Preparing an IT Workforce for the Future Bev Motich, NAVSISA Kelly Lewis, TechQuest Pennsylvania

Preparing an IT Workforce for the Future

Bev Motich, NAVSISAKelly Lewis, TechQuest Pennsylvania

June 16, 2008

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Session Outline

+ Panel Introductions+ Today’s Employment Landscape+ Recruiting Strategy+ NAVSUP Programs+ Technology Council Initiatives

- Workforce Training

- e-Learning

- TechQuest Internship Program

+ Testimonial

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Today’s Employment Landscape

+ Unemployment rate is still low+ Demand for employees is high+ Challenges facing employers

- Shrinking supply of talent

- “Brain drain”

- Retirement

+ Solutions- Student Career Experience Program

- Workforce Training

- e-Learning

- TechQuest Internship Program

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Recruiting Strategy

+ Establish Enterprise Approach- Maximize skills, experience, and culture of an integrated workforce- Recruit Locally…Place Globally - Create a “Recruiting Culture”…everyone is a recruiter

+ Workforce Planning…- Mission … “ Combat Capability Through Logistics”- Competency Alignment with the Mission- Gap Analysis

+ Implementing the Plan- Build enterprise-focused cadre of recruiters- Provide training and tools- Strategic Communications Plan…creating a brand and a message- Annual Recruiters Conference and monthly forums

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NAVSUP Student Career Experience Program

+ Starts as college student (GS-3 or 4)

+ Non-competitive conversion to permanent position upon graduation (GS- 5 or 7 target GS-11)

+ Excepted appointment- Very easy to recruit and hire (no

formal applications or certificate of candidates from HRSC)

+ Potentially high retention of locally hired college graduates

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SCEP Specifics

+ Recruit directly from local colleges & universities + Students must complete a minimum of 640 work hours

in program – part time, flexible schedules+ May convert to career-conditional appointment within

120 days after completion of degree requirements+ No obligation to convert (due to performance, funding,

ceiling, etc.)+ Infusing Navy with rich new source of talent+ Building skillsets for the post-ERP era

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SCEP Strengths

+ Introduce new skills and innovative approaches+ Accommodate varying ages, schedules, lifestyles

- Traditional students

- Continuing education

- Changing careers

+ Retention of trained young people

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SCEP Challenges

+ Security restrictions- NMCI workstation deployment/CAC cards

+ Difficult to provide meaningful internship on a part time basis

+ Loss of investment if intern leaves

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SCEP Lessons Learned

+ Gen X and Millennials want work/home balance- Flexible schedules very appealing

+ Bonding increases likelihood of staying- Develop YGL networking group, activities, SCEP Conference

+ Tuition reimbursement is a selling point- Benefit has been extended to undergraduates working 32 hours/week

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TechQuestPA Workforce Training Overview

+ Free to join+ Funded in part by grants from PA Dept

of Labor and Industry+ Over 250 partner organizations+ Collaborate with industry consortiums + Customized to meet member needs+ Training for all levels of workforce

- Entry-level to Executive IT strategy

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+ 2007 Success- 1850 training sessions

- Over $900,000 in training delivered

- Greater than a 2.5x leverage on Grant Funds

+ Goals for 2008- Over $1.2 million in training

- Continue increasing Sustainability

+ Close cooperation with training organizations

+ Increased use of e-Learning

TechQuestPA Workforce Training Results

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TechQuestPA e-Learning Overview

+ Found on TechQuestPA.com- Find free courses on-line

+ Curriculum-based training+ Complete learning

management system+ Built on leading edge

technology platform+ Superior cost efficiency

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+ Success in 2007- Over $5,000 of low cost, curriculum-based trainings

delivered

- Complete TechQuest Essentials curriculum

+ 12 months for $49

+ Industry partners received additional 30% off

+ Goals for 2008- $55,000 of cost effective e-Learning in 2008

- e-Learning system for Boys & Girls Club of PA

TechQuestPA e-Learning Results

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TechQuest Internship Program Overview

+ Full-service model- We attract and maintain 1,000+ students in our web-based

system

- Leverage student database to find best-qualified students

- Coordinate interviews between company and students

- All employer issues shifted to TechQuest.

+ Advantages- One-stop shop (entire process can be done on-line)

+ https://vms.peopleclick.com

- Broad venue to find and secure qualified candidates

+ Access to talent across the region, the state, and even across the entire country

+ Access to students with every type of career background

- No payroll burden (taxes, insurance, unemployment)

- Lowest cost in the Industry.

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TechQuest Internship Program Results+ Success

- 90 interns placed at 23 companies, paying students more than $400,000

+ 34 in 2008

+ 22 interns currently on assignment

- Improved transition rate from internship to full-time employment

+ Many interns are now working full-time with companies

- Assignments across the entire employment spectrum

+ Marketing to Electronics to IT to Engineering to Biotechnology

- Filling positions across the state

+ 2008 Goals- Pay students over $500,000 in 2008

- Double placements to date

- Get 25 more companies using the TechQuest Internship system

- Provide training, tools and outreach to our 1,000+ students on the bench

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TechQuest On-Line Demonstration

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Joining TechQuest PA

+ Contact Kelly Lewis+ President and CEO+ Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania+ Phone: 717-635-2114+ Email: [email protected]

Get Connected at: www.techquestpa.com

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.techquestpa.com/

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Connecting with NAVSISA

+ Bev Motich+ Director+ NAVSISA Administrative Support Division+ 717.605.2434+ [email protected]

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Open Panel Discussion

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Preparing an IT Workforce for the Future Bev Motich, NAVSISA Kelly Lewis, TechQuest Pennsylvania