Partnerships for Success:  Growing a Competitive Workforce System

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OEWD-Workforce Division's Spring Forum Partnerships for Success: Growing a Competitive Workforce System convened key strategic partners from throughout San Francisco's workforce development system in order to explore local, state, and national workforce development strategies.  Our goal was to engage our partners in a dialogue on:

o Best practices
o Capacity Building Strategies
o Employer Engagement

OEWD strives to build a more competitive workforce development system in San Francisco. In order to continue this important conversation OEWD has made available presentations and materials from each of the workshops that were held during the April Forum. 

“[A] roaring success!...If our workshop was any indication, folks were interested, engaged and energized."
                                                                                                                 --Attendee

First Workshop Sessions  (4/12:  2:45pm to 4:15pm)

Workshop Title:	Presenter:	Materials/Presentation:
How the Recession has Changed the Hiring Practices of Employers and What it means for Delivering Workfroce Services	Larry Robbin & Associates	How the Recession Has Changed Hiring Practices Presentation Materials (pdf)
Workforce Leadership:  What it is, Why it Matters, How to Grow it	Social Policy Research Associates (SPRA)	Workforce Leadership PPT Presentation (pdf); Leadership Flashcards (pdf)
More than Just a Job:  Tools for Building Income and Assets	SF Family Support Network; Single Stop; Bank on SF	FES Readiness Self-Assessment & Benefits Survey (pdf); FES Certification Agreement (pdf); FES Fact Sheet (pdf); Single Stop USA Flyer (pdf); Bank on SF Brochure (pdf); Payday Plus SF Brochure (pdf); Payday Plus FAQ (pdf)
How to Make WIA Work for Your Organziaiton and Your Customers	Marin One Stop Career Link Center, OEWD	Making WIA Work For You PPT Presentation (pdf)

Second Workshop Sessions  (4/13:  9:15am to 10:30am)

Workshop Title:	Presenter:	Materials/Presentation:
Survive & Thrive:  Incentives, Subsidies and HR Services to Help San Francisco Business Get Ahead	Goodwill Industries, Manpower, OEWD	N/A
Using Data to Improve Performance:  Real Time, Real Tools, and Real Results for Your Program	Juma Ventures	Using Data to Improve Performance PPT Presentation (pdf)
Quality Work-Based Learning:  Maximizing Returns for Youth, Employers and Communities	New Door Ventures, New Ways to Work, OEWD	Career Development Overview & Chart (pdf); Creating Quality Workbased Learning Guide (pdf) ; Work Based Learning Individual Placement (pdf) ; Ensuring Quality in Work Based Learning (pdf)
Sector Initatives:  Tackling Key Challenges in Meeting Employer and Worker Needs	Insight Center for Community Economic Development, Unity Council	Sector Initiatives: Tackling Key Challenges in Meeting Employer and Worker Needs PPT Presentation (pdf); Tuning into Local Labor Markets (pdf); From Hidden Costs to High Returns (pdf); Sector Initiative Scenarios (pdf); Sector Snapshot (pdf); Do Businesses Think Federally (pdf); National Network of Sector Partners Description (pdf)

Third Workshop Sessions (4/13:  10:45am to 12:00pm)

Workshop Title:	Presenter:	Materials/Presentation:
What Employers Want:  Giving your Clients the Tools They Need to Get the Job They Want	UCSF, CPMC, Telamon Engineering Consultants150	Writing the Cover Letter (pdf) ; One Week Before the Interview (pdf)
Show Me the Money:  Writing Winning Proposals and Realistic Grant Budgets	Friends of the Urban Forest, Hunters Point Family, Goodwill Industries	N/A
Linking Learnign to the Future:  Building a Successful CBO/School District Partnership	The Architectural Foundation of SF (AFSF), SFUSD	Build San Francisco PPT Presentation (pdf)
Delivering Meaningful Outcomes:  Impact Driven Program Design & Planning	Pathways Consultants	Delivering Meaningful Outcomes PPT Presentation (pdf)

Fourth Workshop Sessions  (4/13:  1:45pm to 3:00pm)

Workshop Title:	Presenter:	Materials/Presentation:
Thinking Outside the Box:  Accessing Non-Traditional Employement Options	Green Streets, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, WAGES, MEDA	MEDA PPT Presentation (pdf); Wages PPT Presentation (pdf)
Helping Job Seekers in Challenging Times:  Revisiting Our Customer Service Assumptions and Strategies	Larry Robbin & Associates	Helping Job Seekers in Challenging Times Presentation Materials (pdf)
Collaborative Capacity-Building:  A Model for Neighborhood Partnerships	Chinatown Families Economic Self-Sufficiency Coalition (CFESC)	Collaborative Capacity Building PPT Presentation (pdf); Resource Mapping Worksheet (pdf)
Making the Connection:  Job Seekers with Barriers to Employment and the Business Who Need Them	MatchBridge/United Way of the Bay Area, Upwardly Global	OEWD PPT Presentation (pdf); UWBA PPT Presentation (pdf); Upwardly Global PPT Presentation (pdf)

A complete list of workshop descriptions and presenters can be found here:

Partnership for Success:  Growing a Competitive Workforce System Day-of Agenda.pdf