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Date of Product Submittal September 16, 2011
Name of Your Organization Office of Employment and Population Statistics, Arizona
Department of Administration
Formerly, Research Administration, Arizona Department
of Commerce
(Arizona Department of Commerce is now Arizona
Commerce Authority)
Grant Program Name Arizona State Labor Market Information Improvement
– Green Jobs
ETA Issued Grant Number
(this can be found on the first
page of your Grant Agreement)
GJ-19839-10-60-A-4
The Industry focus of your
project
Emerging Green Economy Industry Sectors in the State
of Arizona
Grant End Date September 30, 2011
Name of your Federal Project
Officer
Latha Seshadri
Key contact involved in
developing the product(s)
(include name, address, telephone
number, and email address)
Kenneth Poole
President & CEO
Council for Community and Economic Research
(C2ER)
1700 North Moore Street, Suite 2225
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(703) 522-4980
kpoole@c2er.org
Product Name of Product
Package
Understanding the Green Economy in Arizona: Lessons
from LMI Improvement Grant Research
Session 1
National Research on Green Economy Research
Activities
A C2ER PowerPoint Presentation for LMI Professionals
April 25 -26, 2011
Product Number AZLMII-07(a)
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include competency models and
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course materials; outreach
materials; program
management and
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reports and databases.)
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Complete Product Description
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and use of the product.)
This PowerPoint presentation was made to the Arizona
Green Economy Advisory Committee (GEAC) by C2ER
and the Arizona Green Economy Project Steering
Committee (GESC).
The GESC is comprised of the Arizona State LMI
Improvement Grant internal stakeholders consisting of
select staff of the Office of Employment and Population
Statistics and other germane divisions of the state
government, including the state’s SESP managing
partners. The overall responsibility for managing and
executing the Arizona state LMI Improvement grant
initiative rested with the GESC.
The GEAC is comprised of the Arizona State LMI
Improvement Grant external stakeholders consisting of
select business leaders, education experts, HR
professionals, workforce and economic development
professionals, LMI experts, Arizona’s SESP partners,
and local government officials whose inputs and
recommendations were elicited and incorporated in the
development of the grant products.
This PowerPoint Presentation was developed to outline
and summarize the key LMI Improvement (LMII) grant
research by other states LMII grantees in comparison to
Arizona.
The presentation was used in Session 1 of a two-day
seminar (April 25-26, 2011) to enhance stakeholders’
understanding of the green economy in Arizona based
on lessons learned from the LMI Improvement Grant
research.
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Understanding the Green Economy in Arizona: Lessons
from Labor Market Information – April 25 – 26, 2011
Program and Product Context
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The State of Arizona received a $1.2 million Labor
Market Information (LMI) Improvement grant from the
U.S. Department of Labor in November 2009 as part of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The grant provides resources to the Arizona LMI
Research office to assess the state’s green economy,
measure the number of green jobs available, and
provide baseline information about location of current
jobs and where future job opportunities will likely be in
this emerging sector of the state’s economy.
The project is being advised by a statewide group of
business, government, and academic leaders with
expertise in various aspects of the green economy.
A national research team, led by the Council for
Community and Economic Research (C2ER), is
providing research assistance.
The project’s seventh major deliverable is a series of
PowerPoint Presentations, identified under Tasks 1-6 of
the “Project Timeline,” and designed to engage
stakeholders’ inputs via seminars and training sessions
with the states LMI staff. As part of this series of
deliverables, this PowerPoint Presentations was
developed for for a two-day seminar (April 25-26, 2011)
on “understanding the green economy in Arizona from
lessons learned.”
The PowerPoint was developed to outline and
summarize the key LMI Improvement (LMII) grant
research by other states LMII grantees in comparison to
Arizona.
The primary goal of the seminar was to create
sustainability action plans (including government policy)
through training and continuing discussions with all
stakeholders within the State about how to deploy
lessons learned to inform future LMII green research as
well as progress the strategic opportunities identified by
project research findings for developing and growing
the emerging green economy in Arizona.
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example, high school students,
community college teachers,
dislocated or incumbent workers,
ESL trainees, businesses, local
government officials, the general
public, etc.)
Business leaders, LMI experts, Workforce and
economic development professionals, Human Resources
professionals, community college and university
educators, local and state government officials, and
Arizona’s SESP partners.
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key players in the workforce
system are most likely to access
these materials and work with
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development professionals, Human Resources
professionals, community college and university
educators, local and state government officials, and
them? College teachers, OJT
coordinators, WIB members,
marketing and dissemination
staff, etc.)
Arizona’s SESP partners.
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ARIZONA IN THE GREEN ECONOMYARIZONA IN THE GREEN ECONOMY
Understanding the Green Economy in Arizona: Lessons from LMI Improvement Arizona: Lessons from LMI Improvement
Grant Research
Session 1
National Research on Green Economy Research Activities
April 25, 2011
CREDITS AND DISCLAIMER:� This PowerPoint Presentation was funded by a grant awarded by
the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training
Administration. The Presentation was created by the Council for
Community and Economic Research with assistance from
Arizona’s Office of Employment and Population Statistics and
does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S.
Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no
guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or
implied, with respect to such information, including, but not
limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness,
timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or
ownership. This PowerPoint Presentation is copyrighted by the
Arizona Department of Economic Security. Internal use by an
organization and/or personal use by an individual for non-
commercial purposes are permissible. All other uses require the
prior authorization of the copyright owner.
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SESSION OVERVIEW
� Background on LMI Improvement Grants
� Examples of different types of green economy
research engaged in by state LMI agencies
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EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION –
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION IMPROVEMENT
GRANTS
� 30 Grants funded through American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including Arizona
� Competitive grant process
� Applications permitted from states and state
consortiums
� Awards totaled $48.8 million; ranging from
$763,175 to $4,000,000
CONSORTIUM AWARDS
Grantee Member States Project Areas
Indiana Department of
Workforce Development
IN, MI, OH •Auto Industry Transformation
•Supply Chain Transformation
•Alternative Career Pathways
•Skills Gap Analysis
State of Louisiana Office of
Occupational Info Services,
Research & Statistics Division
LA, MS •Survey of green industry employers
•Summarize key industry and occupational competency
models,
•“Mine” UI claims and job bank data
•Produce a dynamic tool to describe available jobs and training
Maryland Department of MD, DC, VA Regional survey to contribute to a regional green workforce Maryland Department of
Labor, Licensing and
Regulation
MD, DC, VA Regional survey to contribute to a regional green workforce
development plan
Montana Department of
Labor and Industry
MT, IA, NE, ND, SD, UT,
WY
•Enhance labor exchange for green careers in rural states
•Survey of green jobs
Nevada Department of
Employment, Training, and
Rehabilitation
NV, CO, FL, IL, NY, NC,
TX, UT
•Complete rewrite of employment projections software
•Develop staff training to use software in e-learning framework
Vermont Department of
Labor
VT, CT, ME, MA, NH,
NJ, NY, RI
•Define green occupations and industries
•Auto-code of jobs and firms based on green definitions
•6-12 month vacancy projections (green and non-green)
•Use real-time labor market information
STATE AWARDS
Project deliverable* # of states
Green Jobs Survey 12
Of the 24 state awards, indicated research focus
includes:
Job vacancy Survey 3
Occupational Profiles 6
Real-time LMI 4
*Key deliverables from Arizona LMI Improvement project
PROJECTIONS MANAGING PARTNERSHIP –
PROJECTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION
� Complete re-write of Projections Suite software
� Development of Report Manager
� Existing training courses moved to electronic
delivery
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delivery
� New training developed for Report Manager
� Redesign of ProjectionsCentral.com
MISSOURI GREEN JOBS SURVEY REPORT
� Focused on six sectors:
� Energy Production
� Building
� Manufacturing
� Salvage/Remediation
� Public Administration
� Farming
LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI
JOINT QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS
Specific questionnaires
designed for:
� Industry Experts
� Scientists
� Human Resource
Professionals
� Advocacy Groups & Policy � Advocacy Groups & Policy
Makers
� Economic Development
Professionals
� Workforce Development
Professionals & Training
Providers
LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI INTERVIEWS:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPER SAMPLE QUESTIONS
� What do you think of when the term “green” job is mentioned?
� What jobs, industry sectors, or economic activity do you
perceive to make up the green economy?
� What industries providing green-related products or services
currently exist in your region?
� Name the associations representing these industries.� Name the associations representing these industries.
� Who are the major local businesses providing green-related
products or services?
� What policies (international, national, state, or local) are
creating demand?
� What are the barriers to long-term growth?
UTAH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
GREEN CAREERS
� Document links the Consortium’s
green job survey efforts with
Utah’s State Energy Sector
Partnership project
� Survey data linked to green
curriculum and training providerscurriculum and training providers
� Provides overview of green
training curriculum
� Includes anecdotal
success stories
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IDAHO JOB VACANCY SURVEY
� No focus on green
employment
� Results analyzed by
region, industry and
occupation group
� Conducted April – May,
2010
� 10,649 job openings found
statewide
� In all occupation groups
the majority of positions
had been open less than
60 days
� Median wage: $9.30/hour
WYOMING GREEN JOBS CAREER EXPLORER
� Series of articles
illustrating trends in
occupations and
industries
� Career advice
� Interview tips
� Resume advice� Resume advice
� “Career Menu” – short
job descriptions with
salary information
� Includes labels of
“bright outlook” and
“green”
CALIFORNIA GREEN TRANSPORTATION JOBS
� Done under contract with
California Energy
Commission
� Green Job Survey data
analyzed related to
Alternative and Renewable
Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fuel and Vehicle Technology
Program
� Provided knowledge on new
skills and knowledge needed
by workforce of green
transportation industries
KEY TAKEAWAYS
� States have engaged in a wide variety of research on
the green economy
� Arizona can learn from the experience and literature
of other state agenciesof other state agencies
� Data collected in the Arizona Green Jobs Survey may
provide useful insights in other research
� States now face the challenge of continuing products
developed with LMI Improvement Grant funding
THANK YOU
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