Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Task Force

July 16, 2015

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Task Force Chairman Chris Hart IV

WIOA Task Force• CareerSource Florida

• Enterprise Florida

• Dept. of Economic Opportunity

• Florida Workforce Development

Association

• Dept. of Education

• DOE Division of Career and Adult

Education

• DOE Division of Vocational

Rehabilitation

• DOE Division of Blind Services

• Florida College System

• Independent Colleges and

Universities of Florida

• State University System of Florida

• Florida Association of

Postsecondary Schools and

Colleges

• Agency for Persons with Disabilities

• Dept. of Elder Affairs

• Dept. of Children and Families

• Dept. of Juvenile Justice

• Dept. of Corrections

• Florida Small Business

Development Center Network

•Florida WIOA Task Force Meets (Two webinars and four in-person meetings)

•WIOA Task Force Recommendations Reviewed by CSF Board and Board Input Gathered

•Final Florida WIOA Implementation Report Approved by CSF Board and Submitted to Governor and Legislature

•2016 Legislative Session

•Submission of State Plan to U.S. Department of Labor

WIOA Timeline

Task Force Future Meeting Dates

•Aug. 6: Tallahassee•Aug. 27: Webinar

WIOA Resource Page and Comments Submission

careersouceflorida.com/wioa

Task Force Charge

Develop WIOA implementation recommendations by providing counsel and support to the CareerSource Florida Team, as it prepares a WIOA Implementation Plan for consideration by the CareerSource Florida Board of Directors.

WIOA Vision

• Needs of business and workers drive workforce solutions

• Superior customer service to job seekers and employers

• Strong regional economies

WIOA Goals1. Increase access to employment, education, training and support

services — particularly for people with barriers to employment.

2. Create a comprehensive, high-quality workforce development system by aligning workforce investment, education and economic development.

3. Improve the quality and labor market relevance of workforce investment, education and economic development efforts.

4. Promote improvement in the structure and delivery of workforce services.

5. Increase the prosperity of workers and employers.

6. Reduce welfare dependency, increase economic self-sufficiency, meet employer needs and enhance productivity and competitiveness.

Florida Vision

Florida will be the global leader for talent.

Our Customer, Product & Shareholders

• Business is our customer. Existing businesses. Evolving businesses. Emerging businesses.

• The Floridians we serve, combined with the value-added workforce development solutions we provide to enhance their market-relevant knowledge and skills, are our product.

• Taxpayers are our shareholders.

Best Practices in Agency Collaboration

Sheila Gritz-SwiftFlorida Developmental Disabilities Council

Leveraging Disability Inclusion in the Workplace

• Leslie Wilson, M.S., U.S. Business Leadership Network, Going for the Gold Project

• Pat Wear, M.S., Vice President, Wilson Resources

www.FLDOE.org13

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act

Rod Duckworth, ChancellorCareer and Adult Education

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Connection Between Secondary and Postsecondary Education• Incorporates secondary and postsecondary

elements• Includes academic and career and technical content

in a coordinated, nonduplicative progression of courses

• Leads to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or bachelor’s degree

www.FLDOE.org15

Links to Business and Industry

• Supports partnerships between secondary and postsecondary with workforce investment boards (CareerSource Florida Network Boards), business and industry

• Focuses on “high-demand” occupations with high-skill and high wage

www.FLDOE.org16

Accountability • Requires state and local recipients to set and reach

quantifiable performance measures annually

Perkins and WIOA• Perkins should be reauthorized within the next two

years and will likely be more closely aligned with WIOA

www.FLDOE.org17

National Farmworker Jobs Program

• Department of Labor competitive application grant • Provides workforce training leading to year-round,

unsubsidized employment to eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers

• Provides stabilization services• Mandated to be a one-stop partner

Listening to the Voice of Education

• Dr. John R. Holdnak, President, Gulf Coast State College

• Dr. Jason B. Hurst, President, Chipola College

• Dr. William Law, Jr., President, St. Petersburg College

Recommendations from Task Force Members

WIOA Task Force

1. How should Florida’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act planning regions be organized?

2. What should be included in a comprehensive one-stop career center?

3. Which programs and entities should be included in Florida’s Workforce Development System (combined or unified planning)?

4. How can Florida’s Workforce Development System better share information, systems and/or customers?

5. What can Florida’s Workforce Development System do to best serve individuals with obstacles to employment?

Public Comment

Task Force Future Meeting Dates

•Aug. 6: Tallahassee•Aug. 27: Webinar

WIOA Resource Page and Comments Submission

careersouceflorida.com/wioa

Closing Comments

Chris Hart IV, Task Force Chairman