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» Strategic Plan Update, 2008 - 2011Building an adaptive workforce system to meet the demands of a globally competitive economy The High Country Workforce Development Board is committed to building a skilled workforce that supports regional business competitiveness. The Southern Growth Policies Board 2007 Report on the Future of the South describes key challenges for the region, including the increasing demand for skilled workers in the global knowledge economy and an ever-widening skill and academic achievement gap among today’s youth. The Board’s 2008-2011 Strategic Plan Update sets the stage for advocacy and engagement around three broad goals that respond to these issues. Our Values The High Country Workforce Development Board invests in services to our communities with both passion and compassion. We achieve our mission by setting and reaching meaningful goals while relentlessly striving to improve services. We demonstrate our values through strong leadership, relationships, vision, imagination, and unquestionable trust. The Challenge Between 2008 and 2011, jobs in the High Country’s seven-county region are expected to grow by 6%*. Yet by all accounts, the demand for skilled workers outpaces supply in key industry sectors. The anticipated increase in retirements as baby boomers leave the labor market intensifies the necessity to produce a workforce whose skills match needs of business. * Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. Our Response The High Country Workforce Development Board’s strategic plan update builds on our earlier State of the High Country Workforce Report and supports the NC Workforce Commission’s 2007 State of the North Carolina Workforce Report. These and other findings remind us that our region must have skilled and productive people, highly competitive businesses, and innovative ideas for continued success. Our goals and strategies are designed to support regional business competitiveness by effectively aligning workforce resources to produce a skilled workforce. Shared Vision Having a shared vision is essential if our business, government, educational, and community leaders hope to meet the economic challenges that face us. The consistent message from these leaders is that a skilled workforce is one of our top priorities in achieving and maintaining global economic competitiveness. The High Country Workforce Development Board has established three standing committees, each of which is accountable for one of the plan’s three goals. By aligning our efforts with the NC Workforce Development Commission’s strategic goals and partnering with the broader community, the Board will engage key stakeholders in achieving our mission. The High Country Workforce Development Board’s 2008-2011 Strategic Plan Update provides the framework for how we will achieve our mission. We need you, our community leaders, to help us carry out this plan. Our values and priorities will guide us as we join you in continuing to build the region’s workforce skills and economic capacity.
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