1. National Farmworker Jobs Program
Collaboration and Partnerships between NFJP Grantees and State Monitor Advocates
Employment and Training Administration

3. Steven Rietzke Division Chief
Division of National Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor

4. JUAN M. REGALADO National Monitor Advocate
Specialty National Programs Unit
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor

5. Marisela Ruiz Senior Monitor Advocate
Bureau of One-Stop and Program Support
Division of Workforce Services
Department of Economic Opportunity

6. Antonio (Tony) Roman-Perez
Program Specialist, Farmworker Career Development Program
Career and Adult Education
Grants Administration and Compliance
Florida Department of Education

7. How many of you have partnerships with your local employers?
Of course!
2. No
3. No, but we are working on developing partnerships with our local employers
4. No, need help!!!!

8. Steven Rietzke Division Chief
Division of National Programs, Tools, and Technical Assistance
Employment and Training Administration
U.S. Department of Labor

9. Vision for the One-Stop Delivery System under WIOA
Collaboration
Partnerships
State Monitor Advocates
MOUs
Best Practices
Next Steps

10. Vision for the One-Stop Centers under WIOA (TEGL 4-15)
Workforce system--designed to increase access to, and opportunities for, the employment, education, training, and support services that individuals need to succeed in the labor market, particularly those with barriers to employment.

11. Under WIOA, one-stop centers and their partners:
Provide job seekers with the skills and credentials necessary to secure and advance in employment with family-sustaining wages;
Provide access and opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with barriers to employment, such as individuals with disabilities, to prepare for, obtain, retain, and advance in high-quality jobs and high-demand careers;

12. Enable businesses and employers to easily identify and hire skilled workers and access other supports, including education and training for their current workforce;
Participate in rigorous evaluations that support continuous improvement of one-stop centers by identifying which strategies work better for different populations;
Ensure that high-quality integrated data inform decisions made by policy makers, employers, and job seekers.

13. Collaboration
Across systems that provide specialized services or training, including workforce development agencies, schools and community colleges, and public and non- profit human services and employment services agencies.

14. partnerships Measure and evaluate outcomes of partnerships
Partnership with local employers
Partnerships with State Monitor Advocates

15. Partnerships with local employers
Partnerships of employers within one industry that bring government, education, training, economic development, labor, and community organizations together to focus on the workforce needs of an industry within a regional labor market.
Information on effective outreach to, partnerships with, and services for business;

16. WIOA Collaboration Collaboration among employers,
through collaboration with the local board eligible agencies shall collaborate where possible, and avoid duplicating efforts, in order to maximize the impact of the activities
WIOA

17. WIOA Collaboration
Collaboration with independent living programs, and promoting a philosophy of independent living for individuals with disabilities in community activities
WIOA

18. How many of you have formal agreements with your local agencies, e. g
How many of you have formal agreements with your local agencies, e.g., State Monitor Advocates?
Of course!
2. No
3. No, but we are working on our MOU with our SMAs and other agencies
4. No, need help!!!!

19. State Monitor Advocate
MOUs required
Coordinated Outreach
Event planning
To receive complaints
Assist in referrals of alleged violations to enforcement agencies
Improve the coordination of services to MSFWs
20 CFR (l)

20. The Florida Connection
2016 ANNUAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
“Strategies Linking Florida Farmworkers to Education, Training and Employment: Becoming Self- Sufficient”

21. Presenters Marisela Ruiz State Monitor Advocate
Tony Roman-Perez Program Specialist, Farmworker Career Development Program

22. Florida History of partnership Workforce system and NFJP structures
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
Florida Department of Education, the NFJP grantee
Farmworker Career Development Program (FCDP)

23. Florida Best Practices
Established regular communication
Joint annual training conference for staff
Joint sessions to encourage collaboration and partnership
Breakout tracks
Vendor exhibit
FCDP local providers invited outreach workers or significant office managers to participate on local advisory councils

24. Florida SMA Best Practices
Onsite monitoring/quality assurance visits of career centers included staff interviews
Review board makeup for FCDP representation
Determine extent of collaboration with FCDP
Provide technical assistance

25. Joint Local Meetings Change in strategy
Reactive approach to proactive approach
In-person meetings facilitated by SMA and FCDP state staff
Career center MSFW outreach worker and supervisor
Career center WIOA staff and/or program manager
FCDP local coordinator

26. Joint Initiatives Discussed referral process
Referral form
“Psychological tool” for participant
Encourages responsibility
Encouraged ongoing communication and regular meetings
Cross-training
Outstations for FCDP staff in career centers

27. Florida SMA/FCDP MOU MOU in place since January, 2016
Requires 100% of FCDP participants to be enrolled in the state’s labor exchange system, Employ Florida Marketplace
Encourages other co-enrollments
Coordinate outreach between MSFW outreach workers and FCDP staff

28. Florida SMA/FCDP MOU MOU also includes: Information sharing
FCDP agrees to report apparent violations and refer complaints to career center or outreach worker
Collaboration on special projects such as staff training and presentations to external groups
Coordinate emergency assistance for MSFWs

29. Data Sharing Agreement
As of October 1, 2016, shared management information system
NFJP/FCDP module in Employ Florida Marketplace
Makes it easy to share data and co- enroll

30. Best Practices Partnerships
Identification,
Dissemination of information on best practices, including best practices for—
(A) the effective operation of one-stop centers, relating to the use of business outreach, partnerships, and service delivery strategies, including strategies for serving individuals with barriers to employment

31. Next Steps
Sample MOUs
Next webinar

32. One-Stop Vision: TEGL 4-15 NFJP Webpage
Migrant and seasonal Farmworkers Monitor Advocate System
WorkforceGPS
Farmworker Career Development Program
program/
One-Stop Vision:
TEGL 4-15