Quality Workforce Development Committee Wage Survey Regional Industry Clusters Training Job Links Excelerator Workforce Development and Education Update: August 2010

Workforce - Wage Survey

A growing population in North Texas provides area companies with access to a workforce of more than 3.2 million; those numbers are expected to exceed seven million in the next 15 years. Current employment in Tarrant County is 836,232 with an unemployment rate of 8.5 percent.

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Workforce - Regional Industry Clusters

The Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Workforce Leadership Council oversees Regional Industry Clusters for the area. These business-driven work groups consist of key industry leaders and focus on creating a qualified workforce to meet projected industry demands in aerospace, semiconductors, health care and logistics. Some of the participating business leaders include:

• Aerospace 
  Project Chair — Tom Heiserman, Vice President of People and Organization Services, Lockheed Martin
  Cluster Manager — Judy Bell, Workforce Solutions of Tarrant County
  
  
• Semiconductor
  Project Chair — Torrence Robinson, Director of Public Affairs, Texas Instruments
  Cluster Manager — John Shellene, DFW Semiconductor & Technology Executive Council
  
  
• Health Care
  Project Chair — Mark Morales, Texas Health Resources
  Cluster Manager — Patti Clapp, Greater Dallas Chamber
  
  
• Logistics
  Project Chair — Maria Smith-Brackenridge, Two Peppers Sales & Marketing
  Cluster Manager — Kent Andersen, North Central Texas Workforce Board
  
  

2009 Regional Workforce Leadership Council Annual Report:

• 2009 Annual Report

Aerospace Careers Brochure:

• Gotta Jet? Brochure

In the News:

• High-tech job training available free
  Weatherford Democrat
• Students visit Workforce Solutions
  The Community Times

For more information contact:

Cynthia Fisher Miller
Senior Director of Workforce and Education
817-338-3360
cmiller@fortworthchamber.com

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Workforce - Training

Fort Worth has a variety of training programs available to staff any business with qualified personnel.  On the state level, the Skill Development Fund by the Texas Workforce Commission provides for immediate workforce needs of industries that have plant locations in Texas.  These programs are flexible; funds can be applied to classroom training, onsite training, remote training or other arrangements that meet a company’s needs.  The Skills Development Fund has a cap of $500,000 per project. 

In Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a location for occupational training covered by the Skills Development Fund.  The program enables industry to have a voice in the training of prospective employees, so each firm can include its specific needs.

Program participation costs covered include 100 percent of instructor's salaries, instructional supplies and any other related items.

For more information on workforce training contact:

Cynthia Fisher Miller
Senior Director of Workforce and Education
817-338-3360
cmiller@fortworthchamber.com

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Job Links Excelerator

Job Links EXCELerator helps employers quickly fill their open positions and helps candidate providers hone their understanding of employer needs. This is a business-to-business meeting with attendance ranging from 50-100 professionals.

It is presented by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and AT&T, in partnership with Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County, Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce, American Indian Chamber of Commerce, and Tarrant County Asian American Chamber of Commerce.

Approximately 10-20 businesses make presentations focusing on qualifications, application process, skills and openings specific to their business. Candidate providers include staffing agencies, higher education institutions, and nonprofits with expertise in placement and HR.

This meeting takes place the first Wednesday of the month with the exception of January and July. Job Links EXCELerator is not a job fair. The meeting features businesses, position openings, socializing, networking and workforce-focused information for professionals. Attendees receive a CD containing a list of all the open positions specific to each meeting which facilitates placement objectives.

Upcoming Job Links Excelerator Schedule

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (Check-in begins at 8:00 a.m.)

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For more information on Job Links Excelerator contact:

Betty Harvey
Workforce Development Coordinator
817-338-3361
bharvey@fortworthchamber.com

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