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Colorado Talent Development Network:

Careers in Colorado

Thomas Hartman, PhD

Colorado Workforce Development Council

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Colorado Workforce Development Council

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The vision of the Colorado Workforce Development Council is that every Colorado business has access to a skilled workforce and every Coloradan has access to meaningful employment, resulting in statewide economic vitality. The CWDC’s mission is to facilitate the creation and sustainability of a business-led Colorado talent development system that appropriately integrates the work of economic development, education, training, and workforce development to meet the needs of businesses, workers, job seekers, and students.

Talent Found

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Workforce Information & Industry-led Sector Partnerships

Top Jobs in Colorado

What is a “top job”? projected high annual openings + above average growth rates + offer a living wage

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Career Pathways Progress to Date

ü Advanced Manufacturing ü Information Technology ü Healthcare ü Construction & Skilled Trades

What’s not yet been addressed?

• Business & Finance (10%)
• Office and Administrative Support (10%)
• Management (5%)
• Education, Training and Library (6%)
• Architecture and Engineering (4%)
• Community and Social Services (4%)
• All others (9%)

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Careers in Colorado

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Building the Careers in Colorado website is a collaborative effort between CWDC, CCCS, CDHE to provide a free online resource career pathways in Colorado critical

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Careers in Colorado Career Pathways modules

The new, interactive, regional career pathways modules are available in Information Technology, Healthcare, and Construction.

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Choose a Region for localized career and educational opportunities

After choosing a region, users can a diagram of the career pathway and can choose to explore from the beginning or starting with a career of interest.

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Middle school preparation information

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Links to local community resources

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Tidbit of information about Medical Coders

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Entry information for the career as well as nuggets about the industry or pathway

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Detailed career information

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Link to the Compare to You feature

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Comparing Abilities

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Compare to Me report

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CollegeInColorado.org

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Explore Pathways Activity

CollegeInColorado.org

Using Career Pathways effectively within a career and academic plan

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Career Cluster Survey

Explore Pathways Activity with student responses

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Explore Industries ICAP activity

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Resources

• CareersinColorado- Career Pathway Navigation for high demand industries
• CollegeInColorado-Comprehensive career, postsecondary, job, financial aid and

literacy exploration and planning

• CDE Postsecondary and Workforce Pathways Resources- Information and state

guidance to advance PWR

• Colorado Talent Dashboard- understand needs of labor market
• TalentFound- Gateway to Colorado’s talent development system (under

development)

• LaunchMyCareerColorado-Return on Investment Tool to help students compare

cost to anticipated earning value of continuing education

Thomas Hartman, Ph.D. Talent Development Coordinator Colorado Workforce Development Council 633 17th Street, Suite 1200, Denver, Colorado 80202 P: (303) 318-8083 Thomas.Hartman@State.CO.US 26

Thank You!