Projecting Tomorrow's Workforce NeedsDates and durationOctober 13 23, 2009 Tuition$2,960 ParticipantsThis seminar is designed primarily for economists, statisticians, researchers, analysts, and managers working with labor force statistics. Participants should have an elementary knowledge of statistics and experience in analyzing labor or social data. ObjectivesTo enhance the participants' ability to develop and analyze data for projecting future workforce needs by:
Program contentThis seminar focuses on the use of various sources of data for projecting future workforce needs, and on the analysis of projections for planning and developing human resources programs and policies. The program begins by describing various sources of workforce information, their uses and adequacy, the methods of collecting and classifying the information, and the analysis and adjustment of data for use in workforce projections. A portion of this seminar will be devoted to methods and techniques of projecting workforce needs by industry and occupation. This will include a study of the techniques for developing workforce supply and demand projections for semiskilled, skilled, and high-level technical and professional categories of workers so that training needs may be determined. The application of employment projections and supply of workforce also will be covered in the seminar, including the development of policies and programs for education and training, employment services, and employment opportunities. Participants will have the opportunity to schedule individual appointments with staff of BLS and other organizations to discuss special problems and explore areas of special interest. A summary of the program follows: Projecting the labor force
Projecting workforce supply
Projecting workforce demand
Workforce training programs
Employment programs
Career guidance publications
As a supplementary course, Training of Trainers is open to all participants of this seminar.
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