1. WIOA: ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO PRINT
Reporting from Wilmington, NC: Ace Political Reporter Bob Knight Cub Investigative Reporter John Chamberlin

2. Let’s Talk About
A really big show

3. In Passing WIOA, What Did
CONGRESS WANT?
THE ADMINISTRATION OR DOL WANT?
THE STATES WANT?
LOCAL BUSINESS MEMBERS OF WIBS WANT?
EDUCATION INTERESTS WANT?
ADVOCACY GROUPS WANT?

4. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BUSNIESS-LED BOARDS
NOT PICS
NOT WIBS
NOT SURF BOARDS
BUT –
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BOARDS

5. BUILD A SYSTEM NOT A COLLECTION OF PROGRAMS
WIOA Title I.B: Adult, Dislocated Worker & Youth Programs
WIOA Title II: Adult Education and Literacy
WIOA Title III: The Employment Service
WIOA Title IV: Vocational Rehabilitation

6. IT’S A PRETTY BIG TEAM: Also in the Required Lineup of One-Stop System Partners
TANF
SCSEP Program—Title V of Older Americans Act
Postsecondary career and technical education under the Perkins Act
Job Corps
Native American Programs
Veterans E&T programs
Programs for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
YouthBuild
National and Community Service Act programs
SNAP
E&T programs under Community Services Block Grant
Trade Adjustment Assistance
HUD-Administered Employment & Training Programs
Programs under state unemployment insurance
Second Chance Act (ex-offender programs)
Programs under Rehab Act
E&T programs carried out by Small Business Administration
May add other Programs as proposed by governor/approved by locals

7. AMERICAN JOB CENTERS Provision of skills and credentials for good jobs
Access/opportunities for those with barriers
High quality employer services
Rigorous evaluations for continuous improvement
High-quality, integrated data-driven decision making

8. DID YOU SAY MOO? No. I asked how it is going with all those MOUs?
And what about everyone paying their fair share of costs?

9. ARE WE PLACING MORE EMPHASIS ON WORK-BASED LEARNING?
Apprenticeship
Customized training
OJT
Internships
Incumbent worker training

10. REGIONAL PLANNING WITH LOCAL CONTROL

11. BALANCING THE GOALS OF WIOA
Priority of Service
Economic Development
Skill-Shortages
Labor Shortages
Unemployed
Underemployed
Low Income Families

12. Special Populations Veterans Ex-offenders Immigrants
People with Disabilities
Older Workers

13. Youth Morphs to Young Adult
Has our programs, strategies, interventions, target populations or something else changed? How.

14. QUESTIONS
COMMENTS
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