workforce needs

From 2006 to 2007, the Heldrich Center worked with leading companies within New Jersey's energy sector to respond to the critical skill and knowledge gaps facing the industry. The project involved: (1) identifying the priority workforce needs of New Jersey’s energy sector based on input from the project’s Industry Advisory Group and a review of currently available research, (2) identifying existing education and workforce programs and strategies already preparing individuals for occupations within the gas and electric utilities sector, (3) developing recommendations for specific strategies for meeting the workforce needs of the industry, and (4) facilitating the development of business-education partnerships to implement energy sector-related training programs. The project resulted in a strategic plan and the implementation of new education and training programs specifically for high-demand jobs within the state’s energy industry.

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Identified skill and knowledge gaps facing New Jersey's energy industry.

Ready for the Job: A Profile of New Jersey Industry

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Ready for the Job: A Profile of New Jersey Industry

Topic

U.S. Labor Market & Industry

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Published Date

January 1, 2007

Status

Completed

Funded By

A grant from the New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and New Jersey Department of Education

Work Category

Projects

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From 2002 to 2008, the Heldrich Center worked with the State of New Jersey to conduct extensive research to determine the skill and workforce needs of key current and emerging industries for the state. This research effort, led by the New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and the New Jersey Department of Education, provided information to the state’s educational institutions, Workforce Investment Boards, students, and job seekers on the skill and educational requirements of key industries and occupations.

In 2002, the Heldrich Center was commissioned by the State of New Jersey to launch an initiative to inform policymakers, career counselors, educators, and employers about the skills that New Jersey employers expect to be in demand. The first phase of the project (conducted during the period 2002-2004) resulted in a summary report as well as nine individual reports that analyzed 73 key jobs in eight growth industries as well as an emerging skills report. The industries profiled were:

Construction
Finance
Health Care
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Tourism and Hospitality
Transportation and Logistics
Utilities

The second phase of the project (conducted during the period 2004 to 2006) resulted in three individual reports in the following areas, as well as an emerging skills report:

Public Health
Port Newark/Elizabeth
Retail

In the final phase of the project (conducted between 2006 and 2008), the center focused on several industries highlighted in the state’s Economic Growth Strategy, as well as on several emerging areas of work, including:

Finance
Life Sciences
Green Jobs
Remote Work

Also, as part of the final phase, the Heldrich Center updated previously completed research on the workforce and skill needs of the construction and hospitality industries. Finally, the Heldrich Center also offered technical assistance to New Jersey-based Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stop Career Centers in the use of industry workforce data and information.

Products:

Building Skills and Alliances to Meet Demand in New Jersey’s Labor Market (2004)

Changing Landscape of Innovation: Priority Skill Needs of Employers in New Jersey’s Life Sciences Industry (2008)

Emerging Skill Needs of a Rapidly Changing, Innovation-Driven Economy (2007)

Green Jobs in New Jersey’s Energy Sector: Strategies for Building a World-Class Workforce for the State’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Industries (2009)

Investing for the Long Term: Priority Skill Needs of Employers in New Jersey’s Finance Industry (2008)

New Jersey’s Growing Remote Workforce and the Skill Requirements of Employers (2008)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey’s Construction Industry (2005)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey’s Finance Industry (2004)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey’s Health Care Industry (2004)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey's IT Industry (2004)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey's Manufacturing Industry: Chemical Processing, Food Processing, Glass Production, and Printing and Publishing (2004)

Understanding the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Public Health and Other Disaster Management Employers (2007)

Understanding the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Retail Industry (2008)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey's Tourism and Hospitality Industry (2004)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey's Transportation and Logistics Industry Local and Interurban Passenger Transit, and Trucking & Warehousing (2004)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey’s Utilities Industry Electric, Gas, Water and Sewer, and Local Telephone Services (2004)

Understanding the Workforce Needs of Employers Supporting the Operation of Port Newark and the Elizabeth Marine Terminal (2007)

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Research to determine the skill and workforce needs of key current and emerging industries for New Jersey.

Supporting Northern and Central New Jersey Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development Projects

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Supporting Northern and Central New Jersey Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development Projects

Topic

labor market analysis

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Published Date

January 1, 2007

Status

Completed

Funded By

Middlesex Workforce Investment Board and the Newark Alliance. Primary Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor: Employment & Training Administration

Work Category

Projects

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The Heldrich Center, which supported the development of the proposals, provided ongoing technical assistance to the project leadership. The center served as a member of both the Executive Steering Committee and Bio-1’s Workforce Development Strategy Committee, and also provided consulting services to the Newark Alliance for the northern New Jersey WIRED effort. The Heldrich Center used labor market data, interviews with employers, and a survey of key employers to monitor the bioscience industry’s changing skill and workforce needs. The center also developed a brochure/poster depicting the structure of career paths in the bioscience industry.

In northern New Jersey, the Heldrich Center developed career awareness materials for the transportation industry and assisted in the development and implementation of the Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution Talent Network to bring workforce, education, and business leaders together to address industry skill needs. These efforts were designed to ensure that skill investments were aligned with changing technology and the organizational needs of bioscience and transportation, logistics, and distribution firms. In addition, the center worked with regional Workforce Investment Boards to develop a life science career campaign to inform parents, teachers, and students of job opportunities in the life sciences. Finally, the center developed a scorecard to monitor project outcomes.

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From 2007 to 2009, the central and northern New Jersey regions were each awarded a $5 million, three-year U.S. Department of Labor Generation III Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant to implement regional innovations focused on key industries. The Bio-1 WIRED grant, focused in central New Jersey, was designed to retain and expand the number of high-quality jobs in central New Jersey’s bioscience sector by coordinating the efforts of the workforce development, education, economic development, and employer communities. The effort was coordinated by the Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations and the Middlesex County Workforce Investment Board. Similarly, the Newark Alliance coordinated an effort in northern New Jersey focused on the transportation, health care, and technology industries.

Understanding the Workforce Needs of Employers Supporting the Operation of Port Newark and the Elizabeth Marine Terminal

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Understanding the Workforce Needs of Employers Supporting the Operation of Port Newark and the Elizabeth Marine Terminal

Topic

U.S. Labor Market & Industry

Port Newark and the Elizabeth Marine Terminal

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Published Date

August 8, 2008

Type

Research Publications & Reports

Work Category

Research Products

Attachments

Port_Operations_Report.pdf (175.73 KB)

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Explores the major trends affecting the workforce and skill needs of employers that support Port Newark/Elizabeth as well as the priority skill needs these employers possess. This report was part of the Heldrich Center's "Ready for the Job" study about industries and careers in New Jersey

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Ready for the Job report on the Port Newark and the Elizabeth Marine Terminal.

Understanding the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Public Health and Other Disaster Management Employers

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Understanding the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Public Health and Other Disaster Management Employers

Topic

U.S. Labor Market & Industry

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Published Date

August 8, 2008

Type

Research Publications & Reports

Work Category

Research Products

Attachments

Public_Health_Report.pdf (168.86 KB)

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Explores the workforce and skill-related challenges faced in the public health and skilled volunteer portions of the disaster management system, trends that are driving changes in the skill and educational requirements for jobs, and the priority workforce needs of New Jersey's public disaster management system. This report was part of the Heldrich Center's "Ready for the Job" study about industries and careers in New Jersey.

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Ready for the Job report on the public health industry.

Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industry

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Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industry

Topic

U.S. Labor Market & Industry

workforce needs

Partnerships

Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industry

New Jersey

Workforce Partnerships

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Published Date

May 8, 2007

Type

Research Publications & Reports

Work Category

Research Products

Attachments

HINJ.pdf (1.68 MB)

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Identifies workforce needs of the pharmaceutical and medical technology industry in New Jersey; describes employment in the industry by functional area, education level and degree, and occupation; profiles occupations for which companies report particular difficulty in hiring individuals; and offers information to be used in the development of partnerships and to address industry needs.

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Examines the workforce needs of the pharmaceutical and medical technology industry.