SCSEP Service Delivery Model and PERFORMANCE II: OJE and ATSS April 18, 2019 SCSEP Service Delivery Model and PERFORMANCE II: OJE and ATSS

Michi McNeace TwoTech, Inc. Older Workers Unit

Bennett Pudlin LaMia Chapman Director The Charter Oak Group, LLC Older Workers Unit LaMia Chapman Unit Chief Older Workers Unit, Office of Workforce Investment Division of National Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance

What is OJE? Orange Juice Extra Pulp On the Job Experts On the Job Evaluation None of the above

What is OJE? On-the-Job Experience (OJE) is SCSEP’s version of On-the-Job Training (OJT) Current version created by 2000 amendments to the OAA and governed by OWB 04-04. Part of Optional Special Requests in the annual grant application Provides subsidies to employers that provide training to a participant for a limited time (up to 12 weeks) in exchange for a commitment to hire the participant if the OJE is successful The only component of SCSEP that is specifically designed to provide participants training and preparation for private-sector employment

How Should OJE Be Used? OJE should be targeted to participants who: Are unlikely to get a job without an inducement to the employer; or Can use the inducement to obtain a job at their highest wage and skill level Requires careful targeting of participants and employers and an understanding of the local labor market Should not go to employers who would hire our participants without OJE Should lead to better jobs that last because both parties have a trial period to ensure a good match

New TEGL in Process Changes to the mechanics of applying for and using OJE to streamline the process Request for this option will require an analysis of previous use of OJE and realistic expectations for improvements in performance on the employment outcome measures Reliable data will be essential

What Do We know About the Use of OJE? Data have not been reliable: Getting a little better, but grantees continue to report OJEs during the host agency assignment that are not real The reported percentage of OJEs during the CSA that resulted in a placement has ranged from 42% to 76% over the last five years. In PY 2017, it was 64% Use is insignificant: Over the last five years, OJEs as a percentage of all placements declined from a high of 3.0% in PY 2013 to 1.1% in PY 2017 Over the last five years, OJE placements have averaged $0.71 less per hour than placements without OJEs Difference in unemployment rates for those with and without OJE placements is insignificant: In PY 2017, it was less than 1 percentage point

Let’s Chat About OJE

Discussion What barriers have you encountered using OJE? How do you decide which participants get OJE? What use do you make of IEPs? What could make your targeting of participants more effective? How do you decide which employers gets OJEs? What use do you make of labor market information? Whats the employer’s history of successful placements with you? What could make your targeting of employers more effective? How do you track the effectiveness of OJEs? What could you do to make the tracking more useful? How do you ensure the accuracy of OJE data? What could you do to make the data more accurate?

What is ATSS? Automatic Train Surveillance System Advanced Tactical Support System Automated Test Support System Additional Training and Systems Services None of the above

What is Additional Training and Supportive Services (ATSS) Allows grantees to reduce the amount of grant funds that must be spent on PWFB from 75% to as low as 65% Created by 2007 amendments to OAA and governed by the annual TEGLs that announce the requirements for grant renewal. Part of Optional Special Requests Allows grantees to spend up to an additional 10% on training and supportive services for participants, in addition to the training funded by the 11.5% of the grant designated for OPC

How Should ATSS Be Used Designed to supplement and enhance the paid additional training and supportive services provided to participants in CSA Should be used for skills training rather than soft skills training and basic job readiness, which should be provided by the CSA Like OJE, should be targeted to participants who can take the best advantage of it and not those who will be successful without it Should be focused on training for appropriate jobs that are in demand, offer good wages and working conditions, and will last Design and delivery of training should be informed by research and best practices

New TEGL In Process Changes to the mechanics of applying for and using ATSS to streamline the process Grantee request for this option will require an analysis of previous use of ATSS and realistic expectations for improvements in performance on the employment outcome measures without sacrificing performance on the other measures Reliable data will be essential

What Do We Know About Use of ATSS? Not much. No data on which participants have benefited from ATSS training or supportive services Adding fields to CMS to capture this Number of grantees using ATSS in last four years has gone from 27 to 11 to 9 to 12. Only 3 state grantees in PY 2017 Among those grantees that had ever used ATSS in the last four years, the 12 grantees that used it in PY 2017 fared little better than the 19 grantees that did not: EE -0.3, AE +$374, SL +2.8% In PY 2017, all 31 grantees that had used ATSS in the last four years had performance below the nationwide average: EE 88%, AE 97.6%, SL 94.1%

Let’s Chat About ATSS

Discussion What barriers have you encountered using ATSS? How do you decide which participants get ATSS? What use do you make of IEPs? What could make your targeting of participants more effective? How do you decide what training to provide with ATSS? What use do you make of labor market information? What could make your selection of training more effective? How do you track the effectiveness of ATSS? What could you do to make the tracking more useful? What paid training do participants not in ATSS receive? Do you track this? What could you do to make this training more effective?

Wrap-up No guarantee the new OJE and ATSS TEGLs will be published by the time the PY 2019 grant applications are due You don’t need the TEGLs to tell you how to submit persuasive special requests for either or both of these tools Show of hands: [poll] What additional support do you need to be able to submit an approvable request? [chat and discussion]

How many of you think you will submit a special request? Yes, I will submit one for ATSS Yes, I will submit one for OJE Yes, I will submit one of each Thanks, but no thanks I need to think about it I might request one if I get more support

Division of National Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance Bennett Pudlin Charter Oak Group, LLC bpudlin@charteroakgroup.com LaMia Chapman Older Workers Unit Division of National Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance chapman.lamia@dol.gov