WIOA Uncovered California Placement Association San Diego | March 4, 2016
Today’s Agenda • Foundation Introduction • What is WIOA • What is the Task Force on Workforce Development • Discussion/Q&A: What does this mean for your work?
How the Foundation Supports Internships and Work Based Learning • Employer of Record Service: Career Catalyst • New Markers of Skills: Digital Skill Badging • Regional Work Based Learning: LaunchPath
Career Catalyst: History and Details • Solution for employers removing the risk and liability of hiring paid student interns or employees – Compliance with New Employment Laws (Wage and Hour, ACA, Sick Leave Policy) – Workers Compensation • Foundation handles all Human Resources components – Hiring/Onboarding Support – Payroll Processing – Human Resources Support • Foundation charges 15% fee • Paid by employer, college or grants
Recent Career Catalyst Service Examples • Colleges • Alan Hancock; Feather River College • Small Businesses • Hanson Consulting; Capitol Impact Partners • High School Programs • Sutter Health Summer Youth Work Experience Program • PG&E Summer Internship Program
21 st Century Skills Modules • 21 st Century Soft Skills • Started in 2012 at Feather River College through the modules include curriculum New World of Work and videos available open Initiative (NWoW) access through the NWoW site • Skills Panels determined the • Current implementation “Top 10” necessary 21 st Century professional skills across 10 partner community colleges in CA as a pilot for integration across the CA • For more information visit: Community College system www.newworldofwork.org
Skill Gaps? We are adequately preparing young people for the world of work 1 : 96% 11% Of Academic Officers Of Business Leaders Why? 1 from Gallup , 2014
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act Implementation
Suggestions: • Regional Work: Align, Streamline and Leverage Services • How to deepen new and support existing partnerships? • Career Pathways • How can you deepen or develop a “career pathway” orientation for placement? • Earn and Learn • How can you deepen your practice of work based learning, work experience and apprenticeships?
General Overview • Maintains existing structure of the law , four titles: • Title I: Occupational Training • Title II: Adult Basic Education • Title III: Wagner Peyser , • Title IV: Vocational Rehabilitation • Maintains funding structure, does not create a block grant or otherwise consolidate existing funding streams.
Highlights of WIOA Title IV: Voc Rehab Emphasizes the need for youth with disabilities to have more opportunities to practice and improve their workplace skills, to consider their career interests, and to get real world work experience. Requires VR agencies to make “pre - employment transition services” available to all students with disabilities. Requires VR agencies to set aside at least 15 percent of funds to provide pre-employment transition services to assist students with disabilities Allows State VR agencies to prioritize serving students with disabilities and support advanced training in STEM and CTE Dedicates half of the Federal Supported Employment program funds to provide youth with the most significant disabilities with the supports they need, including extended services, to enable them to obtain competitive integrated employment.
Highlights of Title II: Adult Basic Ed Strengthens alignment between adult education, postsecondary education, and employers Supports educational and career advancement for incarcerated individuals Codifies the integrated English Literacy and Civics education (IEL/CE) program – These programs must lead to employment Promotes activities to improve the quality of adult education program – Including inclusion in State and Local plans, common performance measures, research and evaluation, etc.
Key Infrastructure Changes • WIBs: Maintains existing structure, with business majority and chair. Reduces required members • State and local plans: Requires new , unified state plan for all “ core ” programs. Local plans must be aligned with state plan • American Job Centers: Must assess effectiveness, accessibility, and continuous improvement at least every 3 years
Eliminates 15 Existing Programs 1) Youth Opportunity Grants, 9) Projects with Industry, 2) 21 st Century Workforce 10) Recreation Programs Commission, 11) In- service Training 3)National Institute for Literacy, 12) Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers, 4) TAA Health Care Gap Coverage, 13) Veterans Workforce Investment 5) WIA Incentive Grants, Program, 6) Pilots and Demos, 14) Workforce Innovation Fund, 7) Community-based Job Training 15) Grants to States for Workplace and Grants, Community Transition Training for 8) Green Jobs Act, Incarcerated Individuals
Local Areas and Regionalism WIOA Promotes local alignment with labor markets and economic development activities. Supports regional strategic planning – single comprehensive planning and reducing administrative costs Bill allows for initial and subsequent designations based on performance, fiscal integrity and participation in "regional coordination activities" State Initiatives Regional Coordination/Slingshot Additional Performance Measures Regional Employer Engagement - Sectors
Local Areas and Regionalism Regional Planning – Local Boards and CLEO engage in planning that results in 1. Regional Plan 2. Regional Service Strategies using cooperative service agreements 3. Development and implementation of sector initiatives 4. Collection of regional labor market data Establishment of administrative cost arrangements – pooling of funds 5. 6. Coordination of support services 7. Coordination of services with economic development and providers 8. Collectively negotiate and reach agreement on local levels of performance
Performance Measures Creates a single set of common measures for adults across all core programs authorized under the bill, including both occupational training and adult education programs Similar set of common measures across all youth-serving programs. Adds business metrics - ROI Governor can add additional measures
Performance Measures Adult and DW Unsubsidized Employment (placement) Retention at 4th Quarter after exit Median earnings at 2 nd Quarter Receipt of a secondary diploma or recognized postsecondary credential in or within 1 year of exit Measurable skills gains toward a credential or employment Employer engagement (still to be developed) Youth Adds: training or work in placement and retention goals
Employment and Training Activities Eliminates “sequence of services” Real-world training opportunities with flexibility OJT Incumbent Worker Training Pay for Performance Contracts Customized Training Career Pathways Sector Initiatives Prioritization for work-based learning opportunities for Youth
Training Services Occupational Skills training On-the-job training Incumbent Worker Training Workplace combined with classroom training Skills upgrade training Entrepreneurial training Transitional jobs training – with occupational Adult ed and literacy – with occupational Customized training in partnership with employers
American Job Centers (AJCs) Provide Excellent Customer Service and Focus on Continuous Improvement Provide jobseekers, including individuals with barriers to employment, the skills and credentials necessary to secure employment with family- sustaining wages. Enable employers to identify and hire skilled workers and access other supports, including education and training for their current workforce. Support continuous improvement by identifying which strategies work better for different populations; states, local areas, and training providers remain accountable for performance;
Human Centered Design Try out your Try out a pilot Brainstorm Get inspired by Identify ideas and get program and new ways to the people patterns and feedback from experiment with you’re serving. serve surprising customers – so ways to your insights to you can revise implement your customers . Start by listening to inspire new your prototypes new ideas. people to get new ideas opportunities and get more about how to design for design. feedback. for them .
Upcoming Items: California State WIOA Plan: goes into effect 7.1.2016 Regional Plans: due spring 2017
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#StrongWorkforce California’s Job Openings by Education Level 2015-2025 HS Diploma or less Some college or Associate's degree Bachelor's degee or higher 100% The Goal 90% 35% 80% 70% California needs 60% 1.9 million job 1 million more openings will require 50% 30% some college or an AA, certificates, or Associate's degree 40% industry-valued 30% credentials. 20% 34% 10% 0% Data source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, "Recover: Job Growth and Education Requirements Through 2020," State Report, June 2013. Analysis: Collaborative Economics
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