WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

SWOT ANALYSIS

STRENGTHS
The region has a skilled workforce that relates to the energy industry'
Collaborative working industry based organizations
Regional work ethic and culture
the people
People
Culture and people
Variety of job opportunities
Low unemployment
Good jobs
COVID recovery and funding opportunities
Talented pool of professions
College Community
Skilled workforce
Higher Ed partnerships: Northshore Technical Community College serves the Northshore region with campuses in each Livingston, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, Washington
Consolidated ONGC industry
Hard working people
Strong industry
WEAKNESSES
Educational system, Lack of affordable high-quality childcare options.
Housing costs are increasing beyond the ability of some parts or the workforce to pay, The region still has an imbalance of funding for four-year institutions vs trade skills institutions.
Limited funding Mismatch of workforce skills and business and industry needs. Prevalence of low-wage jobs; Low workforce participation due illiteracy, incarceration, lack of public transportation.
Educated workforce
trained workforce; change itself
Ability to recruit talent
Job retention
development and labor cost
attracting employees to stay, staving off AI, encouraging customers/clients to patronize a business that isn't the most aesthetically pleasing
Employee retention
Low wages
Lack of skilled workers
Obtaining educated workers
Finding good talent
Retaining the best and the brightest employees to utilize the ever changing edge of technology
Labor force participation numbers
Disadvantaged young adults that can't capture the opportunity of vocational training due to educational requirements in the state
Scattered training opportunities
Technical training pushed to post secondary schools, what about students who can't access that system?
Lack on skilled workforce.
Lack of emphasis on skills based training for workforce
Illiteracy
Unskilled labor force.
OPPORTUNITIES
Cultivating and retaining talent, economic diversification / knowledge economy advancement, leverage anchor institutions and economic clusters and advance innovation clusters.
Expansion of low and middle skill jobs with living wages
Creating workforce development pipeline that starts from k-12 to technical college identifying certifications that provide head of household wages
Expand workforce solutions for regional companies by collaborating with Louisiana Workforce Commission, four-year universities, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, and high schools. • Improve and Expand STEM programs in High Schools.
Quality and availability of skilled workers; land and buildings for development; transportation accessibility; traffic control; real estate costs; and insurance costs.
Openness to welcome new business and industry
Federal funding
Decarbonization
THREATS
Traffic congestion—longer worker commutes/conflicts of commuter and freight that may strangle economic growth, Lagging educational attainment. • Mismatch of workforce skills and company needs
Infrastructure
Resident retention
Attracting skilled workforce and retention of skilled workforce.
low wages compared to expenses
Lack of skilled and unskilled labor.
Lack of people wanting to work
Retaining young professionals in the workforce
Young professionals and new college graduates are leaving the state.
Finding quality employees willing to work, quality of life in the area, education
Availability of a skilled labor force