OPPORTUNITY
- Improve labor market and workforce systems
BIG IDEA
- Apprenticeships as pathways to prosperity in the trades
- Opportunity Youth: a regional plan for on-ramps to education and employment
- Industry tailored innovation plans in worker training, e.g. Logistics
DETAILS
Apprenticeships: Build a pipeline of skilled workers
- Central hub for regional apprenticeship information
- Marketing strategy for earn-and-learn programs
Opportunity Youth:
- Create unified regional plan reflecting leading best practicesand strategies
Logistics Workforce Innovation:
- Streamline regional connections and large-scale investments
- Governors State Supply Chain Innovation Center
- CSEDC: Center for Smart Logistics business plan
NEXT STEPS
- Additional Research and best-practices development
- Develop talent hubs for key industries
- Design system enabling better navigation of and coordination between many programs
BUILDING ON THE SOUTHLAND’S ASSETS