JUNE 7, 2012

LWIA 12 UPDATE

Are The People That We Serve Better Off? 100 WIA Adults & Youth Served in PY 2009 WIA Funding – 239% ROI – For Every $1.00 Invested, LWIA 12 Clients put $2.43 into the Economy Clients Better Off?: 143% Increase in Annual Salaries

Grant Activity Disability Employment Initiative – 192 PWD Served Since 4/11 – 22 Businesses Received a Accessibility Consultation BRAC 133 Needs Assessment – Roundtable Held 5/2; 20 Attendees – 4k Jobs Transferred to Date, 1k in June, 1k in Sept. – Internal Needs Assessment Performed – External Needs Assessment To Be Conducted H1B IT & Energy Career Pathway DOL Grants Hospitality Training Program State Grant

PY12 Budget ($11k Down From PY11) ProgramAdminTotal PY 2012 WIA Formula Funds - Adult Alexandria $ 120, $ 12, $ 133, Arlington $ 141, $ 17, $ 159, TOTAL LWIA 12 $ 262, $ 29, $ 292, PY 2012 WIA Formula Funds - Youth Alexandria $ 102, $ 10, $ 112, Arlington $ 116, $ 14, $ 130, TOTAL LWIA 12 $ 219, $ 24, $ 243, PY 2012 WIA Formula Funds - DW Alexandria $ 138, $ 13, $ 151, Arlington $ 105, $ 13, $ 118, TOTAL LWIA 12 $ 243, $ 27, $ 270, PY 2012 WIA Formula Funds - Total Alexandria $ 361, $ 36, $ 397, Arlington $ 363, $ 44, $ 408, TOTAL LWIA 12 $ 725, $ 80, $ 806,046.32

PRESENTATION: Professional Ethics for Youth

Ethics – relativity, importance for gaining employment Mike Mackey, Gang Prevention & Intervention Coordinator, Alexandria Court Service Unit Kris Martini, Arlington Public Schools, Career, Technical and Adult Education Sherri W. Chapman, M.S. Ed., Coordinator, Career & Technical Education, Alexandria City Public Schools

Job Readiness

Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force 2003: Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force Forms 2005: Alexandria Gang Prevention Community Task Force – 17 gang motivated incidents in : Work on Graduation Rates & JOB READINESS – Work with jobs experts – summer, 2010 – 80% potential employees fail ETHICS test – not hired – 400 – 500 businesses approached to find private sector program positions. Very few respond.

Career and Technical Education Kris Martini, Director Career, Technical and Adult Education Sherri Chapman, Coordinator Career & Technical Education Arlington & Alexandria

Source:

Employers Nationwide Value These Skills Sources: Are They Really Ready to Work?

Sources: Are They Really Ready to Work?

Sources: Are They Really Ready to Work?

Workplace Readiness Skills Remain a Priority for Employers Virginia employers submitted online comments. More than 300 employers rated 21 different skills. Their responses confirm those in national surveys. Source: Critical Workplace Skills, 2010

Workplace Readiness Skills: Personal Qualities and People Skills Competencies Demonstrate positive work ethic. Demonstrate integrity. Demonstrate teamwork skills. Demonstrate self- representation skills. Demonstrate diversity awareness. Demonstrate conflict- resolution skills. Demonstrate creativity and resourcefulness.

Workplace Readiness Skills: Professional Knowledge and Skills Competencies Demonstrate effective speaking and listening skills. Demonstrate effective reading and writing skills. Demonstrate critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Demonstrate healthy behaviors and safety skills. Demonstrate an understanding of workplace organizations, systems, and climates. Demonstrate lifelong-learning skills. Demonstrate job-acquisition and advancement skills. Demonstrate time-, task-, and resource-management skills. Demonstrate job-specific mathematics skills. Demonstrate customer-service skills

Workplace Readiness Skills: Technology Knowledge and Skills Competencies Demonstrate proficiency with technologies common to a specific occupation. Demonstrate information technology skills. Demonstrate an understanding of Internet use and security issues. Demonstrate telecommunications skills.

All Aspects of Industry Competencies Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization. Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization. Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization. Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization. Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization. Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization. Examine community issues related to an industry/organization. Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.

Program Areas Agriculture Business & Information Technology Computer Science Family and Consumer Sciences Health and Medical Sciences Marketing Military Science Technology Education Trade and Industrial

Career and Technical Education Kris Martini, Director Career, Technical and Adult Education Sherri Chapman, Coordinator Career & Technical Education Arlington & Alexandria

REPORTS: Executive Committee

REPORTS: Operations & Oversight Committee

2012 WIB Assessment Summary 22 responses in 2012 (18 in 2011 & 22 in 2010) Overall, the WIB’s health continues to improve

My Professional Experience and Expertise is Fully Utilized as a Board Member

I Actively Participate in Ad-hoc and Standing Committee Activities

Fellow Board Members are Equally Involved in Participation and Committee Work

WIB Members are Sufficiently Knowledgeable of AEC & JL Programs/Services

VETERAN SERVICES UPDATE

Veterans Update 31,300 Uniformed Position RIFs from 10/2011 – 9/2012 Virginia’s Veteran Population is 3 rd Highest in the US (Newport News and Northern Virginia have the Highest Activity) 865 Veterans Registered in LWIA 12 Since 10/11 Employers Needed for TAP – July 17 thru 19 – Aug 7 thru 9 – Sept 18 thru 20

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

PUBLIC EDUCATION/WORKFORCE SYSTEM UPDATE

NEW BUSINESS

NEXT MEETING: September 27, 2012