Ready to Work! Education and Industry Partnering to Improve South Dakota’s Future Workforce [email protected].

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Ready to Work! Education and Industry Partnering to Improve South Dakotas Future Workforce [email protected] Slide 2 Slide 3 Not enough people Wrong skills Perception problem with skilled trades Misdirection of resources The Workforce Problem Slide 4 1. Not Enough People US Slide 5 Not Enough People JRV Slide 6 Not Enough YouthDistrict III Slide 7 Not Enough Graduates Slide 8 2. Wrong Skills 2007 Supply vs Demand SD Degrees SD Annual Grads SD Annual Demand Psychology17012 Sociology1096 History1180 Power Line54110 Electrician43140 Slide 9 A Recent HR Experience Slide 10 Tactile Learners Slide 11 Wrong Skills ..of the 31 million jobs created by 2018 that will require post- secondary degreesnearly half of those will go to people with an Associates degree or occupational certificate. Most of these will be in middle-skilled occupations. Slide 12 Post-secondary education is the key to future middle class success 197373% HS diploma or less 200741% HS diploma or less But College for All mantra has made students and parents think that college is the ONLY road to success NCLB squeezed out CTE courses Skilled worker careers have become careers of last resortsomebody elses kid SD has only public Tech Institutes in Nation others are Tech Colleges 3. Perception Problem Slide 13 Results 45% of SD Public College students graduate in 6 years40 th in nation 71% of SD Tech students graduate in 3 years1 st in nation College Board 2010 Report Slide 14 Results Why the disparity? Education must be seen as relevant to a career. Slide 15 National statistics indicate that those that drop out of College wander for an average of seven years before settling in on a career The Workforce Gap Slide 16 Slide 17 Reality The fastest job growth is likely to come among occupations that require an Associate degree or post-secondary vocational award. Slide 18 Reality 27% of people with post-secondary licenses or certificates credentials short of an Associates degreeearn more than the average Bachelors degree recipient. Slide 19 Industry Perception Slide 20 Wasted federal Pell grant money ($5,500/student annually) Wasted state aid (@$6,120/student/annum) Increased personal student loan debt Lost opportunity for student and SD economy urces 4. Misdirection of Resources Slide 21 No silver bullets! Not a new problemwe need to address it Need to get Education path aligned with the workforce demands Must be a multi-dimensional approach with different solutions over time Solving the Workforce Problem Slide 22 Solutions Slide 23 Short-Term Solutions Slide 24 Beware of wage wars, the shell game and eating your own seed corn Recruit from in/out-of-state unemployed Training Living wages Family housing Spouse Employment Facilitate cultural adjustment Partnership among Industry, Community, Government and Education Short-Term Solutions Slide 25 Mid-Term Solutions Slide 26 Continue Short-Term Strategy Shift recruiting primarily in region/state Establish or expand training programs Incentive to go into in-demand careers Recruiting a joint education/industry function Tuition assistance with job at end Internships Mid-Term Solutions Slide 27 Long-Term Solutions Slide 28 1. We need balance in our workforce efforts to meet our economic needs Systemic Long-Term Changes Slide 29 1. We need balance in our workforce efforts to meet our economic needs 2. Change the perception of technical careers- -Industry and Education need to collaborate in creating interest in technical careers Systemic Long-Term Changes Slide 30 Changing Perceptions Slide 31 SD MyLife Students Career Opportunities InterestsSkillsKnowledge Career & academic planning 7 th 12 th graders (and their educators/parents) All SD schools Public, Private and BIE 61,000+ students Slide 32 Each high school student required to develop a Personal Learning Plan (PLP) in 8 th grade and update annually PLP based upon interest assessment matched to possible career clusters PLP helps student strategically choose courses based upon career goals Results in more relevance SD MyLife Students Slide 33 SD MyLife Network Integrated with SDMyLife.com Went live in schools in August Experiences (WLE) Company tours, job shadowing, internships, etc. Slide 34 Free industry interface so student is exposed to your business and career Company Profile Career Coach volunteers Provides Work-based learning experiences Guest speaker Company tour Teacher externship Job shadow Internship WWW.SDMYLIFE.COM/NETWORK SD MyLife Network Slide 35 Hold ALL post-secondary institutions accountable for publicly reporting employment data Feds Gainful Employment requirement Are they employed? Are they employed in area of study? Are they employed in state? What is their salary/wage level? Changing Perceptions Slide 36 1.We need balance in our workforce efforts to meet our economic needs 2. Change the Perception of Technical Careers 3. Change the CTE Education Model Systemic Long-Term Changes Slide 37 Anoka Secondary Technical Education Program (STEP) Model Marriage of Technical College and High School CTE HS instructors teach college credit courses in CTE Share curriculum and labs College atmosphere and rigor (CTE Advanced Placement) Provides pathway to Technical College and Industry Industry advisors and support critical for success Change the CTE Education Model Slide 38 Must have a good match on partner program instructors for Tech College and CTE Attracts higher quality HS students HS student drop out rate decreased (relevancy) Good model for a trial in SD Instructor qualifications need to be changed Funding changes would need to be made for SD secondary and post secondary systems Lessons Learned from Anoka Slide 39 1.We need balance in our workforce efforts to meet our economic needs 2. Change the Perception of Technical Careers 3. Change the CTE Education Model 4. Invest in educating the workforce Systemic Long-Term Changes Slide 40 The writing is on the wallyour post- secondary educated population must grow for economic growth Funding balance between post-secondary types of education needs to be achieved Invest in Educating the Workforce Slide 41 State Financial Support of SD Post-Secondary Ed 2007-Present Slide 42 The best time to plant a tree was 20 years agothe second best time is now! We need to take actions NOW to solve the workforce problem is South Dakota. Slide 43 In Short We simply need more GOOD employees! Bruce Yakley CEO, Trail King Slide 44 Employee of the Month Slide 45 Questions?