All eyes are on Colorado! In a National Governor’s Association press release yesterday Governor Hickenlooper spoke of the great work Colorado is doing to align our efforts through regional sector partnerships.
“The adoption of sector strategies as a policy framework for the Colorado Workforce Development Council provides a powerful vehicle for aligning the state’s education and training strategies with the workforce needs of key industries,” said Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper. “Coloradans in every region of the state can benefit from the creation of greater employment opportunities.”
See the full press release! The press release introduces the report: State Sector Strategies Coming of Age: Implications for State Workforce Policymakers. At the Sectors Summit you will hear first hand from the authors of this report and learn about what opportunity Colorado has to lead the nation in sector strategies.
The report offers a snapshot of sector strategies today, an overview of what makes them different from traditional workforce and economic development programs and a description of actions that state administrators and policymakers can take as part of a policy framework to support the strategies’ creation and effective operation. This is great and fairly short reading to prepare for the Summit!