The National Network Story March 2015

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OUR STORY

1. The Challenge

2. The Solution

1. The Road Ahead

THE CHALLENGE

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THE FACTS

9 million Americans are unemployed, with another 2 million who are marginally employed.

5 million disengaged millennials are not actively seeking employment.

4 million U.S. jobs are left unfilled because of a mismatch between the skills workers possess and those employers need.

95 percent of Business Roundtable member CEOs indicated that their companies suffer from skills shortages.

Many industries offer workforce development solutions, such as industry-recognized credentials, but they are not linked and leveraged economy-wide.

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Businesses of all sizes struggle

to find workers with the necessary skills to fill

available jobs.

Workers have not been provided with the necessary skills and training needed to succeed in today’s evolving economy.

Industries have distinct approaches

to solve the skills gap, but have yet to

combine their efforts.

Education and workforce

development are not preparing students for

current and future jobs.

There is a chaotic marketplace in which

not all degrees nor

credentials lead to meaningful

careers.

BUSINESS

INDUSTRY

EDUCATION

WORKERS

STUDENTS

ROADBLOCKS

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THE SOLUTION

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America needs to build a new learning and workforce development system that prepares students for the jobs of today and tomorrow and provides adult workers opportunities for lifelong learning.

That’s where we come in. Our mission:

To improve economic opportunity and quality of life for Americans by better connecting the working world and the learning world.

THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

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The National Network is led by:

LEADING THE SOLUTION

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• The National Network brings together 25 industry associations.

• It includes sectors that represent 75 percent of future jobs by 2020 (an estimated 30 million new jobs).

• Members are sharing what works for individual industries across multiple sectors.

MAKING CONNECTIONS

OUR MEMBERS

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Aerospace Industries Association

American Health Information Management Association

Foundation

American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute

American Land Title Association

American Moving & Storage Association

American Petroleum Institute

American Public Transportation Association

American Society of Transportation & Logistics

American Welding Society

Center for Energy Workforce Development

CompTIA

Food Marketing Institute

Home Builders Institute

Interstate Renewable Energy Council

The Manufacturing Institute

The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council

National Apartment Association Education Institute

National Center for Construction Education &

Research

National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence

National Institute for Metalworking Skills

National Restaurant Association Educational

Foundation

National Retail Federation Foundation

Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute

TechAmerica

Western Association of Food Chains

• Identifying competencies and promoting credentials that lead to work;

• Creating more work-and-learn opportunities across the economy; and

• Encouraging more employers to use competency-based hiring practices.

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The National Network is developing a framework of knowledge, skills and abilities that will serve as the foundation for success. These include:

OUR WORK

• Providing clear information to workers about the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to succeed in the workplace; and

• Encouraging business and higher education institutions to work together to create competency-based programs.

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The National Network is connecting with working learners by:

OUR WORK

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PROGRESS TO DATE

A framework of common employability skills workers need to succeed, regardless of industry;

A guide that helps employers understand and develop competency-based work-and-learn models (under development).

A blueprint for industry organizations to create standards-based credentials; and

The National Network has developed and released tools to begin rebuilding the outdated workforce development infrastructure. Initial tools include:

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PROGRESS TO DATE

Updated math, science and communication skills requirementsin hiring materials for the automotive industry.

A video for employers on the value of credentials for the renewable energy industry;

Upgraded health care industry and welding industry career maps;

The first competency model for the restaurant industry; and

The National Network has encouraged incubator projects that will inform multiple industries and provided support to members who have developed tools to share across the member network. These include:

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[Insert something specific to your organization]

Example: The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has successfully created the

first-ever competency model for the food service industry.

CUSTOMIZABLE MEMBER SLIDE

THE ROAD AHEAD

Industries work together to develop a common set of

knowledge, skills and abilities.

INDUSTRY

Education and workforce development provide industry-

recognized credentials and training programs aligned to how

businesses hire.

BUSINESS

Working and learning are integrated. Individuals have

the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to succeed in today’s evolving workplace.

EDUCATION

WORKING LEARNERS

Employers access and advance talent through practices that

support working learners, including a new approach to

hiring.

PATHWAY TO SUCCESS

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• We need to spread the word to the education and workforce communities.

• We need buy-in and support from all industry associations and employers of all sizes.

BUILDING AWARENESS IS KEY

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The National Network envisions a world in which students and workers have clear pathways to

learning and working in meaningful careers, and employers have a skilled workforce focused on

performance, growth and opportunity.

VISION FOR THE FUTURE

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UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

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