1. Ardell Galbreth Executive Director
Southern Nevada Workforce Investment Area
Ardell Galbreth Executive Director

2. What is the Workforce Investment Act?
What burning questions will be answered?
What is the Workforce Investment Act?
How is the Workforce Investment System governed in Nevada?
What is the vision for the Nevada Workforce Development System?
How will employer customers be served?
How will job-seeking customers be served?
How are services funded?
What services are delivered to youth?

3. The Workforce Investment Act

4. WIA is federal legislation passed in 1998 that:
What is the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)?
WIA is federal legislation passed in 1998 that:
Created opportunities for states to redesign public employment and training services
Provided a framework for a system designed to meet businesses needs for skilled workers
Provide a framework for a system designed to meet the training, education, and employment needs of individuals
Allowed local areas to design a system to increase occupational skill attainment to improve the quality of the workforce
Enhanced the productivity and competitiveness of the local area and nation’s economy

5. The Act made changes to:
What is the Workforce Investment Act (WIA)?
The Act made changes to:
How services are funded
How services are delivered
What job seekers are served
Accountability for outcomes
Labor market information system
Governance structure

6. Governor State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB)
How is the Workforce investment system governed in Nevada?
Governor State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB)
Governor’s Role:
Appoints State Board members
Appoints State Board chair
Designates local Workforce Investment areas
Develops state plan with State Board
Negotiates performance standards and waivers with the U.S. Department of Labor
State Board role:
Develop guiding policies for the State Workforce Investment system
Assist the Governor in developing a State Plan
Develop and ensure continuous improvement of the statewide system
Review local Workforce Area plans
Develop allocation formulas to local areas

7. How is the Workforce investment system governed in Nevada?
Local Elected Officials (LEOs) role:
Appoint Local Board members
Enter into inter-local agreements with all local area governments
Fiduciary responsibility over local area resources
Approve local Workforce Board budgets
Governor State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB) Local Elected Officials
North
South
Workforce Connections’ Role:
Designated with oversight responsibility for the Southern Nevada Workforce Investment Area
Receives WIA funds and contracts with service and training partners to deliver employment and training services to businesses and job seekers

8. Local Elected Officials
How is the Workforce investment system governed in Nevada?
Workforce Connection’s Role:
Plan and oversee local system
Monitor local system performance
Designate One-Stop Operators
Identify training and service vendors
Negotiate performance levels with SWIB
Establish a Youth Council
Local Elected Officials
North
South
Nevadaworks
Workforce Connections
One-Stop Center role:
Coordinate services in One-Stop Centers
Perform other duties described in the MOU
Youth Council role:
Develop portions of the local plan related to Youth
Develop and recommend youth employment/training policies
Establish linkages with other youth organizations
Recommend and oversee youth service providers
Coordinate youth activities in the local area
One-Stop Centers
Service Providers
Training Providers
Youth Council

9. Local Elected Officials
How is the Workforce investment system governed in Nevada?
Overview:
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Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation
State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB)
Local Elected Officials
LEO’s role:
Appoint Local Board members
Enter into inter-local agreements with all local area governments
Fiduciary responsibility over local area resources
Approve local Workforce Board budgets
State Board role:
Develop guiding policies for the State Workforce Investment system
Assist the Governor in developing a State Plan
Develop and ensure continuous improvement of the statewide system
Review local Workforce Area plans
Develop allocation formulas to local areas
Governor’s role:
Appoints State Board members
Appoints State Board chair
Designates local Workforce Investment areas
Develops state plan with State Board
Negotiates performance standards and waivers with the U.S. Department of Labor
LEO/Local Boards’ role:
Monitor local system performance
Designate One-Stop Operators
Identify training and service vendors
Negotiate performance levels with SWIB
Establish a Youth Council
DETR’s role:
Assists Governor and SWIB with administration of Act
Receives WIA funds and monitors expenditures
Tracks and reports performance
Maintains provider list
Provides fiscal and programmatic oversight and technical assistance
North
South
One-Stop Centers
Service Providers
Training Providers
Youth Council
Nevadaworks
Workforce Connections

10. Participate in operation of Nevada One-Stop system
Role of the One-Stop System partners
Enter into Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Workforce Connections
Participate in operation of Nevada One-Stop system
Provide core services and access to other activities and programs
Provide other activities consistent with the terms of the MOU

11. Local Elected Officials (appoints Board Members)
Who are the members of the Workforce Connections board of directors?
Local Elected Officials (appoints Board Members)
Business leaders in the local area (must be in the majority and Chair)
Education
Labor
Community-based organizations
Economic development
One-Stop partners
Others appointed by the Local Elected Officials

12. How are services funded?
Governor
SWIB
Determines funding formula to local areas
Sets aside funds for:
State Rapid response
Mandated activities
Allowable discretionary activities
Title 1 funds
(adult, dislocated worker, and youth)
Disperses and oversees funds
Services provided to customers
Nevadaworks
Workforce Connections

13. Our MISSION
To establish dynamic partnerships with employers and the community to facilitate employment opportunities, education and job training gains.

14. All Southern Nevadans Gainfully Employed
Our vision
All Southern Nevadans Gainfully Employed

15. How will this vision be achieved?
Our vision
How will this vision be achieved?

16. Is designed “from the customer up”
Workforce Connections is building a system that:
Is designed “from the customer up”
Creates a seamless system of service delivery to businesses and job seekers
Provides multiple access points through a network of affiliated sites linked physically and/or electronically (virtually)
Provides core (basic) services to all individuals
Places greater control with Local Areas
Enhances accountability and performance outcome requirements

17. How are businesses served?
Post online
Post over the phone
Bundled Marketing
One-Stop Partners

18. Who are the mandated One-Stop Partners?
Title I Services
adult, youth and dislocated workers
Vocational Rehab
customers with disabilities
Wagner-Peyser
Veterans Services
Older Workers
Career Enhancement Program
Other Partners
post-secondary education
adult education/literacy
HUD
CSBG
TAA/NAFTA

19. How are Job Seekers served?
Greeter
Directs customer to Resource Center or Screener
Operator’s staff
Self-serve Information
Resource Center
Job listings
Internet access
Labor market information
Self-serve Information
Intensive and training services
Screener
Conducts initial assessment
Provides info on services for which the customer is potentially eligible
Arranges for meeting with partner liaison selected by customer
Job Seeker
Title I Services
adult, youth and dislocated workers
Veterans Services
Vocational Rehab
customers with disabilities
Wagner-Peyser
Older Workers
Career Enhancement Program
Unemployed Adults
Other Partners
post-secondary ed.
adult ed./lit.
HUD • CSBG
TAA/NAFTA

20. Services described in Youth Plan Occupational skills training
What services are delivered to youth?
Services described in Youth Plan
Occupational skills training
Leadership development opportunities
Tutoring, study skills training or instruction leading to completion of Secondary School
Supportive services
Adult mentoring
Alternative Secondary School offerings
Follow-up services
Summer youth employment opportunities
Comprehensive guidance and counseling
Paid and unpaid work experiences
Can be concurrently enrolled in Adult Services

21. What the Workforce Investment Act is
What have we learned?
What the Workforce Investment Act is
How the Workforce Development System is governed in Nevada
Workforce Connections’ vision for workforce development and how it will be achieved
How businesses are served
How job seekers are served
How services are funded
What services are delivered to youth

22. The World is changing…

23. Workforce Connections employment services will meet the demands of these changes.

24. We are a full-service station
We are Southern Nevada’s employment company.