WIOA State Plan and Adult Education Tie-Ins

November 5th, 2015

AgendaCalifornia’s “Big Goal” with WIOA ImplementationOverview of the Vision for the State Plan

Policy ObjectivesPolicy Strategies

How is the State Plan laid out?9 Chapters and a series of Appendices

Next Steps

California’s Big Workforce GoalOne million “middle-skill” industry-valued and recognized

postsecondary credentialsGoal is aligned with Community College Workforce Task

Force GoalWhat is a middle-skill post-secondary credential?

A sub-baccalaureate credential with demonstrable labor market value that requires more than a high school education but less than a four-year degree

Policy Objectives and Strategies3 Whats (Objectives)

Fostering “demand-driven skills attainment”Enabling upward mobilityAligning, coordinating, and integrating programs and services

7 Hows (Strategies)Organizing RegionallySector StrategiesCareer PathwaysUtilizing Earn and Learn StrategiesProviding Supportive ServicesBuilding Cross System Data CapacityIntegrating Services and Braiding Resources

Vision for Service DeliveryRegional Workforce Pipelines – aka “Regional Sector

Pathways”Regional alignment as accomplished through three strategies

Sector Strategies Career Pathways Organized Regional Partnerships

Local Access to Regional Pipeline, Built on Value-Added PartnershipsProviding Supportive ServicesIntegrating Services and Braiding Resources (AJCC’s)

Vision for Service Delivery .

Leading Regional Industry Sectors

Regionally Organized

Local WIBs

Regional Sector

Pathways

Training and

Education Providers

AJCCs

JobsJob

Readiness

DOR

CDE/ LEAs

CWDsAdult

Ed

CDCRRe-

entry

CCCs

CBOs

Chapter 1: California’s Labor MarketAn analysis of the economic conditions in California,

including:Industries and occupations;Employment and unemployment;Education and skill levels of the workforce;

Findings:Post-Recession rapid economic growth on the CoastContinuing inequality based on educational attainmentIndustries and occupations with higher wages have higher

levels of educational attainment

Chapter 2: Overview of Workforce Activities in the State and Client Populations ServedWorkforce and Education activities in California

Decentralized structure that includes over 11,000 K-12 Schools;

Over 1,000 School Districts; 500 Charter Schools;113 Community Colleges in 72 Community College Districts;47 Local Workforce Development Boards, and; 58 Offices of County Education58 County Welfare Offices

Chapter 3: WIOA Seven Policy StrategiesOrganizing RegionallySector StrategiesCareer PathwaysUtilizing Earn and Learn StrategiesProviding Supportive ServicesBuilding Cross System Data Capacity

Diagnostic DataPerformance Data

Integrating Services and Braiding Resources

Chapter 4:The State Board and its FunctionsSystem Coordination and AlignmentState plan development with PartnersFacilitated data exchange Work with partners to identify and disseminate best

practicesPolicy development for WIOA Title I programs

Chapter 5: Implementing the Policy Strategies:Organizational Roles and Operational AlignmentThe program strategies set out to address the following

operational elementsHow program partners will fund strategies;Assure coordination and non-duplication of effort;How programs will align services;How educational institutions will be engaged;How resources will be leveraged to increase educational access;How the seven strategy policy package improves access to

postsecondary education;How activities will be coordinated with economic development

efforts

Chapter 5: Implementing the Policy Strategies: Organizational Roles and Operational Alignment (Continued)

As part of the WIOA implementation process, the State Board has identified 14 Regional Planning UnitsRegional Planning Required by Federal LawState Plan Requires Local Boards, Community Colleges, and

Adult Education Consortia to participateObjective is to align program and services with industry

needs while also facilitating upward mobility for populations with barriers to employment

Regional Planning Units

Title II Partnership AgreementsTitle II partners made a series of agreements with the

State Board to:Coordinate Adult Basic Education Consortium programs and

K-14 CTE programs to build Regional Sector Pathways (Triangle)

Align local service delivery through AJCC’s ensuring customer-centered design (Pinwheel) Braiding resources Accessing Regional Sector Pathways

Title II Partnership Agreements Regional partnerships will convene and engage

employers, especially leading industry sectors to:Assess industry workforce needs;Determine whether programs in the region are producing

what industry needs; Identify existing programs that meet industry needs; Recommend any necessary adjustments;

Broker agreements to move students and workers through relevant pathway programs

Title II Partnerships in AJCC’sRequire local service providers to provide access to Title

II programs through the AJCCs Identify and recommend best practices and model

partnerships, which encourage coordination beyond minimum requirements

Award process for CDE State Title II grants and any RFAs or RFPs will require that applicants comply with federal rules pertaining to One Stop partnership

Chapter 6: Creating Cross-System Data CapacityWhat are the operating systems, data collection, and

reporting processes of Partners to implement State strategies;

State-level assessments of Programs, and Performance;Data Systems and Program Data and Processes used for

assessments, performance, and case management;Program Data Integration and Interoperability

Chapters 7, 8, and 9: Policies and StructuresThe State’s Vision is accomplished through the seven

program strategies

Title II funds distribution requires a description of the competitive grant process that ensures both effectiveness of programs and equitable access to eligible providers

Regional organization is the mechanism for aligning educational and training provider services with regional industry sector needs

Appendices – Partnership AgreementsProgram Specific Requirements and Assurances for Title I

and Title IIIProgram Specific Requirements and Assurances for Title IIProgram Specific Requirements and Assurances for

Title IVAgricultural Outreach PlanExtensive Labor Market Analysis Produced by EDD’s LMID

Next StepsLabor Agency and State Plan partners will vet the plan;State Board WIOA committee will publicly meet in

November;Regional Roadshow;Public Comment Period;Some WIOA workgroups will continue to exist and evolve

to meet the goals of our State Plan;Begin working on State Plan Final Draft, which is due

March 3rd, 2016