A Community Conversation:
Building Central New York’s
Construction Work Force
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse
Advisory Committee Members
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SUNY-College of Environmental Science & Forestry Outreach Office
Associated Builders and Contractors
CNY Works and Journey 2 Jobs
Metropolitan Development Association-CNY & Syracuse
OCM-BOCES
Onondaga Community College
City of Syracuse Economic Development
Onondaga County Economic Development
Workforce Development Institute
Building & Trades Council
SUNY-College of Environmental Science & Forestry Department of Construction
Management & Wood Products Engineering
Northside Collaboratory
Welcome and Overview
Mr. Jim Farrell, Chairman, Education
Committee of the Associated Builders and
Contractors of NYS, CNY Chapter
This program is supported, in part, by a 2009 Journey to Jobs (J2J) grant
and with funds made available by the Metropolitan Development
Association of Syracuse and Central New York (MDA).
Plenary Panel Members
Moderator: Lenore Sealy, Executive Director, CNY Works
Construction Industry Perspective:
Scott McClurg, Owner, McClurg Associates
Peter Dulcich, IBEW, Joint Training Center
Jake McKenna, President, Parson-McKenna Construction Company
Community Perspective:
Dominick Robinson, Director, Northside Collaboratory
Economic Perspective:
Frank Caliva, Director of Talent Initiatives, Metropolitan Development Association-CNY &
Syracuse
Workplace Workforce Development Perspective:
Robert Leslie, Director, Career & Technical Education, OCM BOCES
Education Perspective:
David Wall, Director, Corporate & Public Partnerships/Workforce Development,
Onondaga Community College
Susan Anagnost, PhD, Chair, Construction & Wood Products Engineering, SUNY College
of Environmental Science & Forestry
Plenary Panel Question
What are the near and long-term
challenges associated with the
construction industry’s workforce
development in the current global
and local marketplace?
Guidelines for Selecting A
Roundtable
• Every table will be presented the same
question
• Pick a table that is not occupied by your coworkers or people in the same field as you
• The goal is to have people representing
diverse groups at each table
• Each table should have 5-6 people and a
facilitator
Roundtable Discussion Facilitators
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Mary Ellen Mangino, Regional Director, Workforce Development Institute
Kurt Roulston, Empowerment Zone Coordinator, City of Syracuse Economic
Development
Mark Spadafore, Board Member, Syracuse Alliance for New Economy (SANE)
Corliss Kaiser, Superintendent, F-M School District
Mary Thompson, Executive Director, Home Builders & Remodelers Association
Joel Delmonico, AMOS Project
Penny Hazer, Vice President, Workforce Development of ABC, Empire State
Chapter
Paul Crovella, Instructor, Construction Management & Wood Products Engineering
Ron Kenyon, AIA, Educational Facilities Planner, Syracuse City School District
Gail Sandle, Project Manager, CNY Works
Tina Brown, Coordinator of Workforce Development, OCC
Roundtable Question
How can we further leverage our
region’s considerable educational,
business, and community resources
to support the construction industry
of Central New York’s employee
pipeline and career ladder needs?
Roundtable Reports
Moderator: Jim Farrell, ABC
Roundtable Reports
• Educate guidance counselors—numerous lists
included this one
• Communication vehicle between employers and
education providers
• commitment to provide jobs
• Education – raw materials
• Community—materials
• Business—end user
• Jr. Achievement, career days,
• Inform parents / guidance counselors
Roundtable Reports 2
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career /professions language
Coordinate the sectors
Another forum to draw employers/recruiters
Green jobs centralized bulletin board
Say Yes to Education expand to include part
time and vocational/technical education
• Expand/nourishing community programs
without changing
Roundtable Reports 3
• Local projects use local workers
• Create hands on experiences for kids –
”Summer Construction Camp”
• Continue to make connections—educate one
another on existing resources –how to have a
central information resource
• Provide kids opportunity to “see” the jobs in
action, learn what’s needed.
Round Table Reports 4
• Need ways to provide accurate perception of
the industry
• Need to ensure acquistion of reading and
math skills
• How to help the industry become more
diverse
• Job retention program—training resources
• Need to collaborate
Round Table Reports 5
• Continue similar forums, one stop shop events
and resources—matching jobs with job
seekers
• Do better with educating kids about the
industry
• Help workers overcome obstacles to
employment and retention
• Consistent marketing message from the
industry there are jobs in the community
BREAK
Please return in 15 minutes
Summation
Frank Caliva, Director of Talent
Initiatives, MDA-CNY
What have we learned? What
are the next steps? How do we
put today’s efforts into action?
Summary
Business
• Communication
• opportunities
• Applicants
• Training available
• Schools
• students
Connections
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Business to business
Business to academic resources
Business to job applicants
Business to students
Providers
Cbos
One Stops
Resources
Collaborate, don’t duplicate
Of, by and for communities
Focus
Coordinate
Leverage existing resources
Flex to new realities
How to pay for it?
Summary Part 2
Employees
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understand the demand
Get the basic skills
Get math skills
Retention skills
– Shared responsibility between business and
employees
Do Tomorrow
• Call legislators to promote legislation
• Follow up meeting, May 20, 5 PM at Spa at 500—
building a directory
• Each person here writes up what they do and email
to portal@creativecoreny.com
• Discover your Talent Day—hands on career
exploration opportunities
• Open opportunities –creating a video to see a green
project in progress –let ESF know other projects
Do Tomorrow
• DOL grant to create green jobs and business
opportunities
– hehrenreich@cnyworks.com
• PEB can work with schools/guidance counselors
• Use resources of contractor organizations ABC,
Home Builders & Remodelers
• Media resources—Clear Channels—get the word
out--news series, highlight issues and exciting things;
town hall meeting; Amos Project
Do it
Do it Fast
Concluding Remarks
Jim Farrell, ABC
Contact Information:
SUNY-ESF Outreach Office
315-470-6889
www.esf.edu/outreach/construction
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