1. Oregon Workforce System Overview
Organization and Function
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2. OREGON PUBLIC WORKFORCE SYSTEM:
BIG PICTURE
Workforce
Businesses find workers to compete, innovate and grow.
Skilled, ready workers fill new and replacement jobs.
OREGON WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD
Economic Development
Create, retain, expand and attract businesses that provide sustainable, living-wage jobs for Oregonians.
OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Education
Oregonians graduate college and career ready.
Oregonians earn certificates or diplomas and are ready to contribute.
OREGON EDUCATION INVESTMENT BOARD
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3. State Policy
Coordinated provision of education, employment, economic development and job training
Flexible, accountable, outcome-focused and data driven workforce system;
Meet the needs of employers for skilled, committed and innovative employees;
Effective, efficient, highly integrated and responsive workforce system;
Equity in program access, services and outcomes for populations that have historically experienced high levels of unemployment, underemployment and poverty;
Greater economic security and grow a more inclusive and dynamic economy;
Support the economic health of local communities throughout the state;
Comprehensive, robust and outcome-oriented array of services to individuals and businesses
Support the achievement of Oregon’s goal
Melissa - New state policy adopted in SB 1566 to define
Key features are:
Flexibility
Accountability
Outcome-focused
Equity and access
Building and supporting local and Oregon economies
Supporting educational goals

4. Governor Federal Statutes and Agencies
Oregon Workforce Investment Board
oversees investment in programs with a mission to assure that businesses find skilled workers and job seekers find and keep good jobs
Outcomes
employment, retention, wage gain
State Level Management
Oregon Employment Department, Community Colleges and Workforce Development, Dept. of Human Services – manage state funding, policy, some staffing and oversight for workforce programs
Local Governance
Local Workforce Investment Boards
Local Service Delivery
WorkSource offers assessment, career advising, short term skill development, resources for re-training, case management, support services, and job placement for job seekers. Recruitment and assistance with training services are offered to businesses
Customers
Oregon Business; Unemployed, under-employed and at risk Oregonians 14 and older. Minorities and those with limited resources are more highly represented than in the general public
Accountability mechanism
Charters for LWIBs and Compacts for system to commit to employment, wage gain, skill development, and efficiency measures
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Elements of the system
Familiar to the HECC/OWIB Taskforce members as we’ve used these elements to compare the workforce system to the education system.
Outcomes – will be discussing the system performance measures after lunch
State level management, local governance and customers – part of overview; brief descriptions of the agencies and programs, local boards, and customers served
Local service delivery – presentation and discussion at August meeting about the WorkSource forums and implications for local service delivery
Accountability – OWIB adopted charter criteria in May and we will be discussing performance measures and OWIB’s mechanisms this afternoon

5. Oregon Workforce Structure
Funding, Rules, Compacts
Oregon Workforce Structure
Institution/Organization
Board/Council
Agency
Legislature/Governor
Family Services Review Comm.
Commission for the Blind
Vocational Rehabilitation Council
HECC
OWIB
CCWD
OED
Business Services +
Unemployment Insurance
DHS
JOBS
Vocational Rehabilitation
Senior Employment/ Services
WSI
WICCO
JGI
LWP
TJCI
LBLWIB
OWA
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DHS Offices
DHS Offices
DHS Offices
DHS Offices
Offices in all counties
DHS Offices
WSO
30+ WSO Centers
7 Public Universities
17 Community Colleges
DHS Offices
DHS Offices
DHS Offices

6. Oregon’s Workforce System Investments
State Spending Workforce Development
Includes Federal and State Funds
$1.176 billion
Oregon Employment Department
$1.06 billion
Department of Human Services
$82 million
Department of Community College Workforce Development
$44.6 million

7. Oregon’s New Workforce Performance Measures
1. Entered employment 2. Employment retention 3. Earnings from employment 4. Wage gain 5. Skill gain
6. Business satisfaction
7. Job seeker satisfaction
8. Targeted sectors
9. Return on Investment / Efficiency
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Groupings/Colors represent separate work groups …

8. New PRISM At a Glance
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9. Unique Roles for OWIB
Align/collaborate with education and economic development on policies, funding, strategies and goals
HECC/OWIB Taskforce to recommend ways to jointly achieve goals
Collaborate with other state advisory bodies
Holds state agencies and programs accountable for continuous improvement through compact
Melissa - Background information in packet
Other bodies include OED Advisory Council around UI, Oregon State Rehabilitation Council, Commission for the Blind, State Apprenticeship and Training Council
HECC/OWIB Taskforce recommendations to be discussion at September meeting.
Engagement of Oregon Business Development Commission to begin after HECC/OWIB is completed

10. Oregon’s Workforce Development Strategic Plan
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11. Sector Strategies
Oregon Key Industries from the 10-Year State Plan including Traded Sectors identified by Oregon Business Development.
* = sectors in which Oregon holds global competitive advantage
*Advanced Manufacturing, including Fabricated Metals (Transportation Equipment, Medical Equipment)
Natural Resources Industries: Agriculture, Fishing, Food Processing,* Forestry and Wood Products and Nursery Products
*Clean Technology: Biomass, Green Building and Development, Electric Vehicles, Sustainable Transportation, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Technology, Environmental Science, Solar Wage Energy, Wind Energy
*High Technology: Bioscience, Semiconductors, Electronic Components, Software, Educational Technology and Services
Footwear, Outdoor Gear and Apparel
Distribution and Logistics, Tourism, Aviation, Defense and Creative Industries
Additional Projected High-Growth/High-Employment Sectors
Health Services; Trade, Transportation and Utilities; Professional and Business Services
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12. Work Ready Communities
33,313 NCRCs issued in Oregon
1,783 Employer Letters of Support
4 counties have completed 85% or higher towards county certification goals
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