1. Oregon Workforce System Integration with a Purpose 2009 Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and Employment Department January 28, 2009

2. Oregon’s Labor Force December 2008 Resident Civilian Labor Force 1,979,986 Employed 1,805,167 Unemployed 174,819 Unemployment Rate* 9.0% * Seasonally adjusted

4. Governor’s Oregon Workforce Investment Board Strategic Plan Winning in the Global Market Goals: 1.Ensure all Employers Have a Competitive Workforce Advantage 2.Prepare an Agile and Innovative Workforce with the Skills Necessary to Compete 3.Build Flexible and Unified Systems

5. Priority Areas to Develop Skilled Workers Healthcare State/Regional High Wage/High Demand Occupations Clean Tech/Green Tech Manufacturing

6. Oregon Statewide Prioritization for Training Top 20 Occupations

11. Oregon’s Direction Change needs to begin now – Global competition – Changing demographics – Flat or declining federal funds – Traditional workforce system increasingly irrelevant To do what – Integration of job seeker and training services – Skill assessment and development – Common data system

12. What are the Goals of Oregon’s Service Integration? Better Quality Service for Job Seekers Every Customer Leaves a Better Job Candidate – Know Their Skills – Develop Their Skills – Get the Best Job Possible with Their Skills Business Better Served – Job referrals based on more information and better matched to job requirements

13. What is Being Integrated? Service Delivery OED labor exchange staff and programs + CCWD local workforce partners, training services staff and programs – Were co-located and worked cooperatively – but independently – No common registration or data system to track customers – No common statewide skill assessment tool

14. How? Statewide policies implemented – Local partners & state jointly developed State review & approval of Regional Plans – Local WIB’s developed plans based on policies Statewide procedural manuals developed Joint training & cross-training Integrated computer systems

15. What Integration Looks Like Functional teams address both job opportunity and skill development needs of the individual. – Welcome Team: Greet, register, skills assessment, brief discussion, iMatchSkills – Skills Team: Skill improvement products – Employment Team: Job matching & referral

16. W.I.N. Skills Review Measures skills in basic workplace math, reading, and locating information. – Self Administered, staff supported, 30-35 minutes – Staff Debrief with focus on next steps iMatchSkills registration Job search Skills development

17. How do we Improve Skills? Menu of Resources and Services for staff to use as a tool box – W.I.N. Skills Course Work – Workshops – Basic Computer Skills – Resume’ Development – Math and English Brush Up – Occupational Skills Training – Career Readiness Certificate

18. Performance Measures Basic Three : Percentage of Participants who complete the initial skill review at registration. – Goal: 100% Percentage of Registered Participants who access services from the product box. – Goal: 100% Percentage of Registered Participants who access skill development services – Goal: in development Other: Claimant Reemployment – all non-attached claimants receive same full array of services

19. Contact Information Questions? Laurie Warner, Director Oregon Employment Department Phone: 503-947-1477 e-mail: Laurie.A.Warner@state.or.us Web: www.WorkingInOregon.orgwww.WorkingInOregon.org 19