KEY WIOA ISSUES FOR BOARDS

1. Board Evolution2. What’s In a Board3. New Membership4. Board Roles5. What’s Next6. Q&A

Bob Knight—rknight@rescare.comDirector, Workforce PolicyResCare Workforce Services

SHOULD WE DISCUSS: MONEY REGULATIONS

NEW ROLES FOR THE GOVERNOR

CETAConsolidate many War-on-Poverty era programsBut morphed into a public job creation programCriticism led to Title VII: Rise of the PICs (marketed as “New CETA”)

JTPAPresident Reagan ends Public Service EmploymentTraining is EmphasizedFocus is on Economically DisadvantagedBusiness-led boards will bring support from and relevance to private sector

WIAUniversal Service and One-StopsBusiness Services Gain ImportancePICs become WIBs with enhanced authority but retain local LEO partnership structure

Making the Case for ChangeMaking the Case for Change

• Dramatic changes in the world of work• Fundamental shifts in the economy• Ever-widening skills gap• Technological influences on talent

seeking/fulfillment process• New educational/skilling strategies required

by Business

WIOAoNew Day for One-Stops? -- Integration but not consolidationoBusiness Services but also Priority of ServiceoWork-based Learning StrategiesoBusiness-led WDCs more strategic, with oversight and broader mandate

Define Workforce Board

• Group of volunteers who perform planning, oversight, evaluation for workforce investments in a defined geographic area

• Planning staff to board who assist in above work

• Administrative staff who perform functions related to workforce programs and funding

• Service delivery staff who may work for board or for local government

LOCAL BOARD MEMBERSHIPA minimum Workforce Board size of ? or “grandfather” the current Board

•Majority business (at least 10)•Labor (2), apprenticeship (1), CBOs and youth serving organizations must make up at least 20 percent of the board (at least ?)•Higher education (1)•Adult Ed and Literacy (1) •Economic development (1) •State employment service(1)•Vocational rehabilitation (1) •Others identified by your local chief elected official or required by the Governor •Standing Committees—Requires board to establish standing committees for one-stop system, youth services and individuals with disabilities.•No Youth Council mandate

LOCAL BOARD PLANNING FUNCTIONS

• Develop plan (or regional plan), in partnership with LEO, and submit to governor• Workforce research and regional labor market analysis• Convening, brokering, leveraging• Employer engagement

– Promote employer participation on the local board– Develop effective employer linkages– Support employer voice so workforce $ meet the needs of employers– Develop/implement promising practices meeting needs of

employers/workers• Coordination with education providers• Budget and administration• Accessibility for people with disabilities

Promote State-of-the-Art Programs

• Career pathways development involving educators

• Develop/support sectoral strategies

• Identify and promote promising practices for employers and jobseekers

• Develop strategies for using technology to maximize the accessibility and effectiveness of the local workforce development system for employers, and workers and jobseekers, by—– facilitating connections among the intake and case management

information systems of the one-stop partner programs to support a comprehensive workforce development system in the local area;

– facilitating access to services provided through the one-stop delivery system involved, including facilitating the access in remote areas;

– identifying strategies for better meeting the needs of individuals with barriers to employment, including strategies that augment traditional service delivery, and increase access to services and programs of the one-stop delivery system, such as improving digital literacy skills; and

– leveraging resources and capacity within the local workforce development system, including resources and capacity for services for individuals with barriers to employment.

Program Performance

• Negotiate local performance accountability measures

• Conduct oversight for local youth, adult and dislocated worker activities and the one-stop delivery system in the local area; and

• Ensure the appropriate use and management of funds to maximize performance outcomes

Selection of Operators and Providers

• Select or designate or certify one-stop operators

• Award grants or contracts on a competitive basis for youth services (if Youth Committee is established, it makes recommendations in this regard)

• Identify eligible providers of training services• Award contracts for career services if not

provided by one-stop operator

Other Issues and Questions?• What questions or

concerns do you have?

• What’s next?