kentucky high impact workforce investment board initiative

Kentucky High Impact Workforce Investment Board

InitiativeFindings from the Field Presented to the

Local Board Chairs and Directors

June 23, 2011

The Need:Greater consistency and effectiveness across the Commonwealth’s 10 local WIBs.

Process

Kentucky Criteria  Three overarching goals for WIBs:

1.Grow a strong and engaged Board that drives the vision, mission, objectives, and implementation steps

2.Set clear strategic direction

3.Manage assets effectively and efficiently

StrengthsStrategic Direction:

Dual customer approach Industry sectors identified and key employers engaged

Resources: Awareness and discussion about changing

environments and trends Flexibility in the budget

Engaged Board: Communication to members Committee structure

Areas for Technical Assistance

Technical AssistanceStrategic Direction: Strategy and Action Planning

Alignment with community visionSector strategiesMeasuring outcomes

Strong and Engaged Board: Board and staff development activities Performance driven outcomes beyond WIA-required measures Communication of value the WIB provides Succession planning

Identifying and Leveraging non-WIA Resources: Financial asset mapping

Key Take AwaysDriving the strategic direction to the one-stop

operator level

Connection of the strategic plan to the budget

Strategic board recruitment, such as, sector employers

Changes for the FutureCriteria – Simplify and consolidate with clear

definitions of high performance.

Process – Timing, reduce amount of written documentation, focus on qualitative reviews.

Scoring – Yes/No

Next StepsRevised Criteria and Standards

Standard WIA-based and Administrative Criteria met prior to application

8 CriteriaAll 30 elements of equal weightThreshold for distinction is 25 elements

Next StepsLearning Year (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012)

HIW Local Technical Assistance Fund Application

Standards Year (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2012) Voluntary participation Rolling application process Core review team of three with two flex reviewers

Certification Two years Receive preferred status for state discretionary fund

initiatives during the life of the certification

Thank You!