Transcript of Using Labor Market Data for Program Development Daylene Meuschke, Ed.D. College of the Canyons...
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- Using Labor Market Data for Program Development Daylene
Meuschke, Ed.D. College of the Canyons Gabriel Rench EMSI Ralph
Plaza EMSI RP Conference April 11, 2014
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- Justifying the need for a new program A story in establishing a
need for two new programs Rights and Wrongs of Labor Market Data
Real-Time Labor Market Data Augmenting labor market data with EMSI
Analyst EMSI Analyst Demos Q&A Session Overview
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- Determine labor market demand (surveys or focus groups with
industry representatives) Lots of dialog with faculty and
Instruction or Academic Affairs offices Get feedback on proposed
curriculum Identify similar programs in the region I.R. office
prepares report based on labor market analyses How is this similar
or different at your campuses? Typical Activities in Needs
Assessments for New Programs
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- Background CIT department requested needs studies for two new
programs Work began two years ago Challenges No specific Standard
Occupation Classification (SOC) code for these jobs. SOC code from
BLS not available until May 2013. Many people employed in the
occupation are self-employed. Wide array of job titles which
required looking at job postings. Low number of job projections
from local industry focus group. Discrepancies in data sources. Our
story: Web Developer and Web Publishing & Design Programs
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- Solutions-Round 1 EMSI used for employment projections and
median hourly earnings using broad SOC categories (Computer
Programmers, Computer Software Engineers-Applications and Computer
Programmers-Systems Software). Burning Glass Technologies,
Labor/Insight used for job postings analysis using Metropolitan
Statistical Area. O*NET Focus group participants provided input on
employment needs, hourly wages and curriculum needs.
Solutions-Round 2 Everything from Round 1 but added Updated labor
market data based on new BLS SOC code (still limited because it
only contained 2012 data) EMSI labor market data including
self-employed Our story: Web Developer and Web Publishing &
Design Programs, cont.
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- Gabriel Rench Vice President, Higher Education
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- 13 Years 100 employees Pacific Northwest/UK USA, Canada, UK,
Brazil, France 4000 Users Career Builder 2012 Federal Reserve,
Atlantic Monthly, New York Governor, Georgetown, Harvard Business
Review
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- Economic Impact Study (EIS ) GAP Student Resume Analysis (SRA)
LMI Certification Career Coach Analyst Program research,
environmental scanning, gap, grants, student recruitment, savings
EMSI Products
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- Real-time LMI Web Spider Technology that captures the churn in
the talent market Best for understanding recent hiring demand and
employer interest Traditional LMI Structural analytic sources (i.e.
BLS) capture broad economic factors occurring in a market Best for
projecting supply and demand dynamics, and supporting strategic
workforce plans Spectrum of Labor Market Data
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- Strengths: Monthly Pulse Scrapes Skills Ties back to the local
companies Snapshot of who is hiring Weaknesses Ghost Postings
Doubles Certain industries are almost non-existent Employers hire
people not requirements Real-time LMI
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- Traditional LMI
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- Data Resources
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- Never before has the link between a college education and
postgraduate job prospects been more important. The Aspen
Institutes Guide for Using Labor Market Data to Improve Student
Success
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- Advantages Labor Market Data at zip code level Ability to set
timeframe for projections Displays number of program completers
within your region All data in one point of access Up to date data
on a quarterly basis Other Uses Program Reviews Career Technical
Education Addendum in Program Review Data needs in grant
applications Economic Development and Academic Affairs Strategic
Planning Educational & Facilities Master Plans EMSI
Analyst
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- Web Developer and Web Publishing and Design Analyst: A Case
Study
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- Now its your turn EMSI Analyst - Audience Participation
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- Q&A