Local Skills Shortage Assessment Report Skills Summary Report   |  Formal Research/Reports County Specific Data   |  Educational Data   |  Summary

1. Formal Research/Reports

Formal research was conducted and reports written in recent years mainly by two organizations - Southern Tier West and St. Bonaventure. Copies of these documents can be provided to the WIB upon request.

1. 1999 Southern Tier West Workforce Cluster Strategy Project Survey Report focused on two main purposes:


1. what types of persons are being hired
2. what skill and education levels these persons possess.


2. 8/01/99 St. Bonaventure “One Stop Implementation Study” covers the seven principles of the development of the One Stop System, which are:
   
   1. streamlining services through better integration at the street level,
   2. empowering individuals in several ways including the use of Individual Training Accounts
   3. universal access to the One-Stop System and core employment-related services,
   4. increased accountability,
   5. a strong role for local workforce investment boards and the private sector
   6. state and local flexibility, and
   7. improved youth programs.


3. 12/16/99 Southern Tier West Workforce Investment Subcommittee focused on two main points:
   
   1. to gain a broad understanding of area employer hiring and training needs, and
   2. to gain insight into what potential job seeker’s employment needs


4. 2000 Southern Tier West Regional Economic Development Strategy Plan determined the top strategic economic development priorities.
   
   1. Achieve and maintain a balance between natural resources/environment and economic development.
   2. Target industry clusters.
   3. Target infrastructure development.
   4. Encourage a more positive regional attitude.
   5. Enhance and upgrade transportation networks.
   6. Target demand side workforce training.

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