2014 Governor’s Small Business Forum

What is Workforce Solutions?The pipeline that connects employers to a qualified and skilled workforce.

Publically funded Human Resource Agency.

Provide skills development to employers and individuals to better diversify the workforce.

Provide recruitment, retention and training.

What is Workforce Solutions?

Provides services to job seekers at no charge to help them succeed:• Employment Services• Workforce Investment Act (WIA)• Child Care Management Services

(CCMS)• Veteran’s Services• Training Services• Temporary Assistance to Needy

Families (Choices)• SNAP E&T Employment

&Training Program (Food Stamp)

How can Workforce Solutions work for your business?

Provides a Statewide

Automated Job Matching System (Work in Texas) for recruitment needs at no

charge.

Screen applicants,

host job fairs, assist with

job descriptions and provide

Labor Market Information. Administer

work-sample tests.

WIT (Work in Texas) has

4,200 active job seekers listed in the

Brazos Valley and an

average of 4,425

individuals visit our Centers

monthly.

Skills Development Funding for incumbent workers.

Brazos Valley Employment for April 2014

Area Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate

Brazos Valley WDA

166,516 160,481 6,035 3.6%

Brazos 106,235 102,636 3,599 3.4%

Burleson 8,292 7,974 318 3.8%

Grimes 12,652 12,105 547 4.3%

Leon 8,135 7,789 346 4.3%

Madison 5,878 5,618 260 4.4%

Robertson 7,378 7,064 314 4.3%

Washington 17,946 17,295 651 3.6%

Office & Admin Support; 873 Production; 685

Sales & Related; 503

Food Prep & Serving Re-lated; 364

Transp & Material Moving; 352

Building & Grounds Cleaning; 302

Construction & Extraction; 285

Management; 269

Healthcare Support; 263

Personal Care & Services; 206

Install, Maint, & Repair; 179

Business & Financial Ops; 151

Protective Services; 150

Community & Social Services; 120

Education, Training, & Library; 105

WorkInTexas.com Job Seeker SupplyAll Occupational Groups - Brazos Valley Workforce Development Area

As of April 30, 2014

Office & Admin Support; 63

Management; 53

Production; 45

Transp & Material Moving; 38

Install, Maint, & Repair; 32Sales & Related; 29Construction & Extraction; 29

Protective Services; 27

Business & Financial Ops; 21

Computer & Math; 15

Community & Social Services; 15

WorkInTexas.com Veteran SupplyAll Occupational Groups - Brazos Valley Workforce Development Area

As of April 30, 2014

Pri-mary

Educa-tion13% (661)

High School/

GED47%

(2,402)

Post sec-

ondary40%

(2,003)

Educational Attainment of job seekers on Work in Texas for the

Brazos Valley

Some College65% (1,445)

Asso-ciates

Degree7% (147)

Bachelors Degree

21% (420)

Masters Degree

6% (110)

Doctorial Degree1% (28)

Applicants with Post Secondary Education

Workforce Solutions, working for you.

Business Solutions for progressive companies.

Labor Market and Career Information available to

businesses.

Wage Analysis and projections to keep companies competitive

in a growing market.

Demographic data and site selection consultation.

Job description writing and analysis to attract the best

candidates.

How can businesses partner with Workforce Solutions to access state resources for training?The Skills Development Fund program assists businesses and trade unions by financing the design and implementation of customized job-training projects. This fund successfully merges business needs and local customized training opportunities into a winning formula to increase the skills levels and wages of the Texas workforce.

The business must partner with an eligible grant applicant: • Public Community College • Technical College• Texas Engineering Extension Service• Private non-profit community-based organization in partnership

with one of those institutions.

Key Points of Accessing Skill Development Funds

Involved in the planning.

Pay wages upon completion of training equal to or greater than the prevailing wage in the local labor market.

Disclose any other state or federal grant funds sought or awarded.

Sign an agreement outlining the entity's roles and responsibilities.

Use WorkinTexas.com to post openings for new workers trained under the project.

Grant Award Information

Grants for a single business may be limited to $500,000. Contracts typically are for 12 months.

What is included:

Tuition

Curriculum development

Instructor fees

Training

What is not included:

Trainee Wages

Drug testing

Certain Travel Costs

Equipment Purchase

Training Requirements

Courses are classified under three categories to address workforce skills gaps and changing business needs.

Business Technical

• Training hours must be at least 55% of total training.

General Technical

• Training hours may be up to 45% of total training.

Non-Technical

• Training must be no more than 10% of total training.

Skills Funds for Small Business

• Companies with fewer than 100 employees

• Emphasizes training newly hired employees

• $1,450 for each new employee being trained and $725 for existing employees per 12-month period.

• Funding for training is for full-time employees.

• Training selected from active course catalogs through Community, Technical Colleges, and TEEX (no customization)

• Training must be selected from active course catalogs/schedules.

• Training in occupations targeted by Workforce Development Boards.

• Employers must pay the prevailing wages in the local labor market.

Skills Funds for Small Business

Business Services:Phone: (979) 595-2800 ext. 2244

Fax: (979) 595-2818www.bvjobs.org