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Plan <br />Required planning and public meetings include the following: <br />OC Network (Orange County Regional Economic Workforce Development Network) is a major driver of regional workforce <br />needs assessment. This group met on a quarterly basis and convenes a large number of industry participants along with <br />labor, education, economic development agencies, and the community. Quarterly meetings are open to the public and <br />announced on the OCeconomy.org website. OC Network has identified key competitive and emerging industries and <br />coordinated resources to: <br />• Develop industry- specific partnerships in targeted industries <br />• Align public programs with funding streams 0 <br />• Identify additional state, federal, private and philanthropic resources <br />• Collaborate with and create sector partnerships <br />• Support Regional Implementation and Innovation strategic activities <br />Orange County Career Pathways Partnership ( OCCPP) is one of the largest regional consortium in California with the goal of <br />creating career pathway programs that are accessible to Orange County students from all socio- economic backgrounds. The <br />OCCPP was provided with a grant from the California Department of Education to create a countywide infrastructure utilizing <br />career exploration, on- the -job training, and virtual learning. The OCCPP Regional Consortium holds quarterly planning <br />meetings that creates opportunities for educators to collaborate with key stakeholders to develop viable and sustainable <br />career pathways in OC Region's priority industries: healthcare, manufacturing, and information technology. <br />Orange County Business Council (OCBC) represents and promotes the business community, working with government and <br />academia to enhance Orange County's economic development and prosperity in order to preserve a high quality of life. OCBC <br />serves pro- business interests so that the region's vibrant economy will continue to expand, bringing the benefits of prosperity <br />the county. Its core initiatives Include Infrastructure, Workforce and Economic Development and Workforce Housing. <br />Orange County Regional Leadership Council convenes the Orange County Development Board, the Anaheim Workforce <br />Development Board, and the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board with mandated partners and key stakeholder groups. <br />The Regional Leadership Council meets monthly to discuss and plan for strategic alignment and coordinated system efforts <br />for the Orange County Region. Roles and responsibility of the Regional Leadership Council include, but are not limited to: <br />• Identification of short termlimmediate needs for OC Regional Plan implementation and long term sustainability efforts <br />• Integration of partner needs /goals and implementation of regional projects, such as: SlingShot, Regional <br />Implementation and Innovation, etc. <br />• Development of partner MOLls, discussion of partner strategic plans and regional goalsn <br />• Development of regional plan framework with commitments to implement regional strategieslactivities <br />• Commitment to economize and leverage resources for the OC Region <br />California Community Colleges, Doing What Matters, Taskforce on Workforce: 14 Regional College and Faculty <br />Conversations with over 700 attendees, including 40% faculty; 6 Strong Workforce Town Hall Meetings with over 500 <br />participants in regions across the state; 6 expert background papers on common themes including Workforce Data and <br />Outcomes, Curriculum Development, Structured Pathways and Student Support, Regional Coordination, and Funding; 5 <br />meetings of the 26- member Task Force. Public input and comment. <br />DATA SOURCES The OC Region has used the regional EDD data analytics and focused on positioning work to leverage <br />priority Industry sectors, strategic partnerships, career pathways and collaborations to build a greater workforce system. Over <br />the last several years, the OC Region has built a forward- thinking system to address the workforce development challenges of <br />Orange County, one of which is system alignment and development of regional infrastructure that will be addressed through <br />by this regional plan. OC Region has worked to create pathways forward for Orange County by aligning education and <br />workforce training efforts to meet the needs of the priority industry sectors. All four industry sectors currently outpace state <br />Page 14 <br />19D -29 <br />