Going TOPless

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Labor Market Information (LMI) Help for
Program Decision Making
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DVC Machine Technology Program

• Chancellors Office Approved Program
• Certificate of Achievement 33-34 units
• Current requirements
• 4 MATEC courses plus Math, Physics and Blueprint
  reading

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DVC Machine Technology Program

• 2 year review resulted in designation as at
  risk program
• Declining enrollment
• Poor student success rate
• Very low completion rate
• Declining productivity
• Course outlines out-of-date
• No active Advisory Committee

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Regional Consortium Mini-Grant

• CANS region
• Contra Costa, Alameda, Napa, Solano
• Four colleges with MT programs
• DVC, Chabot, Napa, Laney
• Three DVC, Napa, Laney collaborated on
  conducting a thorough regional labor market
  assessment

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Regional Consortium Mini-Grant

• Colleges developed research parameters of study
• Met 4 times to review curriculum, equipment, and
  program outcomes
• Reviewed and disseminated the LMID research
  report
• Evaluated program offerings relative to labor
  market needs
• Formulated recommendations for program
  enhancement/discontinuance

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Research Parameters

• Identification of relevant SOC codes
• Demand for workers in identified codes
• Bay Area Outlook within Top Industries
• Self-employment
• Earnings
• Training availability
• Skills needed/certifications

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Study Outcomes

• Clear and succinct data aided in making decisions
  about the programs
• Laney to keep program
• DVC in the process of discontinuance of full MT
  replacing with broader skill set of Industrial
  Technology
• Napa??

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Cover
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LMI Answers

• Occupations related to program
• Demand for occupation(s)
• Wages--entry-level and experienced
• Competing occupations
• Other training providers
• Employing industries
• Local employers

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My LMInfo Set It Up!
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Test the Waters
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Not everything that can be counted counts, and
not everything that counts can be
counted. --Albert Einstein
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TAXONOMIES LMI Source

• Standard
• Occupational
• Classification (SOC)
• 23 Major Groups
• -96 Minor Groups
• - 449 Broad Occupations
• - 821 Detailed Occupations

• North American Industry Classification System
  (NAICS)
• 20 Major Economic Sectors
• -100 Industry Sub Sectors
• -317 Industry Groups
• -725 NAICS Industries
• - 1,179 Detailed
• Industries

ONet Occupational Information Network 974
occupations with 275 descriptors
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Go TOP-less
Taxonomy of Programs (TOP) California Community
Colleges
Classification of Instructional Programs
(CIP) National Center for Education Studies
(NCES)
Step 1, Page 3
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NCES Web Site
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CIP Occupational Crosswalks

• 2000 Census
• Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)
• Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
• Occupational Information Network (ONET)
• National Skills Standards Board
• Career Cluster, Department of Education

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CIP Opens the Door
Demand
All Occupations Related to Your Program
Wages
CIP
Local Employers
Staffing Patterns
Competing Occupations
Competing Programs
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www.LaborMarketInfo.edd.ca.gov
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Outlook / Projections

• SOC code
• Occupational title
• 2002 workers
• 2012 workers
• Change (growth or -)
• Percent change

• Separations
• Median hourly wage
• Education and training level

CONFIDENTIALITY
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Outlook

• Annual openings
• Occupation Profile
• Growth separations / years
• Program capacity

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Wages

• Excludes self-employed
• Occupation Profile, statewide and local
• Download Excel statewide and local

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Are Wages Competitive?

• How do wages in target occupations compare to
  other occupations requiring the same length of
  training?
• Create Excel spreadsheet with wages and training
  level.

Step 5, Page 7 plus Appendices A and B
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Other Training Providers

• Use Occupation Profile
• Consider commute patterns

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www.occsupplydemand.org
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Top Five Industries
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OSDS Cautions

• Inconsistent use of training categories
• Training programs not exclusive ports of entry
  to occupation
• Completer data does not equate program capacity
• Unknown if completers obtained related employment

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Staffing Patterns
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Drill Down

• Find the
• six-digit
• industry
• code

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Career Center Portal
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Refine Your Search
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Other Resources

• Apprenticeships
• Licensure
• Certifications

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With LMI You Identify

• Occupations related to training
• Expected wages in your area
• Competing training programs
• Competing occupations
• Local demand
• Potential employers for graduates

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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day
teach aman to fish and you feed him for life
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