Regional Workforce Development Meeting

Monday, November 9, 2009

9:00am - 3:00pm

University Center - Lake Room

525 S. State Street

Chicago, IL

CJC, The Chicago Community Trust, and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning convened this meeting to discuss the workforce development recommendations made for the GO TO 2040 regional planning process.

Meeting Materials

• Agenda
  
  
• Meeting Attendees
  
  
• Final GO TO 2040 Workforce Development report
  
  
• Labor Markets and the Great Recession, opening presentation by Rick Mattoon, Senior Economist, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
  
  
• Workforce Development 2040: Recommendations for the Future, presentation by Carrie Thomas, Associate Director, Chicago Jobs Council
  
  
• Materials from small group discussions:

- "Green" Economic and Workforce Development

- Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Workforce

- Data/Information Systems

- Career Pathways

• Results of final keypad polling conducted at the end of the meeting

Background Materials

• Recent CMAP Industry Cluster Analysis for the region
  
  
• Recent regional reports on "green" economic and workforce development initiatives:

- Building a Green Collar Workforce in Chicagoland

- Creating a Chicago Regional Building Energy Efficiency System

- Green Economic Development Strategies for the Chicago Region

• Career pathways reports:

- Career Pathways - Aligning Public Resources to Support Individual and Regional Economic Advancement in the Knowledge Economy

- Career Pathways & Crosswalks in the Hotel, Retail & Restaurant Industries

- Finance & Insurance Career Pathways

• Recent data-related initiatives:

- CWICstats

- Regional Indicators Project

- Regional Indicators' website

• Regional TDL-related information:

- Chicago LEADS' quarterly program update

- CREATE Program's one page summary

- Critical Skill Shortages Initiative's TDL sector report