Human Capital

Burlington Safe response team pilot initiative (what comm. can do)

4 month pilot team of city officials (city hall, police, emergency services personal visit w/in 24 hours of overdose, offer treatment resources be relentless show people we care

human capital

the skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual or population, viewed in terms of their value or cost to an organization or country.

Chittenden County Opioid Alliance (what comm. can do)

work together to prevent, understand addiction, and connect people with care - Treatment access, workforce development, long term prevention

Human capital viewed in Comm. Dev.

- Traditional economic scholars view HC as an individual issue - Approaching HC development from CB perspective: focuses attention on linking workers, employers, and community institutions - Quality of life impacts

3 basic elements of workforce development

1. Enhance job specific skills 2. Facilitate access to jobs by establishing relationships with employers 3. Provide info about job opportunity ex) Kennebec Valley Community College Sustainable Agriculture and Culinary Arts Program Associate's degree or certificate program to match growing industry in region - ex) GoodWill (recycled cycles) Female offenders workforce development program for bike repair

workforce development goals and strategies

1. Preparing future workforce: Career exposure before or during high school, promote understanding of all possible post-secondary options, strengthen career and technical education 2. Sustaining the WF: develop partnerships for affordable childcare, create family-friendly work environments, promote affordable housing and transportation 3. Upgrading the WF: improve the success rate for completing education and training, upgrade the workforce through funding and resource shifts 4. Expanding the WF: develop partnerships that address barriers to expanding the labor pool, expand efforts to attract qualified workers to meet employers needs, connect education with world of work 5. Promote Entrepreneurship: funds for start up, training programs, info/ education programmes, spaces to share 6. Green collar jobs: energy efficiency and green buildings, renewable energy and smart grid, environment management

understanding your communities workforce development strategies

1. What is your local labor market? (age, education, household composition) 2. What is current demand for labor in your region/ future trends? 3. What is your current supply of labor in the region and future trends? (are young people looking for jobs/ moving away?) 4. How are local institutions (CBOS) affecting match between supply and demand? (housing, desirable place to live)

workforce development challenges

Employer access to skilled and qualified WF (no one to hire) Employee access to training / professional development (lack of opportunity) Services to support low wage workers ( lack of housing, childcare, transportation, healthcare) Spatial mismatch of skills and employment opportunities (when workers don't have skills and experiences for available jobs in community)

opiate DG

Everyone has to come together, including local community Complex issues facing communities of all types Deaths affect community, losing networks

roles of CBOs in WFD

Orientation to work world, recruiting, placement, mentoring, counseling and crisis intervention, skill training Establish WF networks Reduce costs and risks of training workers, spread costs out over several organizations, establish WF networks ex) United Way of Northwestern VT Working Bridges Program ex) VT Works for Women - Women are more likely to live in poverty - Low wage jobs - Connecting young girls to summer camps, helping women return to the workforce

elements of human capital

Population, general education, creativity, health, self esteem (how community feels about themselves), experience, leadership, labor market skills Example of building human capital: Governor's Career Ready Certificate Program - Tuition free classes, computer/reading skills, you get a certificate

Project Vision in Rutland (what comm. can do)

Working together to address substance abuse, reduce crime, and build great neighborhoods Not just arresting people or giving money, getting people medication/treatment to reduce cravings. Green Mtn Power= more trees Let's improve what we have→ asset based approach In response to death of hs student hit by drunk driver Identifying troubled properties in community Comprehensive approach