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Orange RPU 2023 Biennial Modification to PY 2021-24 Regional Plan <br /> <br />38 <br /> <br />partners should develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to address <br />technical skills training needed by those seeking and applying for jobs. <br /> <br />11. Workforce system partners should assess whether they are sufficiently preparing <br />workers for future jobs in addition to today’s jobs. <br /> <br />12. Business services staff and organizations that support businesses in sourcing <br />talent should assist businesses in evaluating and reassessing the requirements for <br />jobs. For instance, is a college degree needed for many jobs requiring one? Is five <br />years’ experience an absolute requirement? <br /> <br />13. The workforce system’s business services staff should assist companies, <br />especially small employers, develop job descriptions. Accurate job descriptions will <br />support businesses in more effectively messaging potential candidates about <br />positions they want to fill. <br /> <br />14. By engaging more actively with all types of chambers of commerce, the workforce <br />system can get better access to business intelligence from small businesses with <br />unique needs. <br /> <br />15. Remote work and work-from-home models offer a good example of the changing <br />workplace. The partners should identify skills needed for the new workplace and <br />develop programs to teach these skills. <br /> <br />Job Seeker- and Worker-Focused Strategies <br /> <br />Several recommendations were received from stakeholders regarding services for job <br />seekers and currently employed individuals. <br /> <br />16. Businesses are managing multi-generational workforces. Younger generations of <br />workers have different values than their older counterparts and prioritize different <br />aspects of their work lives. Workforce strategies should recognize and addresses <br />generational differences in system customers. <br /> <br />17. While each generation of workers is entitled to its values and choices on the path <br />within the labor market, workforce system partners should provide customers with <br />information about the effects of frequent changes in employment on their career <br />goals. <br /> <br />18. Many older workers remaining in or returning to the workforce need assistance <br />upgrading existing skills and building new ones. <br /> <br />19. Workers need strong “social literacy” skills, as an essential requirement of work is <br />building and maintaining effective relationships. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT 1