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Slide 1:Addressing the impending workforce shortage in our communities. Larry Ferguson, BS, MS
Director of Business and Industry Services
Email: larry.ferguson@KCTCS.eduPhone: 606-326-2232
Challenging conditions… :Challenging conditions…
Slide 3:The needs of the 21st Century workforce have changed significantly.
Slide 4:30-40% of the jobs available in seven years have not yet been created.
Education and Jobs in the U.S. :Educational Testing Service 2003: Standards for What? The Economic Roots for K-16 Reform Professional
20% Unskilled
60% Skilled
20% Skilled
62% Unskilled
12% Professional
26% 1950 2000-2010 Education and Jobs in the U.S.
Quick facts… :Quick facts… 75% percent of the jobs in the new economy will not require a bachelors degree (Source: U.K. Department of Workforce Development)
Top Two Industries: Healthcare and Information Technology :Top Two Industries: Healthcare and Information Technology
Quick facts… :Quick facts… U.S. Department of Labor: 5 Fastest Growing Occupations
Home health aides / SRNA
Network systems and data communications analysts
Medical assistants
Physician assistants
Computer software engineers and applications
Where the Jobs Will Be in Kentucky :Where the Jobs Will Be in Kentucky Source: Kentucky Education Cabinet, 2005 data
Availability of Workers :Availability of Workers By 2010 baby boomers will be retiring in droves
Every day, 11k baby boomers turn 50
There are 76,000,000 baby boomers
There are only 43,000,000 GenXers
(Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Reality Check: Every day in Ohio 14 people turn 65. By 2012 that number grows to 119 retirees per day.
(Source: Ohio Public Expenditure Council)
Qualified Workers :Qualified Workers ACT’s four college readiness benchmarks:
-English, Algebra, Social Sciences and Biology
-Only 23% of high school graduating seniors meet the benchmarks
Workers over 25 without a high school diploma:
-Boyd County: 22%
-Greenup County: 24.9%
-Carter County: 35.6%
(Source: 2000 U.S. Census)
Slide 13:Out of every 100 Kentucky ninth graders….
Slide 14:….65 graduate from high school….
Slide 15:….39 enter college….
Slide 16:….26 are still enrolled in the sophomore year….
Slide 17:…and 15 graduate from college.
Hidden Challenges :Hidden Challenges Drug and alcohol abuse
Absenteeism
Unprofessional
Bad work ethic
Questions? :Questions? Larry FergusonAshland Community & Technical College
Director of Business and Industry Services
Email: larry.ferguson@KCTCS.eduPhone: 606-326-2232