WORKFORCE AND INNOVATION FOR A STRONGER ECONOMY (WISE) PLAN • Strategically aligns $40 million of NEW investment in higher education with emerging economic growth sectors • Distributed competitively via defined performance measures: • 20% - Federal research expenditures • 80% - Degree production in 4- and 5-STAR jobs as indicated by the LA Workforce Commission • Requires 20% industry match to spur private investment in colleges and universities 2 WORKFORCE AND INNOVATION FOR A STRONGER ECONOMY (WISE) PLAN • Examples of 4- and 5-STAR jobs: • Computer Science • Construction Crafts • Education • Engineering • Finance and Accounting • Healthcare • Industrial Production • This DOES NOT diminish the importance of liberal arts and other degrees. 3 WORKFORCE AND INNOVATION FOR A STRONGER ECONOMY (WISE) PLAN • Proposed bill language: • Establishes a NEW FUND in the state treasury • Directs state treasurer to deposit funds at beginning of each fiscal year • Funds are IN ADDITION TO all other funds allocated to higher ed • LA Board of Regents and management boards shall distribute the funds • Funds will be monitored by Board of Regents, Higher Ed Systems, LED, and LWC 4 5 MACRO STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK • Expand student access including online/hybrid learning and community college transfers and reverse transfers • Improve student success through increasing retention rates, graduation rates, and completions • Expand private partnerships and program alignments with business and industry. • Facilitate student and employer connections prior to graduation • Maximize faculty expertise/excellence, uniqueness, and collaborations • Grow university research and commercialization and technology transfer 6 ANALYTICS DASHBOARD http://youtu.be/qq_5ElX6i4M http://youtu.be/vNQpYmAlch0 7 http://vimeo.com/50843758 http://vimeo.com/65347981 8 ACADEMIC PRODUCTS Applications to help students improve success in college Personal Ed Plan Q&A Stream Course Data Schedule Planning 9 PROFILE & SKILLS PLATFORM Public profile for students to consume data and tell their story Student Profile Skills & Credentials Jobs match for students 10 INSTITUTION & EMPLOYER PRODUCTS Institution & employer solutions to improve student job outcomes Self-serve job posting Talent Search Talent Scout 11 SYSTEM MARKETPLACES 216,000 students / 325,000 alumni 90,000 students / 175,000 alumni 35,000 nursing students 12 COMPARATIVE DATABASE • • • • Publication of scholarship work Citations to published journal articles Research funding by federal agencies Honorific awards bestowed upon faculty members 13 K-12 Economic Development Higher Education Workforce 14 K-12 Economic Development •LOSFA’S LOUISIANA CONNECT •Academic/Career Path Insight for H.S. Students •H.S. Students Engaged Earlier in College/Career Higher Ed •COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES •Academic Planning Tools •Internship & Job Placement Connections to Employers •Program Alignment •Faculty & Research Expertise Workforce •LA WORKFORCE COMMISSION STAR JOBS •LA Employer Needs •Workforce Pipeline & Forecasting •LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT •Employer Field Insight •Business Recruitment 15 16