Issues & Trends We Face
What's driving the need for workforce development of security and preparedness personnel and innovative collaboration related to security & preparedness across industries and professions?
- Critical infrastructure protection needs
- Better coordination of responders needed
- Disaster recovery/contingency planning needed by all businesses; Many are not prepared
- Emerging innovation in crime/disaster response
- Almost all professions are improved by use of computer, creating a cyber/IT component to security occupations
- Increased use of non-computer technology (e.g. videography)
- Evidence handling & crime scene analysis
- Emerging/changing threats, crimes & disasters
- Increased awareness of need after 9-11 & Katrina
- Criminals always finding ways to commit fraud & crimes
- Changing regulations & Liability
- Consolidation of resources
- Need to raise profile of security & preparedness professions due to limited public perception
- Difficulty in recruiting professionals due to public perception regarding need/demand for these occupations
- Lack of standard requirements for profession; certifications are "optional"
To begin to plan projects that could be supported by PAASP, think about the following:
- What trends exist in the industry's workforce and future workforce needs?
- How are the demands of your customers changing your competitiveness?
- What are major technological changes occurring in the industry?
- How is increasing globalization affecting the competitiveness of the regional industry?
- How is the regional industry faring compared to competing regions?
- Are there regional factors affecting the success of your region or competitor regions?
- How is the behavior of suppliers to your industry affecting your competitiveness?
- What other trends, like crime, are affecting your industry or occupational group?
