What is the Workforce Information System?
The St. Louis Workforce Information System (WIS) provides timely
workforce information to help education and employment and training
entities better prepare local residents for participation in today's
rapidly changing workplace. This information includes:
- Current estimates of occupation demand
- Projections of occupation demand
- Current occupation skills and job requirements
- Wage, salary and benefit information Information is assembled
through an extensive survey of local businesses throughout
the two state, twelve county region
This information is used by:
- Training and employment entities
- Colleges and universities
- K-12 school districts
- State one-stop career centers
- Vocational education centers
- Economic development agencies
- Workforce development departments
- Human Resource departments
- Community organizations
Why is the Workforce Information System Important?
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A growing problem for local businesses is finding qualified
workers. At the same time, universities, colleges and training
and employment agencies face challenges preparing workers with
the necessary skills. This is because of:
- Rapid changes in the structure of the economy
- Broad applications of new technology
- Increased demands for new occupations
- New and different skill sets and requirements
- Mismatched education and training
- Demographic changes in the workforce
A key part of the solution to these and other challenges is found
in more timely and on-going information on occupation demands.
The WIS is actively providing:
- Surveys of business occupation demand
- Bi-annual, on-going information
- Current occupation demands and skill sets
- Resources for program and curriculum design
- Information on training for better-paying, high demand occupations
- Data to assist local industries to become more productive
and profitable
What will the Workforce Information System Provide
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The WIS provides information on the demand for occupations
and their skills and other job requirements through a webbased
system. This web-based information system includes the following
features:
- Interactive web page
- On-line business survey
- Semi-annual survey of local industry
- Multi-method survey methods
- Mapping capability
- Relational database capacity
- Workforce-related databases on:
- Economics
- Demographics
- Education institutions
- Training and employment
- Human services
- Related workforce information sources
- Workforce development entities
WIS Outputs and Products
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The intent of the WIS is provide the St. Louis Metropolitan Region
with new and consistent information that will help the education
and employment and training communities provide a better-qualified
worker for local industry. A sample of the system's outputs are:
- Current occupation demand by industry
- Projected occupation demand by industry
- Estimated job openings by company size
- Wage rates by job opening by industry
- Wage rates by job opening by company size
- Job qualifications for current openings by industry
- Job qualifications for current openings by company size
- Skill requirements for current openings by industry
- Skill requirements for current openings by company size
Besides the occupation information, the WIS will also provide
a wide range of information and data on other aspects of workforce
and business development. This will include:
- Regional and local economic profiles
- Demographic estimates and projections
- Employment and training organizations and activities
- Education institutions and organizations
- Organized labor
- Labor market information sources
- Workforce development resources
The St. Louis Workforce Information System Top...
The St. Louis Workforce Information System (WIS) provides the
St. Louis Metropolitan Region with timely workforce information.
This comprehensive database includes current estimates and projections
on occupation demand and a current picture of the changing skills
and job requirements of those occupations. This information is
assembled through an extensive survey of local businesses throughout
the two state, twelve county region. Complementing this information
is data on regional and county economies, demographics, labor
force composition and profiles of the education, training and
employment communities. Better qualified workers for local industry
is the goal of the WIS.
The St. Louis Workforce Information System Partners
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The WIS was developed and is maintained by the Metropolitan Information
and Data Analysis Services (MIDAS) unit of the Public Policy Research
Center of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. MIDAS is staffed
by a director and four full-time employees including a database
administrator, an economist and two research analysts. The WIS
is supported by funding from UM-St. Louis, University of Missouri
Extension and Outreach, the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County
Workforce Investment Boards and with information and data support
from the Madison and Bond County Workforce Investment Board and
the United Way of Greater St. Louis.
WIS Partners Workforce Investment Boards:
- City of St. Louis
- St. Louis County
- St. Charles County
- Jefferson and Franklin County
- Madison and Bond County
- St. Clair County
Institutional Partners:
- The United Way of Greater St. Louis
- Regional Chamber and Growth Association
- Public Policy Research Center
- Regional Center for Education and Work Joint Apprenticeship
Program
For more information contact: Top...
David H. Laslo, Ph.D. Director,
Metropolitan Information and Data Analysis Services (MIDAS)
Public Policy Research Center
University of Missouri-St. Louis
8001 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, MO 63121
(314) 516-5273 TEL (314)
516-5268 FAX
email:pprc@umsl.edu
http://pprc.umsl.edu/wis
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