Lisa Katz, Workforce Intelligence Network

Sarah Sebaly, Workforce Intelligence Network

Scott Palmer, Macomb Intermediate School District

MI Bright FutureFilling Michigan's Talent Pipeline through Education and Industry Collaboration

The Economic LandscapeTalent demand, movement, and future trends

Lisa Katz, Executive Director

Workforce Intelligence Network

Ofc: (313) 744-2946

Email: Lisa.katz@win-semich.org

WIN 9 Counties

SE MI Job Demand• 92,000 online

postings in Q4 2014• Graphs shows top

postings by occupation

Metro Detroit (100 largest metros)

• 44.2% of all SE MI job ads require STEM skills (14th nationwide)

• 36.4% require a BA (11th nationwide)

• 7.7% of postings require STEM and less than a BA (88th nationwide)

• 47.0 days is average ad duration (5th nationwide)

• STEM employers wait almost 50 days to fill openings

Challenges on the horizon?

In the United States, every day there are 10,000 new baby boomers who reach retirement age….

Challenges on the horizon?

This will be the case every day for the next 16 years. . .

Nearly a THIRD of occupations in Michigan find 50% or more of their employees between the ages of 45 and 64…

71%

29%

% of occupations with less than 50% of employees 45-64 yrs. Old50%+ of employees are 45-64 yrs. Old

Why is this a problem?

Metro Detroit (100 largest metros)

Current State of Affairs: High Demand Occupations

Top GDP Contributor

180,100 advanced manufacturing workers employed in the region in 2013

11,220 new job postings in 2014

42.5% of advanced manufacturing workers are aged 45-64

19.6% of all workers are 55 or older

Fastest Growing Employment Sector

71,961 Information Technology jobs in 2013

Approximately 13,037 new IT postings in 2014

The metro Detroit area grew by 15% from 2010 in technology industry jobs–faster than any other region in the nation

Health CareAdvanced

Manufacturing

Information Technology

Largest Employment Sector

Accounted for 244,603 of the region’s jobs in 2013

12,835 new health care job postings in 2014

Over 40% of health workers are aged 45-64

WHICH BRINGS US HERE 10

Where do we go?

CAREER AWARENESS AND READINESS!!!

http://win-semich.org/policy/

The Education LandscapeScott Palmer, CTE ConsultantMacomb Intermediate School DistrictOfc: (586) 228-3488Email: spalmer@misd.netTwitter: @ctemacomb

State of Affairs

Metro Detroit has the 2nd highest rate of

Disconnected youth-at 17.4%

http://www.measureofamerica.org/one-in-seven/

Dr. Michael A. Grego

Pinellas County School District Super intendent

“Lead with RELEVANCE, follow with RIGOR!”

“When the WHY is big enough, then the HOW doesn’t matter!”

Career Development

• Must be an integral component of secondary education

• NOT an annual event• Positively impacts:

• Retention• Achievement• Transition• Life Success

Not LeBron James?

• Potential future sports stars are discovered young

• Most others: educational maze

It takes a whole community approach…

ccSpringboard = Foundational career exploration and planning tool used in schools, libraries, workforce centers

ccInspire = Integrates seamlessly with Springboard to enable connections between employers, students, educators and parents

Other tools available for course selecting, college applications, experiential learning and career exploration for elementary students

Solutions

Our Impact

ccSpringboard in MI

Licensed in over 800 Middle and High Schools (about 66%) in Michigan

Long relationships

Strong usage

Why not pursue a STATEWIDE LICENSE?

Harvard UniversityGraduate School of Education

“To meet our goals, we need to create a system of career-focused pathways that spans the last years of high school and at least one year of post-secondary education or training and leads to an industry-recognized credential.”

Pathways to Prosperity

Harvard UniversityGraduate School of Education

“Students should have plentiful opportunities to participate in work-linked learning – ranging from job shadowing to internships – in secondary school.”

Pathways to Prosperity

A VIABLE SOLUTIONCareer Cruising Inspire

MI Bright Future

The goal of ccInspire is to bring career

decision makers and local employers

together to help individuals achieve their

career goals and address the workforce

development needs of our communities.

Goal of ccInspire

Making Connections is Hard

Community Mentors

Cost / Effort

Safety

Scalability

Localization

Infrastructure andProcesses

AwarenessStudents and Adult Career

Planners

Employers

How ccInspire Helps

Students and Adult Career

Planners

Employers

Community Mentors

Integrated EmployerProfiles

TargetedMessaging

Highly Visible Local Content

Tracking and Reporting

Career CoachMentors

Work-Based Learning

Work-Flow

ccInspire Features

Connecting Education and Industry

Employer profiles

Career Coaches

Work-based learning

experiences

Messaging tools

Local event

listings/articles

Why ccInspire Inform students, parents and

educators about current and future local workforce and employer needs

Level the playing field by offering all students the opportunity to connect with local employers

Match students to real-world experiences that improve career readiness

Increase company visibility and reach to students and job seekers exploring and planning their careers

Scale existing programs to reach more students through work-based learning activities, career events and e-mentoring

Develop skilled talent pipeline from local human resources

National: 7500+ Chapters

Rockford,IL

Delaware

Proven Platform Across the Country

WHERE ARE WE NOW…AND WHERE ARE WE

GOING?

MI Bright Future 2014-15

• Community Advisory Council– W.I.N. is the connector– K-12 education, community colleges, workforce and economic

development agencies, chambers of commerce, other non-profit education and talent development agencies

– Grant and foundation support in the future (hopefully)

• Employer, Education, and Implementation committees

• Early Adopters– Livingston, Oakland, and St. Clair Counties– Ramping up—Macomb County – Strong interest in City of Detroit, Genesee, Monroe,

Shiawasee, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties

MI Bright Future in Macomb County

• 21 individual school districts– Urban, suburban, and rural– Approximately 120,000 students K-12– Challenges for single, countywide implementation– No CTE millage

• Early College of Macomb(ECM)– 600 students in grades 11-13– Represent all 21 districts – Placement personnel in place for ECM internships– Over 400 corporate partners

• Macomb Community College– Provides instruction for ECM students part to full time– Strong apprenticeship program with numerous business partners

Work-based Learning

• Job Shadow-Grade 11• Internship-Grade 12 & 13• Design and Development Academy

Demonstration of ccInspireand

Continued Dialogue