EDUCATION/SKILLS TRAINING IS NOT JUST

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

EDUCATION and SKILLS EDUCATION and SKILLS TRAINING TRAINING

DRIVEDRIVETHE ECONOMYTHE ECONOMY

Nationally: Unemployment rate has doubled to 9.8%, 15.1 million people unemployed

WA State: 9.3%, 330,800 unemployed people. That’s up from 193,900 unemployed state residents just a year ago.

TALENT SHORTAGE TALENT SHORTAGE REMAINS DESPITE REMAINS DESPITE

GLOBAL RECESSIONGLOBAL RECESSION

GLOBAL SHORTAGEGLOBAL SHORTAGE

Top Ten JobsTop Ten Jobs• Skilled TradesSkilled Trades• Sales RepresentativesSales Representatives• Technicians (primarily production/operations, Technicians (primarily production/operations,

engineering, or maintenanceengineering, or maintenance• EngineersEngineers• Management/ExecutivesManagement/Executives• Accounting and Finance staffAccounting and Finance staff• LaborersLaborers• Production OperatorsProduction Operators• Administrative Assistants, Office Support StaffAdministrative Assistants, Office Support Staff• DriversDrivers

Source: Manpower 2009 Survey ResultsSource: Manpower 2009 Survey Results

AMERICAN SHORTAGEAMERICAN SHORTAGE

Top Ten Jobs:Top Ten Jobs:• Technicians (Primarily production/operations, Technicians (Primarily production/operations,

engineering or maintenance)engineering or maintenance)• Production OperatorsProduction Operators• Accounting and Finance StaffAccounting and Finance Staff• LaborersLaborers• EngineersEngineers• Sales RepresentativesSales Representatives• Management/ExecutivesManagement/Executives• Sales ManagersSales Managers• Skilled TradesSkilled Trades• Administrative Assistants and Office SupportAdministrative Assistants and Office Support

– Source: Manpower 2009 Survey ResultsSource: Manpower 2009 Survey Results

GOOD JOBS WILL GOOD JOBS WILL STAYSTAY WHERE THE SKILLED WHERE THE SKILLED

WORKERS AREWORKERS ARE

GOOD JOBS WILL GOOD JOBS WILL GOGO WHERE THE SKILLED WHERE THE SKILLED

WORKERS AREWORKERS ARE

FACING THE PRESENTFACING THE PRESENT

Almost a decade into the Almost a decade into the 2121stst century, we are century, we are

facing a choicefacing a choice

Option 1: Invest in basic education Option 1: Invest in basic education and skills training of our workforce and skills training of our workforce and remain competitive in today’s and remain competitive in today’s global economyglobal economy

Option 2: Continue to overlook Option 2: Continue to overlook glaring evidence of a national crisis glaring evidence of a national crisis and move further down the path to and move further down the path to declinedecline

SHORTAGE OF EDUCATED SHORTAGE OF EDUCATED WORKERSWORKERS

Shortage of 14 million post-secondary Shortage of 14 million post-secondary educated workers by 2020educated workers by 2020

WHY?WHY?

– No growth of native born workforce ages 25-No growth of native born workforce ages 25-5454

– Shrinkage of our workforce between ages of Shrinkage of our workforce between ages of 30-49 by 3.5 million by 201530-49 by 3.5 million by 2015

– 80% of all new jobs created today require 80% of all new jobs created today require some form of post-secondary some form of post-secondary education/training education/training BUTBUT only 52% of only 52% of Americans have achieved this level todayAmericans have achieved this level today

AMERICA IS LOSING ITS PLACE AMERICA IS LOSING ITS PLACE AS A WORLD LEADER IN AS A WORLD LEADER IN

EDUCATION AND IS BECOMING EDUCATION AND IS BECOMING LESS EDUCATEDLESS EDUCATED

LOSING GROUND IN POST-LOSING GROUND IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION

TOOTOO

U.S. had the smallest decade long increase in the share of young adults enrolled in post-secondary education

Workers 25 years and older with some post-secondary education

20 years ago, 19% of our workforceNext 20 years, there will only be 4%

OUR PIPELINE IS NOT OUR PIPELINE IS NOT PREPAREDPREPARED

SKILLS AND ABILITIES NEEDED SKILLS AND ABILITIES NEEDED IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMYIN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

• Basic skills; reading, writing, mathematicsBasic skills; reading, writing, mathematics• Foundation; knowing how to learnFoundation; knowing how to learn• Communications: listening and oral communicationsCommunications: listening and oral communications• Adaptability; creative thinking and problem solvingAdaptability; creative thinking and problem solving• Applied skills; occupational and professional Applied skills; occupational and professional

competenciescompetencies• Group effectiveness; interpersonal skills, negotiation, Group effectiveness; interpersonal skills, negotiation,

and working collaboratively within a team and working collaboratively within a team environmentenvironment

• Influence; organizational effectiveness and leadership Influence; organizational effectiveness and leadership qualitiesqualities

• Personal Management; self esteem and self Personal Management; self esteem and self motivationmotivation

• Attitude; positive cognitive styleAttitude; positive cognitive style

CONCEPT OF LIFETIME CONCEPT OF LIFETIME EMPLOYMENT REPLACED BY EMPLOYMENT REPLACED BY LIFETIME EMPLOYABILITYLIFETIME EMPLOYABILITY

WHERE THE JOBS ARE!WHERE THE JOBS ARE!

Middle skill jobs = those that require Middle skill jobs = those that require more than a high school diploma, more than a high school diploma, but less than a four-year degreebut less than a four-year degree

Through 2017 WA residents will have Through 2017 WA residents will have access to nearly 470,000 middle skill access to nearly 470,000 middle skill openingsopenings

BY 2014 MIDDLE SKILL BY 2014 MIDDLE SKILL JOBSJOBS

PROJECTED TO GROWPROJECTED TO GROW• Computer specialist jobs will average 20 % Computer specialist jobs will average 20 %

growth and generate 1 million job openingsgrowth and generate 1 million job openings– Support Specialist WA State Median Wage Support Specialist WA State Median Wage

$46,300$46,300– Specialists, other $79,800Specialists, other $79,800

• Healthcare jobs will vary from 20 to 40 % Healthcare jobs will vary from 20 to 40 % with more than 1.5 million jobswith more than 1.5 million jobs– Dental Hygienist $91,200Dental Hygienist $91,200– Radiologic Technician $60,100Radiologic Technician $60,100– Respiratory Therapist $57,900Respiratory Therapist $57,900– Registered Nurse $70,800Registered Nurse $70,800– Medical Lab Technician $36,800Medical Lab Technician $36,800

BY 2014 MIDDLE SKILL BY 2014 MIDDLE SKILL JOBSJOBS

PROJECTED TO GROWPROJECTED TO GROW• Construction trades is expected to grow Construction trades is expected to grow

by 10 to 15 % and provide 4.6 million jobsby 10 to 15 % and provide 4.6 million jobs– Carpenter $46,500Carpenter $46,500– Electrician $56,400Electrician $56,400– Painter $33,000Painter $33,000– Operating Engineer $53,500Operating Engineer $53,500– Plumber $52,700Plumber $52,700

• Transportation, 12 to 14%Transportation, 12 to 14%– Transit bus driver $43,100Transit bus driver $43,100– Heavy truck driver $40,500Heavy truck driver $40,500

BY 2014 MIDDLE SKILL BY 2014 MIDDLE SKILL JOBSJOBS

PROJECTED TO GROWPROJECTED TO GROW• Installation, Maintenance and Repair, 12 Installation, Maintenance and Repair, 12

to19%to19%– Aircraft Mechanic $56,700Aircraft Mechanic $56,700– Auto Mechanic $40,800Auto Mechanic $40,800– Heavy Equipment Mechanic $51,000Heavy Equipment Mechanic $51,000– Industrial Machinery $50,500Industrial Machinery $50,500

• OthersOthers– Claims Adjuster $56,000Claims Adjuster $56,000– Legal Secretary $41,200Legal Secretary $41,200– Paralegal $46,400Paralegal $46,400

PIECE OF PROSPERITY PIECE OF PROSPERITY PIE AWAITS ALL OF USPIE AWAITS ALL OF US

MUCH WORK REMAINSMUCH WORK REMAINS

• Work remains to be done in elementary, Work remains to be done in elementary, middle, and high schools to prepare all middle, and high schools to prepare all of our youth for successof our youth for success

• Sound the alarm and increase Sound the alarm and increase awareness of achievement gapsawareness of achievement gaps

• Increase emphasis on skills and abilities Increase emphasis on skills and abilities needed in a knowledge economy needed in a knowledge economy

• Open the eyes of our young adults – to Open the eyes of our young adults – to see all of the educational and training see all of the educational and training options that will lead to sustainable options that will lead to sustainable family wage jobs with career family wage jobs with career advancement opportunitiesadvancement opportunities

RESOURCES FOR YOU• Apprenticeships

www.lni.wa.gov/tradeslicensing/apprenticeship

• Labor Market Informationwww.workforceexplorer.com

• Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (High Skills, High Wages Report; Career Guidance tool)www.wtb.wa.gov

• O*NET (Occupations Information) http://online.onetcenter.org/• U.S. Department of Labor www.doleta.gov

THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT!COMMITMENT!