1. Youth Delegate Agency RFP Bidders’ Conference October 4, 2018

2. Agenda Welcome and Partnership Overview
Overview of Funding Streams and Structure
WIOA Participant Flow
WIOA Program Models
Youth Innovation Fund
Opportunity Works
Budget Forms
Evaluation Process
Submittal Procedures
Question and Answers

3. @ChiCookWorks #ChiCookWorks
About The Partnership
Created in 2012, The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (The Partnership) is an umbrella organization operating the public workforce system in the City of Chicago and Cook County. The Partnership combines federal and philanthropic resources to broaden the reach and impact of workforce development services for both employers and job seekers.
As the largest workforce development system in the nation, The Partnership has helped place more than 60,000 individuals in employment, collaborated with more than 2,000 employers and administers more than $300 million in federal and philanthropic funds. The Partnership’s network of 53 community-based organizations, 10 American Job Centers, and sector-driven workforce centers serve 132 municipalities.
Focusing on the region’s labor market, The Partnership provides training, business services, career coaching and data analysis, in the following high-growth and high-demand industries:
Business and Professional Services Healthcare Retail, Culinary, and Hospitality Information Technology
For more information about The Partnership, visit workforceboard.org call , follow us on social or Subscribe to In the Works, The Partnership’s monthly eNewsletter.
Manufacturing Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Construction
@ChiCookWorks #ChiCookWorks

4. @ChiCookWorks #ChiCookWorks
Our Motivation
Vision
Every person has the opportunity to build a career; every business has the talent to grow and compete in a global economy.
Mission
To create, promote, and effectively manage a network of workforce development organizations that:
Designs innovative solutions to address business needs, and,
Prepares individuals for, and connects them to, career opportunities
Person and Business
Network or organizations…it could be you
@ChiCookWorks #ChiCookWorks

5. Partnership Youth Vision
Youth System Vision
We envision a system where all young adults in Cook County are able to easily access a comprehensive and integrated set of education and training supports that increases the number of young adults productively engaged in the workforce, thereby increasing self-sufficiency and reducing poverty.
The Partnership seeks to be a leader in empowering “opportunity youth” to obtain employment, re-engage in school, prepare for post- secondary education and/or connect to industry focused education and training programs.

6. Business Services Team
System Overview
Job Postings
Recruitment
Candidate Assessment
Employee Up skilling
Data and Analytics
Sector Strategies
Career Coaching
Individual Employment Plan
Training
Job Search
Career Pathways
Talent Pipeline
Job Seeker
Employer
Youth Delegate Agency
Business Services Team
Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
Career Coach

7. A. Out-of-School (4 models, must choose 1)
Funding Streams
WIOA Youth
A. Out-of-School (4 models, must choose 1)
B. In-School
C. Innovation Fund
County/
Private
D. Opportunity
Works
2 Funding Streams and 2RFPs in one Solicitation
Braiding of funds
4 Options can apply for all
WIOA is federal funds rules apply, more regulations
In and Out our focus is on Out of School
Setting Aside some fund for Innovation-
Respondents must secure WIOA Youth funds to receive
Innovation Fund award
Respondents can apply for one of all A, B, C, D funding options

8. Contract Structure Funding Minimum Staffing
WIOA Funding and Staffing Requirements
Term: January 1, 2019-June 30, 2019
With 3 One Year Renewal Options
Cost Reimbursement Contract
Contract Structure
Source: WIOA (In or Out of School)
Available Funds: $5,625,000-$6,175,000
Maximum 20% spent on In-School
Minimum Annual Amount: $300,000
Required 22% toward work experience
Required 5% toward support services
Funding
Two Full Time Career Coaches
One Full Time Business Representative
Minimum Staffing
WIOA
Initial 6 months term
Out of School is main focus
Minimum staffing
$300K minimum combined with in and out

9. WIOA Participant Flow Services must include work experience!
Outreach and Recruitment
Eligibility and Enrollment
Assessment and Career Planning
Service Components and Access to 14 Elements
Placement and Follow Up
Refer to the website for policy letters
Services must include work experience!

10. WIOA Performance Measures
Definition
PY 18 Goal
2nd Qtr. Placement in Employment/Education
Participants who are in post secondary education or in unsubsidized employment in the 2nd quarter after exit
62%
4th Qtr. Placement in Employment/Education
Participants who are in post secondary education or in unsubsidized employment in the 4th quarter after exit
58%
Median Earnings
The median (middle) average earnings of youth who are in unsubsidized employment
TBD
Credential Attainment
Participants who obtain a recognized post-secondary credential or a secondary school diploma/GED during participation or within 1 year after exit
60%
Measurable Skills Gain
Participants in an education training program who demonstrate achievements/progress in skills during the program year
Measure
Definition
Goal

11. WIOA Youth Program Models
Reconnection To Education (OSY)
Target group: Young Adults disconnected to education system
Objective: To provide resources and training leading to GED and employment
Outcomes: Gains in reading and math, attainment of high school diploma or GED, credentials, placement in employment or post secondary
Post Secondary Education/Training and Employment (OSY)
Target Group: Young Adults with high diploma or GED
Objective: To provide occupational training and support to prepare youth for post-secondary education
Outcomes: Certificate attainment and placement within a training related industry; college acceptance, college enrollment and persistence

12. Youth Program Models Sector Based Training and Employment (OSY)
Target group: Young Adults interested in a particular industry; Design features employer partners within a specific sector
Objective: To provide industry specific skills and prepare young adults for employment and advanced education along a career path
Outcomes: Certificates, industry credentials, placement in employment or college
Young Adult Career Pathways (OSY)
Target Group: Young Adults in need of employment
Objective: To prepare and place youth in employment along a career path
Outcomes: Credentials, entrance into employment with growth opportunities, job retention

13. WIOA Youth Program Models In-School Youth
Target group: Youth enrolled in high school who have a disability, or are or at risk of dropping out or English languages learners
Objective: To provide resources to achieve in high school and prepare for post- secondary education and/or employment
Outcomes: High School diploma, math and reading gains, entrance into employment and/or post secondary education
Key Points:
At most, 20% of WIOA youth funds spent on In-School
Must serve hard to serve populations such as, youth with disabilities, youth at risk of dropping out and English language learners

14. WIOA Innovation Fund Innovation Fund Target group: WIOA Enrolled Youth
Objective: Incentivize and reward innovative solutions to problems confronting our communities and the public workforce system; Identify new best practices for serving youth in region
Outcomes: Improved outcomes, new service models, higher levels of service

15. Opportunity Works Opportunity Works
Target group: Unemployed young adults ages who live in Suburban Cook County
Objective: Exposure to career opportunities in high growth sectors, paid work experience, internships with industry
Outcomes: Establish career goal, develop work readiness skills, employment within sector and/or advanced training

16. Contract Structure Funding Staffing
Opportunity Works Funding and Structure
Term: January 1, June 30,2019
With 3 One Year Renewal Options
Cost Reimbursement Contract
Contract Structure
Source: Private Funds
Available Funds: $900,000-$1,000,000
7 week Paid Internship $11/hour
Partnership may provide an advance of funds
Funding
Career Mentor to Participant Ratio 1:15
Ability to administer payroll (directly or sub-contract)
Staffing

17. Opportunity Works Participant Flow
Outreach and Recruitment
Eligibility and Enrollment (Central Application)
Foundational Skills Training & Career Planning
Paid Internship
Connection to Longer Term Services
With private sector employer at least 6 weeks

18. % of Internship Beginners
Opportunity Works Program Metrics
Measure
Definition
Goal
Metrics
Ratio
Contract Goal
Number of youth who participate in foundational skills
% of Total Served
100%
Number of youth who participate in career exploration
Number of youth who participate in an internship
90%
Number of youth who complete an internship
% of Internship Beginners
80%
72%
Number of youth that have a successful post program transition
75%
Percent of Internship Positions in the TDL sector
50%

19. Organizational Experience/
Evaluation and Selection Process
Organizational Experience/
Past Performance
Program Narrative
Fiscal Review
CRITERIA
POINT VALUE
Organizational Structure and Experience 15
Staffing Plan, Qualifications, Professional Development
Program Narrative 50
Financial Structure and Fiscal Plan 20
Total Points Available
100

20. RFP Time Line Activity Anticipated Date RFP Plans to Youth Committee
September 12, 2018
RFP RELEASE
September 26, 2018
Pre-Submittal Conference
October 4, 2018
Proposal Due Date
October 29, 2018
Proposal Review Period
Late October-November
Recommendations to Youth Committee
Early December
Recommendations to Board
Mid December
Grant Start Date
January 1, 2019
Initial Funding Period Ends
June 30, 2019

21. Choose Your Own ResponseA.
OSY #Ed Reconnect
Fiscal Response
OSY
#Post Sec
WIOA OSY and/or ISY
OSY
#Sector Based
*Separately bound and Includes additional copy of budget forms
OSY #Career Path B.
Choose Funding Stream(s)
ISY
Executive Summary and Organizational Experience
Budget Forms
All Necessary forms and Attachments C.
Innovation Fund D.
Key:
Opportunity Works
required for all proposals
decision point select A-D
OSY model must select 1

22. Organizational Experience
Proposal Response
Complete one for the organization
Identify Funding stream(s) and/or Model(s)
Overview of Organization and Experience
Exec Summary-2 pages
Organizational Info/Exp-3 pages
Executive Summary
Organizational Experience
Complete one for each funding stream and/or model
Answer questions and attachments, forms
12 page limit for each
Innovation Fund 3 page limit
Include copy of budget and budget narrative with program narrative; one budget narrative for each stream/model
Include all required forms and attachments
Program Narrative(s)
Submit One for the organization
Answers to Fiscal Questions and Questionnaire
All Fiscal Attachments and Forms
Submitted in a separate bound packet
Fiscal Response

23. Fiscal Response Fiscal Narrative Response Fiscal Questionnaire
IRS W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certifications
Certificate of Good Standing or Tax Exemption Certificate
Most Recent Financial Audit
Cost Allocation Plan
Approved Indirect Cost Rate
List of Board of Directors
Signed Statements of Assurance and Compliance
Budget Summary Forms (Excel): Use required forms
Budget Narrative for each funding stream

24. Submission Requirements
One Original and 4 copies: Exec Summary, Organizational Experience, Program Narrative(s), all necessary forms and attachments.
One Original Fiscal Response, separately bound
One Electronic Copy of All Documents (USB flash drive)
Original Copy must contain original signatures in Blue Ink
Single sided printing
Numbered pages with Organization Name in footer
Double spaced
12 point font
Tabbed sections
Bound ONLY on left side with a 2 hole punch and a sliding clasp

25. Submittal Packaging
Each envelope or package should be labeled as follows: Proposal for Youth Delegate Agencies Date of Submission Name of Respondent Package ___ of ___ Delivered to: Illona Sheffey-Rawlings, CAO/General Counsel c/o The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership 69 W. Washington Suite 2860 Chicago Il

26. Questions and Updates
Staff members are unable to provide technical assistance during the application process. Please do NOT contact staff directly with any questions.
The Partnership website:
All questions should be directed to:
Last day to submit questions: Friday, October 12, 2018 at 12:00p.m. noon
All questions and answers posted on website by Wednesday, October 17, 2018
WIOA Policy Letters posted on the Partnership website at
the website

27. Proposal Due Date
Completed RFP responses must be submitted on or by 4:30 P.M. Monday October 29, 2018.
Proposals received after this date and time are considered late and will not be accepted.

28. Please submit all questions in writing to youthRFP@workforceboard.org
Questions and Answers
Please submit all questions in writing to
Final answers will be posted in writing on the website.
Only answers in writing and posted
are the final answers.
Please submit all questions in writing.
For more information about The Partnership, visit workforceboard.org or call , follow us on social or Subscribe to In the Works, The Partnership’s monthly eNewsletter.