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GOVERNANCE MEETING >> THIS OPEN MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS AUTHORIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS
[2. Citizens Desiring to Address the Board]
GOVERNMENT CODE, 551.001 THROUGH 551.146.VERIFICATION OF NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR. PER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.1282, THIS MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST OVER THE INTERNET IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, 551.128.
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[1. Certification of Notice Posted for the Meeting]
WE CAN BEEN THE PRESENTATIONS. >> CHANCELLOR MAY: I CERTIFY
[A. Labor Market Intelligence Center Update - Capability and Usage Presenters: Mark Hays, Ben Magill, Justin Lonon]
NOTICE WAS POSTED PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE.>> BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, THE WORKFORCE COMMITTEE.
AND WE WILL BE QUICK WITH THIS. MARKETTUAL A CONCEPT THAT [INDISCERNIBLE] UPDATE WHERE THE WORK AND INITIATIVE THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
WE DEVELOPED THIS CONCEPT SO WE COULD BE MORE INFORMED ABOUT OUR DECISION MAKING RELATED TO THE PROGRAMS AND HOW THOSE ALIGN WITH PROGRAM EMAND SO WE CAN BE AS RESPONSIVE AS POSSIBLE TO WHAT THE NEEDS ARE IN THE WITHIN THE INDUSTRY.
I'LL BE FAIRLY BRIEF AND LET MARK AND BEN GET INTO THE MEAT AND DETAILS OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
>> THANK YOU, JUSTIN. PLEASURE TO BE HERE TRUSTEES.
AS JUSTIN SAID, HAD THIS IDEA SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
AND BASICALLY THE LMIC, THE FIRST LINE WAS TO HELP OUR COLLEGES, HELP MAKE DECISIONS AS FAR AS PROGRAMS AND TO RAMP UP WHICH PROGRAMS TO MAYBE DO AWAY WITH.
IT'S BLOSSOMED INTO SOMETHING MUCH MORE.
IT'S STARTING O BE SEEN AS THE GO-TO ENTITY AROUND THE REGION FOR LABOR MARKET INFORMATION FOR COLLEGES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS, SIDE SELECTORS. WE HAD THREE MEETINGS WITH SITE SELECTORS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS THAT HAVE LOOKED AT THIS DATA.
AND WE PROVIDED TO THEM ND HAD FURTHER QUESTIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT TO LOCATE BUSINESSES IN THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA OR EXPAND EXISTING OPERATIONS. IT'S GROWN INTO SOMETHING A LOT BIGGER THAN WHAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED.
AND THAT'S GOOD. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PROUD OF. AND BEN AND HIS GROUP HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. BEN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOUR TEAM. THESE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE. THEY DO WONDERFUL WORK AND CAN TELL A GREAT STORY USING DATA AND OTHER INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE ONLY CREDIT I'LL TAKE IS FOR HIRING THESE PEOPLE. WHERE ARE THEY? THERE THEY ARE. TONNA COULD NOT BE HERE.
SHE'S AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY. A TRAINING PROGRAM AT HARVARD.
SHE'S A RESEARCH ANALYST. CAMILLE [INDISCERNIBLE].
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: CAN SHE COME TO WHERE WE CAN HEAR.
IF THEY CAN SIT BEHIND YOU. SHE [INDISCERNIBLE] AND THEN WE HAVE TWO PART-TIME GIS TECHNICIANS, KENNA AND BEN CARPENTER, A CLASS AT BROOKHAVEN.
[INDISCERNIBLE] GIS. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: WHERE DID
YOUR OTHER STAFF GO? >> DANIELA WENT TO THE
[INDISCERNIBLE] >> WE'LL TAG TEAM THIS.
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I WANTED TO SHOW QUESTIONS. THESE ARE A FEW OF THE QUESTIONS WE GET. WE ALL WILD AND VARIED QUESTIONS. BEN CAN ADDRESS THAT.THIS IS N EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE DO GET.
AND THEN VERY ALSO SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FROM COMPANIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, SCIENCE SELECTORS. PEOPLE THAT WANT SPECIFIC INFORMATION CONCERNING SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES OR OCCUPATIONS.
>> THE TOOLS WE HAVE ALLOWED US AS MARK MENTIONED GO BEYOND ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND INFORMING STRATEGIC DECISIONS TO OFFER THOSE TOOLS TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
THERE REGION WHO WE HAVE SHARED OBJECTIVES OR GOALS IN TERMS OF INCREASING ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN THE REGION. A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IS HELPING FOLKS INSIDE THE ORGANIZATION ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENTS, ET CETERA, UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
WHAT INDUSTRIES ARE GROWING OR DECLINING, WHAT OCCUPATIONS ARE IN DEMAND OR DECREASING IN DEMAND.
IN TERMS OF INFORMING STUDENTS ABOUT GOOD OPPORTUNITIES, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE LAUNCHED THE LIVING WAGE WEBSITE.
THE MARKETING TEAM MARKETING DEPARTMENT DID A FANTASTIC JOB PUTTING VIDEOS TOGETHER. SOCIAL MEDIA ORIENTED VIDEOS TO HELP STUDENTS FIND THE WEBSITE. WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY FANTASTIC IN TERMS OF EDUCATING STUDENTS ABOUT OCCUPATIONS THAT PAY A
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: POSITIVE COMMENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY ON
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: HOW MANY PER DAY, PER WEEK, PER MONTH?
>> I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
>> IT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT SORT OF WAGE THEY MAY NEED TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.
AND THEN ALIGNED WITH AVAILABLE PROGRAMS WE HAVE.
AND THEN AVAILABLE JOBS IN THE MARKETPLACE.
IT SHOWS THEM A WHOLE -- >> CHANCELLOR MAY: THESE ARE
REAL JOBS THEY ARE AVAILABLE. >> D. ZIMMERMANN:
YOU CAN'T [INDISCERNIBLE] >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT, TRUSTEE ZIMMERMANN. ALSO EMPLOYERS, INDIVIDUALS WHO HIRE STUDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, IT WILL SHOW A SINGLE ADULT WITH A CHILD, A LIVING WAGE IN DALLAS IS 24 BUCKS AN HOUR. THIS IS WHY YOU SEE PEOPLE WORK TWO OR THREE JOBS. IT'S A MESSAGE TO EMPLOYERS TO UP THE PAY IN THE WAGE CATEGORY. FOR A SINGLE PARENT WITH ONE
CHILD IN DALLAS COUNTY. >> THAT'S A PERFECT TRANSITION INTO THE NEXT SLIDE. WE DID AN INVENTORY OF ALL PROGRAMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WITH TWO FILTERS MOSTLY IN MIND, WHICH IS ARE THE OCCUPATIONS THESE PROGRAMS TRACK, ARE THEY GROWING OR IN DEMAND? DO THEY TYPICALLY PAY A LIVING WAGE? THE GOOD NEWS IS MOST OF OUR PROGRAMS CHECK BOTH OF THOSE. WHEN THEY DON'T, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE UTOMATICALLY DO AWAY WITH THEM.
IT MEANS IT DEMANDS FURTHER RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, LIKE MARK WAS SAYING. IT MAY MEAN THE OCCUPATIONS ARE GROWING, THERE JOBS ARE GROWING. BUT THEY ARE NOT PAYING A LIVING WAGE. WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
WITH EMPLOYERS ABOUT THAT. >> YOU HEARD A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT EARLIER TODAY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD.
IT'S THE CASE WHERE EVEN AT MINIMUM WAGE, MANY TIMES IT'S MORE THAN PARENTS CAN AFFORD. IT'S JUST A FRANKLY, A POLICY PROBLEM AS MUCH AS AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM.
>> ONE OF THE TOUGH CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE SOMETIMES IS A LOT OF WORK WE DO IS EVALUATING NEW PROGRAM IDEAS.
SO THERE ARE NEW PROGRAMS. VERY GOOD, TALENTED, DEDICATED FACULTY WITH GREAT IDEAS ABOUT NEW PROGRAMS. AND WE LOOK AT THE DATA. WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS TO DECIDE NOT IS THIS A GOOD IDEA BUT IS THIS A TOP PRIORITY WHEN WE CONSIDER THE AVAILABLE JOBS OUT THERE.
THE JOBS OUT THERE THAT PAY A LIVING WAGE.
SOMETIMES THE ANSWER IS NO, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DATA.
AND AGAIN, THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S A BAD IDEA.
IT MEANS IT MAY NEED TO BE PAIRED, YOU KNOW, WITH SOME KIND OF SPECIFIC TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY TO A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FOR EXAMPLE. IT ALLOWS US TO DIG IN.
>> THIS SHOWS THE FASTEST WAY TO BE A PARKING LOT ATTENDANT IS TO
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MAJOR IN SCIENCE. THE [INDISCERNIBLE] PARKING LOT AS THE ZOOS. THAT'S WHERE A BIG PART OF THEMARE EMPLOYED. >> THIS WAS -- THIS S A COLLABORATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.
AND ALLOWS US TO SHOWCASE SOME OF THE GIS TALENT.
THIS IS [INDISCERNIBLE] TO SHOW OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.
THE POPULATION OF STUDENTS, THE ECONOMIC, POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THOSE AREAS. YOU CAN SEE EACH DOT REPRESENTS 40 DCCCD
STUDENTS WITHIN THAT DISTRICT. >> ANY VOTES ON THAT SLIDE?
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] WORKING ON A GREAT ONE PAGERS THAT ARE DETAILED BY EACH HOUSING AND DISTRICT.
THAT GIVE A WEALTH OF INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP POLICYMAKERS AND [INDISCERNIBLE] STUDENTS [INDISCERNIBLE].
>> IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO HAVE IT BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
>> CHILDCARE HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT EARLIER AS A BARRIER TO SUCCESS FOR OUR STUDENTS. WHEN WE LOOK AT REMOVING THE TRANSPORTATION BARRIER, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR GIS CAPABILITIES ALLOW US TO LOOK AT STUDENTS ENROLLED N A HEALTH CARE PROGRAM AT RICHLAND, YOU CAN SEE FAIRLY POPULATED AROUND THE RICHLAND AREA. WHEN YOU LOOK AT HEALTHCARE ENROLLMENTS AT EL CENTRO FOR EXAMPLE, IT SHOWS PEOPLE LIVING ALL OVER THE COUNTY. IT GIVES US AN IDEA OF TRANSPORTATION PATTERNS [INDISCERNIBLE] MASTER PLAN AND CONSIDERING WHERE COULD WE OFFER CERTAIN PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO REMOVE THAT TRANSPORTATION. SO THERE ARE SOME OF THE
STRATEGIC INSIGHTS. >> D. ZIMMERMANN: WITH EASTFIELD BEING IN THE MESQUITE DOESN'T HAVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PERIOD. SO AT THAT POINT, IT KIND OF -- WELL, WE WERE ABLE TO GET PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO EASTFIELD.
>> D. ZIMMERMANN: VERY LIMITED. >> SPEAKING OF BARRIERS, BRIEFLY WE PROBABLY A YEAR OR SO AGO, IMPACTED BY SOME OF THE WORK THAT CAME OUT OF THE COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION, SOCIOECONOMIC BARRIERS FACING DALLAS COUNTY. WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE FOR STUDENTS. WE DID A GIS-BASIS STUDY TO UNDERSTAND IF I'M A STUDENT ON OUR CAMPUS, WHAT IS MY WALKABLE ACCESS TO ANY OF THESE KIND OF BASIC SERVICES.
WE CAN GO INTO THIS LATER. THIS DID INFORM A LOT OF THE CONVERSATIONS OF THE MASTER PLAN AND BOND.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EL CENTRO, WHICH IS A DENSE URBAN ENVIRONMENT, WE HAVE CHALLENGES IN TERMS OF HELPING STUDENTS ACCESS BASIC SERVICES. WE LOOK AT A LOT OF LABOR MARKET INFORMATION. WE LOOK AT DATA DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THANKS TO FUNDING FROM THE CAPITAL [INDISCERNIBLE] WE GET TO EVALUATE A LOT OF DIFFICULT LABOR MARKET TOOLS. BUT IT'S NOT UNTIL WE TAKE THAT DATA OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, TALK WITH EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT WE GET TO LABOR MARKET INTELLIGENCE. INTELLIGENCE IS A TWO-WAY DIALOGUE. WE TAKE THE DATA AND COMPARE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE MARKETPLACE AND THAT'S WHERE THE
[INDISCERNIBLE]. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: THAT LABOR IS THAT ONE COMING UP OR ALREADY HAPPENED?
>> THAT IS ONE THAT ALREADY HAPPENED.
WE'LL START AGAIN IN JANUARY, WE INVITE ANYONE IN THE DISTRICT TO
COME. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: CAN YOU LET THE BOARD KNOW? WHENEVER YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING
IN CASE WE CAN ATTEND. >> I CAN DO THAT.
WE WORK WITH TONS OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS OUR PARTNERS IN THE WORKFORCE ECOSYSTEM, BOTH PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THEM AND RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM THEM. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
THE MEADOW FOUNDATION REACHED OUT TO US SEVERAL MONTHS BACK.
WE'RE LOOKING AT OPENING A TRAINING CENTER.
BASED ON THE UNIQUE NEED OF THE POPULATION IN THE VICTORY MEADOWS AREA, WHAT WOULD BE SOME OF THE BEST TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT WILL GIVE THEM THE BEST SHOT AT A GOOD JOB.
WE DID THE ANALYSIS. ALLIED HEALTH IS A BIG ONE BECAUSE OF LOTS OF HEALTH CARE RELATED EMPLOYERS N THE AREA.
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ONE THAT SURPRISED US WAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.AND ABOUT THAT VERY SERENDIPITOUSLY.
IS THERE A DEMAND FOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN DALLAS COUNTY? YES, THERE IS, HOW ABOUT OFFERING IT IN MEADOWS.
WE CONTACTED THE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION OF GREATER DALLAS.
GOT THEM INVOLVED. THAT CONVERSATION IS ONGOING ABOUT POTENTIALLY OFFERING THE PROGRAM THERE IN THE FUTURE.
WE'VE SPENT TIME T THE INVITATION OF THE DALLAS COUNTY PROMISE. WE SPENT TIME IN SOME SCHOOLS EDUCATING TEACHERS ABOUT THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THE INFORMATION TO TALK TO THEIR STUDENTS ABOUT MEANINGFUL CAREER PATHWAYS. WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. TALKING TO THEM ABOUT WHAT CAREERS ARE OUT THERE, BUT ALSO WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THEIR STUDENTS. WHAT INSTITUTIONS THEY ARE TRANSFERRING TO. INFORMING THAT CLASSROOM.
WE ALSO DO A LOT OF WORK WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION. THE DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBER WILL OFTEN CALL US WHEN THERE IS A NEW PROSPECT COMPANY COMING TO TOWN TO ASK WHAT IS DOES THE TWO-YEAR WORKFORCE PIPELINE LOOK LIKE. IT WAS A COMPANY WANTING TO OPEN A 500 EMPLOYEE CALL CENTER. WE CAN GO IN TO DISCUSS WITH THAT COMPANY WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT TO PAY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE TOP THINGS THEY ARE TYPICALLY LOOKING FOR.
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO PAY PEOPLE IN THE REGION, WHAT DOES THE COMPETITION LOOK LIKE. SO WE CAN PULL UP EXISTING CALL CENTERS. IT MAY BE AN AREA THEY MIGHT WANT TO LOCATE. IT COULD BE A CLUSTER.
ON THE RIGHT IS MAP OF DRIVE TIMES.
WE RECEIVED REQUEST FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE. WE HAVE A COMPANY LOOKING AT THIS SPECIFIC SITE. WHAT DOES THAT DRIVE TIME AND LABORSHIP IN THAT AREA. SO WE AN HELP THAT.
WORKING OFF OF CENSUS DATA? >> STATISTICS.
AS WELL AS CENSUS. >> THESE CHAMBERS PAY US FOR
THIS? >> D. ZIMMERMANN: I HOPE SO.
>> O. >> WE DO THIS AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITMENT. AND SUPPORTS.
HELPS US BY ALLOWING US TO ALIGN AND GET ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAMS EARLY ON. PARTICULARLY WITH SITE SELECTION
DISCUSSION. >> HIGH-VALUE INFORMATION.
>> IN SOME CASES THEY HAVE THE TOOLS.
SO IT MAY BE A CAPACITY ISSUE. SO WE CAN HELP.
BUT YEAH. >> THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ASPECT IS SOMETHING WE'RE DIVING INTO.
WE HAVE SOFTWARE TO ANALYZE THOUSANDS OF COMPANIES ALL OVER THE WORLD AND ASSIGNS THEM A SCORE ON HOW LIKELY THEY ARE TO EXPAND OR RELOCATE AND WHAT AREA OF THE UNITED STATES THEY ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND AND RELOCATE TO.
THIS IS COMPANIES ANYWHERE FROM FIVE EMPLOYEES UP TO YOUR AMAZONS OF THE WORLD AND THAT SORT OF THING.
WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS IS THAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF SMALLER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE STATE IN SMALLER CITIES THAT I ET THREE R FOUR CALLS A WEEK AT LEAST WANTING TO KNOW WHAT COMPANIES ARE OUT THERE LOOKING TO EXPAND WITH FIVE, 10, 20, 25 EMPLOYEES.
WHERE DALLAS MAY NOT BE INTERESTED IN DALLAS BECAUSE OF COST OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
IN SMALLER COMMUNITIES IT CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
WE PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. GIVE THEM HE CONTACT INFORMATION. WE CAN FIRE OFF MAPPING INFORMATION, LABOR MARKET INFORMATION, WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO. I GET THE CALLS.
PROBABLY FROM A DOZEN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
THAT CALLED AND ASKED WHAT THINGS ARE OUT THERE TO EXPAND OR RELOCATE. WE CAN GIVE THEM THAT INFORMATION UTILIZING THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
CAPABILITIES. >> REALLY PROUD OF THIS PROJECT.
WHICH CONTINUES TO GROW AND EXPAND.
[INDISCERNIBLE] INVITED US DOWN TO AUSTIN AS THE GROUP OF STATEWIDE EDUCATORS WAS GETTING TOGETHER ON THE CLOUD COMPETING CURRICULUM. CLOUD COMPETING DEGREE ACROSS THE STATE. WE SHOWCASED OUR ABI ABILITIES.
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AS A RESULT, COORDINATEATING BOARD ASKED US OFFICIALLY TO BE A RESOURCE TO ALL 54, TWO-YEAR COLLEGE DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE. AS THEY PUT TOGETHER THEIR COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL NEEDS ANALYSIS FOR PERKINS.WE'RE NOT THE ONLY RESOURCE BUT IT'S A BIG DEAL THAT WE'RE THE ONLY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT I KNOW THAT IS A RESOURCE.
>> I'LL TELL YOU, I TALKED TO THE NEW COMMISSIONER TODAY.
AROUND THE MISALIGNMENT OF CRITICAL FIELDS BY REGIONS WITHIN THE STATE BY WHICH OUR SUCCESS POINTS RE ON [INDISCERNIBLE] COME HERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT WITH THAT. >> CHAIR D. FLORES: WITH EVERYBODY THAT YOU ALL ARE WORKING WITH AND JOE IS SAYING IT WAS DONE PURPOSELY NOT TO CHARGE A FEE SO THAT IT HAS ACCESS TO GREATER GROUPS THAT NEED THE INFORMATION, POSSIBLY NOT PAY FOR IT. HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH YOURSELF [INDISCERNIBLE] EMPLOYEE. YOU HAD THE TWO PART TIMERS.
IS THAT ENOUGH? THE COORDINATING BOARD, THE
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: I'M SERIOUS. ARE YOU LOOKING TO ADD STAFF?
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] -- TALK ABOUT IS AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR GIS TECHNICIANS IN THE MAPPING AREA.
SO JUST A MATTER THERE. BECAUSE ONCE THEY ARE IN THERE, THEY ARE OUR EMPLOYEES. BRINGING PPRENTICES, MAKING THEM APPRENTICES TO EVENTUALLY GO INTO FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AND GET A REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> D. ZIMMERMANN: IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THAT --
>> CHAIR D. FLORES: YEAH. WE WOULD USE THE STUDENTS, THE
GIS STU STUDENTS. >> CHANCELLOR MAY: THE REASON WHY WE WANTED TO PUT THIS IN PLACE, THIS IS OUR NEWEST STAR.
THIS IS WHAT REALLY MATTERS ULTIMATELY OUT THERE.
THIS IS WHY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS FACED BY INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYERS, THE REASON HY THEY VOTED TO GIVE US RESOURCES TO SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS. VERY LITTLE BEYOND THAT.
IS WHAT WE'RE ABOUT. SO THE BETTER WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE LABOR MARKET, THE BETTER WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT KIND OF COMPANIES. THE BEST WAY TO GET THE INFORMATION IS TO PROVIDE THE DATA.
AND THEN SIT DOWN AND LISTEN TO THEIR REACTIONS O THE DATA WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO BE USING TO MAKE DECISIONS TO LOCATE TO A COMMUNITY. NOT ALL THE TIME DOES A CHAMBER WANT A PARTICULAR EMPLOYER IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND SO THEY KIND OF EVALUATE THAT AS WELL.
AND WE CAN GET PRETTY GRANULAR AND TELL THEM HOW MANY EXIST WITH THE SKILL SET AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO PAY TO GET THEM.
HOW MANY WILL RESPOND TO ADS F THAT HAPPENS.
>> IN CLOSING, LOOKING AT WHAT IS AHEAD.
IF YOU WERE TO ASK ME WHAT I'M SEEING OR LEARNED OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, SINCE THE CENTER WAS IN EXISTENCE.
A COUPLE OF THINGS. WE AS A DISTRICT HAVE TO BE MORE COLLABORATIVE THAN EVER. I THINK YOU SAW THAT WITH THE CHILD CARE GROUP. EMPLOYERS ARE LEANING INTO THE TABLE MORE THAN THEY HAVE. MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY AS THE LABOR MARKET IS TIGHTER. MORE CONCERN WITH FINDING TALENT. THE OTHER THING IS I THINK WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE EXCITING ORK IN TERMS OF GETTING DEEPER INTO QUALITATIVE ALIGNMENT. WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WE'RE NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH, THE MARKET IS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH QUALIFIED TALENT. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK ON QUALITATIVE, CLASS BY CLASS, ARE THEY TEACHING THE RIGHT SKILL
SETS TO GET PEOPLE HIRED. >> D. ZIMMERMANN: I LIKE THE IDEA, YOU ARE STARTING OUT WITH THIS IS WHAT YOU MAKE AN HOUR.
IF YOU GET THIS DEGREE. BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY TIMES YOU SEE THE $8.65 TO FLIP BURGERS AND THEN, OKAY, FINE.
THAT SHOULD ALWAYS BE YOUR FIRST JOB.
YOUR NEXT JOB IS THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BURGER PLACE.
ONCE YOU ARE DONE WITH THAT, YOU OPEN YOUR OWN.
THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY IT SHOULD WORK.
BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE BACKGROUND OR KNOWLEDGE TO KNOW THAT THAT $8.65 IS ALL YOU ARE EVER GOING TO MAKE AND THAT'S ALL IT'S EVER GOING TO BE, NO, THE IDEA ONE STACKS ON THE OTHER THAT STACKS ON THE OTHER THAT STACKS ON THE OTHER.
THAT THEN THAT'S HOW YOU GET TO WHERE YOU ARE MAKING MORE THAN A
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LIVING WAGE. BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS WANT MORE MONEY LEFT OVER AT THE END OF THE MONTH THEN MONTH LEFT OVER AT THE END OF THE MONEY. THAT'S THE RULE.>> YOU ARE A RETIREMENT PLANNER, AREN'T YOU?
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, DR. [INDISCERNIBLE] EYE OPENING
POSITIVE RESPONSE? >> YEAH, THERE HAS BEEN A [INDISCERNIBLE] IS OVERWHELMING. WE DON'T, THAT'S NOT THE CORE OF OUR WORK. WE'RE INVITED TO DO THAT.
THE RESPONSE WAS SO POSITIVE, THAT'S NOT A PART OF OUR EVERY
DAY PROGRAM. >> IT'S AMAZING WHAT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS DON'T KNOW WHAT INDUSTRIES WHERE LOCATED IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
>> ESPECIALLY THE INCOME INFORMATION ABOUT THAT TOO.
>> GREAT. >> IT'S THE [INDISCERNIBLE] GENERALIZATION. [INDISCERNIBLE] SNAPSHOTS.
WHAT'S OUR ABILITY TO TRACK STUDENTS IN TERMS OF OUTCOMES?
>> THAT HAS BEEN KIND OF A BLACK HOLE FOR A LONG TIME.
BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSER THANKS TO DATA SHARE AGREEMENT, TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. PRETTY SOON WE'LL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND SAY STUDENT BY STUDENT.
WHERE THEY ARE WORKING, WHAT THEY ARE MAKING TO MAKE THOSE.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: WE CAN EVER ONLY GO SO FAR LOCALLY UNTIL LAWS ARE CHANGED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
AND THERE IS A REAL WILLINGNESS, I THINK WE'LL SEE THE STUDENT RECORD COME TO REALITY. WHICH ALLOWS K-12 AND HIGHER ED, AND WORKFORCE DATA TO COEXIST THAT IS OUT THERE.
RIGHT NOW THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. THE MOST RELIABLE SOURCES OF WAGES ARE GOING TO BE SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION AND IRS INFORMATION. AND RIGHT NOW, THERE IS LIMITED ACCESS TO BOTH. I BELIEVE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE FIRST INSTITUTIONS IN THE COUNTRY TO GET ACCESS TO SOME OF THAT DATA. ONCE A FEW ARE ABLE TO GET IT, UP TO SPECIALIZED GRANTS AND ARRANGEMENTS HOPEFULLY THAT CAN
EXPAND OTHER AREAS. >> WE'RE STARTING TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON GRANT WORKS. WE KNOW FROM SOCIAL MEDIA SITES AND WHERE MOST OF OUR STUDENTS GO TO WORK, AT BANK OF AMERICA.
THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE EMPLOYER. WALMART IS TWO.
WE CAN GO DOWN -- BANK OF AMERICA HIRES MORE OF OUR STUDENTS THAN ANY OTHER EMPLOYER.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: PROBABLY NUMBER ONE ON INTERNSHIP
PROPROGRAMS TOO. >> THEY ARE BIG, THEY ARE EVERYWHERE. THEY START OUT I THINK BETTER THAN $15 AN HOUR FOR REGULAR WORKERS.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: IT'S A VARIETY OF AREAS.
A LOT F SYNTAC AREAS. >> I.T. AREAS, NOT JUST RETAILERS. IT'S I.T.
IT'S HUGE. >> D. ZIMMERMANN: IF THERE IS AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, THEY ALREADY GOT THE THUMB ON THE PULSE THERE. AT THE POINT YOU'VE GOT THAT
MANY IN THE PROGRAM. >> M. BRAVO: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR COMING.
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