WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Our vision is to effectively coordinate and carry out activities to communicate to the future workforce the path to obtain skills needed for skilled employment in the Houston Port region.

Activities by staff facilitate the promotion of workforce development initiatives to address the growing skilled workforce gap. Focused on marketing high paying careers in the petrochemical, maritime, logistics, and construction industries to local students to connect life changing employment opportunities.

Economic Alliance leverages partnerships with EHCMA and 9 community colleges to recruit and train a qualified workforce that is needed in the Houston Port region.

Filling a key role with industry partners in identifying and prioritizing the high-demand, high-paying careers that support the petrochemical, maritime, and construction industries.

Since 2016

INDUSTRY NEED

54,000 +

PROVIDED SCOPE OF CAREER PATHS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS

Industry Need To Economic Opportunity

+ + + + = $

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

MARKETING CAREERS TRAINING PATH

HIGH WAGE CAREER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY & EQUITY

Economic Alliance leads activities to DIRECTLY MARKET CAREER PATHS and JOB OPPORTUNITIES to address attrition, skill enhancement, and demand TO POTENTIAL JOB CANDIDATES FACILITATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND EQUITY.