Strategy

Working to Provide Connecticut a World-Class Workforce Pipeline

As of September 6th, 2024, the Governor's Workforce Strategic Plan has been released in DRAFT form which can be viewed here .

If you would like to provide comments or feedback on the plan, please reach out to this email address.

Business Leadership

Build a dynamic workforce through a system of regional sector partnerships that integrate businesses needs with supporting parties.

• Create a system of regional sector partnerships across the state

• Develop a credential registry system

• Promote a skills-based hiring and training system

• Retain Connecticut’s college graduates

• Improve alignment of regional workforce board activities with state workforce board strategies

Workforce Participation: Equity & Access

Reduce the barriers that have limited access to training, sustainable work, and high-quality career opportunities.

• Expand capacity of childcare system to support the sustainability of work

• Reduce transportation barriers that undermine sustained workforce participation

• Expand access to behavioral health services that allow individuals to lead healthy, productive careers

• Reduce the adverse effects of benefit cliffs

Career Building

Help students explore and enter educational programs that are aligned with in-demand career pathways.

• Align high school and postsecondary educational programs with in-demand career pathways

• Increase readiness to in-demand careers through sector-focused education and training and more robust computer science curricula

• Support student success through comprehensive academic and career advising

• Increase postsecondary access through increased dual enrollment opportunities, more flexible articulation agreements, and enhanced FAFSA support services

• Redesign adult education system to improve outcomes

• Enhance the supply of effective teachers through rigorous digital literacy standards, bolstered teacher professional development, and expanded teacher eligibility

• Develop work-based learning programs supporting target industries

Accountability and Data-Driven Management

Design and implement innovative workforce solutions focused on delivering a comprehensive, intuitive, customer experience.

• Create a dynamic data and performance management infrastructure

• Enhance our digital front-end system that serves job seekers, employers and policymakers

• Improve Connecticut’s longitudinal data system used for analyzing educational and workforce outcomes