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Plan • Analysis of labor market information- return on investment of credentials, are these credentials relevant to industry needs, regional data analysis, current and on -going analysis • Ensuring credentials were responsive to high - value, high - growth sectors- pulse on priority sectors in the region with evidence of clear pathways to career advancement and /or higher wages • Tracking employment- credentials leading to gainful employment DESCRIBE INDUSTRY LED DISCUSSION PROCESS An industry led approach to skills development helps education and workforce partners respond to gaps and needs with solutions, programs, and services that will help businesses fill Jobs with skilled workers. All workgroups, steering committees, and meetings include business and industry as primary key partners. The OC Region RPU will utilize the OC Network as a vehicle to ensure that Industry leads this discussion and process. Declaration: Post - secondary education and credentials are key to economic mobility for individuals and the economic strength of the entire Orange County region. Credentialing is an important way to connect industry demand to workforce capability and ensure high quality skills to satisfy businesses. Reg 1onat Go a 1/0 bi e c tiv a: Targeted meaningful businesslindustry engagement to help build and support regional sector and career pathways and identify credentials are responsive to industry needs for a skilled workforce. Strategy: Prioritize industry led discussions in the development of industry relevant and demand driven services /trainings. State Flan Alignment: Foster demand driven skills attainment through collaboration and active engagement of business and industry in the development and provision of credentials for in- demand industry sectors /occupations for the region. CURRENT CREDENTIALS Echoing the California Workforce Development Board's policy statement on credential attainment: Credentials benchmark skill attainment. Documenting everything from work readiness to technical proficiency, they may be awarded for credit hours earned, programs completed, or competencies demonstrated. The OC Region RPU is focusing on the development and enhancement of credentials around high -value priority sectors such as: manufacturing, healthcare, IT, and hospitality /tourism. Industry credentials currently offered to the region include, but are not limited to: California industry credentials This searchable database provides Information on third -parry credential exams that are issued through Certipod, including: hl tu. l/ doingwhatmatters .cccco.edulLaunchBoard/In - A list of credentials, which can be f Itered by K -12 pathway, industry cluster, or priority sector • Figures on how many students have passed exams at individual K -12 sites dustryCredentialsSearch.asax and colleges Credentials offered by community colleges The list is intended to help practitioners fold credentials into community college programs, and to help students obtain employment or demonstrate skllls needed in hf :ddoingwhahna ers.cccco.edu/portalsl6/docs /In the workplace. Students successfully completing training for these certiflcatiens will be prepared to sit for the Industry - valued certifications. dustr %n 26Credentials %20Ojnd CCydf This is a Ilvo list, end will continue to than n as re ulred 6 both Musky and educators. Credentials offered by K -12 Students successfully completing a program of study within the career pathways listed here will be prepared to sit for the cross - listed Industry- valued certifications htfn IJdoinpwhatma ers.cccco.edu /oodalsl6Jdocslin and will be better prepared for continuing their studies in community college career pathways. This is a live list and Is not to be considered as an oBolal list by the California Department or Education. dueca/o2DCredentials° /)20Gric K12.odf Credentials offered by private third -party Various private third -parly training providers for the OC RPU included on the OC training providers Region Approved Training Provider Directory consist of approximately fifty unique providers offering 360 training programs. Page 19 19D-34