Program Updates
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Program UpdatesSenate Higher Education and
Workforce Development CommitteeFebruary 27th 2014
Cynthia Bauerly, DEED Deputy Commissioner of Workforce DevelopmentJoe Mulford, MnSCU Systems Director for Education and Industry Partnerships
Johnnie Burns, DLI Director of Labor Standards and ApprenticeshipMichelle Ufford, Executive Director of the Northeast Minnesota Office of Job Training
Steve Hine, DEED Director of Labor Market Information
Customized Training Pilot Program
• Passed in the 2013 legislative session
• Addresses both short- and long-term manufacturing needs
Customized Training Pilot | Overview
Customized Training Pilot | Institutions
Customized Training Pilot | Partnerships
Higher Education Career Advising Project
• Group and individualized counseling including career exploration and career assessments, resume preparation, mock interviews, and job search assistance
• Connections to businesses and community resources through a local career fair, career event, and tours of businesses
HECAP | Overview
• Received $40,000
• Working with the St. Cloud school district
• 118 students served individually; many additional student served through work experience classes
HECAP | Stearns-Benton Employment and Training Council
• Received $40,000
• Working with the Moorhead, Dilworth, Glyndon, and Felton school districts
• 138 served individually
HECAP | Rural Minnesota CEP
• Received $80,000
• 32 schools throughout six counties participated in the program in the fall of 2013
• 603 students received individualized, personal services
HECAP | Northeast Minnesota Office of Job Training: EdVenture Program
“Better” Labor Market Information
• Current and future job growth– By industry, occupation, region, educational requirement, race and
retirement (Current Employment Stats, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Current Population Survey, American Community Survey, Industry and Occupational Projections)
• Current vacancies– By industry, occupation, region and educational requirement (Job Vacancy
Survey, Help Wanted On-Line)• Credentials and Educational Requirements
– For industry and occupations (licensing data, BLS educational requirements)• ‘Areas of Opportunity’
– High growth, high vacancy, high wage (Occupations In Demand)
Better LMI | Trends that inform job search and career choice
• Current educational attainment– Distribution of education across industries, occupations, regions
(Workforce Data Quality Initiative, American Community Survey)• Recent graduates and current enrollees
– By major or program, degree type (WDQI)• Graduation rates
– By major or program, institution type, degree type (Office of Higher Education, WDQI)
• Graduate employment and wage outcomes– Also by major or program, institution type, degree type (WDQI)
• Average debt– By same groups (OHE)
Better LMI | Qualities of the Workforce
Better LMI | Summary of Progress and Plans
• Much of our effort has been in developing post-secondary-to-employment data; planned launch of WDQI next month
• Launch of new DEED web site caused us to rethink our presentation but expanded our possibilities
• New data visualization tool will be used to improve presentation
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