Business Relations Group

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Business Relations Group
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• EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
• UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

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The Power of e3

• Linking
• Employment
• Education
• Economic Development

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The Vision

• Create a Demand-Driven
• System to Ensure
• No Worker is Left Behind

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The Approach

• ETA created the Business Relations Group (BRG)
  as a catalyst within the public workforce system
  to promote and enhance the focus on being demand
  driven.

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The Business Relations Group Goals

• Educate the business community about the value of
  the public workforce system
• Work collaboratively with partners to build a
  demand-driven and responsive public workforce
  system

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The Business Relations Group Initiatives

• MAJOR INITIATIVES
• Partnerships for Jobs
• Presidents High Growth Job Training Initiative

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Partnerships for JobsConcept

• Connecting large, national businesses to the
  public workforce system

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National Business Partnerships
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The Business Relations Group Team

• Organizing for Success
• State Business Coordinators
• Regional Business Liaisons
• ETA National Office Liaisons

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Partnerships for Jobs Benefits

• Find the right workers, with
• the right skills, at the right
• time!
• Access to qualified workers
• Reduction of recruiting costs
• Increased retention
• Improved diversity
• Good corporate citizenship
• Support during downsizing/rightsizing

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Partnerships for Jobs Implementation Strategies

• Implementation Strategies
• National roll-out events
• Targeted regional/local markets
• Web site www.nbpjobs.org
• Workforce system education for HR staff
• Local models for replication
• Development of tools for information sharing
• The list is growing

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High-Growth Job Training Initiative (HGJTI)
Concept

• Building Americas skilled workforce to provide
  paths to career enhancing opportunities in
  high-growth occupations

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High-Growth Definition

• High-Growth is defined as industries that have
  
• High-growth in new jobs
• High rate of change in workforce skill needs and
• New and emerging careers

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HGJTI Targeted Industries

• Aerospace
• Automotive Services
• Biotechnology
• Geospatial
• Construction
• Health Services

• Information Technology
• High-Tech Manufacturing
• Retail Trade
• Transportation
• Financial Services
• Energy

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HGJTI Process

• Information Gathering
• Environmental Scan
• Executive Forums
• Workforce Development Forums
• Implementation

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The Public Workforce System

• Publicly Funded
• Deliver Federal, State, and Local Employment and
  Training Programs

U.S. Department of Labor
State Workforce Investment Boards (Includes
Business, Government and Labor Leaders)
Local Workforce Investment Boards (Includes
Business, Labor and Other Community Leaders)
Local One-Stop Career Centers (Delivers Services
to Employers and Job Seekers)
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More than 1,900 Career Centers Across America

• 12 Billion Annual Investment
• Employers have direct access to these services

1,984 Centers Plus 1,637 Affiliates
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One-Stop Career Centers

• Services for Employers
• Recruitment
• Training
• Retention
• Information
• Specialized Benefits and Resources

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One-Stop Career Centers

• Recruitment Services
• Job Posting
• Resume Searches
• Candidate Screening
• Assessment and Testing
• Job Fairs and Specialized Recruiting

All Recruitment Services Can Be Customized
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One-Stop Career Centers

• Training Services
• Job Readiness Skills
• On-the-Job Training
• Training for Current Workers
• Skills Upgrading
• Apprenticeship
• Specialized Technical Skills Training
• Up to 50 Training Cost Reimbursement Available

All Training Services Can Be Customized
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One-Stop Career Centers

• Retention Services
• referral to
• Transportation
• Child Care
• Housing
• Emergency Health Care Services

All Retention Services Can Be Customized
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One-Stop Career Centers

• Information Services
• Labor Market Information
• Wage and Employment Trends
• Occupational Forecasts
• Demographic Data
• Economic Data
• Local Labor Market Analyst

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One-Stop Career Centers

• Specialized Benefits and Resources to Employers
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit
• Rapid Response
• Compliance Assistance
• www.dol.gov/elaws

All Resources Can Be Customized
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Where to Begin?

• Meet with WIB/One-Stop staff that work with
  employers
• Commonly called business services
  representatives, employer liaisons, and job
  developers
• Learn about current WIB/One-Stop employer
  outreach activities
• Educate and discuss workforce needs of
  individuals with disabilities
• Work with WIB/One-Stop staff to devise strategies
  for working with employers

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Working with Employers Keys to Success

• Partnerships for Jobs has lead to National
  Business Partnerships with 17 major employers
• WIBs/One-Stops are currently working with an
  array of employers
• PartnershipRelationship build strong
  relationships with WIB/One- Stop staff and
  employers

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The Business Relations Group Contact Information

• Thomas Hooper Jennifer Troke
• Business Relations Group
• U.S. Department of Labor
• Employment and Training Administration
• businessrelations_at_dol.gov
• [phone]

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Business Relations Group
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• EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION
• UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR