INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS
Employers are at the heart of WIN.
WIN EMPLOYER NETWORKS
Decades of regional economic development relationships.
WIN draws upon its expansive employer networks, and analysis on credential alignment and skills needed to stand up programs quickly.
These partnerships have been developed over decades by the North Central New Mexico Economic Development District (NCNMEDD), the Regional Development Corporation (RDC) and Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) through developing training programs, conducting outreach, and helping to support regional economic development efforts.
EMPLOYER CRITERIA:
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Mix of large and small and public and private firms
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Commitment to working collaboratively to ensure that curricula are adapted to serve current skills needs
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Interest in hiring underrepresented participants
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Willingness to actively participate in work and learn opportunities for participants
WIN INDUSTRY APPROACH
We can’t afford to stay in our lanes.
“Regional partnerships of business leaders within one industry, who work together with public partners from economic development, workforce development, education and training, and other community organizations, to address the shared workforce and broader competitiveness needs of their industry.”
—Next Generation Sector Partnerships
JOIN OUR INDUSTRY TEAM
Grow Jobs. Connect workers to jobs.
We are committed to facilitating the hiring of WIN alumni by collaborating with the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS).
WIN Navigators can help participants to chart a path to additional training to achieve higher-skilled positions over time.
ADAPTIVE & RESPONSIVE APPROACH:
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Collaborative & engaged
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Common points of accountability
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United missions, funding streams, performance metrics, etc.
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Everyone hears same call-to-action: more, better, stronger partnerships with industry
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Continue significant groundwork already laid from employer input on hiring needs, skills, and credentials (including employer and industry surveys and convenings) as well as work to align existing curricula to industry standards.
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Employers will designate representatives to serve on
the WIN Industry Teams, which will meet at least quarterly to continue these conversations already underway formalize project design launch, evaluation, refinement, and improvement. -
WIN’s recruitment strategy involves many area organizations, including the local workforce board, WIOA training affiliate, and Workforce Connection offices; participating job training centers and higher education; community nonprofits; and community-based treatment centers.
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Employers are a crucial part of recruitment, developing an aligned outreach strategy via the Industry Teams, and working with the Backbone organizations and staff, including the Work-Based Learning Coordinator, Clinical Coordinator, and Project Navigators to communicate skills needs and job demand.
OVERCOME HURDLES:
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Employer fatigue (or some missed altogether)
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No critical mass of employers = no integrity in
how training programs are developed
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Jobseekers don’t get the right education at the right time
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Undersupply the labor market = companies
 leave
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Over-saturated labor market = people don’t
 get jobs + wage depression
Our Employer Network includes:
HEALTHCARE EMPLOYERS:
Compostela Community and Family Cultural Institute
El Centro Family Health
Holy Cross Medical Center
Presbyterian Espanola
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
NM Primary Care Association
NM Rural Hospital Network
Los Cumbres
Los Alamos Medical Center
BUILDING TRADES EMPLOYERS:
Arpad Builders
Avanyu General Contracting
Baca Grande System Built
Franken Construction
Garcia Welding
Jaynes Corporation
Kit Carson Electric
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Mora-San Miguel Electric Cooperative
North Eastern Construction
Raton Custom Builders
R&M Construction
Silva Excavation
UA Union 412
Taos Ski Valley
Valverde Energy
Western Ecology