SOUTH CAROLINA CAREER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

SCCDA President's Winter Message

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 12:43 PM | Anonymous

Dear SCCDA Family,


Happy new year! This is always an exciting time for everyone as we aspire for growth and change, whether it’s goals for personal growth or career growth. When looking forward to a year of growth, I find it helpful to reflect on the year behind us and what gains were accomplished:

  • “The first quarter 2024 personal income increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The national percent change was 7.0 percent and South Carolina led the country with an increase of 9.5 percent.” click for source

  • “Good data undergirds sound policy and can provide our current and emerging workforce with information that will accelerate their path to economic mobility. Firms who file quarterly Unemployment Compensation wage reports to SC Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) will be required beginning with first quarter 2024 reports (due by April 30, 2024) to provide Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes and number of hours worked for each employee. South Carolina is only the fifth state in the country to require SOC reporting. The others are Alaska, Louisiana, Washington, and West Virginia (Jan 2024).” click for source

  • Apprenticeship Carolina was highlighted by New America for enrolling more than 2,500 apprentices between the ages of 16 and 24 in 2024 click for source

  • “In the 2024 version of CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business Rankings, South Carolina ranked 19th overall. Since being ranked 39th overall in 2021, South Carolina has improved its ranking by 20 spots with a 36th overall ranking in 2022, a 27th overall ranking in 2023, and this year’s 19th overall ranking. The rankings measure each state on 128 metrics in 10 key categories of competitiveness like infrastructure, workforce, economy, quality of life, etc. The state also made tremendous improvements in its workforce rankings, jumping from a ranking of 31st in 2023 to 17th in 2024.“click for source

  • “From October 2023 to October 2024, South Carolina added 61,000 jobs, a 2.6 percent annual increase. This was the third highest increase in the nation reported during that period. Idaho took first place with an increase of 3.2 percent, followed by Missouri at 2.8 percent.” click for source 


I’m also excited to share some highlights for 2024 growth within our SC Career Development Association:

  • Hosted its First Spring Fling with 2 CEUs offered 

  • Website Refresh - praised by other career development associations (Missouri and Georgia)

  • Launched an association YouTube channel - SCCDA YouTube 

  • SC Poetry and Art National winners May 2024 - 17 from SC, which was 42.5% of national winners!

  • Segra Park - SCCDA donated 50 tickets to military families. SCCDA was recognized at the game with an announcement, including a 45-second commercial on the big board, and a kiosk to share info about SCCDA

  • Super Successful Fall 2024 Conference - 62% of conference attendees were non-members, demonstrating the interest in the community for the SCCDA mission to INSPIRE (Fall 2025 Conference will be in Charleston!)

  • Total CEU opportunities from SCCDA - 8.5 (In 2025 there will be 10 CEU opportunities)

Reflecting on our strengths and what we have to be grateful for will empower us to continue momentum and growth as we move forward in an upward trajectory!

As career development practitioners in South Carolina, we can be assured we are not only doing great work within our own constituencies, but we also have many resources and support within the state to help us continue to provide quality and effective services to our clients and consumers. 

We look forward to another inspiring year with you. Please reach out with any ideas, requests, or suggestions for growth in our SCCDA.

Thank you for your continued support of the SCCDA mission to inspire!


Jewel Canty

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