WIOA and Workforce Development in Missouri

WIOA Vision – TEGL 19-14 The needs of businesses and workers drives workforce solutions Missouri Job Centers provide excellent customer service to job seekers, workers and employers and focus on continuous improvement The workforce system supports strong regional economies

Realizing the WIOA Vision States align programs and ensure integrated services through a unified strategic plan and shared governance Workforce boards focus on strategy Local areas align workforce problems with regional economic development strategies The Job Center network and partner programs are organized to provide high quality services State and local leaders promote accountability and transparency, and data driven decisions

About the Missouri Workforce Development Board The board is appointed by the Governor and is tasked with overseeing WIOA funds and related workforce development initiatives Comprised of a majority of business owners, representatives from workforce groups, statewide agency heads responsible for WIOA programs, local elected officials, and members of the Missouri General Assembly. State board composition is the same for local boards. Many of the duties and responsibilities are similar as well.

State Board Vision The vision of the Missouri Workforce Board is to prepare Missourians to enter the workforce with marketable skills and to provide businesses with recruitment assistance to find workers with the skills they need Focusing on the needs of business and workers drive workforce solutions, ensuring America’s Job Centers provide excellent customer service and the workforce system supports strong regional economies

State Board Mission The mission of the MOWDB is to engage employers, education providers, economic development, and other stakeholders to help the workforce development system achieve the purpose of WIOA and the State’s strategic and operational vision and goals outlined in the State Plan

WIOA Administration The Missouri Division of Workforce Development (DWD), within the Department of Economic Development, serves as the lead state agency that administers WIOA As the administering agency, DWD handles WIOA funding disbursements to local boards, policy guidance, performance data collection and reporting, and Job Center staffing WIOA also authorizes programs provided through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Social Services

Workforce Services Youth Employment and Training WIOA Title I Supports targeted youth in the attainment of a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent, entry into postsecondary education, and individualized delivery of career readiness opportunities. Local areas must expend at least 75 percent of grant funds on out-of-school youth, 16 through 24 years of age. Adult Employment and Training Supports the delivery of adult program services including career services, training services, and job placement assistance. Priority is given to recipients of public assistance, other low-income individuals, veterans, and individuals who are basic skills deficient. Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Supports the delivery of services to dislocated workers who lost jobs due to plant closures, company downsizing, or some other significant change in market conditions. Eligible workers must be unlikely to return to their occupations and eligible for or already exhausted unemployment compensation.

Workforce Services Cont. WIOA Title II Basic Education for Adults Directs local areas to select eligible training providers to offer services; including, adult education, literacy, English language learning, civics education, and other workplace preparation activities. Wagner-Peyser Employment Services Directs the Division of Workforce Development to provide access to employment services to all job seekers including job search preparation and placement assistance services. Employers may receive general or specialized recruitment services through self-service or staff assisted job orders. Vocational Rehabilitation Services & Rehabilitation Services for the Blind Missouri is one of twenty-four states that administer the Title IV vocational rehabilitation program through two separate agencies: MOVR General and Rehabilitation Services for the Blind. MOVR-General is located within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Adult Learning and Rehabilitation Services, and Rehabilitation Services for the Blind is located in the Department of Social Services. Services provided may assist eligible individuals with disabilities in obtaining, maintaining, or advancing in competitive integrated employment. WIOA Title III WIOA Title IV

Funding Information Funding for WIOA youth and economically eligible adults is allocated to local workforce development boards based on a formula which is divided in three equal parts: Relative share of individuals unemployed in Areas of Substantial Unemployment Relative share of individuals in areas of Excess Unemployed Relative share of economically disadvantaged youth Funding for dislocated worker employment and training activities is allocated based on the following data categories: insured unemployment data, unemployment concentrations, plant closings and mass layoff data, declining industries data, farmer rancher economic hardship data, and long-term unemployment data

WIOA Youth Activities Program Funding 2016

WIOA Youth Activities Program Funding 2017

WIOA Youth Activities Program Funding 2018

WIOA Adult Activities Program Funding 2016

WIOA Adult Activities Program Funding 2017

WIOA Adult Activities Program Funding 2018

WIOA Dislocated Workers Activities Program Funding 2016

WIOA Dislocated Workers Activities Program Funding 2017

WIOA Dislocated Workers Activities Program Funding 2018

Local Workforce Board Funding

Local Workforce Board - Composition A majority (51%, not 50% plus one) of the members shall be business representatives No less than 20% of local board members shall be representatives of the workforce within the local area Each local board shall include representatives of entities administering education and training activities

Local Workforce Board – Functions In partnership with chief elected official, each board shall develop a local plan to the Governor Workforce research and regional labor market Convening, brokering, leveraging Career pathways development Program oversight Selection of operators and providers Identify eligible providers of training services

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Survey Results

Vision and Mission Your Mission: A qualified person for every job, a quality job for every person. 1 indicated the mission is no longer relevant. Your Vision: Through partnership with each local community, it is our vision that every employer will maintain a qualified, productive workforce; and that every job-seeker will have education and training opportunities throughout their lifetime, which lead to lasting, living-wage jobs commensurate with their abilities and goals. 3 indicated the vision is no longer relevant but qualified in comments to indicate it should be edited.

Objectives, Challenges, Opportunities Objectives: Everyone focused on training and employment and the implementation of WIOA. Several indicated the board should be seeking high performing subcontractors and enhancing communication among partners and employers. Challenges: Meeting demand, resources, transportation, labor market, knowledge of roles, rural/urban. Opportunities: Technology, partnerships, efficiency, outreach.

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