1. Texas Workforce Commission Resources that Help

2. You have Several Populations We think we can help serve

3. Who Can We assist?  CTE Faculty & Staff, Career Readiness Educators, or any other secondary faculty seeking LMI content experts.  Conference Coordinators seeking presenters.  In-Service Coordinators seeking facilitators.  Professional Development Coordinators seeking partners for PD opportunities or development.  Career education students seeking workforce guidance.

4. We have Many Ways in which We Can Help Each of those populations

5. How We can Help?  Resource Showcase and/or Tutorials  In-person demo or virtual tutorials  Data Application  Understand it and use it for your own benefit or need  Labor Market Realities  What Employers Want (or How to Train Secondary Students for the Workforce)  Finding Workforce Partners  Identifying Local Growing Industries or Employers

6. But wait… There’s more:  Build bridges with local employers for stronger CTE programs  Career Fair visits with selfie booth  Identify how ESCs and WDAs overlap

7. Our Partnerships can Benefit Everyone

8. How Can a Visit from Us Help Your ISD?  Train your faculty to trickle down knowledge to your students  Build CTE programs that connect employers to skilled labor and students to internships or OTJ training  Enrich your local workforce  Strengthen your communities  Support your local economy  Prepare students for realistic transition into the workforce so they thrive

9. Here are Just Some of the Resources We Think You will Like

10. Tracer2 and HWOL  Tracer2 can give you regional overviews  HWOL identifies your most in-demand occupations www.lmci.state.tx.us  Don’t forget our most tried-and-true resources  TexasCARES  Reality Check  And Here are a Couple Other Great Ones  AutoCoder  TWC Webinar page

11. You Can Help Us Too! Here’s How

12. Help-Me-Help-You!  Feedback on existing tools  Tell us what you want and/or need  Invite us to participate/partner  Show us your best practices  Use our tools  Spread the word

13. We may be Different Kinds of Partners But We All have the Same Goals in Mind

14. What are our End Goals?  Empower students  Reconnect education + workforce  Use this connection for the benefit of many  Students  Educators, Counselors, Staff & Administrators  Employers & Workforce  Community, regions, and overall state economies

15. Want to Partner with Us? Give Us a Call or Send Us an Email!

16. www.lmci.state.tx.us  Lori Knight 512.463.4879 lorena.knight@twc.state.tx.us  Michelle Flatt 512.936.3143 michelle.flatt@twc.state.tx.us careerinformation@twc.state.tx.us

17. Thank You! What Questions Do You Have?