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Special Reports
Clean Energy & Green Building Careers in Silicon Valley e-Handbook
This 2008 report is designed to help individuals explore and research a number of green careers available within Silicon Valley. This timely report provides information on specific careers within these industry sectors and a variety of links to other valuable resources.
The additional materials available here are from the community forum held December 12, 2008, in Sunnyvale.
E-handbook compiled and edited by Jim Cassio, career information professional.
Downloads:
- Clean Energy & Green Building Careers e-Handbook (PDF, 1.9MB)
- Community Forum PowerPoint presentation (PDF, 7.1MB)
- “Train the Trainer” workshop handouts (PDF, 360KB)
- Transcript of Panel Presentation (coming soon)
This series of city-specific reports provides a summary of NOVA services provided to the residents and businesses of NOVA’s seven consortium cities for the duration of the 2007–08 fiscal year (July 2007–June 2008), as well as an overview of workforce and demographic data for each respective city.
Click here to access any one or more of these city-specific reports in PDF format.
In 2007, the California Space Authority asked NOVA to to join their “smart supplier” initiative. The overall purpose of this initiative was to characterize foundational “smart supplier” competitiveness skills for organizations. NOVA’s role was to learn more about the challenges and opportunities occurring with the transformation of supply chain management and to share that information with the local workforce investment community. As a result, NOVA has just released a white paper to introduce local workforce investment boards and others to supply chain concepts and the challenges facing suppliers.
Although the paper has a focus on aerospace and defense industries, we felt that overall supply chain management is an important business practice to understand in order to help businesses be more productive. It may also be helpful for job seekers to understand so that they can articulate how they would help businesses’ competitive advantage.
NOVA also developed a resource guide targeted to the needs of suppliers, including resources for workforce development, education and training, quality assurance, and other tools to enhance supply chain management effectiveness.
Click the following to access this white paper in PDF format:
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Silicon Valley: A Small Business Perspective
Released in December 2006 at a community forum held at the NASA Ames Research Center's Conference Center, NOVA's latest labor market study, Silicon Valley: A Small Business Perspective, analyzes small businesses and startups with 5–99 employees focused on high-technology products or services. The report was prepared in collaboration with the Workforce Investment Boards of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
To obtain a hard copy of this report, e-mail workforcepublications@novaworks.org or click here to download all or part of this report as a PDF or to view the PowerPoint presentation from this event.
Silicon Valley Roots: Foundational Occupations with Growth Potential
Released in 2006, Silicon Valley Roots: Foundational Occupations with Growth Potential, examines Silicon Valley's other rewarding occupations and details what it takes to enter and succeed in "foundational" jobs. NOVA researchers interviewed employers and workers in 28 occupations in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties that offer good growth and wage potential. The result is an in-depth look at jobs that are the "roots" of our economic infrastructure.
To obtain a hard copy of this report, e-mail workforcepublications@novaworks.org or click here to download all or part of this report as a PDF.
The High-tech Downturn in Silicon Valley
During the economic growth of the late 1990s, employment in Silicon Valley's high-tech sector tripled. The tech boom gave rise to many new firms, drawing employees into high-tech jobs from other regions and other industries. By 2000, the region's unprecedented growth came to an abrupt end, and the Bay Area endured the heaviest employment losses of any urban center in the U.S. The highly skilled, highly paid tech workforce faced significant levels of unemployment, and many left the region entirely. This report examines the technology workforce that fueled this dramatic expansion and suffered from its downfall.
Click here to download this report as a PDF.
Industry Reports
NOVA has conducted a series of regional reports on industries of particular relevance to Silicon Valley. These industry reports provide in-depth information on a particular industry, focusing on the state of the industry within Silicon Valley and identifying trends as identified by those currently working within the industry. Particular focus is made to the primary occupations within the industry, the skills and education necessary for entry into and succes within these occupations and a description of the erspective career ladders and lattices.
List of reports:
- Space IT (2003)
- Information Security (2003)
- Accounting (2003)
- Education (2002)
- Healthcare (2001)
- Construction Trades (2001)
- Information Technology (2000)
- Bioscience (updated 2000)
- Hospitality (1999)
- Interactive Digital Media (updated 1997)
- Software (updated 1998)
- Service (1998)
- High-Tech Manufacturing (1998)
- Telecommunications (1996)
- Semiconductor (1996)
Some of these reports are still available in hard copy. To obtain a hard-copy report for just the cost of shipping, call 408-730-7835 or e-mail workforcepublications@novaworks.org. Visit the industry report archives to download selected reports in PDF format.
NOVA's industry reports may also be examined in the resource library section of the CONNECT! Job Seeker Center, 420 S. Pastoria Avenue, Sunnyvale.
Newsletters
Workforce Innovations is an e-mail newsletter published for the business community, educators, and career facilitators. Each issue focuses on current workforce development issues, trends, and resources. If you wish to subscribe to this newsletter, send a blank e-mail message with "Subscribe" in the subject line to workforcepublications@novaworks.org.
Workforce Review provides a monthly review of labor market statistics and related information for northern Santa Clara County. It also records the number of companies laying off workers and how many workers are affected. This publication is included in NOVA's e-mail newsletter, Workforce Innovations.
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