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Workforce Development in Detroit: Connecting youth

E lsie Harper- A nderson, Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning Program University of Michigan. Workforce Development in Detroit: Connecting youth. Today’s production processes heavily dependent on human capital Firms are more mobile; can move to more attractive labor markets

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Workforce Development in Detroit: Connecting youth

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  1. Elsie Harper-Anderson, Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning Program University of Michigan Workforce Development in Detroit: Connecting youth

  2. Today’s production processes heavily dependent on human capital Firms are more mobile; can move to more attractive labor markets Demographic trends effect labor supply Knowledge and technology based economy The Importance of Workforce Development:

  3. Equilibrium between supply and demand of labor Leakage of jobs created by ED due to lack of commitment to place Failure of labor market to reach certain populations Workforce increased importance to regional competitiveness Need to Connect Workforce development to Economic development:

  4. Less educated workers who entered the workforce during good economic times now laid off and looking i.e. workforce offices face more clients than ever Jobs being created in key industries are increasingly knowledge-intensive…mismatch for skills of laid off workers Increase of BA in the workforce, competition for the jobs that do exist hence more challenging for less educated former high earners. High earnings tradition makes it difficult to convince laid off blue collar workers that low paying service jobs were the only thing available for them without further training Challenges for the Michigan Workforce System:

  5. Detroit Area Workforce Programs

  6. Percent Change in WIA Funding and People Served: Michigan

  7. SOUTHEAST Michigan W.i.r.e.d Region

  8. Detroit Area Youth Programs: Requirements

  9. Percentage of programs serving age groups

  10. Education Health & Food Social Services Child & Family Services Mental Health & Probation • Public Schools • ESEA, Title I • School Lunch & Breakfast • Head Start • IDEA • After-School Programs • Textbook Funding • Tests & Achievement • Teacher Issues • GED • Medi-Cal – EPSDT • Healthy Families Parent Expansion • Child Health & Disability Program • Expanded Access Primary Care • Trauma Case Funding • Co-payments for ER Services • Child Lead Poisoning Prevention Program • HIV/AIDS Prevention & Education • Breast Cancer Screening • Food Stamps • WIC • TANF • GAIN, CAL Learn, Cal WORKS, etc. • Child Care – CCDBG, SSBG, Cal WORKS Child Care, etc. • After-School Programs – 21st Century Learning Centers, etc. • Promoting Safe & Stable Families • Child Abuse & Neglect Programs • Foster Care – Transition, Independent Living, Housing, etc. • Adoption Assistance, Adoption Opportunities • School-Based MH Services for Medi-Cal Kids • Probation Officers in Schools • Cardenas-Schiff Legislation • Health Care Through Probation • Mental Health Evaluations • Juvenile Halls Boyfriend in trouble Mom Dad 9 year old 5 year old Baby 1 1/2 Mom’s sister Business as Usual Does Not Work Well for Kids & Families Children’s Services in LA CountySource: Margaret Dunkle, IEL

  11. YMP is a process and product that allows municipal leaders to: • Take stock of all the ways they serve youth • Assess where attention should be focused • Pursues a strategy for addressing the high needs • Create opportunities for the community and the city to establish infrastructure for assessing and addressing needs of youth Youth Master Planning: Credit: Leon T. Andrews ; Presentation at Univ. of Michigan 12/18/07

  12. “…connects individuals and cultivates minds by creating the opportunity to produce, express, and contribute using technology.” Source: http://www.pluggedin.org/about/ Plugged-In

  13. A youth-operated Web and video production business. Clients include Hewlett-Packard Company and One East Palo Alto Provides: Technical Skills Employment Experience Community Involvement PLUGGED-In Model: Young Producers Program

  14. Ties youth into the overall system of economic development Increase skill level of local labor force Tap into creativity of youth as an engine of economic growth Benefits:

  15. THANK YOU! eharpera@umich.edu

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