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Business Competitiveness Council Priorities

Objective: To prepare Florida’s workforce to be the most competitive in the nation and world.

Priorities:

  • Skills Upgrade Training
    Quick Response Training
    Incumbent Worker Training (State-level)
    Employed Worker Training  (Regional-level)
  • Targeted Industry Sectors
    Emerging Industries
  • Increase the Number of Individuals with Industry-Recognized Credentials/Degrees at All Education Levels- High School, Postsecondary Adult Vocational, University- in Critical Targeted Industries
  • Workforce Estimating Conference
    Formation of true ‘high skills/high wages’ targeted occupational list
    Encouraging Business Input-- Market-Driven (state & local)
  • Industry Consortiums
  • Non-Traditional Training Modalities
    Distance-Learning
  • Training vs. Infrastructure, Administration Costs, Program/Curriculum Development
  • Coordination of Federal, State, Regional and Private Training Funds for Maximum Impact
    Targeted Services/Funds in Support of Economic Development Projects
  • Services Available to Business through One-Stops   Small Business Services
  • Non-Traditional Employment