Goal 6: The DCCCD in partnership with business, industry, and governmental entities prepares a quality workforce to enhance economic development.
The following indicators provide an overview of business funded contract training (referred to as customized training in this report):
-- number of people trained,
-- number of firms entering into contracts,
-- contract revenue received, and
-- number of contract training hours provided.
Contract training funded by Skills Development and Smart Jobs Grants is also presented.
Customized Training
Almost 175 businesses such as Xerox, Southwestern Bell and the City of Dallas entered into contracts with the DCCCD to provide customized training to some 13,397 employees in 1997-98. Up to 70% of these companies were repeat customers.
Customized contract training reflected the diverse instructional needs of area businesses. English as a second language, basic electronics, police officer training, and supervisory skills, are just a few examples of the many training programs which generated $3,881,070 contract dollars and 541,445 training hours. This revenue amount is conservative since it does not include Coordinating Board funding for reimbursable training.
A comparison of 1997-98 contract training activities to the prior year,
while provided, is difficult to interpret. For example, the addition of
a single high dollar contract can create a large variation from one year
to the next. In addition, as businesses shift toward the use of state subsidized
dollars for training (such as Skills Development Fund and Smart Jobs
grants), it is likely that a similar decrease will occur in customized
training.
| Location |
|
|
|
|
| BHC | 72 (-14%) | 3,829 (-14%) | 22,684 (+55%) | $ 692,479 (+18%) |
| CVC | 13 (+86%) | 1,144 (+213%) | 21,332 (+258 %) | $ 426,489 (+691%) |
| EFC | 6 (-40%) | 1,421 (+282%) | 31,456 (+199%) | $ 156,176 (+77%) |
| ECC | 8 (-38.5%) | 2,778 (-49%) | 299,398 (-57%) | $1,160,959 (-32%) |
| MVC | 11 (- 8%) | 825 (-14%) | 24,942 (+51%) | $ 582,394 (+962%) |
| NLC | 14 (-46%) | 1,703 (-62%) | 97,557 (-58.5%) | $ 279,501 (-37%) |
| RLC | 16 (-59%) | 802 (-43%) | 22,252 (-43%)* | $ 164,957 (-43%) |
| BJP | 33 (-40%) | 895 (-24%) | 21,824 (-41%) | $ 418,115 (-32.5%) |
Skills Development and Smart Jobs Grant Funded Training
Both Smart Jobs and Skills Development Funds are competitive grant programs
of the Texas Department of Economic Development and the Texas Workforce
Commission which help businesses and colleges finance customized training
for state economic development. Since the beginning of the programs in
1996, the DCCCD has secured nine such grants. Seven of these grants, which
total $5,118,340, are still open and will result in 2,481 jobs and/or persons
retrained by their completion dates.
|
Location |
|
|
|
| BHC |
|
$488,786
|
|
| BHC |
|
$318,548
|
|
| MVC |
|
$228,750
|
|
| *RLC |
|
$966,363
|
|
| BJP |
|
$1,020,000
|
|
| BJP |
|
$1,095,893
|
|
| BJP (Smart Jobs) |
|
$1,000,000
|
|
| TOTAL |
$5,118,340
|
|
*The Richland College Skills Development Fund grant was a tuition based contract that ultimately trained 869 participants, provided 82,528 training hours and generated $659,881in tuition revenue.
Note: This report only addresses training, which involves contracts with businesses. Grant funded programs like the Job Training Partnership Act, where job related training is provided to individuals is reported in the District Resource Development Office Grant Status Report.
Prepared by District Office of Research, October 1998
1998-99 Board Indicator Reports