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47% 50% 2009 52%
2010 70% 2010 1 in 3
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“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
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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
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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!
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35% Less
• Challenging year for youth employment.
• Employers expected to hire approximately 35% less than they normally employ.
Summer Jobs in the Lehigh Valley
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Welcome to the World of Work!
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• 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
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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
PA CareerLink Lehigh Valley
Services for Employers
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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
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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
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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
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● 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
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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
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Job of the Day
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• 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
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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
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Green Collar
What are Green – Collar Jobs?
What makes it different from blue or white-collar?
Where are these jobs?
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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
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PA Commonwealth Workforce Development System
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www.cwds.state.pa.us
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Take One Step
Career Gates
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Career Guides
http://www.paworkstats.state.pa.us
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PA Career Zone
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www.pacareerzone.org
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Occupational Profiles
www.careervoyages.gov
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… a partnership between
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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
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Company ProfilesCareer Coach Message BoardsCommunication ToolsLocal ContentBenefits for Students/ClientsBenefits for EducatorsBenefits for Businesses & Community
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Virtual Career Fair
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http://sepacareerfair2010.wikispaces.com/
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PA CareerLink Lehigh Valley
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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