Career & Workforce Policy Committee (CWPC)

2009 Overview

Chair – Henry J. Lindborg

Vice Chair – Ed Perkins (Policy)Vice Chair – Tarek Lahdhiri (Outreach)

IEEE-USA Staff – Vin O’Neill

CWPC Mission

To advance the career-related policy interests of electrical, electronics and computer engineers and other information technology professionals with a specific focus on the professional careers of IEEE’s U.S. members and the overall health of the U.S. engineering workforce – CWPC Charter

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CWPC Focus of Activities

Public and private sector policymaking that affects the education, credentialing, employment, compensation and utilization of engineers in the United States

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CWPC Membership

Regular Members (12)

Resource Members (6)

Liaison Members (6)

Corresponding Members (32)

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CWPC Meetings

Meetings– Spring (May) in Washington DC– Fall (Oct) in Boston MA (tentative)

Teleconferences

Regular Intervals (4-6 Weeks)

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CWPC Public Policy Priorities

Innovation and Competitiveness*Education and Lifelong LearningEngineering Workforce DiversityHealth and Retirement Security*High Skills Immigration Reform*Workforce Globalization (Off-shoring)

* IEEE-USA Priorities for the 111th Congress

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Innovation and Competitiveness

• Goals – Promote enactment of federal legislation needed to sustain U.S. technological leadership, promote economic competitiveness and create high wage jobs for STEM professionals in the United States

• Legislative Focus – Key House and Senate Authorizationand Appropriations Committees

• Partners – IEEE-USA technology policy committees andmajor competitiveness coalitions

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Education and Lifelong Learning

Goals – To promote the enactment of federal legislation to improve the quality of K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and enable more Americans to pursue post-secondary and continuing professional education in STEM fields

Legislative Focus – House Education and Labor/Senate HELP Committees; House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees; House and Senate Appropriations Committees

Partners – STEM Education Coalition

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Engineering Workforce Diversity

Goals – To improve U.S. economic and technological competitiveness by increasing opportunities for women and other traditionally under-represented minorities to pursue post-secondary education and professional careers in STEM fields

Legislative Focus – House Education and Labor and Science and Technology Committees/Senate CS&T and HELP Committees

Partners – Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

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Health and Retirement Security

Goals – To increase access to affordable health care for small businesses and self-employed individuals and to improve financial security in retirement for more Americans by strengthening tax-favored retirement savings programs, reforming Social Security and removing statutory impediments to phased retirement

Legislative Focus – House Education and Labor and Senate HELP Committees/House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees

Partners – Small Business Coalition for Affordable Health Care/Savings Coalition of America

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High Skills Immigration Reform

Goals – To increase the availability of legal, permanent employment-based (EB) visas; facilitate the adjustment of foreign students with advanced degrees in STEM fields to LPR (Green Card) status; reform the H-1B and L temporary work visa programs; and expedite visa processing for short-term visitors to the United States

Legislative Focus – House and Senate Judiciary Committees

Partners – Employer, Educational, Immigrant, Labor and Professional Organizations

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Workforce Globalization

Goals – To assess the impact of off-shore outsourcing on high tech employment opportunities in the United States and its long-term implications for America’s technological leadership, economic competitiveness and national security

Legislative Focus – House Science and Technology Committee; Joint Economic Committee

Partners – Economic Policy Institute; Labor Unions and Professional Societies

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Other CWPC Initiatives

Member Communications

Member Education

Organizational Outreach

Engineering Workforce Research

Engineering Workforce Statistics

Special Events

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CWPC Member Communications

E-Books – Engineer’s Guide to Educational and Employment-Based Visas (New); Ten Tax-Favored Ways to Save for Retirement (Updated)

21st Century Engineering Workforce Trends – Graphics Project (R.A. Ellis)

Legislative Alerts and Today’s Engineer Articles

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CWPC Member Education

Career Survival/Career Makeover Workshops – in conjunction with CWPC meetings and in cooperation with local IEEE sections

Engineering Careers Webinars (new) – in cooperation with IEEE-USA’s Employment and Career Services Committee

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CWPC Organizational Outreach

Meetings with local IEEE sections as well as with employer organizations and educational institutions in conjunction with CWPC meetings

Liaison with the Engineering Workforce Commission (AAES); the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (AAAS); and a new Strengthening Professionalism in the Public Interest Coalition

Cooperation with other IEEE and external entities on professional careers issues of mutual concern

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Multi-generational Workforce Research Project

Purpose – To identify and describe key factors impacting the productivity and personal satisfaction of younger, mid-career and older engineers in today’s multi-generational workforce

2009 Goals – To publish findings and conclusions based on survey research conducted in 2008

Next Steps – To develop policy recommendations based on research findings and conclusions

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Engineering Workforce Statistics

Employment and Unemployment - BLS

Education (Enrollments and Degrees) – EWC

Foreign Participation – ACS

Salaries and Compensation – BLS

Employment Projections – BLS

IEEE Member Demographics – IEEE-USA

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CWPC – Special Events

Career Fly-In (High Skills Immigration Reform) – Mar 23/24 in Wash DC

Career Survival Workshop (CWPC and SE Michigan Section) – Apr 18 in Dearborn MI

STEM Measures Conference (R&DPC and CWPC) – Oct 21/23 in Wash DC

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Links to More Information

– IEEE-USA : http://www.ieeeusa.org/

– IEEE-USA Policy Log http://www.ieeeusa.org/policy/policy/index.html

– IEEE-USA Legislative Action Centerr.t.harrison@ieee.org

– Career & Workforce Policy Committee

http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/committees/cwpc/index.html

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