Minnesota Public Listening Sessions: WIOA Draft Plan Deputy Commissioner Jeremy Hanson Willis Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

 Strategic alignment with workforce development programs  Accountability and transparency  Regional collaboration  Enhances workforce services  Improves services to individuals with disabilities WIA to WIOA: Significant Changes

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT Overview:  Growing economy  Low unemployment for general population  Tightening labor force  Population inequities with education and employment outcomes Economic and Workforce Analysis

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT Strengths:  Program Success:  Pathways to Prosperity  Vocational Rehabilitation  State Services for the Blind  Youth Services  Workforce Centers Current Workforce Development System

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT Opportunities:  Stronger alignment  Update job seeker services  Better design and delivery of training Current Workforce Development System continued

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT To build a healthy economy where all Minnesotans have - or are on a path to - meaningful employment and a family- sustaining wage, and where all employers are able to fill jobs in demand. Goals: 1.Address economic and employment disparities throughout the state. 2.Make changes to the workforce development system that reflect growing industries in high-demand fields. State Strategic Vision

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT Customer-Centered Design Strategy – Utilize the business needs to determine the content of education and training services and the stakeholder engagement to determine the context for Strategies: Customer Centric

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT Customer-Centered Design Outcomes: Strategies developed based design needs for services Implement strategies and program and policy alignment begins Address funding and resource needs for system improvements and scaling Interim and outcome measures interim measures toward skill gains and program completion Strategies: Customer Centric continued

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT Funding and Resource Needs Better understand capacities for federal, state, local and philanthropic funding in order to be more strategic Outcomes: Review capacity and strategies Overlay with employment, education, and training activities Make recommendations on funding needs Measure ongoing improvements Strategies: Funding and Resources

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT Policy and System Alignment What policies are missing to implement a career pathways model? Outcomes: Initial system-wide assessment Assign actions based on recommendations New policies implemented Review policy practices and monitor Strategies: Policy and Alignment

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT System Management Track Positives and Negatives of our Career Pathway System Outcomes: Identify critical barriers to new model Develop strategies for measuring new model Complete a system dashboard Evaluate performance and best practices Strategies: System Management

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT CORE PARTNERS: WIOA TITLE I: Adult, Youth & Dislocate Worker WIOA TITLE II: Adult Basic Education WIOA TITLE III: Job Service WIOA TITLE IV: Vocational Rehabilitation & State Services for the Blind COMBINED PLAN PARTNERS: Jobs for Veterans Carl Perkins, Postsecondary Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Trade Adjustment Assistance Senior Community Service Employment Program NON-PLAN REQUIRED PARTNERS: Unemployment Insurance Housing & Urban Development Community Service Block Grant Department of Corrections WIOA State Plan Partners

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT More awareness regarding disparities/equity Business-led strategies Regional/local responsibilities and delivery Financial resource alignment Career Pathways for targeted populations Listening Session Themes

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT Better access to and coordination of services and resources Data driven decision making Address workforce shortages Strategies to align resources that impact self- sufficiency efforts Listening Session Themes continued

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT  Final draft published on March 18 th  GWDB Operations Committee Meeting, March 23 rd  GWDB Special Board Meeting, March 29 th  Governor’s Signature, March 30 th  Plan Submission, April 1 st Next Steps