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Workforce Update - September 2019
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Candy Van Sant, Chair
Texoma
Roger Harris, Vice Chair
North Central Texas
Martin Aguirre, Secretary
South Plains
Frank Almaraz, Treasurer
Lower Rio Grande
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If Texas is to achieve the goals of the Texas 60x30 plan, it is imperative for local school boards and workforce development boards to work together. That was the overriding message delivered by local workforce development board members to a group of public education leaders at the annual convention of the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) and Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) September 20 in Dallas.
The panel discussion, titled "Best Practices in Workforce Development/Public Education Collaboration," featured Texoma Workforce Board Member Mark Anderson, West Central Texas Board Member Samuel Garcia, Alamo Workforce Board Member Melissa Sadler-Nitu and TAWB Executive Director Greg Vaughn.
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The panelists provided an overview of the roles of local workforce boards, insight into key workforce development/education issues, and an examples of proven and potential successful education/workforce collaborations.
TASA and TASB collaborate to produce this annual event for school board members, superintendents, and other school leaders that improves governance and leadership in Texas public schools and enhances statewide support for public education.
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To see all the latest news posted on the TAWB website,
click here.
Statewide listening tour prompts customized new features to be showcased in upcoming statewide outreach campaign.
On Thursday, the Senate passed H.R. 4378, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019, by a vote of 82 - 15.
The programs are part of local and statewide efforts to expand the pipeline of tech talent and prepare students for jobs of the future.
Economy Adds 18,200 Jobs in August.
In the coming years, we will have many more partnerships and more innovation occurring in public schools across Texas.
The Texas economy relies heavily on temporary work visas, like H-1Bs, to hire highly trained, highly skilled employees from abroad. But H-1Bs have been subject to tougher scrutiny, with denial rates on the uptick.
Making such public investments is growing more critical than ever. But our public investment in skills hasn't even come close to meeting workers needs or business demand, let alone achieving parity with the investment of other industrialized countries.
Lee College Receives $148,670 Jobs and Education for Texans Grant
The grant will help the district purchase and install a simulation system to provide students with training for careers in truck driving.
The grant will be used to provide customized training to 378 new and incumbent workers for industry-related topics with focused training that includes nursing, hospital and palatable care, and wound care.
Mr. Serna has dedicated over three decades to public service and to helping people.
Gov. Greg Abbott has named Bryan Daniel Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), the agency announced today. Gov. Abbott has also appointed Aaron S. Demerson as TWC's new Commissioner Representing Employers.
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Workforce Development Resources
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A few of the recent additions to the
TAWB website include:
One of the first products from the National Council for the American Worker Advisory Board.
Relevant to CTE, the report found that Americans value various postsecondary educational pathways. More than eight in ten respondents felt comfortable with their child choosing an apprenticeship, technical degree/certificate, associate's degree or bachelor's degree.
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies published its first 2019 State of the Workforce Report, which highlighted each state's labor market data and profile, and drew attention to exemplary programs states use to help their workforces.
Every person and every worker deserves a fair shot at achieving economic stability and success, yet Black, Latinx, Pacific Islander, Native, and certain Asian American workers face wide racial inequities in educational attainment, employment, and income. In a new report, National Skills Coalition explores these racial and ethnic disparities in educational attainment and access; systemic barriers to equitable workforce training and quality employment; and why advancing equity is an economic and moral imperative.
Perkins V represents an important opportunity to expand opportunities for every student to explore, choose, and follow career and technical education programs of study and career pathways to earn credentials of value. As states and local communities embark on the development of new plans for CTE, the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) has developed a site that includes videos, resources, links, and media that can be useful tools for states and local recipients in "rethinking CTE" and arriving at bold goals under the newly-authorized Perkins V statute.
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