State, regional and local workforce development systems across the country are at varying stages of developing their sector-based strategies. In order to meet the differing needs of all systems, ETA has collected, created and organized the most useful tools for understanding, implementing and improving sector strategies.

In alignment with previous sector strategies technical assistance, these resources are categorized according to the five elements of the Sector Strategies Framework: Data-Informed Decision Making, Sector-Based Service Delivery, Industry Engagement, Sustainability and Continuous Improvement, and Organizational Capacity and Alignment. There are also tools that have been organized especially for State-level engagement in sector strategies.

Links to individual resource pages can be found below.

·        Sector Strategies

• Sector Strategies: An Overview

    Data-Based Decision Making

• Introduction to Data and Sector Strategies: The How and the Why
• Deeper Dive into Demand-Side Data: Identifying Target Sectors
• Deeper Dive into Supply-Side Data: Identifying Occupations and Skill Sets Aligned to Target Industries
• Data-Based Decision Making: Additional Resources

·         Industry Engagement

• Industry Engagement: An Overview
• Assessing Business Engagement
• Steps to a Successful Sector Partnership
• VBEA What we Heard from Employers
  

·         Organizational Capacity & Alignment

• Organizational Capacity & Alignment in Sector Strategies: An Overview
• Workforce Development Board Committee Structure & Plan Development
• Sectors Staffing

·         Sector-Based Service Delivery

• Integrating & Implementing Career Pathways & Apprenticeship within a Sector Strategy

·         Sustainability & Continuous Improvement

• How to Ensure the Sustainability of a Successful Sector Strategy: An Overview
• Funding Innovations
• Legislation & Policy for Sector Strategies
• Sector Strategies: Measuring Success

·         State Sector Strategy Resources

• State Sector Strategies: An Overview