Louisiana Workforce Commission
The Louisiana Workforce Commission has contracted with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Research Consortium to build and manage a more responsive workforce delivery system by developing a method and the tools for providing enhanced information on workforce demand and projected supply. The UL Lafayette research consortium comprises the:
Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning; Center for Business and Information Technologies (CBIT); and B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration (COBA).
Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning;
Center for Business and Information Technologies (CBIT); and
B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration (COBA).
During the partnership, the Workforce Commission and UL research consortium will work on a simulation tool to analyze the gaps between Louisiana’s workforce demand and projected supply of workers by skill, industry and region.
The tool will have the capacity to answer “what if” questions and hypothetical scenarios that could impact policy and industry. This simulator will include the Picard Center’s longitudinal database, and with the help of the UL Lafayette Research group, the Louisiana Workforce Commission can come closer to answering the most pressing questions in Louisiana today, such as:
What is the future of various regions and industries post Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike? Why can’t Louisiana employers find trained workers while our graduates are leaving the state for better jobs? What should the state do to better prepare our young people for the economy of the future? How can we encourage skilled workers to stay in Louisiana?; and What should the future economy of Louisiana look like?
What is the future of various regions and industries post Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike?
Why can’t Louisiana employers find trained workers while our graduates are leaving the state for better jobs?
What should the state do to better prepare our young people for the economy of the future?
How can we encourage skilled workers to stay in Louisiana?; and
What should the future economy of Louisiana look like?