1. Missouri’s Workforce Investment System

2. MISSOURI WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEM Workforce Supply Side Business Demand Side Education Skills Training Capacity Building

3. Economic Development Higher Education Elementary & Secondary Education Social Services Labor & Industrial Relations STATE DEPARTMENT RELATIONSHIPS Customers: Students, Businesses & Job Seekers

4. Policies, Plans & Standards Better Returns on Missouri’s $1+ Billion Investment Focus on Literacy and Life-Long Learning Essential and Technical Skill-Sets Full System Integration Effective Partnerships Public Accountability Students, Job Seekers & Businesses

5. Strategies Assisting Businesses to be More Competitive - Lean Techniques & Increased Exports Integrate Education, Social Services, Workforce and Economic Development Governor’s Commission on Essential Skills and Job Proficiencies Expand Public Workforce System Market Share Communities Customize Customer Services Quality Analytical Data For Communities

6. Self-Sufficiency Study State-wide Targeted Industries Targeted Industry Councils Workforce Investment Boards Regional Technical Education Councils Missouri Employer Committees Universities Community Colleges Vocational Education Schools Workforce Supply and Demand Gap Analysis Gap/Surplus Analysis Supply Side Demand Side Education/TrainingCensus Data Occupational Study Skills Availability Target Missouri II Industry Clusters Customers: Students, Businesses Job Seekers

7. Invest in New Skills Connect Students to Careers Literacy - A Key to Economic Prosperity Improve Basic and Technical Skill-Sets Needed by Business - Math/English/ Science Support Innovative Solutions - Missouri Mathematics Academy Accountability - Test and Report Outcomes Balance Between “Work First” and Essential/Technical Skill-Set Training

8. Measure What Matters Public Accountability for Customer Outcomes Common Measures for System Performance Annual Scorecard of Customer Outcomes Stakeholder Participation in Defining Success Compare of Results with Other State

9. MISSION To provide leadership that creates a world-class workforce system ensuring Missouri’s competitive advantage in the global economy, by developing systemic policies, plans and standards that promote best practices.