Projections Managing Partnership/Projections Consortium May 24, 2012 Projections Managing Partnership Update Alexandra Hall, Chair Projections Managing Partnership

Projections Managing Partnership/Projections Consortium May 24, 2012 Nationwide Projections Program: A State/Federal Partnership  Why State and Local Projections  State/Federal Partnership  Projections Managing Partnership and the Projections Consortium  LMI Improvement Grant Accomplishments  PMP Support Activities  Future Initiatives

Projections Managing Partnership/Projections Consortium May 24, 2012 Why State and Local Projections Billions of dollars invested in training and retraining every year. Provides a guide to: o Educators for training curriculum development. o Individuals for planning their future career. o Workforce System for investing limited training dollars with those who need training and retraining.

Projections Managing Partnership/Projections Consortium May 24, 2012 Why State and Local Projections The Bottom Line: Information on occupations that are growing and those with the greatest number of job openings is among the most frequently requested and frequently used.

Projections Managing Partnership/Projections Consortium May 24, 2012 State/Federal Partnership Most data and estimates produced within LMI offices are done so through cooperative agreement with the BLS.

Projections Managing Partnership/Projections Consortium May 24, 2012 State/Federal Partnership The Projections program is unique among the LMI estimation programs in that it is run via a partnership between the States, the Employment and Training Administration and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not under the governance of the BLS Cooperative Agreement.

Projections Managing Partnership/Projections Consortium May 24, 2012 Projections Managing Partnership: o Includes LMI Directors, Technical Leads, ETA, BLS. o Guidance and oversight of investment of the limited funds available to support the nationwide projections infrastructure. Projections Managing Partnership and Projections Consortium

Projections Managing Partnership/Projections Consortium May 24, 2012 Projections Consortium: o Membership is open to all state LMI offices/analysts. With the exception of a few contracts, much support of the projections infrastructure is “in-kind.” Projections Managing Partnership and Projections Consortium

Projections Managing Partnership/Projections Consortium May 24, 2012 Labor Market Information Improvement Grant – Projections Infrastructure Modernization The Projections Consortium completed work last fall on an LMI Improvement Grant awarded by the Employment and Training Administration. Projections Managing Partnership and Projections Consortium

Projections Managing Partnership/Projections Consortium May 24, 2012 Projections Infrastructure Modernization: o Reprogrammed existing Projections Suite modules in.net from outdated FireFox (a.k.a. FoxPro). o Incorporated previously planned modules. o Captured SME knowledge and provide 24/7/365 access through e-learning. o Incorporated Projections training delivery into LMI Institute mission for sustainability. Projections Managing Partnership and Projections Consortium

Projections Managing Partnership/Projections Consortium May 24, 2012 Requirements: Produce (Qtrly) and (annual) Projections, Statewide. Produce Projections, Sub-State. PMP/PC Support: o State of the art software tools. o Self-guided e-learning training modules. o Launched series of webinars to build on analyst development from e-learning modules. ETA PY11 Workforce Information Core Products and Services Grant

Projections Managing Partnership/Projections Consortium May 24, 2012 Requirements: Produce Projections, Statewide and Sub-State. Produce Projections, Sub-State. PMP/PC Support: o State of the art software tools. o Self-guided e-learning training modules. o Webinars to build on analyst development from e- learning modules. ETA PY12 Workforce Information Core Products and Services Grant

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Projections Managing Partnership/Projections Consortium May 24, 2012 Future Initiatives: o Making Short-Term Projections relevant. o Improving PMP governance structure and financing/contracting issues. o Outreach and Networking. o Leadership Development. Projections Managing Partnership and Projections Consortium