Building Business. Building Careers.

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Building Business. Building Careers.
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San Antonio,Texas The Alamo City's estimated
population as of 2004 stands at nearly 1.25
million, making it the seventh largest city in
the United States. Growth estimates of 2.17
million by 2020. San Antonio is the
third-fastest growing city in America and the
fastest growing city in Texas Unemployment Rate
of 4.7 (average)
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A history of San Antonio's workforce and future
growth projections

• Companies Locating in San Antonio
• 27 Companies 3004 Jobs Created
• 16 Companies 6885 Jobs Created
• 9 Companies (to date) 2635 Jobs
  Created

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• Good News Bad News
• Regions growth in knowledge-based industry
  clusters has outpaced the state and nation
• Growth has occurred despite the quality of the
  regions workforce not because of it
• Our ability to sustain economic growth depends on
  our ability to build a well-educated, skilled
  workforce

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The increasing shift in demand from unskilled to
skilled labor.

• Of the 12, 524 jobs created, 3437 are in or
  related to advanced manufacturing.
• Over one half of the jobs produced will require
  more than a high school diploma or GED.
• Continuing education and training are the way of
  the future.

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• Our Strategic Goals
• A better-educated, skilled workforce
• More competitive businesses
• More high-skill, high-wage jobs
• Higher incomes for residents
• A positive return on investment

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The development of strategic partnerships.
Alamo WorkSource has developed partnership
with San Antonio Economic Development
Foundation City of San Antonio Economic
Development Department Alamo Community College
District CPS Energy SAWS Other professional
organizations and Economic Development
organizations in the twelve county area.
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• Industry Cluster Analysis
• Identify and analyze areas distinct industry
  clusters and demand/emerging occupations
• Identify the strengths/weaknesses of the regions
  workforce
• Support and grow regional competitive advantages
  by
• -Aligning the efforts of economic development,
  workforce development and education
• -Prioritizing the investment of resources
• -Focusing workforce and economic development
  strategies

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• Industry Clusters
• Aerospace/Aviation
• Bio-Tech/Health Services
• Construction Equipment Supplies
• Financial Services
• Information Technology/Telecommunications
• Advanced Manufacturing

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• Workforce Initiatives
• Formation of Industry Cluster Steering Groups
  provide a framework for aligning workforce and
  education efforts to meet the needs of employers
• Community college efforts to horizontally and
  vertically align and integrate vocational
  training programs
• Definition of a Prepared Youth focus on strong
  reading, writing, math skills and teamwork,
  problem-solving, communications, critical
  thinking, ethics, and character traits
• Promotion of life-long, continuous learning

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   Living wage for San Antonio and Bexar County
9.62 per hour
The employees of companies looking to receive
consideration of tax abatement must meet or
exceed the poverty level for a family of four as
defined by the United States Department of Health
and Human Services (note the company must produce
at least 25 full time permanent positions.
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Workforce Challenges Fragmentation in the
education system inhibits collaboration Inade
quate technical/vocational education programs at
secondary level Programs not focused/aligned to
industry needs Low high school graduation
rates
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Workforce Challenges Low college completion
rates High adult illiteracy rates Lag behind
other major metro areas in the number of
individuals with college degrees Lack of
higher-level basic education and workplace
skills Worker shortages in critical areas
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Who We Are

• The Alamo WorkSource Board provides leadership
  and governance over the regional workforce
  development system.
• This through a network of education and training
  providers preparing the workforce and connecting
  employers and job seekers.

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The Board of Directors

• The board consists of 25 volunteer community
• leaders representing
• Business
• Education
• Economic Development
• Community-based Organizations
• Labor
• Public Sector

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Our Service Area

• We serve the City of San Antonio and the
• counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal,
• Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall,
• Kerr, Medina, and Wilson. Reaching nearly
• 1.8 million people and over 25,000
• businesses.

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Our Customers

• All employers in the region, regardless of size
  of industry.
• All residents in the region, whether skilled or
  unskilled employed, under-employed or
  unemployed young and old.

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Our Mission

• To ensure that the regional workforce
• system and the human development
• services it provides, make the regions
• employers and residents competitive in
• the global economy.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of
Occupational Statistics and Employment
Projections
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of
Occupational Statistics and Employment
Projections
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Facts

• By 2010 we will have 167,754,000 skilled jobs to
  fill in the US with 157,721,00 to fill them.
• 25 of employees caring for elderly relatives
  have changed jobs due to care giving
  responsibilities.
• There are now 34 million Americans over 65
• and 1.5 million over the age of 90.

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Facts

• By 2008 the number of adult workers from 25 to 40
  years old will DECLINE by 1.7 million, this with
  77 million baby boomers who will be eligible for
  retirement.
• One-fifth of the countrys large, established
  companies will be losing 40 or more of their
  top-level talent in the next five years.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of
Occupational Statistics and Employment
Projections
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Resource Website
Alamo WorkSource http//www.alamoworksource.org T
exas Workforce Commission http//twc.state.tx.us T
exas Industry Profiles http//texasindustryprofile
s,com Joint Tax Phase-In Guidelines http//www.san
antonio.gov/edd/pdfs/tpi2006.pdf EDD Website
http//www.sanantonio.gov/edd/
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• A Single Response
• Meeting the regions challenges involves
  leadership and collaboration
• A single response one voice with private
  sector leadership is needed

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Resource Contacts
Charlie Moke Director of Business Services Alamo
WorkSource 115 East Travis Suite 220 San
Antonio, Texas 78205 210-581-1063
Office 210-854-0287 Mobile charlie.moke_at_twc.state.
tx.us Business Services Unit 210-224-HELP
(4357)
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Building Business. Building Careers.
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