Impact of Career Pathways on Participant and Employer Outcomes
1. 1
Impact of Career Pathways on
Participant and Employer Outcomes
Presented by:
Stephen Tucker, MBA, Senior Manager of Industry Partnerships,
and
Sharron DiMario, MHA, Executive Director, Health Careers Collaborative
Partners for a Competitive Workforce
February 25, 2015
2. Today’s Presentation Outline
Overview of Partners for a Competitive Workforce
Summary of NFWS Credentials and Evaluation
Reports
Lessons Learned and Plans for the Future
3. A GROWING SKILLS GAP
IS HAMPERING OUR PROGRESS
The good news: Cincinnati is
growing jobs but, 50% of
employers struggle to fill
them
30,000+ jobs open today,
despite 130,000+ people
looking for work
4. 9 out of 10 well-paying jobs require some
education or training beyond high school
5. But nearly half of our current workforce lacks
any education beyond high school
6. For the region
Inability to attract
and retain
companies, and
thus, grow our
economy
Higher poverty &
unemployment
For employers
Inability to find the
skilled workers they
need to compete and
grow
For individuals
Inability to secure
good jobs, and thus
provide financial
stability for
themselves and their
families
THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE SKILLS GAP
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PCW IS OUR REGION’S EFFORT TO
CLOSE THE SKILLS GAP
PCW is a Tri-State partnership, managed by
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
We are 150+ organizations joining efforts…
employers
workforce boards
chambers and economic development
education and training institutions
community organizations
… to go farther, faster.
8. OUR MISSION: MEET EMPLOYER DEMAND BY
GROWING THE SKILLS OF THE WORKFORCE
Connect businesses to qualified workers
Build career pathways in healthcare,
manufacturing, construction, IT and
transportation/distribution/logistics
Improve work readiness to prepare people
to succeed in employment
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9. WE ARE DELIVERING RESULTS FOR WORKERS
9,100+ served
80% obtaining
employment
69+% retained for 12
months
10. INDEPENDENT EVALUATION HIGHLIGHTS*
Compared to traditional job training programs, PCW-
supported programs deliver:
40% higher employment rates
Up to 58% higher earnings
$7.3M increase in annual earnings
(*Source: Quasi-Experimental Impact Study of NFWS/SIF Workforce
Partnership Programs, 2014 , www.nfwsolutions.org)
11. • Increased retention provides up to
$69,000/year savings = 11.9% ROI
• Wage gains for employees: $18.95/hr. vs.
$16.15/hr.
• Increased racial diversity: 8-12%
difference in team composition
• Improved staff morale and engagement
DELIVERING RESULTS FOR EMPLOYERS
Health Careers Collaborative ROI Studies
12. CREDENTIALS REPORT DATA*
3,854 clients from the G*Stars Regional
Workforce System matched to the Ohio
Unemployment Insurance Tax System
Clients from three career pathways, job
readiness programs and One Stops
delivering the NCRC
(*Source: Participant Employment and Earnings
Outcomes, 1st Quarter 2007 – 2nd Quarter 2012)
Highest
Credential
% Total
Associate
degree
2%
Occupational
certificate
48%
NCRC 9%
Job-readiness
training
41%
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IMPACT OF CREDENTIALS ON EMPLOYMENT
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1 2 3 4
1 qtr. prior to intake Quarters after final exit
Associate's degree
Occupational certificate
NCRC
Job readiness training
+4%
+17%
+34%
+17%
14. $-
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
1 2 3 4
1 qtr. prior to intake Quarters after final exit
Associate's degree
Occupational certificate
NCRC
Job readiness training
IMPACT OF CREDENTIALS ON MONTHLY EARNINGS
+$2,914/yr
+$3,968/yr.
+$7,482/yr.
+$3,916/yr.
15. LESSONS LEARNED AND
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
Creating a common, regional data collection and
reporting system is important
Data supports requests for funding and staffing
Investing in a longitudinal, K – 12 and through college and
workforce data system
Continue progress on Workforce Data Quality Campaign:
all students/pathways, industry-recognized credentials,
employment outcomes, LMI, data access and appropriate
use
16. RESOURCES
Credentials Report Data: Christopher Spence, New
Growth Group, LLC at 216-471-8228,
cspence@newgrowthplanners.com
IMPAQ: www.impaqint.org
Sharron DiMario, Health Careers Collaborative at
sharron@competitiveworkforce.org and Stephen Tucker
at stephen.tucker@uwgc.org or
www.competitiveworkforce.com
Notas del editor
CONSEQUENCES OF SKILLS GAPFor employers: Inability to find the skilled workers they need to compete and grow
For the region: Inability to attract and retain companies to grow the economy resulting in higher poverty and unemployment
For individuals: Inability to secure good jobs to provide financial stability for themselves and their families
Example: CIO RT, Fortune 100 employers, creating flow IT talent and IT economy
Pathways series of education and training programs, linked with employment opportunities.
Work Readiness: taking initiative, time management, dependability, problem-solving and dressing appropriately. Tristate Veterans Community Alliance – coordinating hundreds of services for transitioning vets and their families.
Leveraged over $44M in public and private funds from local, state and national sources including $7M philanthropic, $21M state and federal and $15M aligned training funds from public workforce system.
Cost savings due to employees’ promotion to in-demand occupations.
What data are you trying to collect, who has it, how is it communicated will it be published, who’s pulling it together and will it be repeated?
Community turnover rate for similar positions is 10%, HCC cohort is just about 1%
Timeframe: 2007-2012
Use GSTARS because OhioMeansJobs did. Data input is challenging, esp. for those not receiving outside funding, e.g., hospital employers and incumbent worker data.
UI provides quarterly data on employment status and monthly earnings to NGS.
UI data currently best available source to track retention.
All pathways endorse NCRC
So does Workforce Readiness Collaborative – started four years ago ‘returning citizens’, now monthly topical meetings made up of CBOs.
Healthcare Advanced Mfg. and Construction were three pathways
Overall, job training programs effectively help clients secure and maintain employment
> Higher credentials lead to higher rates of employment
> The National Career Readiness Certificate leads to substantial gains in employment rate
Positive impacts on employment of unemployed – 32 – 40% more likely than those in comparison to be employed in four quarters after program entry – healthcare
Advanced Mfg. led to significant positive impacts on overall employment, modest impacts in focus industry and positive but small impacts in construction pathway.
Overall, job training programs effectively help clients increase their earnings
> Higher credentials lead to higher earnings
> The National Career Readiness Certificate leads to substantial gains in earnings
Healthcare – in four quarters after program entry, program participants had 59% higher earnings than those in matched group, 32% higher in adv. Mfg. and no evidence improved earnings in construction.
Comparison group analysis: isolate differential impact of credentials.
Tracked outcomes of credentials earners compared with job-readiness only participants.
Age, gender, race/ethnicity, quarterly employment rates and earnings in the year prior to intake, quarter exiting and criminal status.
The value of a common database and the difficulties of getting partners to enter and maintain the data. Without gstars we wouldn’t have been able to do the credentials study or the IMPAQ study. Remember they are 2 different studies.
Plans – working on continuous improvement process on common data system to improve data completeness, accuracy
Also partners use the data to show participants the value of taking the Work Keys assessments – a lot of ppl balk at taking “one more test”