Strong Workforce Town Hall #StrongWorkforce

Develop recommendations that engender: Board of Governor Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation and a Strong Economy Scope Consider strategies and recommend policies and practices that would: Prepare students for high-value jobs that currently and will exist in California, Position California’s regions to attract high-value jobs from other states and around the globe, Create more jobs through workforce training that enables small business development, and Finance these initiatives by braiding state and federal resources. Develop recommendations that engender: flexibility, regional responsiveness, partnership with industry, and student portability

Task Force Process Regional College Conversations November, December, January & February Strong Workforce Town Hall Meetings February & March 2015 Task Force Meetings January – July 2015 Recommendation to the Board of Governors September 2015 4

The Goal Increase individual and regional economic competitiveness by providing California's workforce with relevant skills and quality credentials that match employer needs and fuel a strong economy.

Through 2020, there will be an 6.3 million job openings in California 30% of these, or 1.9 million, will require a post-secondary certificate or AA degree But based on current community college completion rates, we will produce just under 900,000 new workers by 2020 This leaves a gap of over 1 million jobs that Californians will not be prepared by 2020 Note: Projected college completion rates based on current Student Success Scorecard completion rates.

How Much Does it Cost to Raise a Family in CA? $60,771 ($29.22/hour) 2-parent with one working adult, 2-child Source: CA Budget Project $66,000 AA – Career Technical Education 5-years later Source: Salary Surfer, 112 CA Community Colleges $38,500 AA - General Ed 5-years later Source: Salary Surfer, 112 CA Community Colleges This is studen’ts reality NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Recent college grads finally have a reason to be optimistic. While they still face a tough job market, those lucky few who find jobs in their field can expect to earn a higher starting salary than their predecessors did. Salaries for class of 2012 college grads are up 3.4% over the pay of those who graduated a year earlier, according to a survey released Thursday. The survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers showed the average salary of new grads at $44,455. It was the best year-over-year rise in starting salary since the class of 2008. The typical salary ranges from $36,988 for humanities and social sciences graduates to $61,913 for those who emerged with an engineering degree. Computer science majors were a close second to their engineering classmates with an average salary of $59,221. The salary averages are only for those graduates who found jobs in their fields of study, not for those who have taken any job.

Issues What policies and strategies must be addressed for the California Community Colleges to help California generate 1M more? 12

Questions How do we deepen working relationships with employers/industry to close the skills gap? How do we provide sufficient funding for Career Technical Education (CTE) programs needed in state and regional labor markets? How do we provide employers and employees with more timely and relevant education and training? 13