national association of workforce boards (nawb) forum 2013 presentation
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A Michigan Works! Agency
Workforce Development: Addressing Detroit’s Changing
Business Landscape
NAWB Forum 2013
A Michigan Works! Agency
Pamela Moore, President and CEO
David Baker Lewis, Chair, Detroit Workforce Development Board
Calvin Sharp, Chair, Detroit Employment Solutions Board
Mission
Revitalize Detroit by cultivating local workforce talent to align with the needs of the business community…
…through partnerships with key workforce agencies, faith- and community-based organizations, education and training institutions, philanthropic, economic development and government entities.
Who Are We?
• City of Detroit designated administrative and fiscal agent (July 1, 2012)
• Michigan non-profit corporation
• Michigan Works! Agency
• 26-member policy board
• 11-member corporation board
• 36 employees and growing
• 20 service providers
• 3 one-stop service centers
– Employment and business services
Public-Private Partnerships
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Key Stakeholders: Mayor, DEGC (Detroit Economic Growth Corporation), Workforce Agencies, Community-Based Organizations, Training Providers, Chamber, Post-Secondary Institutions
Supply Job-Seekers
Demand Employers
Privately Funded Programs
Locally Funded Public Programs WIA – Workforce Investment Act TANF – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families WP – Wagner Peyser TAA – Trade Adjustment Assistance FAET – Food Assistance Employment & Training
Federal Funding Agencies DOL – Department of Labor DHHS – Department of Health and Human Services DOJ – Department of Justice
State Funding Agencies LARA (WDA) – Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (Workforce Development Agency) MEDC – Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Political Landscape
Workforce Funding
Priorities For Our Work
Youth • Enhance year-round program
• Create K-12 career pathways
• Engage disconnected youth
• Build youth services network
Work Readiness • Identify universal assessment tools
• Basic skills upgrade
• Employability skills
• Technical skills/training
Employer Engagement/Solutions • Detroit Talent Hub
• Convener, collaborator
• Cluster/sector strategist
Economic and Workforce Development Collaboratives
• Governor’s cluster approach • Re-alignment of training programs and Business Services Division
resources • IT systems • Workforce Intelligence Network (WIN) • Initiatives:
– Detroit Registered Apprentice Pilot Program (D-RAPP) – Community Ventures – Infrastructure Jobs – Detroit Future City – Urban Strategies
We’re All Business.
The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
Dedicated to Detroit’s Growth
Detroit's Workforce System
• A multi-faceted system of public, private and philanthropic funded programs
• Dueling Customers:
– Employers
– Job Seekers
• Primary Funder & Matchmaker - Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation, a Michigan Works! Agency
Detroit Strategic Framework Plan
• Long-term strategic decision-making framework
• Strategic directions that guide the overall plan:
– returning unproductive land to productive use
– providing economic opportunity for all Detroiters
detroitworksproject.com
Detroit's Four Major Job Opportunity Areas
• Detroit is not a one industry city! – Education & Medicine
– Industrial
– New Economy
– Local Entrepreneurs
• Wide range of job opportunities for Detroiters with varying skill sets in each Area.
Job growth is key to Detroit's future
• Stability of Detroit's future will require growth within its existing business base
• Detroit must remain competitive to attract the knowledge-based companies that value a Detroit location
Future economic growth must be equitable
• Greatest opportunity for impact in labor force participation is to have a high school degree and some college.
• Detroit's 25-64 population without a high school degree is 60% higher than the U.S. rate of 13%.
Education & Medicine
• Education & Training
• Healthcare and related professions
• Locations:
– Midtown
– McNichols Corridor
Industrial
• Automotive
• Construction
• Food Processing
• Metals
• Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Locations:
• Mt. Elliot, Southwest, Eastern Market, Corktown
New Economy
• Information Technology
• Creative Sectors
• Locations:
– Downtown
– Midtown
– Corktown
Local Entrepreneurship
• Local Business to Business (B2B)
• Informal Economy
– ProsperUS Detroit
Employment Centers
• Detroit has natural employment centers that can target industries (building, land availability)
• Create more dense pockets of economic activity
Next Steps...
• Enhancing the corridors of economic activity
• Coordinating planning activities to prioritize redevelopment of districts to attract more business activity in Detroit
• Process should be efficient, predictable and transparent
Questions & Comments
Malinda Jensen Director of Business Development
Detroit Economic Growth Corporation 313.237.4632
mljensen@degc.org
• Program design and development
• Sector work
• One-stop operations
• Special populations
• Consulting
• Education/workforce collaboration
• Business services
What We Do
10,000 placements this year at companies like:
Understanding the Economic Landscape
Meeting with:
• Economic development agencies
• Chambers of commerce
• Industry associations
• Economists
• Businesses
Aligning Strategies
• Identify growth sectors, informed by DEGC
• Quarterly meetings
• Integrate business development team
• Cross-sell services
• Leverage
Success Story
Detroit Manufacturing Systems, an auto components manufacturer
• A joint venture of Rush Group
• Leases 480,000 sq. ft. of industrial space in Gateway Industrial Park
• 65% of Park is leased to other auto-related enterprises
• Investing $29M in machinery/equipment leasehold improvements
• Received $9M in incentives from municipal and state governments
• New location opening requiring more than 600 new staff members
• More than 300 hires between August 2012 and March 2013
• 2-to-1 recruit-to-hire ratio
Results
175 businesses
served
1471 placements
Questions?
Doug Cotter Vice President Grant Associates, Inc. P: 917-817-6167 dcotter@grantassociatesinc.com
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