Transcript Minnesota's Workforce Development System Through the Lens of WIOA Presentation

Minnesota Department of
Employment and Economic
Development
Minnesota’s Workforce
Development System
Through the lens of WIOA
Structure – Program Titles
Agency
Pass Through
WIOA Title I
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Adult, Youth & Dislocated Worker Training
WIOA Title II
MDE
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Adult Basic Education
WIOA Title III
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WIOA Title IV
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Vocational Rehabilitation & State Services for the Blind
SCSEP
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Senior Community Service Employment Program
TAA
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Trade Adjustment Assistance
UI
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Unemployment Insurance
Jobs for Veterans
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Veterans Services
Title Reference
Carl D. Perkins
Programs
Job Service
MnSCU
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Career & Technical Education Post Secondary
TANF
DHS
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Minnesota Family Investment Program
SNAP E&T
DHS
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Employment & Training
CSBG
DHS
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Community Services Block Grant Program – Employment & Training
Fed-HUD
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Housing & Urban Development – Employment & Training
HUD E&T
Second Chance Act
DOC
Department of Corrections – Employment & Training Grant
Structure – State System
Regional Workforce Development Areas & Local Workforce Development Areas
6 Regions
Comprised of two or more LWDAs
16 Local WDAs
LWDB programming oversight
Governor’s Workforce
Development Board
State level oversight
State Agencies
Administrative Responsibilities
Emphasis of WIOA
(1) To increase, particularly those individuals with barriers to employment, access to and opportunities for
the workforce development system they need to succeed in the labor market.
(2) To support the alignment of workforce development system partners in support of a comprehensive,
accessible, and high-quality workforce development system.
(3) To improve the quality and relevance of workforce development system to provide workers with the
skills/credentials to secure/advance in family sustaining wage employment; and to provide employers with
the skilled workers needed to succeed in a global economy.
(4) To promote improvement in the structure and delivery of services through the workforce development
system to better address employment and skill needs.
(5) To increase the prosperity of workers and employers, the economic growth of communities, regions, and
States, and global competitiveness.
(6) Provide workforce investment activities that increase the attainment of recognized postsecondary
credentials, employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and as a result, improve the quality of
the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, increase economic self-sufficiency, meet the skill
requirements of employers, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation.
State Vision & Goals
To build a healthy economy where all Minnesotans have - or are
on a path to - meaningful employment and a family-sustaining
wage, and where all employers are able to fill jobs in demand.
Goals:
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Address economic and employment disparities
throughout the state.
Create sector partnerships, which are business led and
reflect high demand occupational needs.
STRATEGIES
1 - Business Engagement
Utilize the business needs to determine the content of education and training
services and the stakeholder engagement to determine the context for
providing education and training services.
2 – Community Engagement
Communities experiencing inequities in education and employment and
providers with specialized services contribute to the design and delivery of
activities within the Career Pathway System.
3 - Customer-Centered Design
Utilize the business needs to determine the content of education and training
services and the stakeholder engagement to determine the context for
providing education and training services.
STRATEGIES
4 - Funding and Resource Needs
Better understand capacities for federal, state, local and philanthropic
funding in order to be more strategic
5 - Policy and System Alignment
Address policy and alignment deficiencies to support the regional and
local plan activities of a Career Pathways System
6 - System Management
Create a measurement system that effectively assesses and monitors
our Career Pathway System, specific to the goals of the State Plan
WIOA – State Vision, Goals &
Strategies
Questions?