1. University of West Florida Board of Trustees June 2, 2009

2. Florida’s Great Northwest What is Florida’s Great Northwest?  16 county regional economic development organization  Private, not-for-profit corporation

3. Florida’s Great Northwest Historical Perspective Target Industry Analysis Regional Validation Workforce Analysis Education Gap Analysis

4. Florida’s Great Northwest Northwest Florida Average Annual Wage $30,964 U.S. Average Annual Wage $38,916

5. Florida’s Great Northwest Northwest Florida’s Key Industries for Developing a Diversified and Sustainable Economy

6. Florida’s Great Northwest Regional Validation Involved over 2,000 Northwest Floridians Focus Groups Advisory Councils Community and Service Group Presentations Business Interviews (400+)

7. Florida’s Great Northwest Workforce Occupational Analysis Identified 150 occupations pertinent to target & support industries Researched –Wage structure –Current employment (2007) –Projected employment (2015) –Education, training & experience levels Narrowed search to 117 occupations

8. Florida’s Great Northwest Workforce Occupational Analysis Conclusions: 28 Occupations –14 Architecture, Engineering & Engineering Support –10 Computer & Mathematical –5 Installation, Maintenance & Repair –1 Other Support

9. Florida’s Great Northwest 8 14

10. Florida’s Great Northwest Workforce Occupational Analysis SOC Category Projected Annual Demand Architecture, Engineering & Engineering Support279 Computer & Mathematical655 Installation, Maintenance & Repair384 Other Support Occupations16 TOTAL1,334

11. Florida’s Great Northwest Educating the Workforce of Tomorrow Florida’s Great Northwest’s Post Secondary Scholarship Program

12. Florida’s Great Northwest Education Gap Analysis Engineering Occupations NorthwestFloridaRegionFloridaTotal DemandSupplyDifferenceDemandSupplyDifference Computer Engineers (Software Applications, Software Systems, Hardware) 668124-5548,1781,715-6,463 Aerospace Engineers1230-1233641,7521,388 Civil Engineers1902981083,3113,32110 Electrical Engineers140192521,9861,231-755 Industrial & Industrial Systems Engineers 12450-741,9861,231-755 Mechanical Engineers13651-859853,2782,293 Source: Educating the Workforce of Tomorrow, University of West Florida’s Haas Center for Business Research and Economic Development, 2009 All data reflect on 2009-2013 projections (5 year projections).

13. Florida’s Great Northwest Education Gap Analysis Engineering Technician Occupations NorthwestFloridaRegionFloridaTotal DemandSupplyDifferenceDemandSupplyDifference Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technicians 210-2110154-47 Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technicians 10336-671,149378-771 Industrial Engineering Technicians 451-444189-409 Source: Educating the Workforce of Tomorrow, University of West Florida’s Haas Center for Business Research and Economic Development, 2009 All data reflect on 2009-2013 projections (5 year projections).

14. Florida’s Great Northwest Education Gap Analysis Computer Related Occupations NorthwestFloridaRegionFloridaTotal DemandSupplyDifferenceDemandSupplyDifference Bachelor’s Level1,6532,55590218,9539,981-8,972 Associate’s Level54550-4957,311702-6,609 Source: Educating the Workforce of Tomorrow, University of West Florida’s Haas Center for Business Research and Economic Development, 2009 All data reflect on 2009-2013 projections (5 year projections).

15. Florida’s Great Northwest Northwest Florida Computing & Engineering Training Scholarship Program $1 million –$150,000 per program, $300,000 per institution, $1 million per consortium 4 eligible degree areas Bachelors Degree & Higher –Computer Engineering Computer Software engineer, Applications Computer Software Engineer, Systems Software Computer Hardware Engineer –Industrial & Industrial Systems Engineering Associate’s Degree –Computer Specialists –Engineering Technicians

16. Florida’s Great Northwest