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eta The Vision Creating a Demand-DrivenCreating a Demand-Driven System to Ensure System to Ensure No Worker is Left Behind No Worker is Left Behind

eta The Business Relations Group ETA has created the Business Relations Group as a catalyst within the public workforce system to promote and enhance our focus on being demand driven.ETA has created the Business Relations Group as a catalyst within the public workforce system to promote and enhance our focus on being demand driven.

eta The Power of e 3 EmploymentEmployment EducationEducation Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development

eta The Business Relations Group Work collaboratively with our partners to build the capacity of the public workforce system to be demand driven and responsiveWork collaboratively with our partners to build the capacity of the public workforce system to be demand driven and responsive Educate the business community about the value of the public workforce system and support improved access to servicesEducate the business community about the value of the public workforce system and support improved access to services

eta The Business Relations Group Work with our workforce partners, community colleges & training providers, and business & industry to promote understanding of high growth and emerging industries and support innovative strategies to address their workforce challengesWork with our workforce partners, community colleges & training providers, and business & industry to promote understanding of high growth and emerging industries and support innovative strategies to address their workforce challenges

eta The Business Relations Group MAJOR INITIATIVES Partnerships for JobsPartnerships for Jobs President’s High Growth Job Training InitiativePresident’s High Growth Job Training Initiative

eta ETA BRG Liaisons Organizing for Success State Business CoordinatorsState Business Coordinators Regional Business LiaisonsRegional Business Liaisons ETA National Office LiaisonsETA National Office Liaisons

eta Partnerships for Jobs Brokering the connection of large, national-in-scope businesses to public workforce system Brokering the connection of large, national-in-scope businesses to public workforce system

eta Sixteen Current and Continuing National Business Partners Partnerships for JOBS Serving America’s workers by effectively meeting the needs of business.

eta Benefits of Partnership Find the right workers, with the right skills, at the right time! Access to qualified workers Reduction of recruiting costs Increased Retention Improved Diversity Good Corporate Citizenship Support during downsizing/rightsizing

eta Partnerships for Jobs Partnership Strategies –National roll-out events –Targeted regional/local markets –Web site: –Educating HR staff on workforce system –Local models for replication –Development of tools for information sharing –The list is growing

eta High-Growth Job Training Initiative (HGJTI) Building America’s skilled workforce to provide workers with paths to career enhancing opportunities in high-growth occupationsBuilding America’s skilled workforce to provide workers with paths to career enhancing opportunities in high-growth occupations

eta High-Growth Definition “High-Growth” is defined as industries that have… –High-growth in new jobs; –High rate of change in workforce skill needs; and –New and emerging careers

eta HGJTI Targeted Industries Automotive ServicesAutomotive Services BiotechnologyBiotechnology GeospatialGeospatial ConstructionConstruction Health ServicesHealth Services Information TechnologyInformation Technology High-Tech ManufacturingHigh-Tech Manufacturing Retail TradeRetail Trade TransportationTransportation

eta HGJTI Outcomes Targeted investment of workforce development resources and support for private and public sector partnerships to ensure the development of workers skills in demand occupations based on industry need.Targeted investment of workforce development resources and support for private and public sector partnerships to ensure the development of workers skills in demand occupations based on industry need. Increased integration of community and technical college efforts with business and the public workforce system to meet the skills training needs of high- growth industriesIncreased integration of community and technical college efforts with business and the public workforce system to meet the skills training needs of high- growth industries

eta HGJTI Outcomes Increased opportunities for employers to use registered apprenticeship training as a skills development methodology, combining on-the-job training and academics, to ensure a pipeline of skilled workersIncreased opportunities for employers to use registered apprenticeship training as a skills development methodology, combining on-the-job training and academics, to ensure a pipeline of skilled workers Providing workers with paths to career enhancing opportunities in high growth occupations.Providing workers with paths to career enhancing opportunities in high growth occupations.

eta HGJTI Cycle / Process

eta Working with Business & Industry Research & identify workforce challengesResearch & identify workforce challenges Build partnerships to develop and implement innovative strategies to address challengesBuild partnerships to develop and implement innovative strategies to address challenges Build knowledge and capacity of the workforce system to be responsiveBuild knowledge and capacity of the workforce system to be responsive

eta Other BRG Activities Capacity BuildingCapacity Building Rapid ResponseRapid Response

eta How To Find Us Gay Gilbert, Director Business Relations Group U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (202)