1. WIOA Implementation Collaborate. Innovate. Lead.

2. Local Structure…  First Coast Workforce Development, Inc.  Serve Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam & St. Johns counties  501(c)3 Public-Private Partnership  DBA - CareerSource Northeast Florida  Board of Directors  Majority private sector members (with emphasis on members from targeted industries)  WIOA Partners  Economic Development  Public & Private Training Provider Reps  Dept. of Children & Families (TANF)  Migrant Farmworkers Program  HUD Representative  Vocational Rehabilitation  Military Base Liaison (Ex-Officio Member)  Strategic planning, policy development, fiscal oversight

3. Program & Funding Integration WIOA (Adult, Dislocated Worker & Youth) Wagner-Peyser Unemployment Comp. Veterans Employment & Training Trade Adjustment Act TANF (Welfare Transition) SNAP Employment & Training

4. Total of $20,515,693 Program Year 2013-14 Regional Allocation

5. CommunityDevelopment EconomicDevelopment WorkforceDevelopment  Infrastructure  Redevelopment  Planning  Education & Training  Employment Assistance  Employer Assistance  Retain & Recruit  High Wage Jobs  Business Climate Sound policies and programs must support each component Partnerships for Development

6. Staffing  A mix of our own staff as well as state employees  FCWD, Inc. staff members  State merit staff members (Department of Economic Opportunity)  Contracted staff members through staffing company  Challenges  Creating comparable pay/benefit schedules  Differing performance management systems  No control over state staff pay or benefits  Cross-training for multiple programs  Retaining high quality talent due to relatively low pay

7. Who Is Our Customer?  The business community is our ultimate customer  We are trying to help them meet their talent needs  Understand their future skill needs  Ensure our region has training programs to meet current and future needs  But what about the job seekers?  They are truly the “product” we are preparing for the job market  Some are job-ready and just need polishing  Others need a complete skills overhaul

8.  America’s Youth Forum  CareerSource Florida, Inc.  Chambers of Commerce  Clara White Mission  Communities in Schools  Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO)  Early Learning Coalitions  Enterprise Florida  Experience Works  FSCJ, SJRCC, FCTI  First Coast Manufacturers Assoc.  Florida Dept. of Children & Families  Florida Dept. of Juvenile Justice  Fresh Ministries  Goodwill Industries  Jacksonville Children’s Commission  Jacksonville Community Council  Jacksonville Public Libraries  Jacksonville Transportation Authority  Jacksonville Urban League  JAXPORT  JAX USA Partnership  Job Corps  Junior Achievement  Literacy Council of NE Florida  Lutheran Social Services  NE Florida Builders Assoc.  NE Florida Community Action Agency  Military Transition Assistance  Operation New Hope  Police Athletic League  Real$ense Campaign  School Districts  Small Business Center s  River Region  United Way  Universities  Wounded Warrior Project Community Partnerships

9. Collaborate. Innovate. Lead.