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A High Performance WorkforceA High Performance WorkforceAnd a Quality EducationAnd a Quality Education

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21st Century Workforce 21st Century Workforce CommissionCommission

““Every American youth and adult needs Every American youth and adult needs 21st Century Literacy…the ability to read, 21st Century Literacy…the ability to read, write, and compute with competence, write, and compute with competence, think analytically, adapt to change, work think analytically, adapt to change, work in teams and use technology.”in teams and use technology.”

Workforce 2020 Workforce 2020 by Hudson Instituteby Hudson Institute

““Technology and globalization will Technology and globalization will boost demand for skilled workers.”boost demand for skilled workers.”

““Tomorrow’s jobs will require higher Tomorrow’s jobs will require higher skills.”skills.”

““North Carolina needs workers who are North Carolina needs workers who are better educated, better trained, more better educated, better trained, more flexible and able to use technology”flexible and able to use technology”

Rural Prosperity Task ForceRural Prosperity Task Force Vision 2030Vision 2030 North Carolina Rural Economies in North Carolina Rural Economies in

the Digital Economythe Digital Economy Strategic Plan of the NC Commission Strategic Plan of the NC Commission

on Workforce Developmenton Workforce Development

ESC Labor Market Division

Labor Force Trends to 2006Labor Force Trends to 2006

8,414,000 people in 8,414,000 people in NC by 2010NC by 2010

Labor 16-24 increaseLabor 16-24 increase 25-34 decrease25-34 decrease 45-54 increase45-54 increase Women, minority and Women, minority and

ethnic groups ethnic groups increaseincrease


Occupation TrendsOccupation Trends

Service Sector - 39% Service Sector - 39% – Business, health and education Business, health and education

services will account for 58% of that services will account for 58% of that increaseincrease Employment and temporary help Employment and temporary help

agencies and computer agencies and computer programming firms - fastest programming firms - fastest growing part of business sectorgrowing part of business sector


Occupation Trends cont.Occupation Trends cont.

Trade Sector - 21%Trade Sector - 21% Manufacturing Manufacturing

decrease to 18.14% decrease to 18.14% -but actual -but actual employment will employment will remain stableremain stable


Fastest Growing Occupations Fastest Growing Occupations by Percentageby Percentage

Computer scientists, engineers and Computer scientists, engineers and systems analysts - 119 - 236%systems analysts - 119 - 236%

Therapists and their assistants - 100-Therapists and their assistants - 100-143%143%

Home health aides - 97%Home health aides - 97% Child care workers - 89% Child care workers - 89%


Fastest Growing Occupations Fastest Growing Occupations by Job Growthby Job Growth

Cashiers Cashiers Registered nurses Registered nurses General Managers and executives General Managers and executives Nursing aides and orderliesNursing aides and orderlies Salesperson, RetailSalesperson, Retail Managers and administratorsManagers and administrators Child care workersChild care workers

ESC Labor Market Divison

Fastest Declining Fastest Declining Occupations by Job GrowthOccupations by Job Growth Textile machine operatorsTextile machine operators Farm workersFarm workers Sewing machine operatorsSewing machine operators Textile machines settersTextile machines setters TypistsTypists


Employment OutlookEmployment Outlook

170,296 job needed each year through 170,296 job needed each year through 20062006

48.3% through expansion48.3% through expansion 51.7% from replacement51.7% from replacement Growth in all major occupational groups Growth in all major occupational groups

except Agriculture, Forestry and Fishingexcept Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing


Wage and Skill DisparitiesWage and Skill Disparities

Computer analysts, nurses, and Computer analysts, nurses, and executives need higher skills and executives need higher skills and receive higher wagesreceive higher wages

Cashiers, salespersons and home Cashiers, salespersons and home health aides - lower skills and lower health aides - lower skills and lower wageswages

IssuesIssues

If we want good jobs with good wages If we want good jobs with good wages then how we do we address fact that then how we do we address fact that many jobs will be in low-skill, low-wage many jobs will be in low-skill, low-wage areas?areas?

Skilled trades are losing many workers Skilled trades are losing many workers to retirement. How do we attract to retirement. How do we attract younger workers to these professions?younger workers to these professions?

Workforce Development in NCWorkforce Development in NC

49 programs - in seven state agencies49 programs - in seven state agencies– Community CollegesCommunity Colleges– Public InstructionPublic Instruction– Department of CommerceDepartment of Commerce– Department of LaborDepartment of Labor– Department of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services– Department of AdministrationDepartment of Administration– Department of CorrectionsDepartment of Corrections

Major InitiativesMajor Initiatives

Workforce Investment ActWorkforce Investment Act– JobLink Career CentersJobLink Career Centers– JobReadyJobReady

Welfare ReformWelfare Reform Community College SystemCommunity College System

– New Focused Training and Certification New Focused Training and Certification ProgramsPrograms

– ESC and Community Colleges - ESC and Community Colleges - NCStars.orgNCStars.org

IssuesIssues

Does state need a consolidated Does state need a consolidated approach and reporting system for approach and reporting system for workforce development?workforce development?

Will industry be seeking a bigger role in Will industry be seeking a bigger role in education and training? Ex. Cisco and education and training? Ex. Cisco and Nortel academiesNortel academies

Vision for High Vision for High Performance WorkforcePerformance Workforce

North Carolina workers will adapt quickly and North Carolina workers will adapt quickly and continuously to changing demands of the continuously to changing demands of the workplace through their abilities to use workplace through their abilities to use information, think analytically, work in teams, information, think analytically, work in teams, and use technology….Employers will and use technology….Employers will recognize employees as an important asset recognize employees as an important asset and provide compensation and work and provide compensation and work environments that values workers.environments that values workers.

Goals for High Goals for High Performance WorkforcePerformance Workforce

North Carolinians will have the knowledge and North Carolinians will have the knowledge and skills needed to adapt to the ever-changing skills needed to adapt to the ever-changing economy including the abilities to think critically, economy including the abilities to think critically, work in teams, and perform technological work in teams, and perform technological functions required in the workplace.functions required in the workplace.

North Carolinians will have a system designed North Carolinians will have a system designed for preparing workers for the changing for preparing workers for the changing economy that links government, education and economy that links government, education and employers.employers.

Workforce Goals cont.Workforce Goals cont.

Employees will have access to continuous Employees will have access to continuous learning opportunities for updating knowledge learning opportunities for updating knowledge and skills so they can use changing and skills so they can use changing technologies and new production processes in technologies and new production processes in the workplace and be competitive in the global the workplace and be competitive in the global economy.economy.

Workplaces in North Carolina are safe places Workplaces in North Carolina are safe places for employees to work, provide competitive for employees to work, provide competitive salaries, offer growth opportunities and respect salaries, offer growth opportunities and respect workers.workers.

Quality Education for AllQuality Education for All

North Carolina will have an education North Carolina will have an education system where every child has an system where every child has an opportunity to succeed, where every opportunity to succeed, where every graduate will be ready for work and graduate will be ready for work and where all citizens will have access to where all citizens will have access to continuing education opportunities.continuing education opportunities.

Education GoalsEducation Goals North Carolinians will have a basic 14-year North Carolinians will have a basic 14-year

education, and graduates can demonstrate education, and graduates can demonstrate competencies in teamwork, communication skills, competencies in teamwork, communication skills, problem solving, use of numbers, data and problem solving, use of numbers, data and technology.technology.

North Carolina colleges and universities will prepare North Carolina colleges and universities will prepare students for a knowledge-oriented economy and students for a knowledge-oriented economy and society, have current curricula and equipment, and society, have current curricula and equipment, and have financial assistance for those who require it to have financial assistance for those who require it to secure post-high school education and training.secure post-high school education and training.

Education Goals cont.Education Goals cont.

Primary, middle and Primary, middle and high school students high school students in North Carolina will in North Carolina will have access to have access to schools that create a schools that create a learning environment learning environment in which every in which every student can reach his student can reach his or her potential.or her potential.

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