Workforce Development Initiatives from Northwest Pennsylvania

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Building Tomorrow’s Workforce (Today)

Workforce Development Initiatives from Northwest Pennsylvania

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Northwest PA Veteran’s Initiative Aging workforce

Absent workforce

Need to attract new workers to the region

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Northwest PA Veteran’s Initiative January 2015

Visit from Commander Brent Embry, USN, Office of Reintegration of Joint Chiefs of Staff, US PentagonBetween 2015 and 2020, 1M veterans would be separating from military service

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Northwest PA Veteran’s Initiative Pennsylvania is #4 in Active/Veteran population in the country

What Veterans/Military bring to a position:DedicationTrainabilityLeadershipPerformance recordRespectAptitude Adaptability

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Northwest PA Veteran’s Initiative Funding

Northwest Commission Board of Directors committed the first $7,000.00 to the initiative

Applied for and received a $20,000.00 grant from the PA Veterans Trust Fund through the Pennsylvania Military and Veterans’ Affairs

Partnerships to market the program including the NW Pennsylvania Incubator Association

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Northwest PA Veteran’s Initiative Market and Attract to the Region

Outreach to bases surrounding NW PennsylvaniaOH, NY, MD

Job Postings through Recruit Military website

Added Candidate Database Search 10/2016

Job FairSummer of 2017

Northwest PA Veteran’s Initiative

Elected OfficialsInstitutes of Higher EducationEmployersVeteransVeteran Spouses

Economic Development AgenciesMunicipalitiesChambers of CommerceWorkforce Development PartnersVeteran Service Providers

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Northwest PA Veteran’s Initiative RecruitMilitary.org Online tool to connect separating military and their spouses to job opportunities

241,093 Active Jobs882,184 Job Seeker Accounts65 Million Job Views

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Northwest PA Veteran’s Initiative

Northwest Commission entered into a contract on October 1, 2015 allowing all employers within our eight county footprint to post jobs to the Recruit Military website

114 Companies requested information74 are actively posting jobs258 jobs postings to date16,280 views 48 applications

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Clarion County Career Center Colony Homes Program

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Colony Homes Program• Aging Workforce

• Young adults leaving the region

• College education isn’t the only answer

• Technical Education Stigma

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Colony Homes Program A cooperative agreement between the Clarion County Career Center (Career and Technical Center) and local Manufactured Home manufacturerParticipation requires commitment to the program by Juniors and Seniors93% attendance at the Career Center and Sending SchoolGood behavior in and outside the classroom and schoolBe open to the opportunity of full time employment directly following graduation

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Colony Homes ProgramColony Homes’ Asst. Production Manager and Lead Production Supervisor work collaboratively with the students and instructor to complete the build of a manufactured homeThrough instruction and practice, the students learn discipline, teamwork, and soft skill developmentThe build takes place in the second half of the school year. Instruction prior to includes construction concepts and site and infrastructure preparation The home is advertised and sold by bid processProceeds from the sale recapitalize the program and purchase materials for next year’s build

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Colony Homes ProgramSeniors are evaluated by the Colony Homes’ staff in the areas of attendance, trainability, willingness to take direction, and overall attitudeSeniors who meet expectations in these areas are interviewed by the Production Manager and General Manager who have not interacted with the students during the yearThe four Colony Homes staff meet and discuss the candidates Job opportunities are offered to the successful candidates at the Career Center Senior Recognition Banquet

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Colony Homes ProgramSchool year 12-13 8 SeniorsSchool year 13-14 7 SeniorsSchool Year 14-15 12 SeniorsSchool Year 15-16 17 Seniors

Additional Trained workforce for the five manufactured housing facilitates in Clarion County

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