Organizational Goals and Strategic Objectives
(July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011)
In partnership with business and as an investor in workforce development, the Lane Workforce Partnership is dedicated to growing a higher skilled workforce in order to increase the competitive advantage of businesses and to promote a healthy economy for everyone.
GOAL I: TO BUILD A PIPELINE OF HIGHER SKILLED WORKERS TO MEET EMPLOYERS’ DEMAND
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
- Increase academic skills, workforce readiness, and occupational skills of the emerging workforce
- Increase training and employment opportunities for transitional workers, including the untapped labor pool in higher wage, high demand occupations and careers, within targeted industry clusters
- Upgrade the skills of the current workforce with an emphasis on higher wage, career growth opportunities in targeted industry clusters
- Conduct regular skill gap analyses and communicate results
GOAL II: TO ALIGN EMPLOYERS, WORKFORCE, EDUCATION, HUMAN SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO GROW A HEALTHY LOCAL ECONOMY
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
- Continue to communicate a sense of urgency around the skills crisis and solutions
- Further the development of sector/cluster driven workforce strategies
- Identify/align with community and economic development initiatives that foster the board’s mission
- Promote initiatives with K-12 and Lane Community College to align curricula to workforce opportunities and needs
GOAL III: TO INCREASE FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL RESOURCES FOR BOARD INITIATIVES
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
- Support state-wide and regional initiatives to increase funding for workforce development
- Develop and implement alternative funding strategies
