Navigating Change in Virginia VACCE Annual Meeting, June 27, 2013 Bob Templin Northern Virginia...

Navigating Change in Virginia

VACCE Annual Meeting, June 27, 2013Bob Templin

Northern Virginia Community College

78,000 Students on Six Campuses

•Alexandria•Annandale•Loudoun•Manassas•Springfield•Woodbridge

Second largest community college in the United States

Largest public institution of higher education in Virginia & Metro Washington DC

Students representing over150 nationalities

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Virginia Outlook 2014-2020: Economic Transformation

• Emergence of disruptive technologies that will transform existing business sectors and create new businesses

• Pervasive integration of IT/Internet applications in established economic sectors

Competitive Requirements 2014-2020

• The ability of a company to be competitive in this new business environment requires a capacity to improve productivity, to innovate, and to push innovations to market faster than competitors.

• This capacity depends upon the abilities of a skilled frontline workforce to harness the tools of technology and to quickly adapt to changes in the global economy.

Market Realities 2014-2020

• There will be a growing shortage of high-skill, tech-savvy frontline workers across a number of industry sectors that will become a critical choke point in the growth of many Virginia businesses.

Business Sectors & Waves of Transformative Change

• Information Technology/ Telecommunications• Biotechnology & Life Sciences• Manufacturing• Health Care & Care Giving• Learning, Education & Training

Business Sectors & Waves of Transformative Change

• Information Technology/ Telecommunications– Smart mobile devices and applications– Cloud computing – Cybersecurity– Big Data / Analytics

Business Sectors & Waves of Transformative Change

• Biotechnology & Life Sciences– DNA sequencing– Pharmacogenomics– Regeneration materials– Medical devices– Bioinformatics

Business Sectors & Waves of Transformative Change

• Manufacturing– Advanced manufacturing– Additive manufacturing (3-D Printing)– Nanotechnology

Business Sectors & Waves of Transformative Change

• Health Care & Care Giving– Personalized Medicine– Healthcare Reform– Electronic Medical Record

Business Sectors & Waves of Transformative Change

• Learning, Education & Training– E-learning– MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses)

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Market Realities2013-2020

There are not enough students graduating from Commonwealth’s colleges and universities to meet demand from Virginia’s employers.

There will be a growing shortage of high-skill, tech-savvy frontline workers across most STEM disciplines.

Market Realities 2013-2018

The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce estimates that two-thirds of the projected job vacancies in the nation by 2018 will require some postsecondary education.

Source: Anthony Carnevale, et.al., Help Wanted: Projection of Jobs and Educational Requirements Through 2018, Center on Education and the Workforce

Welcome to Northern Virginia!

A Growing Workforce Gap

By 2020, there will be 650,000 job vacancies in Northern Virginia and the vast majority will require at least the Associate Degree

Almost half will be in scientific and technical careers

GMU Center for Regional Analysis

Job Demand in Northern Virginia 2010-2020(in thousands)

Type of Job 2010 2020 Change Percent

Total Jobs 1,509 1,812 303 20.1

Replacement 346 23.0

Total Openings 649 43.1

Sectoral Sources of Net New Job Growth in Northern Virginia 2010-2020

(in thousands)

2010 2010-2020 Percent % of allSector Jobs Job Change Change New Jobs

Prof, Science, Tech 316,175 124,157 39.2 40.9

Health Care 107,377 32,113 30.0 10.6Government 243,555 29,454 12.1 9.7Admin Support 94,639 18,421 19.5 6.4Real Estate Services 66,022 15,239 23.1 5.0

Population Growth in Northern Virginia

Immigration is the most powerful demographic force impacting Northern Virginia this decade.

Changing demography in Northern Virginia

414,230 more people in the last decade

90% of that growth was from minorities and immigrants

Over one-third of the growth came from the Latino population

Two Strategic Issues Confronting Northern Virginia:

• College Access for First Generation College-Goers, Immigrants & Minorities

• Developing a Tech-Savvy Front-Line Workforce

SySTEMic Solutions Business Partners

SySTEMic Solutions School Division Partners

Regional STEM Pipeline Snapshot

Interest

Readiness

Access

Completion

Workforce

Elementary Schools

High Schools

NOVA

GMU, Shenandoah, Marymount, GW

Middle Schools

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SySTEMic Solutions

Industry Champion

Business Stakeholders

Business OrganizationSchool Systems

Higher Ed

Non-Profits

NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGEE D U C A T I O N A L F O U N D A T I O N, I N C.

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The STEM Pipeline in Operation Today

Elementary Schools• Explore

Science!• Robotics Camps

Middle Schools• Robotics &

Engineering Camps

• Engineering Challenge

High Schools• Dual

Enrollment• Pathway to

Baccalaureate• Industry Field

Trips• Career Days • Internships• Jason Programs

College• CSIIP

Internships• Teachers in

Industry• GMU ASSIP• Industry

Certificates• Pathway to

Baccalaureate• Robotics Club

Stimulate Student InterestEnhance Student Readiness

Create Equitable AccessSupport Student Completion

Develop Workforce

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Targeted Expansion 2012-2014: Loudoun, Fairfax, Arlington

School Cluster Focus

Industry Champion

5-7 Business Stakeholders

$25-50K for 3 years; reach out to other businesses; active program engagement

$15-25K for 3 years; active corporate & employee involvement

Geographic approach to schools, leverage current programs, align with local businesses

Navigating Change in Virginia