Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
Hanover Research | December 2017 <br /> © 2017 Hanover Research 3 <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Durham Technical Community College (Durham Tech) is interested in expanding its Orange <br />County campus and requires additional information to substantiate the need for expansion <br />and guide program development. To this end, this report evaluates employer perceptions of <br />the Orange County campus and workforce skills needs within Orange County. <br /> <br />Hanover reached out to local stakeholders based on Durham Tech’s suggestions and <br />conducted in-depth interviews with the eight respondents who were willing to participate in <br />the study. Participants do not represent every industry in Orange County, but were able to <br />speak about a broad range of local employer needs. In addition to an analysis of the <br />interviews, the report also examines data on the local workforce, large employers, and typical <br />education and skills for in-demand local jobs. <br /> <br />The report is divided into two sections: <br />ƒ Section I: Orange County Workforce Needs focuses on degree programs and <br />vocational training opportunities Durham Tech should consider providing in Orange <br />County. <br />ƒ Section II: Employers and Durham Tech focuses on how local stakeholders view <br />Durham Tech (especially the Orange County campus), and on opportunities for <br />Durham Tech to expand or develop partnerships within the county. <br /> <br />This report references in-depth interviews with the following participants: <br />ƒ Dwight Bassett, Town of Chapel Hill 1 <br />ƒ Steve Brantley, Orange County Economic Development 2 <br />ƒ Denise Carrillo, Frontier Communications3 <br />ƒ Sonia Frischemeier, Boomerang Youth, Inc.4 <br />ƒ Barry Jacobs, Orange County Government 5 <br />ƒ Dinah Jeffries, Orange County Emergency Services 6 <br />ƒ Jeff Strickler, UNC Health Care7 <br />ƒ Anonymous local government leader8 <br /> <br />1 Bassett, Dwight. Economic Development Officer, Town of Chapel Hill. Telephone interview. October 25, 2017. <br />2 Brantley, Steve. Director, Orange County Economic Development. Telephone interview. October 18, 2017. <br />3 Carrillo, Denise. Business Development, Frontier Communications. Telephone interview. October 26, 2017. <br />4 Frischemeier, Sonia. Director of Operations, Boomerang Youth, Inc. Telephone interview. October 23, 2017. <br />5 Jacobs, Barry. Commissioner, Orange County Government. Telepho ne interview. October 27, 2017. <br />6 Jeffries, Dinah. Director, Emergency Services, Orange County Government. Telephone interview. October 25, 2017. <br />7 Strickler, Jeff. Vice-president, Hillsborough Hospital, UNC He althcare. Telephone interview. October 11, 2017. <br />8 Anonymous Leader. Local government. Telephone interview. Octob er 18, 2017.