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44%/45 50 47 6

47% 50% 2009 52%

2010 70% 2010 1 in 3

10 16/24 2.9% 55/64

36% 10 40% AND


“In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity – it is a pre-requisite. The countries that out-teach us today will

out-compete us tomorrow.”

President Barack Obama

“The New High School Diploma is an Associates Degree”

Nancy Dischinat, Executive DirectorLehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board, Inc.


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Skill Level Changes


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Gap Between Educational Attainment

and Jobs

51.6

25

22.5

45

25.8 30

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

EducationalAttainment

2007

Jobs ofTomorrow -

2014

Professional

Skilled

Unskilled

Source: Jobs of Tomorrow – US Bureau of the Census and PA Department of Labor & Industry, Center fro Workforce Information & Analysis; Educational Attainment – US Bureau of the Census, 2007 American Community Survey


Unemployment Rate by Level of Education

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Soft Skills

A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Continuing Education

Career Choices

Soft Skills

How to be Professional

Clubs

Next Steps

Who?

A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO COLLEGE

YEA!

Athletics

Service Clubs

Career Clubs

Global Perspective

Study Abroad

When?

Academics & Technical

Higher Education

Where?

Earning the Gold

Wow!


35% Less

• Challenging year for youth employment.

• Employers expected to hire approximately 35% less than they normally employ.

Summer Jobs in the Lehigh Valley


Welcome to the World of Work!


• Where are the jobs?

• What are the skills?

• What are the educational levels?

• How to get access to continuing education.

• How to get access to work!

PA CareerLink Lehigh Valley

PA CareerLink Lehigh Valley Services for individuals between the ages of 14-21


Employment and Training

• Statewide recruitment network

• Assessments, screening, referral

• Consulting and referral services

• Workforce training resources

• Lehigh Valley Job Fair and company or industry specific job fairs

Labor Market Information

• The Outlook

• Wage, salary and benefits information

• Workforce demographics and worker availability

Business and Community Resources Networks

• Over 80 community and faith-based organizations

• Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce and Society for Human Resource Management

• Local economic development agencies

• Training and educational institutions


Services for Employers


PA CareerLink Lehigh Valley publishes a monthly overview of the conditions of the greater Lehigh Valley’s labor market as well as an overview of the regional job market. The document is entitled Lehigh Valley’s Job and Labor Market OUTLOOK”. This tool has proven to be one of the most requested documents of PA CareerLink Lehigh Valley and Lehigh Valley Workforce Investment Board. This instrument is used to educate and increase awareness of the following customer bases of the realities of our regional job market and labor market.

The principle customer bases include: •Economic development prospects•Education and other Partner organizations•Business and industry community•Participants seeking training assistance•Participants seeking job development and job search assistance•Internal staff


Highest Demand Occupations

• Hospitality, Food Service, and Retail Occupations• Health Care Occupations• Transportation and Logistics• Semi-Skilled Production Workers and Machine

Operators• Skilled Crafts/Trades Workers• Customer Service and Inside Sales• Operations and Administrative Management• Educators• Engineering• Information Services


Pennsylvania’s Targeted Industry Clusters

Life Sciences

Business Financial Services

Advanced Materials and Diversified Manufacturing

Information and Communication Industry

Education

Building and Construction

Agriculture and Food Production

Logistics and Transportation

Lumber and Wood


● Reading, Writing and Math● Locating Information● Problem Solving and Identification● Time Management● Judgment/Decision Making● Critical Thinking Management

● Technical Skills

Current and Projected Skill Gaps


How Hiring Practices Will Change

• 28% will reduce hiring those with only a high school diploma

• 49.5% will increase two-year college graduates

• Almost 60% will increase their hires of four-year college graduates

• 42% will increase their hires of post-graduates within next five years

The Conference Board


Job of the Day


• Chief Information Officer• Career Counselor• Computerized 3 D Modeling

Machinist• Senior Technology Security• Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Technician and/or Engineer• Epitaxial Engineer• DNA Lab Technician• Nano-Technician• Endoscopy Technician• Bio-Engineer• Instrumentation Technician• Intermediate Biomedical Engineer

Technician• Science, Technology, Engineering

and Mathematics (STEM)

• Medical Ethicist• Sarbanes-Oxley Auditor• GEO Technical Technician• Quality Process Engineer• Fabrication Operator Wafer • Optical Maintenance Technician• Office Space Coordinator• NOC Specialist (Fiber Optics

Technician)• Telecommunications Engineer• Optical Manufacturing

Technician• Controls Technician• Administrative Eligibility

Specialist• Computer Forensic Analyst• Sustainability Coordinator

New Jobs


Gold Collar Workers

• Many of the fastest growing high-skill/high wage occupations are being filled with what are called gold collar workers.– Resourceful problem solvers

– Job appropriate training

– Need additional education after high school, but not necessarily a 4-year bachelor’s degree

– Each PhD scientist requires 8 technicians


Green Collar

What are Green – Collar Jobs?

What makes it different from blue or white-collar?

Where are these jobs?


1/7 1 in 3 11,000

45,000 23,000 80% 1 in 40

15% 2/5 1/6 1/8

44% 470 20% 401

30% 280 40%

148 50% 26


PA Commonwealth Workforce Development System

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www.cwds.state.pa.us


Take One Step

Career Gates


25

Career Guides

http://www.paworkstats.state.pa.us


PA Career Zone

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www.pacareerzone.org


Occupational Profiles

www.careervoyages.gov


… a partnership between

and

and

Career awareness activities and interestAssessments [PA Academic Standards 13.11 A-F]

Interviewing skills and preparation ofResumes, cover letters, briefs, job applications[PA Academic Standards 13.2.11 A-E]

Interviews and workshops with humanresource managers to discuss skills,interests, employer needs and expectations;soft skills exercises and more[PA Academic Standards 13.2.11 A-E and 13.3.11 A-G]

Job shadowing opportunities at localEmployers [PA Academic Standards 13.3 A]

Career and Technical School, Community College and University Tours; ParentWorkshop; Graduation Celebration[PA Academic Standards 13.4 B]

Approved for Act 48 creditsTransition Academy May 18, 2010

Nestle Waters North AmericaLehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network

Coca Cola/Lehigh Valley Syrup PlantGood Shepherd Rehabilitation Network


Company ProfilesCareer Coach Message BoardsCommunication ToolsLocal ContentBenefits for Students/ClientsBenefits for EducatorsBenefits for Businesses & Community


Virtual Career Fair

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http://sepacareerfair2010.wikispaces.com/



What is in it for youth?• Youth Orientations held every Wednesday• Child Labor Law information• Literacy skills training preparation classes including English as a

Second Language (ESL) to improve your English, reading and speaking skills, brush-up on basic education skills, or prepare to take the high school equivalency examination

• Summer Jobs/Part-time Jobs• Individualized case management• Résumé preparation• Job search and placement assistance• Connection to SkillsUSA & Job Corps• Job and Labor Market Information• Workshops

PA CareerLink Lehigh Valley Services for individuals between the ages of 14-21


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