Workforce Development

Governor's Council

Uniquely among the states, Oklahoma brings together leaders from business, government, education, and non-profit sectors to jointly develop ways to coordinate workforce development with economic development. The goals: better jobs for the state’s workers and better-qualified workers for the state’s employers.

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Since 2004, the Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development has been working to develop creative solutions that expand and improve Oklahoma’s workforce, promote a stronger economy, and make the state more competitive globally.

Governor's Council Annual Report  

Program Year 2011

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Accomplishments

Among the Council’s more visible accomplishments are:

  • Sector strategies that have led to more and better training and education for workers in the state’s leading industries, including health care, aerospace and manufacturing.
  • Career Readiness Certificates, giving 60,000 Oklahoma workers an objective credential documenting their skills and giving employers a way to identify and employ those skills.
  • Work Ready Communities, now covering the entire eastern tier of Oklahoma, where the workforce and graduating high school seniors have documented skill levels.
  • OKCareerPlanner.com, providing a wide range of information on career and education planning, including overviews of careers in the state’s top industries.
  • Career Ready 101/KeyTrain, a proven interactive training system for workforce development.
  • Oklahoma Green, which is training thousands of Oklahomans for a wide spectrum of energy-efficiency and other green jobs.

Current Council initiatives, as outlined in Governor’s Council Strategic Plan 2011, include:

  • Decrease Government Bureaucracy – by designing, aligning and integrating Oklahoma’s workforce/ talent development and delivery system.
  • Commitment to education and training - to ensure that employer talent demands are matched with and meet the education and training supply chain.
  • Increase Oklahoma’s educational attainment levels – to ensure a quality workforce with appropriate skills and credentials.

Council Matters Newsletter

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Building Blocks for an Employer-Responsive Workforce System 2011

Building Blocks for an Employer-Responsive Workforce System 2011  

A major Governor’s Council study of employer needs in 2011 found better skills certifications and four other building blocks as the blueprint for a new, more responsive workforce development system.

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Game Changers for Governor Fallin

State Workforce Youth Council

A separate State Workforce Youth Council advises the Governor’s Council on strategies involving youth.

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Workforce Investment Areas

Meetings

The Governor's Council and Youth Council meet six times a year, usually every other month. Meetings are held on the campus of OSU-OKC, unless otherwise noted.

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Council Presentations

Council Members

Division Reports