Workforce Strategy Center

WSC advises clients that seek to align education, workforce development and economic development policies and practices. Using our tested approach, WSC experts work with clients to plan and implement sustainable regional workforce development systems that are grounded in data and driven by employer demand. Over the past decade, WSC has helped more than twenty state and regional initiatives align the skills of the workforce with the needs of local industry.

• WSC assisted the Commonwealth of Virginia in developing a statewide plan for designing, implementing, sustaining, and marketing career pathways. The strategic plan, requested by Governor Timothy Kaine, is the product of deliberations of a multi-agency task force representing all levels of education, workforce development, and economic development, and input from a select group of key businesses, policymakers, and practitioners. Bridging Business and Education for the 21st Century Workforce: A Strategic Plan for Virginia’s Career Pathways System was released in December 2008.
  

  
  

• WSC is assisting Workforce Solutions Upper Rio Grande and the City of El Paso in the creation of a collaborative regional workforce strategic plan to bring economic opportunities to the growing population and changing economic base of the Upper Rio Grande Workforce Development Area. The plan will be a catalyst for fostering change and increasing alignment of resources among educational systems, workforce development and economic development agencies, government, and business.
  

  
  

• WSC provides technical assistance to Making Connections Des Moines on the implementation of career pathways promoting upward career and education mobility in key industry areas.