Quality workforce information and economic analysis is a crucial part of any strong regional economy to make sound decisions and investments. This information and data is used in strategic planning, benchmarking economic competitiveness and measuring outcomes of an area and region. Information is power. Quality information is priceless.
The purpose of this Webinar, which is intended for the workforce system, is to highlight mySkills myFuture, a new on-line skills transferability tool that allows job seekers and staff intermediaries to match a worker’s occupational skills and experiences with the skills needed in other occupations, in order to facilitate upward mobility. This new national self-service tool will integrate data from O*NET (including skills and work activities information) with the tools from CareerOneStop.org and other Employment and Training Administration’s Web sites.
In March 2010, Jobs for the Future hosted two working meetings that brought attention to an often-overlooked issue central to the quality, access, and affordability of health care: The health sector does not have enough qualified workers to ensure quality care for aging Baby Boomers, the newly insured, and a more diverse U.S. population. David Altstadt reports on the Washington discussions, which drew upon the on-the-ground experiences of three nationwide initiatives that are supporting community efforts to bolster the skills development, job quality, and retention of frontline health care workers.
"Collaborate: Leading Regional Innovation Clusters", the third in a series of reports on regional innovation by the Council on Competitiveness. Collaborate asks: why are some regions more successful than others in global competition? The answer is rarely that some regions are better endowed than others, but some regions are better organized than others. The lagging regions frequently share an inability to think, plan and act regionally.
Boston College's Sloan Center on Aging & Work has issued a new report -- Talent Pressures and the Aging Workforce: Responsive Steps for the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector. The report documents the increased need for skilled workers, indicating that compared to other sectors, the demographic profile of the US healthcare sector is disproportionately composed of older workers.
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions, involving more than 250 funders nationwide, is proving that innovative, local approaches to preparing job seekers and workers for careers, built on strong partnerships with employers, can deliver results for local economies. The National Fund recently released the results from the second stage of a comprehensive evaluation.
This presentation will highlight the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA’s) electronic tools – specifically O*NET and CareerOneStop.org. These resources are useful for career assessments, occupational information, skills profiles, and resume tutorials. Many customers can access and utilize ETA’s self-service electronic tools to select and apply the appropriate tools for:Job search/resume preparationTransferable skills analysisOccupational profiles
This webinar will highlight successful cross-system networks that have organized to better meet the needs of disadvantaged and disconnected youth. We will hear from seasoned intermediary organizational leaders at local, regional, and state levels who will discuss what catalyzed their collaboration, what they have accomplished, and how they continue to sustain their efforts.
