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The PA Experience
The Road to Common Measures
Why Common Measures?
Rendell Administration’s vision of integrating workforce development– Deputy Secretary Sandi Vito named to head all
workforce development programs in the Commonwealth
– The myth of the $1.3 billion in workforce development funds
Why Common Measures?
Quantitative Measures– Methods applied to 28 workforce programs in PA
– Includes programs not under DOL/ETA governance
– Integral part of workforce program reform
Performance Management Plan
Resource Mapping
Industry Clusters
Industry Partnerships
Why Common Measures?
High-Priority Occupations High-Performance WIBs Comprehensive Workforce Development
System Common Measures follows in this strategy of
integrating and applying similar standards to all workforce development programs
Birth of the Idea
Common Measures should be implemented to move toward a vision, not to “escape” from the 17 WIA measures
USDOL began to advance idea of Common Measures when TEGL 15-03 was issued in December 2003
Process of Getting Partner Buy-In
Get right internal team
Bring right people to table – Education is key
Communicate, communicate, communicate!
Lots of meetings, discussions, informational
e-mails
Working With USDOL
Communicate, communicate, communicate! Recognize varied and diverse partners at the
federal level No single repository of information at the
federal level Lots of back and forth with requests for more
information
Working With USDOL
Delays in getting answers (on both sides)
Was over a year from PA’s request for a waiver until federal approval; another five months until it was effective
Challenge of negotiating performance levels with no benchmarks available
Working With USDOL
Gave up eligibility for incentives for period of waiver
Minimal financial support for system and policy conversion
Changes That Were Required
Biggest changes in youth– All positive outcomes based on serving out-of-
school youth
– Change in serving OSY and older youth
– Retaining youth for longer periods of time
Changes That Were Required
Biggest changes in youth– Restrictive guidance on credential/certificate
imposed under Common Measures WIBs cannot set policy anymore Lost workforce readiness certificate – big hit!
– Literacy/numeracy changes
System changes in tracking participation in partner programs
Changes That Were Required
Single entrance/exit concept
Labor Exchange exit date and measures based on exit
New information required for Labor Exchange participants at time of participation
System Changes
Common Measures Activity Log – a comprehensive view of all programs tracked under Common Measures and tracked in the PA CareerLink
– Identifies first and last service received in each program covered under the common measures
– Identifies the date of first and last service received in a program
– Identifies beginning and ending of the reporting cycle
System Changes
Participant Searches – modified the participant searches to allow staff to work with participants in programs covered under Common Measures– Will Exit in the Next 29 Days or Less
– Identify participants based on program participation and status of participation
System Changes
Exclusions from Performance– WIA – added additional exclusions of family care
and relocated to a mandated residential program (youth only)
– Labor Exchange – added the ability to add “Exclusions” to Labor Exchange Services
System Changes
Assessment Testing – added the ability to record pre and post-testing results
Based on functional area selected and test score entered system will determine educational functioning level and grade level for both pre and post-tests
System Changes
Significant changes for Labor Exchange– Modified service detail screens to provide for estimation of exit
dates which did not previously apply
– Added a “planned gap in services” functionality for Labor Exchange/ES Participation program
– Added exclusions to Labor Exchange services
– Modified ES participation so it is only added automatically as the result of a value added service
Training
Extensive training is necessary
4 sessions in June ’05 – 1 high-level
– 3 regional sessions for front-line staff
Numerous e-mail updates
Training
Quarterly discussion at LWIA meetings
Conference call follow-up after six months
Draft WIIN
Was It Worth It?
Yes – our Workforce Development report to the PA Legislature is much more coherent– We better understand real outcomes or programs
and can make comparisons
– Other benefits will become clearer over time
Contact Information
Sandi Vito – Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development– Phone: 717-705-2630 – E-mail: [email protected]
Ali Cleveland – Director, L&I Policy Office– Phone: 717-772-0740– E-mail: [email protected]
Contact Information
Cindy Gnech – Chief, Program Management Section, Bureau of Workforce Development Partnership
– Phone: 717-787-0304– E-mail: [email protected]
Keith Bailey – Workforce Development Research Supervisor, Center for Workforce Information and Analysis
– Phone: 717-783-0706– E-mail: [email protected]