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A successful workforce development strategy emphasizes abundant and diverse education and training programs to meet the needs of growing and targeted industry sectors, from pre-K through K-12, post-secondary and adult education through on-the-job training.
While the West Valley is the fastest growing region in one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, it is equally important that we retain the talent that we grow and attract by providing the quality of life amenities that our residents want and demand. And increasingly, site selectors and businesses investigating areas to locate say that a region’s quality of life is a critical factor in their decision. These quality of life amenities include:
- Having a diverse portfolio of housing options across a range of household incomes
- The availability of affordable child care
- A strong and vibrant education system
- Adequate transportation modes to bring workers to where the jobs are at the schedules that businesses need them
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation opportunities that provide a balance of life
- Abundant and diverse retail and restaurant options
WESTMARC and the West Valley communities agree, which is why, in partnership with the Center for the Future of Arizona, we track these critical amenities and more with our Quality of Life Wheel. And because these are so important to workforce development, they will be incorporated with specific goals into the West Valley Regional Workforce Development Strategy / West Valley Pipeline 2.0.
For more information, please visit our website:
https://www.westmarc.org/westvalleyqualityoflife/
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