Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Jump-Starting Your Implementation

Agenda ▪Upcoming Guidance, TA & Resources ▪Transition Activities ▪State Perspectives ▪Q&A

Presenters Adele Gagliardi Administrator Office of Policy Development and Research Employment and Training Administration U.S. Department of Labor Have a question or comment about WIOA?

Presenters Christine Quinn Technical Assistance, Training and Workforce Communications Team Senior Advisor Employment and Training Administration U.S. Department of Labor Have a question or comment about WIOA?

State and local presenters ▪Lori H. Collins, Director, Division of Workforce & Employment Services, Kentucky Career Center ▪Mike Riley, ETPL lead, Division of Workforce & Employment Services, Kentucky Career Center ▪Lisa Salazar, City of Los Angeles Economic & Workforce Development Department, Director - YouthSource System.

State and local presenters ▪Thomas Colombo, Deputy Assistant Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Employment & Rehabilitation Services ▪Jennifer James Price, Undersecretary for Workforce Development Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development ▪Scott C. Fennell, Chief Operation and Financial Officer, Career Source Florida

Guidance and other Technical Assistance ▪January 2016: Publish final regulations ▪Early 2015: Issue NPRM ▪Winter-Spring 2015: TEGLs –WIOA vision –Youth –Recommended transition activities –Operating instructions

Guidance and other Technical Assistance ▪Webcasts ▪Regional Office technical assistance ▪Single website with all WIOA materials:

Transition Activities ▪Begin conversations across core partners to lay the groundwork for robust strategic planning. Examples: ▪Registered Apprenticeship ▪Job Corps ▪Unemployment Insurance ▪TANF ▪Perkins career and technical education

Transition Status: Poll Where are you with regards to convening strategic partners? A)Identified partners B)Have begun meeting C)Begun strategic planning D)Have not yet reached out to partners

Massachusetts Jennifer James Price, Undersecretary for Workforce Development Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Transition Activities ▪Develop a vision and roadmap for success ▪Build new and strengthen existing partnerships at all levels.

Transition Status: Poll What is the status of your development of a state vision? A)Its in development B)We have a good idea of our vision C)Together with our partners, we have a good idea of our vision D)We are waiting for DOL’s vision

Florida Scott C. Fennell, Chief Operating and Financial Officer, CareerSource Florida

Transition Activities ▪Develop plans to add members to state boards to become WIOA- compliant ▪Develop transition plans

Transition Status: Poll Where are you with regards to transition planning? A)We have started preparing a written transition plan, based on strategic planning B)We have prepared timelines C)We have identified areas where we need to plan D)We weren’t planning to do a formal plan but have talked about our plan E)We haven’t started planning yet

State of Arizona Thomas Colombo, Deputy Assistant Director, Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Employment & Rehabilitation Services

Transition Activities ▪Prepare for fiscal and program changes for transition across legislation and identify new program elements ▪Review Eligible Training Provider Lists

Transition Status: Poll What is the status of your review of the Eligible Training Provider Lists? A)We have begun a review of our current ETPL compared to new WIOA requirements B)We have started making updates to our ETPL based on WIOA requirements C)We haven’t done anything with the ETPL yet

Kentucky ▪Lori H. Collins, Director, Division of Workforce & Employment Services, Kentucky Career Center ▪Mike Riley, ETPL lead, Division of Workforce & Employment Services, Kentucky Career Center

Transition Activities ▪Reassess your One-Stop Delivery System ▪Prepare to reconstitute and certify local boards by July 1

Transition Activities ▪Ensure new competitions for youth funds support the 75% out-of-school youth and the 20% work experience expenditure rate goals

Transition Status: Poll Have you started reviewing your youth programs to plan for changes? A)Extensively, we have a plan in place B)We have begun reviewing the new requirements and putting a plan in place C)No – we are waiting on guidance from DOL

City of Los Angeles Lisa Salazar City of Los Angeles Economic & Workforce Development Department, Director - YouthSource System

Information and Questions Department of Labor ●WIOA resource page ●WIOA dedicated Department of Education ●Office of Career, Technical, & Adult Education’s WIOA resource page ●Rehabilitation Services Administration’s WIOA resource page www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/wioa-reauthorization.html www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/wioa-reauthorization.html

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