Minnesota Summer Meeting Ron Painter, President and CEO 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
Our Immediate Response Rapid Response Activities • Business Conditions • Community Health Conditions • People’s Needs – including staff Unemployment Insurance • UI is the temporary fix • How do WDBs engage with the UI system? • Remember, its visible & we count it 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
COVID-19 What We Asked For in Response to COVID-19: • Major Flexibilities for Boards to offer virtual services • $9 Billion in additional WIOA Formula funds for relief efforts What is out there: • Minimal attention in CARES ACT • House Proposal ~$2 Billion • Senate Proposal ~$1 billion 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
Change is No Longer Coming… It is Here Technology was forcing the nature of work to change, COVID catapulted it to the forefront • How is a digital world impacting business? • How do we pay for this switch? • How do we judge efficacy? The nature of employment is changing • The rise of “gig” workers • Work from home movement • New set of skill for older generations • Lifelong learning and career-path flexibility 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
Change is No Longer Coming… It is Here Making Tech Inclusive • Expansion of broadband • Access to tech at One-Stop Centers • Programs to provide job seekers with tech 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
Data: What do the Numbers Say? • Who’s Hiring? • What Skills are Needed • Who is Unemployed? – What skills do the unemployed already have? – What will be required to get them back to work? – How much training will be necessary? 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
Building a System • eLearning • mLearning • Credentials • Micro-badging • Proficiency • Interoperable Learning Record 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
Building a System • Re-shoring the supply chain • Anyone remember February 2020? • State and local budgets • Where will the funds come from? – $185M in House Approps 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
The Human Approach What role does emotional health play in a job search • Paying attention to the long term unemployed • Outreach to all corners of the labor market How can our system promote equity at every level? • Community outreach • Targeted programming • Races being served • Outcome by race 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
The Human Approach Wrapping human services into One-Stop Service during the pandemic • How do we ensure all stones are left unturned? • Childcare in states that are opening schools • Transportation and Healthcare 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
FY2021 Appropriations What we know: September is the end of the • federal fiscal year Youth: April • Adult and DW: October • What we’re hearing: Despite COVID-19 federal • appropriations are being discussed Earlier indications out of the house • show a small bump in funding but, nothing drastic CARES Act • 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
COVID vs. Long Term Policy With so much focus on COVID-19 we look back at what policy we worked on over the last year, and where that overlaps with our current economic conditions Long Term Unemployment • Elimination Act 21 st Century Skills Act • • Relaunching America’s Workforce Act Elevating America’s Workforce • Act 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
Are you Advocating? Form a relationship with your Members of Congress • They like hearing from us but, their job is to serve you • Refer to our “Know Before You Go” Video for tips on how to build your relationship! Concrete Impact Stories • Real-life examples of what you could do with more money • Detailed stories of collaboration with local businesses • What projects have you not been able to accomplish due to lack of funds? • How would increased funding impact the job seekers and employers in your area? 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
Thanks for Allowing Us to Serve! Schedule a meeting with your Member of Congress! Reach out to Matt Bandstra at bandstram@nawb.org for any policy, advocacy, or legislative questions 1155 15 th Street NW, Suite 350 www.nawb.org Washington, DC, 20005 www.workforceinvestmentworks.com
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