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Connecting Youth to Water Industry Jobs in the Bay Area March 27, 2018 | Workforce Accelerator Fund Webinar
Our Agenda Today 1. Who are we? About BAYWORK and JVS 2. Water and Wastewater Career Pathways 3. Learning from best practices 4. Moving from research to implementation 5. Questions
• • • Who Are We? Lisa Beem, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Baywork Lisa Countryman, Jewish Vocational Service Elizabeth Toups, Jewish Vocational Service
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• • About JVS Jewish Vocational Service helps people build in-demand skills, make connections and find jobs to transform their lives. For over four decades and through five recessions, JVS has fought poverty by helping over • 80,000 people find work.
JVS Program Lifecycle Refine/ Replicate/ Reassess/ R&D Pilot Stabilize Scale Refresh • • • • • Explore program Test a concept, Modify and Expand program Review and refresh concept and model strengthen the impact by mature programs; stakeholder needs model replicating with align w/ current more partners strategy
Focusing in…Moving from research to implementation 1. Begin with a clearly defined research question 2. Begin with aligned goals among partners 3. Take research all the way through to Pilot R&D defining an action plan – address not just the ‘WHAT’ but the ‘HOW’ and the ‘WHO’ 4. Deliverable: a robust, digestible presentation of our research process and findings
Baywork/JVS Partnership Water and Wastewater Career Pathways Connecting People to Water Industry Jobs in the Bay Area
• • • Challenges & Opportunities Water and wastewater agencies are facing a workforce gap in mission-critical skilled trades Locally, across 6 counties, more than 800 staff will be hired in the next 3-5 years This constitutes a rare job training opportunity that could help struggling job seekers access family- sustaining employment
• • • Key Findings After a close analysis of 9 mission-critical occupations, 3 rose to the top as high need, high volume and challenging to hire for: Electrician/Electrician technician Mechanic/Machinist Electronic Maintenance Tech/Instrument Tech These roles cut across multiple sectors, adding to hiring competition, and maximizing the potential impact of career pathways programs.
Key Recommendations 1. Increase awareness of industry and trades 2. Increase classroom training capacity 3. Increase entry level job opportunities for mission-critical positions 4. Increase readiness of youth and other job seekers for trades 5. Address financial barriers to training leading to the trades
• • • • • Learning From Best Practices Teacher Externships Internships, Pre-Apprenticeships Community College/Industry Partnerships Apprenticeships as a Gold Standard Regional Workforce Solutions for Regional Challenges
• • • • • • Moving from Research to Implementation History of Strong and Deep Partnerships Organizational Awareness Willingness to Partner Across Industry and Sectors Responsive Readiness of Partners A Workplan that Includes a Broad Framework for Action Leveraging Diverse Funding Streams
• • • Questions and Resources Questions? Contact Information - Lisa Beem - LBeem@sfwater.org - Lisa Countryman - Lcountryman@jvs.org - Elizabeth Toups – etoups@jvs.org Resources BAYWORK.org • JVS.org • Water and Wastewater Career Pathways Report – BAYWORK.org •
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