Statewide Plan for Workforce Development Summary of Public Hearings

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Statewide Plan for Workforce Development (Summary
of Public Hearings)

• IHA Small and Rural Membership Meeting
• April 14, 2009

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IHA Participation in 2008

• Six Public Agenda Task Force Meetings
• 17 Public Agenda Regional Forums at Community
  Colleges
• Six Public Agenda Hearings at Public Universities
• Plus Board Meetings

Thank you IHA Representatives!
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Background
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Geography of Wealth in Illinois
Personal Income per Capita, 2006(Public Use
Microdata Areas)
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Education Ladder Diversity
Percent Educational Attainment of Population Age
25-64 By Race/EthnicityIllinois, 2005
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A Tale of Two States

• One Illinois is well off, well educated,
  economically dynamic, with a seemingly bright
  future.   

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• The other Illinois struggles to make ends meet,
  lags in educational attainment, and is
  economically stagnant.

Between these two states is a prosperity gap that
is wide and growing and the direct result of
disparities in educational attainment by race,
ethnicity, income, and region.
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Vision

• Illinois will provide effective and quality
  education for all people.
• The Illinois Public Agenda for College and Career
  Success is the pathway to one Illinois, where all
  residents have affordable access to high-quality
  educational opportunities that prepare them for
  the jobs of the present and the future.

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Healthcare

• Increase the number of postsecondary degrees in
  fields of critical skills shortages RNs gt 4,020

Occupations with Most Average Annual Openings,
from 2004 to 2014Some College or Associate
Degree Required, Illinois
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Expand Capacity

• In Critical Fields
• Establish expansion grants
• Increase targeted funding
• Increase incentives for students
• Provide financial incentives
• Increase incentives for faculty
• Establish a timetable for review

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Basic PipelineNursing Education
Student academically unprepared
Student denied admission. Student struggles.
Attrition problem.
Student does not pass licensure exam. Mentoring
needed.
Nurse needs flexible workplace .
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Economic Development Regions
Pilot Nursing Initiatives
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Connect SI is a collaborative, regional economic
strategy for 20 southern Illinois counties
dedicated to connecting regional assets connected
to produce measurable, transformative, and
sustainable results that will allow Southern
Illinois to thrive rather than simply survive.
Regional Nursing Initiative
Population of 423,000 Workforce of 195,000
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Nursing Initiative Work Plan
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SI Regional Barriers and Solutions
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A Continuum of Community Workforce Development
Initiatives
April 8, 2009. The Economic Development Council
(EDC) of the Bloomington-Normal Area, in
conjunction with the Greater Springfield Chamber
of Commerce has been awarded a six-month planning
grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to develop a plan
for addressing regional workforce development
issues in Central Illinois. . Given the
workforce shortages identified in the area of
nursing, the initial focus of this grant will
address this area.
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Future

• In one sense, the report is a significant
  accomplishment the concerted effort to
  understand the challenges and opportunities
  facing Illinois, and to chart a course for
  meeting them. But, nothing will have been
  accomplished if the report sits on a shelf.
• Therefore, more importantly, the report
  represents a beginning a call to arms for
  students, parents, educators, labor unions,
  business executives, civic leaders, philanthropic
  organizations, state agencies, and elected
  officials from local school boards to the General
  Assembly and Governor.
• The Public Agenda for College and Career Success
  can make Illinois one state that is ready to face
  the future.
• Carrie J. Hightman
• IBHE Chairwoman

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Karen Helland, Assistant DirectorPlanning and
BudgetingIllinois Board of Higher Education431
East Adams, Second Floor Springfield,
Illinois 62701helland_at_ibhe.orgwww.ibhe.org
[phone]