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Plan DESCRIBE THE PROCESS TO ENSURE LABOR MARKET RELEVANCE Credentials should be responsive to current labor market trends and industry identified skills gaps. Processes to ensure labor market relevance of credentials in subsequent years as labor markets change will include, but not be limited to: • Labor market analytics: through real time EDD LMI data, OC Workforce Indicators Report, OC Indicators Report, Chapman University Annual Economic Forecast, • Employment: data tracking gainful employment connected to credentials • On -going evaluation and vetting of credential programs by industry partners and stakeholders DeOarafion: Credentials offered should be meaningful with actual value in the current labor market, portable and transferrable, and connected to a job or an educational /career pathway. Industry- valued credentials have the following characteristics: • Valued and demanded by businesses • Portable — skills learned are transferable and provide broad opportunities • Stackabie — skills learned may lead to opportunities for continuous or advanced training and education • Lead to higher wages, career advancement, and /or increased job security Regional Coal / Objective: Improve access and quality of credentials by developing and offering in- demand training Strategy: Ongoing business engagement in the credential review and development process, ongoing evaluation and analysis of labor market trends. State Plan Alignment: Foster demand driven skills responsive to industry need and relevant to current labor markets, To ensure that Industry is actively involved in the education and certification process, a series of focus groups were held in specific industry segments to gather feedback on demand for industry- valued credentials and how industry should be involved in the credentialing process. An online survey is under development in order to broaden the scope of industry feedback and involvement. More than 20,000 businesses will be asked to participate to help refine the list of industry- valued credentials and also to get information on industry segments to be aware of. The results of the LMID, industry feedback and other stakeholder participation will be shared with a coalition of partners that Includes: California Department of Education, local boards, community colleges in the OC Region, Orange County Business Council, and the AEBG Consortia. Regional partners, including industry leaders, are committed to evaluating and determining that relevant credentials are industry valued through: • Business feedback: OC Network meetings and workgroups, CTE advisory board meetings, Chambers of Commerce, Orange County Business Council, Local Boards, and Industry forums • Employment: data tracking gainful employment connected to credentials Declaration: Industry led discussions and feedback will guide labor market supported coordination and vetting of credentials offered in the region. This vetting process will confirm if credentials are: relevant to industries with high demand, in a sector characterized by quality jobs or pathways to them, tied to groups of firms and informed by a region's best businesses, connected directly to jobs or to next steps in an education and /or career pathway, and are accessible and meaningful to a wide range of small and medium businesses in the OC Region. Regional Goa11Objective: Targeted meaningful business /industry engagement to identify and determine industry skills gaps and needs to be incorporated into Industry relevant and demand driven programs and pathways. Strategy: Coordination between industry/business, education, and workforce to meet business and industry needs; support collaborations to leverage and braid CTE and workforce funding streams to build capacity to meet regional needs. State Plan Alignment: Foster demand driven skills attainment that is industry validated and proven to help people get good jobs and help businesses find skilled workers, Page 20 19D -35