Employer Engagement Sample Clauses

Employer Engagement. The Contractor will identify and cultivate employment opportunities and ongoing relationships with a wide range of employers with a special focus on identifying and cultivating employment opportunities to help program participants find and keep work while meeting the hiring needs of employers in the competitive labor market. i. The Contractor will encourage employers to utilize the CalJobs online system and network for their recruitment and employment needs. ii. The Contractor will organize Business Advisory Committees to focus on identifying business sectors that could provide full time and career advancement employment opportunities specific to CalWORKs, CalFresh and General Assistance participants. iii. The Contractor will conduct job fairs to regularly provide businesses with a large pool of qualified candidates with the goal of placing them into available jobs. iv. The Contractor will provide information to employers about financial incentives and services such as, the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and subsidized or partially subsidized wage programs. v. The Contractor will conduct targeted employment research using local labor market information to identify growing industry sectors that have a demand for labor and are open to hiring from the population we serve. vi. The Contractor will ensure employment satisfaction by screening for candidates that are a good match between the jobseeker’s strengths and needs and employer’s strengths and needs. vii. The Contractor will provide an in-house business culture and employment program that look, feel, and act like a business. viii. The Contractor will focus on the Industry Clusters and Occupations within Alameda County that would provide CalWORKs, CalFresh and General Assistance participants with the following employment opportunities: (1) Permanent, full-time employment of no less than 35 hours per week within sectors that have the potential to provide livable wages and benefits. (2) Employment that offers career advancement opportunities. (3) Employment that provide training to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ career advancement for entry-level employees with limited work skills and employment histories.

Employer Engagement. The College has had a developed approach to employer engagement for a number of years which has supported the design of programmes for learners. These may be programmes specifically designed for an employer’s needs or may influence full time mainstream provision. Examples include: • Employer devised design briefs for digital media courses; • Catering and hospitality briefs and competitions initiated by employers;

Employer Engagement. The Training Provider shall assess the College employer engagement function and develop an employer engagement office if one does not already exist. This function should include a formal outreach process to local employers with the goal of providing information on the College, building relationships, creating official on-­the-­job training programs, and encouraging local employers to hire graduates from the College. The employer engagement office should also help organise trainee site visits to local employers to allow trainees to develop relationships and observe potential careers first-­ hand.

Employer Engagement. The Local Workforce Development Board shall lead efforts to engage with a diverse range of employers and with entities in the region involved: To promote business representation (particularly representatives with optimal policymaking or hiring authority from employers whose employment opportunities reflect existing and emerging employment opportunities in the region) on the local board; To develop effective linkages (including the use of intermediaries) with employers in the region to support employer utilization of the local workforce development system and to support local workforce investment activities; To ensure that workforce development activities meet the needs of employers and support economic growth in the region, by enhancing communication, coordination, and collaboration among employers, economic development entities, and service providers; and To develop and implement proven or promising strategies for meeting the employment and skill needs of workers and employers (such as the establishment of industry and sector partnerships), that provide the skilled workforce needed by employers in the region, and that expand employment and career advancement opportunities for workforce development system participants in in-demand industry sectors or occupations.

Employer Engagement. The WIB shall lead efforts to engage with diverse range of employers and with entities in the region involved – (A) to promote business representation on the WIB; (B) to develop effective linkages with employers in the region to support employer utilization of the local workforce development system and support local workforce investment activities; (C) to ensure that workforce investment activities meet the needs of employers and support economic growth in the region, by enhancing communication, coordination, and collaboration among employers, economic development entities, and service providers; (D) to develop and implement proven or promising strategies for meeting the employment and skill needs of workers and employers (such as establishment of industry or sector partnerships), that provide the skilled workforce needed by employers in the region, and that expand employment and career advancement opportunities for workforce development system participants in in-demand industry sectors or occupations.

Employer Engagement. In MSLETB, employer engagement takes many different forms - employer participation in classrooms; employer involvement in the development of occupational standards; work placement; work-based learning; mentoring relationships; involvement in curriculum design or the accreditation of programmes; knowledge transfer, research and development and supporting start-ups. In 2017, MSLETB established an Employer Engagement Team. The purpose of this team is to integrate, harmonise and develop a unified employer engagement approach across MSLETB. It is critical that there is an effective, open and clear two-way communication process between the education and training sector and the world of work. The team’s main goals are to ensure that MSLETB are addressing the needs of employers, following up effectively, delivering a consistent message on capabilities and that the voice of the employer is central to all that happens. Already, an innovative outcome of the team is the development of an Employer Engagement Tool/ Application that maps all employers within the MSLETB region (and outside), captures all engagements on a real-time database, automates follow-up via an existing integrated platform, eliminates duplication, assists in providing a consistent message and provides data on progress. MSLETB is currently sharing this innovation with other ETBs who will collaborate in its ongoing development. MSLETB is engaged with several companies delivering FET services directly in the workplace. For example, the Skills for Work programme is actively working with a range of employers from the retail sector to upskill and reskill employees. Evening course provision in MSLETB Training Centres in Sligo and Ballina also provides opportunities for those in employment to access FET services. Through MSLETB’s engagement with the Regional Skills Fora (RSF), an ICT and FinTech (Financial Technology) skills needs audit was recently conducted and a clear set of goals to enhance upskilling in these sectors was agreed. Utilising the ‘Employer Engagement’ database, MSLETB identified employers/ sector participants and shared this information with the RSF. Following on from this engagement, an ongoing ICT and FinTech Cluster group has been established. An example of an output from the group is a workshop aimed at MSLETB’s second-level schools, outlining the benefits and opportunities of working in the ICT and FinTech Sectors and linking up companies locally with potential future employees.

Employer Engagement. The newly established Employer Engagement Unit will provide a cohesive structure for employers to access and avail of services. The unit’s role will include the active promotion of CDETB’s training and education programmes including pre-entry level and upskilling of current employees, identifying skills gaps, training needs and developing solutions for employers in specific industry sectors, including traineeships and apprenticeships. The Unit will support our Colleges and Training Centres as they develop and expand their interaction with industry and will in tandem engage with employer representative bodies to identity key areas for the provision of education and training. It will play a lead role in implementing the new Employee Development Policy Framework. Specific activities will include: ― Increasing engagement with industry and academic experts to achieve a sharper focus on skills and training outcomes and to identify opportunities for upskilling employed. ― Supporting the delivery of employer days at regional and local level ― Ensuring that employers can identify with and contribute to the process of specific programme development in collaboration with CDETB. ― Building on our experience of delivering the national Skill ETB which supports Healthcare skills & training in the community to further develop responses to upskill people in employment. ― Identifying the needs of business and labour market and introduce new programmes to address these needs. CDETB’s involvement with industry is diverse and innovative, collaborating with industries such as Diageo, Association of Irish Riding Establishments and Luftansa Technik, to deliver programmes for learners that offer training opportunities providing enhanced skills towards accessing the labour market. Through such ongoing collaboration with employers CDETB will better align its education and training provision to ensure that it caters for the needs of industry. This will lead to greater collaboration and utilisation of available resources across our provision whilst at the same time offering our learners employment opportunities, career progression and the development of entrepreneurial skills. Strategic Performance Agreement 2018 – 2020 13 City of Dublin Education and Training Board

Employer Engagement. Our Ofsted report identified a need for greater involvement of employers in the design and delivery of the curriculum in a few areas. To address this we will: • Extend our Industry Professional Day to incorporate a meeting skills needs agenda so staff both update their industry skills and gather information on employer needs to bring back into the curriculum • Formalise the process of sharing skills needs information gathered from employers by the apprenticeship hub and employability team with the curriculum teams • Monitor the involvement of employers in curriculum design and implementation via ongoing sample checks completed by the teaching and learning team • Embed an evaluation of the meeting skills needs criteria into schemes of learning, performance reviews and course/school level evaluations 4.

Employer Engagement. The Local Board shall lead efforts to engage with diverse range of employers and with entities in the region involved – (A) to promote business representation on the Local Board; (B) to develop effective linkages w/employers in the region to support employer utilization of the local workforce development system & support local workforce investment activities; (C) to ensure that workforce investment activities meet the needs of employers and support economic growth in the region, by enhancing communication, coordination, and collaboration among employers, economic development entities, and service providers; (D) to develop and implement proven or promising strategies for meeting the employment and skill needs of workers and employers (such as establishment of industry/sector partnerships), that provide the skilled workforce needed by employers in the region, and that expand employment and career advancement opportunities for workforce development system participants in in-demand industry sectors or occupations.