitality industry employment guidebook from the D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) provides an overview of both the Restaurant and Food Services, and the Hotel and Lodging sectors of the hospitality industry, training and education requirements, top ten occupational projections and salaries, and local area job forecasts.
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09/08/08 02:24PM
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District of Columbia (D.C.) Employment Guidebook - Health Care
The Healthcare employment guidebook is second in a series of three from the D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) and provides an overview of the national and Washington regional health care industry, working conditions, training and education requirements, top ten occupational projections, average salaries, and industry forecasts.
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09/08/08 02:22PM
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District of Columbia (D.C.) Employment Guidebook - Construction
First in a series of three, this employment guidebook on Construction from the D.C. Department of Employment Services (DOES) includes an overview of the national and local construction industry, select construction opportunities, training and education requirements, alternative careers, apprenticeships, local apprentice programs and trade organizations, top ten occupational projections, and a chart on how to map a construction career.
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09/08/08 02:21PM
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Green Collar Jobs Initiatives
The high cost of energy and the growing awareness to limit carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is creating a movement to "green" forms of energy throughout the United States and the world. Further, in 2006 alone, renewable energy and energy efficiency were responsible for $970 billion in industry revenues and 8.5 million jobs. The workforce development system can play a key role in this groundswell by building partnerships in the community that promote the development of "green" enterprises and provide the training and support needed to build a pipeline of skilled workers for these 'green-collar jobs. This article describes programs in Milwaukee, Chicago, Oakland, District of Columbia, and New York City that create economic and associated workforce solutions for this growing industry.
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04/08/08 01:32PM
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Regional Technology Councils: A Strategy for Community and Economic Development
Regional technology councils assemble, energize, and empower those individuals and entities interested in pursuing technology-based economic development in their community or region. This paper, published by the Trent Lott Center, discusses the potential roles of Regional Technology Councils (RTCs) in community and economic development. Five RTCs are briefly examined. Four mechanisms of successful RTCs and recommendations for future research are provided. List of Technology Councils is on p.17 (Appendix A)
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11/05/07 10:14AM
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A Meeting of Minds: Building a Workforce for a Knowledge Economy
This is the Executive Summary of a full report produced by the Fort Meade Alliance as a result of a conference to develop workforce solutions. The Baltimore Washington metro area and Fort Meade will experience a large influx of new positions as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). The report details that number of individuals with the skill sets in mathematics, engineering, intelligence and security, and computer sciences which are needed will most likely not be sufficient to meet the manpower needs. In addition security clearances, the reduced number of H1 B visas and language proficiency and cultural awareness deficits exacerbate the problems. Summary is usual for areas experiencing manpower shortages and full report details the priorities identified. Learn about BRAC in Maine at http://www.workforce3one.org/view/2151/info And Alaska at http://www.workforce3one.org/view/2150/info
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10/02/07 01:13PM
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Social Impact Studies
Beginning with the premise that a significant reason for inner-city disinvestment is the economic market failure of the lack of good market information, Social Compact offers neighborhood market analysis services to local governments, community organizations and businesses looking to attract investment or to invest in inner-cities. Working closely with community and corporate leaders over the past decade and a half, Social Compact has pioneered an understanding of inner-city markets and created accurate, business-oriented profiles of these neighborhood markets through its Neighborhood Market Drilldown. Drawing on business disciplines and community strengths, these profiles have a strong track record of catalyzing sustainable, private investment which benefits communities and businesses alike. The result: safer, healthier neighborhoods in which to live and do business. Nine urban profiles are currently available at the link: Detroit, MI, Cleveland, OH, Chicago, Il, Harlem, NY Washington DC, Jacksonville, FL, Houston, TX, Santa Ana, CA, and Oakland, CA. Resource for specific data and recommendations for these cities and good source of economic data some of which are available for all areas.
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07/27/07 09:41AM
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CyberWATCH Center Addresses Regional Shortage of Security Professionals
A consortium of Washington, D.C. area organizations including seven community colleges, eight universities, regional high schools, business and government, was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to address the challenges and concerns related to cyber security training. The CyberWATCH (Cybersecurity: Washington Area Technician and Consortium Headquarters) project is supported over four years by a $3 million NSF grant. It is the only cybersecurity center on the east coast funded by the NSF’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. The goals of the project are to establish a remote information technology (IT) security lab, develop cybersecurity curricula, and create internships for students, and training and externships for faculty. Students can obtain their associate’s degree and become a cybersecurity technician, or they can continue to a four-year college, and obtain a bachelor’s degree and move on to an advanced degree followed by job placement as technicians, analysts and managers. Upon graduating from a cybersecurity program, students will have the skills required to meet the specialized requirements of the security industry.
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11/21/06 02:06PM
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Strengthening Transitions by Encouraging Career Pathways
A report from the College and Career Transitions initiative which looks at connecting secondary and post-secondary studies to career and technical areas. A section of the report is dedicated to employer involvement in shaping career pathways studies.
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07/11/06 10:09AM
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Making Your WIB A Nonprofit Corporation: Learn from the Experts
This presentation by the Fresno County WIB’s counsel describes the comparative benefits of a public entity and a private non profit entity. The example is important for WIBs to consider as a non profit entity can often be more flexible with contracts/personnel, more able to remain above political infighting and can more easily access foundation funds. The presentation gives WIBs the foundation and the issues to consider if they decide to pursue forming a non profit corporation.
