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Top 4 Strategic Priorities

Address urgent and immediate need for workers to fill job vacancies in the target industries and retain a quality workforce

Objectives

  • Increase awareness of and accessibility to workforce programs and services
  • Develop shared marketing strategies under the umbrella of the Good Life Campaign
  • Strategically coordinate programs among workforce partners to provide clear pathways to secure services, gain skills training and education, and pursue a career
  • Advocate for change in NYS policies that create barriers such as curriculum development, age restrictions for tractor-trailer drivers, and more.
CREATE A LONG-TERM STRATEGY TO RETAIN AND ATTRACT TALENT ACROSS ALL TARGETED INDUSTRY SECTORS
 

 

Objectives

  • Enhance programs and increase enrollment in critical career clusters by targeting resources in capital equipment,faculty and other education and training program needs; particularly in nursing education and tractor trailer training
  • Make workforce resources and services easily accessible and exciting using cutting edge technology
  • Reduce out-migration, particularly among members of the prime workforce ages of 18-34
  • Motivate former natives to return to Broome County to pursue a career
  • Increase employer success in efforts to attract talent to the county
CREATE A VIBRANT K-12 CAREER PIPELINE FOR TARGETED INDUSTRIES
 

 

Objectives

  • Engage interested students directly into career paths beginning in grade 8
  • Create opportunities for exposure to career opportunities
  • Establish work and life mentoring relationships
  • Recognize that workers with a high school diploma, strong work ethic and commitment to constantly upgrading their skills are just as valuable as those with a college degree
  • Promote Broome County as a place to live and work
  • Involve parents, while also providing them with information about job opportunities
CREATE AN INTEGRATED WORKFORCE SYSTEM THAT IS STAKEHOLDER DRIVEN AND ALIGNS WITH BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
 

Objectives

  • Create a workforce system that is responsive to the changing needs of Broome County’s economy; and is relevant, valuable and easy to access by the business community and individuals
  • Coordinate and align partner services and strategies so they remain focused
  • Develop a common brand to be used across workforce programs that is recognizable to all businesses, workers, residents and those considering employment in Broome County
  • Use real-time data and employer input to maintain a constant understanding of the Supply-side and Demand-side of the workforce issues
  • Routinely monitor progress against objectives and make changes to the strategic plan as needed
  • Measure and report on the effectiveness of the workforce development system

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