PERKINS IV AND THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA): INTERSECTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES

 WIOA Purposes  Selected Definitions  State Workforce Development Boards  Combined State Plans  Local Workforce Development Boards  Local Plans  One-Stop Delivery Systems  Eligible Providers of Training Services  Common Measures TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

 Among the key purposes:  Increase access and opportunities  Align workforce investment, education, and economic development systems  Improve labor market relevance  Address employment and skill needs  Increase prosperity of workers and employers WIOA Purposes Section 2

 Career and technical education  Area career and technical education school  Career pathways  Career planning  Career services SELECTED DEFINITIONS Section 3

 Must include business majority, labor organizations, apprenticeships (new), organizations serving individuals with barriers to employment  Must include the lead State official with responsibility for the core programs  May include State agency officials responsible for education programs at the State level, including Chief Executive Officers of community colleges and other institutions of higher education STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS: MEMBERSHIP Section 101(b)

 Develop and implement State plan  Align core programs to develop and improve workforce system:  Develop strategies to support career pathways  Develop and implement One-Stops  Identify regions and local areas  Develop and expand industry or sector partnerships related to in- demand industries  Establish state performance measures and targets to assess effectiveness of core programs STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS: FUNCTIONS Section 101(d)

 Develop policies to coordinate services:  Criteria and procedures for local boards to use in assessing core programs  Guidance on infrastructure costs  Defining role and contributions of One-Stop partners, including equitable and efficient cost allocation STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS: FUNCTIONS (con’t) Section 101(d)

 Align technology and data systems across One-Stop partners  Implement technological improvements for digital literacy, accelerated learning, program accessibility, and professional development STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS: FUNCTIONS (con’t) Section 101(d)

 Incorporate other key partners, including career and technical education programs under Perkins IV  Subject to the requirements of Perkins IV  Must include:  Strategy for joint planning and coordination  Assurance allowing core programs to review plan  Approval is subject to “special rule” COMBINED STATE PLANS Sections 103(a)(2); 103(b)(3); 103(b)(4)

 Submission dates:  Plans submitted March 2016  Plan approval within 90 days  May be modified at end of first 2-year period  Subsequent plans submitted 120 days prior to end of 4-year period  Early implementation:  Departments must establish process for approving early unified plans STATE PLANS: APPROVALS Section 102(c)

 Perkins postsecondary subgrantees are not specifically mentioned  Must include a representative of institutions of high education providing workforce investment activities (including community colleges)  Required to coordinate activities with education and training providers in the local area, including providers of career and technical education LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS: MEMBERSHIP Section 107(b)

 Develop local plan  Conduct workforce research and regional labor analysis  Convene, broker, and leverage stakeholders  Engage employers  Develop and implement career pathways  Identify and promote promising practices LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS: FUNCTIONS Section 107(d)

 Facilitate use of technology  Oversee program, budget, and administration  Negotiate local performance accountability measures  Select one-stop operators and providers  Coordinate with education providers  Facilitate accessibility for individuals with disability LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS: FUNCTIONS Section 107(d)

 Among the required descriptions:  Regional economic conditions  Knowledge and skill needs  Strategic vision and goals  Workforce development system, including degree of alignment with career and technical education programs of study  One-stop system, including training providers, programs and services LOCAL PLANS Section 108(b)

 Include career and technical programs at the postsecondary level under Perkins IV  Provide access to programs and services, including “career services” that are applicable to the programs and services available at the one-stop center  Use a portion of funds to maintain the One-Stop delivery system ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEMS: MANDATORY PARTNERS Section 121(b); 121(e); 121(i)

 Partners are required to provide infrastructure (non-personnel) costs to the one-stop delivery system  Local Workforce Boards and one-stop partners, through a MOU, establish contributions  Costs must be paid from funds reserved for administration  Costs may be in-kind (i.e., staff time, donated equipment)  Contributions cannot exceed 1.5% of the amount of Federal funds provided to carry out that program in the State for a fiscal year ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEMS: INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS Section 121(h)

 Among the uses of funds:  Establish the one-stop delivery system  Provide “career services”  Provide “training services”  Establish relationships with employers  Develop and convene industry partnerships  Partners must also contribute to costs for “career services” ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEMS: USES OF FUNDS Section 134(c); 121(i)

 Governor, in consultation with State Board, establishes criteria, information requirements, and procedures  May be an institution of higher education that provides career and technical education  List of eligible training providers provided to local boards and made available to participants ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF TRAINING SERVICES Section 122

 Core programs must implement common performance metrics  Measures focus on:  Credential attainment and skills gains  Employment  Earnings  Employer satisfaction  Measures apply to Perkins postsecondary programs that provide training services to WIOA students. COMMON MEASURES Section 116(b)(2)(A)

 OCTAE/DATE will host a conference call in mid-October 2014  Departments will issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in January 2015  Departments will issue final rules in January 2016 NEXT STEPS

 OCTAE Website: a-reauthorization.html a-reauthorization.html  Department of Labor, ETA Website:  Perkins Collaborative Resource Network:  Division of Adult Education and Literacy: RESOURCES