1.  WIOA Wants BIG Change! 
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 WIOA Wants BIG Change! 
 Real System Partnership:
Alignment and Integrated Service Delivery
 Access for Those with Barriers to Employment
 “Stepping Stones”: Career Pathways
 Not Just Jobs:
Skills, Credentials, and Employment Outcomes
 Increased Employer Engagement
(With More Work-Based Training)
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2. Legislative Purposes: What Congress Wants!
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Legislative Purposes: What Congress Wants!
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“To consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States, and for other purposes”
Increase access and opportunities (particularly for those with barriers to employment)
Align workforce investment, education, and economic development systems
Provide workers with skills and credentials to secure and advance in employment with family-sustain- ing wages and to provide America’s employers with skilled workers
Improve the structure and delivery of services to better address the employment and skill needs
Increase the prosperity of workers and employers
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3.  What’s New in WIOA  WIA WIOA
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“The purpose of this subtitle is to provide workforce investment activities, through statewide and local workforce investment systems, that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by participants, and, as a result, improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation.”
“Provide workforce investment activities, through statewide and local workforce development systems, that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase attainment of recognized postsecond- ary credentials by participants, and as a result, improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, increase economic self-sufficiency, meet the skill requirements of employers, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation”
 What’s New in WIOA 
Emphasis on Individuals with Barriers to Employment
Job Seekers, Workers, and Employers
Both Employment and Skill Needs
Attainment of Postsecondary Credentials
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4.  Universal   WIOA Definition: Individual with Barrier to Employment
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 Universal  
WIOA Definition: Individual with Barrier to Employment
Displaced homemakers
Low-income individuals
Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians
(D) Individuals with disabilities, including youth who are individuals with disabilities
Older individuals
Ex-offenders
Homeless individuals or homeless children and youths
Youth who are in or have aged out of the foster care system
(I) Individuals who are English language learners, individuals who have low levels of literacy,
and individuals facing substantial cultural barriers
(J) Eligible migrant/seasonal farmworkers
(K) Individuals within 2 years of exhausting lifetime eligibility (for TANF)
Single parents (including single pregnant women)
Long-term unemployed individuals
Such other groups as the Governor involved determines to have barriers to employment
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5. WIOA Section 107: Functions of the Local Board WIOA WIA
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WIOA Section 107: Functions of the Local Board
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Local Plan (Regional Plan)
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Select One-Stop Operators, Providers
Budget and Administration
Program Oversight
Negotiate Performance Standards
Employer Engagement
Economic Development Linkages
Connecting, Brokering, Coaching… Private Sector Participation
Convening, Brokering, Leveraging Workforce System Stakeholders
Workforce Research, Regional LMI
Employment Statistics
Career Pathways Development
Coordination with Education
Proven and Promising Practices Technology
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6.  WIOA and Workforce Boards 
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 WIOA and Workforce Boards 
Section 107: Local Workforce Development Board Membership
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51% Businesses (Business Chair)
Same
Not less than 20% representatives of the workforce:
Shall include: Labor Organizations
Apprenticeship Program
May include: CBOS; organizations that serve youth, veterans, or individuals with disabilities or barriers to employment
Representation changed by percentage required
New member requirement for apprenticeship (if exists)
CBO members were required
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7. - Title I of Rehabilitation Act
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Shall include representatives of entities administering
education and training activities:
- Providers of Title II, Adult Education and Literacy
- Higher Education, Including Community Colleges
May include:
Local education agencies and CBOs
“Representatives of local educational entities, including representatives of local educational agencies, local school boards, entities providing adult education and literacy activities, and postsecondary educational institutions
(including representatives of community colleges)
Shall include a representatives of
- Economic Development
- State employment service office
- Title I of Rehabilitation Act
“Representatives of each of the one-stop partners”
(Included WIA Title I Programs)
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8. - Others as the chief elected official may determine to be appropriate
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May include:
- Others as the chief elected official may determine to be appropriate
Others as the chief elected official may determine to be appropriate
Local Workforce Board Membership
Required Membership #
Your Board
Business (51%) 10
Workforce (20%)
(Minimums: 2 Labor;
1 Apprenticeship, if Exists) 4
Adult Education Literacy 1
Vocational Rehabilitation
Wagner-Peyser
Higher-Education
Economic Development
Total Minimum Number 19
Current Number
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9. chaired by a member of the local board, may include
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 WIOA and Workforce Boards 
Section 107: Optional Local Board Standing Committees “The local board may designate and direct the activities of
standing committees to provide information and to assist the local board in carrying out activities under this section…
chaired by a member of the local board, may include
other members of the local board, and shall include other individuals appointed by the local board who are not members…”
“To provide information and to assist with planning, operational and other issues relating to…”
The One-Stop Delivery System
Youth Services
Services to Individuals with Disabilities
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10.  WIOA Section 108: Contents of the Local Plan 
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 WIOA Section 108: Contents of the Local Plan  -
Description of the workforce development system…identifies the programs that are included in that system and how the local board will work with the entities carrying out core programs and other workforce development programs to support alignment to provide services
Description of how the local board, working with the entities carrying out core programs, will expand access to employment, training, education, and supportive services for eligible individuals, particularly eligible individuals with barriers to employment
including how the local board will facilitate the development of career pathways and co-enrollment, as appropriate, in core programs
and improve access to activities leading to a recognized postsecondary credential (including a credential that is
an industry-recognized certificate or certification, portable, and stackable -
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11.  WIOA and Workforce Boards  Section 106: Regions
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 WIOA and Workforce Boards 
Section 106: Regions
By 7/1/16:
State (After Consultation with Local Boards, CEOs) Identifies Regions
By 3/3/16:
Must Be in Submitted State Plan
Three Types of Regions:
One Local Area
Two or More Local Areas
“Interstate and consist of labor market areas, economic development areas, or other appropriate contiguous
subareas of those States”
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12.  WIOA and Workforce Boards 
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 WIOA and Workforce Boards 
Section 106: Regional Planning
“The state…shall require…a planning region to
prepare, submit, and obtain approval of a single regional plan…
incorporates local plans for each of the local areas in the planning region”
Regional service strategies
Development, implementation of sector initiatives
Collection and analysis of regional labor market data
Coordination of supportive services
Coordination with regional economic development
Administrative cost
arrangements, including the pooling of funds for
administrative costs, as appropriate, for the region
Agreement concerning how the region will collectively negotiate and reach agreement with Governor on local levels of performance
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13. The Connecticut WIOA Partnership
What Local Areas Need to Move Forward…
Cross-Program Partner Service Delivery Area Map
Core Partner Representatives in Each Local Workforce Area
Who Represents Core Partner on Local Board
Planning Regions
Guidance on Priorities of What to Work on First
Implementation Timeline
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14. “Participating in the Operation of a One-Stop Delivery System”
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 WIOA 
Required One-Stop Partners:
“Participating in the Operation of a One-Stop Delivery System”
WIOA T-I Adult, DW, Youth
Wagner-Peyser
Adult Education and Literacy
Vocational Rehabilitation
Career, Technical Education
Title V Older Americans Act
Job Corps
Native American Programs
Migrant Seasonal Farmworkers
Veterans
YouthBuild
Trade Act
CSBG (Community Action)
HUD
Unemployment Compensation
Second Chance
TANF (Unless the Governor Says, “No”)
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15. maintain the one-stop delivery system, including payment of the
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Roles and Responsibilities of the One-Stop Partners
Provide access through the one-stop delivery system to such program or activities carried out by the entity, including making the career services…that are applicable to the program or activities available at the one-stop centers
Use a portion of the funds available for the program and activities to
maintain the one-stop delivery system, including payment of the
infrastructure costs of one-stop centers
Enter into a local memorandum of understanding with the local board, relating to the operation of the one-stop system
Participate in the operation of the one-stop system consistent with the terms of the memorandum of understanding, the requirements of this title, and the requirements of the Federal laws authorizing the program or activities
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16.  WIOA  Memorandum of Understanding: Required Content
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 WIOA 
Memorandum of Understanding: Required Content
Services to be provided through the one-stop delivery system… including the manner in which the services will be coordinated and delivered through such system
How the costs of such services and the operating costs of such system will be funded, including—
Funding through cash and in-kind contributions (fairly evaluated), which contributions may include funding from philanthropic organizations or other private entities, or through other alternative financing options, to provide a stable and equitable funding stream for ongoing one-stop delivery system operations
Funding of the infrastructure costs of one-stop centers
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17. and assurances that such memorandum shall be reviewed not less than
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Methods of referral of individuals between the one-stop operator and the one-stop partners for appropriate services and activities
Methods to ensure the needs of workers and youth, and individuals with barriers to employment, including individuals with disabilities, are addressed in the provision of necessary and appropriate access to services, including access to technology and materials, made available through the one-stop delivery system; and
Duration of the memorandum of understanding and the procedures for amending the memorandum during the duration of the memorandum,
and assurances that such
memorandum shall be reviewed not less than
once every 3-year period
to ensure appropriate funding and delivery of
services
Funding of One-Stop Infrastructure Costs:
- Local Option or
- State Option (Starting July 1, 2016)
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18. Governor Provides Guidance on Infrastructure Costs
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Governor Provides Guidance on Infrastructure Costs
- “Guidelines for State-administered one-stop partner programs, for determining such programs’ contributions to a one-stop delivery system, based on such programs’ proportionate use of such system… including determining funding for costs of infrastructure, which contribu- tions shall be negotiated pursuant to the memorandum of understanding”
- “Guidance to assist local boards, chief elected officials, and one-stop partners in local areas in determining equitable and stable methods of funding the costs of infrastructure of one-stop centers in such areas.” 
Local Option to Fund One-Stop Center Infrastructure Cost
“The local board, chief elected officials, and one-stop partners…
in a local area may fund the costs of infrastructure of one-stop centers in the local area through…methods agreed on by the
local board, chief elected officials, and one-stop partners
(and described in the memorandum of understanding)”
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19. State One-Stop Infrastructure Funding Governor Shall Determine:
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If No Local Consensus… 
State One-Stop Infrastructure Funding
Governor Shall Determine:
Portion of funds to be provided…by each One-Stop partner program
Definition One-Stop ‘‘Costs of Infrastructure’’: “Nonpersonnel costs that are necessary for the
general operation of the one-stop center,
including the rental costs of the facilities, the costs of utilities and maintenance, equipment (including assessment-related products and assistive technology for individuals with disabilities), and
technology to facilitate access to the one-stop center, including the center’s planning and outreach activities”
Infrastructure Costs from Program’s Administrative Funds
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20.  New in WIOA  Procurement of One-Stop Operator
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 New in WIOA 
Procurement of One-Stop Operator
Consortiums Can Compete!
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WIA Section : How is the
One-Stop Operator selected?
The One-Stop operator is designated or certified:
Through a competitive process OR
Under an agreement between the Local Board and a consortium of entities that includes at least three or more of the required One-Stop partners
“To be eligible to receive funds made available under this subtitle to operate a one-stop center…an entity (which may be a consortium of entities)—
Shall be designated or certified as a one-stop operator through a competitive process;
AND
Shall be an entity (public, private, or nonprofit) or consortium of entities (including a consortium of entities that, at a minimum, includes 3 or more of the one-stop partners”
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21.  New in WIOA  Co-Location of Wagner-Peyser Services
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 New in WIOA 
Co-Location of Wagner-Peyser Services
“In order to improve service delivery, avoid duplication of services, and enhance coordination of services, including location of staff to ensure access to services in underserved areas, the employment service offices in each State shall be co-located with one-stop centers”
By July 1, 2016:
Common One-Stop Delivery System Identifier (Branding)
“In addition to using any State or locally developed identifier,
each one-stop delivery system shall include in the identification of products, programs, activities, services, facilities, and related property and materials, a common one-stop delivery system identifier.
The identifier shall be developed by the Secretary, in consultation with heads of other appropriate departments and agencies, and representatives of State boards and local boards and of other stakeholders.”
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22. Engaging Employers and Providing Business Services
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WIOA Requirements for Core Program Partners
Engaging Employers and Providing Business Services
Role of Local Board in “Engaging a Diverse Range of Employers”
Partnering Opportunities in Employer Engagement: Advice on Program Design and Job Seeker Services;
Career Pathway Design and Skill Validation; Workplace Learning Opportunities
Partner Distinctive Competency and Contribution
Integrated Business Services Delivery System
What Are Connecticut’s Opportunities for Engaging Even More Employers in Core Program Partner Service Design and Delivery?
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23.  Employer Engagement (Not Just Business Services) 
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 Employer Engagement (Not Just Business Services) 
“The local board shall lead efforts to engage with a diverse range of employers
and with entities in the region involved—
to promote business representation…on the local board;
to develop effective linkages… to support employer utilization of the local workforce development system and…local workforce investment activities;
to ensure that workforce investment activities meet the needs of employers and support economic growth in the region, by enhancing communication, coordination, and collaboration among employers, economic development entities, and service providers; and
to develop and implement proven or promising strategies for meeting the employment and skill needs of workers and employers (such as the establishment of industry and sector partnerships), that provide the skilled workforce needed by employers in the region, and that expand employment and career advancement opportunities for workforce development system participants in in-demand industry sectors or occupations.”
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24. WIOA Partnering Requirements and Opportunities…
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WIOA Partnering Requirements and Opportunities…
Engaging Employers and Providing Business Services
What Is Employer Engagement?
Seeking Advice from Employers and Industries on How to Design and Deliver Job Seeker Services to Better Meet Talent Needs
Defining and Validating the Skills and Credentials
Needed for Individual Career Pathways to Fill Talent Pipelines
Providing Work-Based Training and Learning Opportunities
Work-Based Learning:
Internships and Work Experience
On-the-Job Training and Apprenticeship
Supported Work
Transitional Jobs and Summer Jobs
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25. Federal WIOA Implementation Timeline “Spring” 2015
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Federal WIOA Implementation Timeline
“Spring” 2015
US Departments of Labor and Education Issue NPRMs
- USDOL Issues TEGLs with Program Guidance to Be Implemented 7/1/16
7/1/15
WIOA Begins (“Unless Otherwise Noted”)
Current State and Local Plans Continue for First Year
Current Performance Measures Continue for First Year
New State Board Membership Requirements
New State Board Functions
New Local Board Membership Requirements
New Local Board Functions and Funding Options
Local Memoranda of Understanding with Partners
Transition to Competitive Selection of One-Stop Operator
Required System “Career Services”
New Center Customer Flow
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26. DOL and ED Develop Reporting Template
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7/22/15
DOL and ED Develop Reporting Template
New Eligible Training Providers Provisions Implemented
1/22/16
Final Regulations
- Development of State Unified Plan (If Not Early Implementer)
Not Later Than 3/3/16
Submission of State Unified Plan
(Note: States May Submit Plans Earlier than 3/3/16, If They Decide to be an “Early Implementation” State)
By 6/30/16
Required Regions for Regional Plans in State Plan
State Levels of Performance in Approved State Plan
Certification Criteria for One-Stop Systems and Centers
Regional Plan Development
Local Plan Development and Approval
Negotiate Local Levels of Performance
Signed Partner Memorandum of Understanding (New Cost Sharing Requirements)
State One-Stop Infrastructure Costs, If Not In Local MOU
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27. DOL and ED: Employer Performance Indicator 7/1/16
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6/30/16
DOL and ED: Employer Performance Indicator
7/1/16
WIOA Second Program Year
New Partner Performance Indicators Take Effect
One-Stop Infrastructure Cost Requirements Take Effect
One-Stop Delivery Identifier Implemented
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