Workforce & Education |
Economic Alliance - Houston Port Region - Workforce |  Our Workforce Our region is home to thousands of highly skilled employees who work in technical and management positions in more than 125 petrochemical manufacturing facilities in our region. Noted economist Dr. Ray Perryman estimates that more than 251,000 permanent industrial employment positions are filled by the workforce in our region. Specific workforce data for any of the communities (listed to the right) may be obtained by calling the Economic Alliance at 281-867-1112. | |  Future Workforce Development To maintain our competitive workforce, several entities work extensively to ensure our companies can continue to easily access workforce with the right skills at the right time, including: -
Texas Workforce Commission -
The WorkSource provides direct services through 36 employment and job research Career Offices located throughout the region -
Gulf Coast Consortium is a unique partnership that shares curriculum and other data to help our region proactively meet manpower needs. Two of our region's community colleges participate - San Jacinto College and Houston Community | | Texas Industry Cluster Initiative
The Economic Alliance participates in the Texas Industry Cluster Initiative sponsored by Governor Perry and the Texas Workforce Commission. This initiative focuses on strengthening our state's competitive advantage through six target industry clusters. Collectively, the findings and recommendations from this initiative call for strategies to develop a skilled workforce, a competitive education system, and an effective commercialization process for products and technology supported by a highly efficient supply chain. The Economic Alliance is part of the Refining and Petrochemical Manufacturing/Energy Cluster. | | Community Colleges | Universities serving our area Total enrollment for universities within one hour driving distance from the Port of Houston is approximately more than 72,000: | |