1. WORKFORCE UPDATES WORKFORCE UPDATES FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL ANDREW MUNOZ, OCWIB ~ OC REGION NANCY COOK, OCWIB ~ OC REGION

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3. STATE California’s Big Workforce Goal One Million “middle-skill” industry valued and recognized postsecondary credentials State information Release of Draft State WOIA Unified Strategic Workforce Development Plan California’s draft plan was developed with input from a WIOA Implementation Work Group. The Board's Strategic Plan directs its work in providing guidance to the statewide workforce investment system (Results include New MOUs) State Identified Orange County as Regional Planning Unit (2015) Regional/Local Plans due in 2017 – (Development has begun) Community Colleges ~ Governor’s Budget Proposal (Strong Workforce Initiative) Conference March 29 th – 31 st : CWA Annual Spring www.calworkforce.org

4. Regional Planning Units Orange County, has been identified, as a single economic sub-region and regional planning unit

5. LOCAL- OC REGION WIOA Leadership Council ~ OC REGION Plan Development Quarterly Meeting (January 28 th ) WIOA transition and implementation; Systemic collaboration Regional Plan Development Youth RFP Release Date: January 27 th Priority Sectors: New 2016 Initiatives (OC STEM, OCBC, Industry Associations and Career Pathways) OC Network – Collaborative Quarterly Meeting www.oceconomy.org (February 3 rd ) Testing new innovative models, Providing information on: Services, Resources, Funding, Tested Strategies Conferences October 11 th : 2016 Workforce Conference www.ocbc.org January 21 st : SlingShot Regional Leadership Session

6. OC NETWORK Orange County Workforce & Economic Development Network Supporting the OC Region

7. WIOA Transition Leadership Council Labor Support Group (Apprenticeships) Pathways for Priority Populations Training Resource Development Group Regional / Workforce Development Board America’s Jobs Center System Industry Action Groups (Sectors) Orange County Education Coordination Council OC Region Youth Services Council OC Economic Development Working Group OC Region Information Council OC Network

8. Spotlight Orange County Education Coordination Council Orange County Youth Services Coordination Council OC Region Information Council (formerly Labor Market Council) Slice~lights