Regional Job Growth Brent Lemond

Regional Job Growth and The Roles of Postsecondary Education

Brent Lemond Vice President

Building an Educated Workforce (Increasing post-secondary degree attainment)

• Removing Barriers – Affordability – Lack of Post-secondary Readiness – Inflexible Scheduling – Opportunity Cost – No Defined Goal

• Career Pathways Model

Work and Workforce Development (Interagency Cooperation)

• Economic Development • Workforce Development (WorkSource) • Post-secondary Education

• Collaboration – Advisory Board Membership – Grant Review – Career Fairs and other Events

Building an Entrepreneurial Base (Post-secondary Role)

• Do post-secondary institutions have a role?

Absolutely!

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Business Plan Bookkeeping/Accounting Marketing Communication Skills

Quality of Students • FCTC’s Market – Adult Education – Career Certificates (1 – 2 year programs) – Approximately 20% of Applicants do not TABE at requisite levels for their selected program of study

• Addressing the problem – Early testing (high school) – School Grading

Bolstering the Pipeline (Increasing post-secondary degree attainment)

• Secondary/Post-secondary Relationship – Curriculum Alignment – School Reform

• Local Gaps • Best Practices – Career Pathways Consortiums – Career Academies – Regional Training Councils and Advisory Boards