Alabama’s New Mantra: Recruit, Retain, Renew

1. Alabama’s New Mantra: Recruit, Retain, Renew League of Innovations Presentation March 7, 2012 Amy C. Brabham Vice Chancellor of Career & Technical Education and Workforce Development

2. Description of Alabama • Statewide Population – 4.7 million • 67 counties • Federal and state workforce emphasize – WIA and state funds • Unemployment rate – 8.1% statewide, down from 9.9% statewide one year ago • No statewide economic development plan • Statewide focus on skills training through the Alabama Community College System

3. Alabama Community College System Background • Mission: academic and career and technical education; adult education, and workforce development and training services • 27 institutions including 21 community colleges, 4 technical colleges, an upper-level institution, a military institute, and 3 workforce training entities. • 86 instructional sites across Alabama • Average student age – 27 • 2010-11 enrollment – 147,968 credit students; 106,040 in customized workforce services • Governed by the Alabama State Board of Education (secondary and postsecondary)

4. Needs • Statewide focus for economic development driven by local developers • Concentration of industry recruitment and workforce training match to industry skills being recruited • Developing existing industries for expansion and growth • Ensuring incumbent workers skills training needs are primary to renewal and business growth • Coordinated approach for skill development

5. What is Alabama doing to take care of these needs?

6. Step One Statewide focus for economic development driven by local developers.

8. Economic Development Drivers Accelerate Alabama isa well balanced, comprehensive, aggressive and progressive economic development program for the state over the next three years focused on:

9. RECRUITMENT • Programs that focus on the attraction of new business and industry.

11. Recruitment AIDT New and expanding business connection. Alabama’s workforce incentive.

12. Step Two Concentration of industry recruitment and workforce training match to industry skills being recruited.

13. RETENTION • Programs that focus on the retention and expansion of existing business and industry.

14. Retention ATN TEBI GOWD Alabama’s Community Colleges

15. Alabama Technology Network (ATN) The Alabama Technology Network of the Alabama Community College System links two-year colleges, the University of Alabama System, Auburn University and the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama to solve the needs of industry. Each ATN regional center tailors its services to meet local needs, providing innovative and cost-effective solutions to enable Alabama's existing industry to be globally competitive. The network is Alabama's affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which provides hands-on assistance and training to smaller manufacturers.

16. Training for Existing Business and Industry (TEBI) Each two-year institution in the Alabama Community College System has a training for existing business and industry program that offers customized training and educational services to employers in their respective areas of service.

17. Governor’s Office of Workforce Development (GOWD) Workforce Development Councils of Alabama GOWD coordinates workforce development functions of several state agencies so that resources are focused on the priority needs of the state. GOWD manages state-funded grants for projects that address regional workforce and economic development needs identified by industry-led councils. This office is responsible for the Ready-to-Work Program, Career Ready Alabama Program, services for dislocated workers, special focus federal training grants, and workforce training programs and services in Alabama's two-year college system.

18. Alabama’s Community College System • 150 Career & Technical Programs • 31 Health Programs • Academic transfer (STARS agreement) • Dual enrollment/ Statewide Articulation

20. Alabama Workforce Training System An umbrella approach to a comprehensive Workforce Development system.

24. Workforce Development Councils of Alabama

25. Alabama Workforce Training Resources Website http://alabamaworkforcetraining.accs.cc/WorkforceTraining.aspx

31. Step Three Developing existing industries for expansion and growth through a coordinated approach for skill development.

32. Renewal ATN Alabama’s Community Colleges Four Year College Partners

35. Future Plans AWTS website for single source of information 800 number for questions and focus on small businesses Single point of contact for you as economic developers Staff with comprehensive knowledge of services within the AWTS Comprehensive flyers to describe local workforce resources/programs

36. Recruit, retain, renew drives economic and workforce priorities for Alabama’s future!

37. Questions?

38. Thank You! Amy C. Brabham, Ed.D. Vice Chancellor of Career & Technical Education and Workforce Development Alabama Community College System/Department of Postsecondary Education amy.brabham@dpe.edu 334-293-4708