NAWB Panel - Employer Services in Times of Economic Change NAWB Forum, Washington DC March 26, 2019

Typical State Business Services Organization… “Push” Programs on Business Hartford Job Corps Community Colleges Colleges, Universities Workforce Development Boards Chambers of Commerce Council of Governments Community –Based Organizations Department of Rehabilitation Services City economic development organizations Department of Labor Bureau of Rehabilitation Services Department of Economic & Community Development 2

Labor Market Information - Which Source Should We Use? Department of Labor, Office of Research Connecticut Economic Resource Center Bureau of Economic Analysis Bureau of Labor Statistics Census Connecticut Economic Resource Center State Labor Market Information Office UCONN Center for Economic Analysis CTHires University of Connecticut Bureau of Labor Statistics A myriad of labor market information – from a variety of sources - is used by Connecticut’s outreach teams to assist businesses. 3

Business New Way of Outreach - Business “Pulls” Services Needed Community College Business Department of Labor Workforce Development Board Department of Economic & Community Development “integrated”, “team response”, “partnership” – no individual agendas Education and training institutions align curriculum, programs 6

Connecticut’s Business Services Structure Inter-Agency Steering Committee Adult Education, Departments of Economic and Community Development, Labor, and Rehabilitation Services, CONNSTEP, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, and the state’s five Workforce Development Boards Management Information Systems Subcommittee Professional Development Subcommittee Marketing Subcommittee Inter-Agency Regional Business Services Teams Eastern Regional Business Services South Central Regional Business Services North Central Regional Business Services Southwest Regional Business Services Northwest Regional Business Services Coordinated, real-time sharing of information and results 5

Connecticut Cohort Team Action

The Connecticut Team Team Member Organization Lindy Lee Gold Department of Economic & Community Development Linda Guzzo Capital Community College Bridget Kemmling Department of Labor Linda Ladas Karen Quesnel Linda Riquier Quinebaug Valley Community College Mark Stankiewicz Tracy Tremblay Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut 7