Promotes investments in education, training, and productive employment as critical to the self-sufficiency of individuals and families as well as to the economic vitality of the region as a Creates and maintains strategic alliances with its partners and contractors to ensure the high quality of the workforce services we make available. Recognizes and rewards performance at all levels. Continuously improves itself and the services it offers Part 2 Economic/Workforce and Related Service Strategies – The following discusses the needs of Central Texas’ businesses, job seekers, and workers. The narrative also describes Workforce Solutions of Central Texas’ planned strategies for addressing these needs. In Central Texas, as across the state, businesses want skilled workers with strong work ethics, and job seekers want a good paying job, preferably doing work they enjoy. Workforce Solutions of Central Texas (WSCT) recognizes the importance of balancing needs and adjusting services to address businesses’, job seekers’, and workers’ requirements and expectations. Reflecting our multi-customer philosophy, the local Workforce Board has identified the following approaches to support efforts to fill in-demand, target jobs. Each has specific operational strategies that align resources with stakeholder requirements. Customer Goal Business/Worker Meet the human resource needs of Central Texas businesses Job Seeker/Worker Connect qualified people to jobs in a timely manner Public Increase public awareness and support of WSCT and its services System & Partners Expand and maintain a diversified funding base Services are adjusted to meet the of each customer-group’s requirements including: Business training requirements segmented by skills-levels are: Low Skill/Entry Jobs Specialized Knowledge of Skills upgrade Job Specific training Work ethics New skills Skills credentials Work skills Transferable skills Vocational training Work Experience Post-Secondary Degree Job Seeker training and support requirements segmented by need are: Experience Training Employment
Promotes investments in education, training, and productive employment as critical to the self-sufficiency of individuals and families as well as to the economic vitality of the region as a Creates and maintains strategic alliances with its partners and contractors to ensure the high quality of the workforce services we make available. Recognizes and rewards performance at all levels. Continuously improves itself and the services it offers Part 2 – Economic/Workforce and Related Service Strategies The following discusses the needs of Central Texas’ businesses, job seekers, and workers. The narrative also describes Workforce Solutions of Central Texas’ planned strategies for addressing these needs. In Central Texas, as across the state, businesses want skilled workers with strong work ethics, and job seekers want a good paying job, preferably doing work they enjoy. Workforce Solutions of Central Texas (WSCT) recognizes the importance of balancing needs and adjusting services to address businesses’, job seekers’, and workers’ requirements and expectations. Reflecting our multi-customer philosophy, the local Workforce Board has identified the following approaches to support efforts to fill in-demand, target jobs. Each has specific operational strategies that align resources with stakeholder requirements. Customer Goal Business/Worker Meet the human resource needs of Central Texas businesses Job Seeker/Worker Connect qualified people to jobs in a timely manner Public Increase public awareness and support of WSCT and its services System & Partners Expand and maintain a diversified funding base Services are adjusted to meet the of each customer-group’s requirements including: Business training requirements segmented by skills-levels are: Low Skill/Entry Jobs Specialized Knowledge of Work ethics Work skills Work Experience Skills upgrade New skills Transferable skills Job Specific training Skills credentials Vocational training Post-Secondary Degree Job Seeker training and support requirements segmented by need are: Experience Training Employment
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