1. WIOA and Work Ready Communities Beth A. Brinly and Robert Curry 502.564.0372

2. Agenda Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act – Key Changes – Economic Development Tools – Opportunities Work Ready Communities – Process – Performance – Status

3. Key WIOA Changes

5. Helping Employers Find Workers with Necessary Skills Contributes to economic growth and business expansion by ensuring the workforce system is job-driven – matching employers with skilled individuals State and Local Boards will: Promote the use of industry and sector partnerships Support activities to meet the workforce needs of local/regional employers Use funds for strategies that meet employers’ workforce needs, including incumbent worker training, registered apprenticeship, transitional jobs, on-the-job training and customized training Employers are incentivized to meet their workforce needs and offer opportunities for workers to learn with increased reimbursement rates for on-the-job and customized training

6. Economic Development Tools Increased Partnerships Work Based Learning Integrated Education and Training

7. Increased Partnerships High Impact Workforce Investment Boards Sector Strategies Industry Partnerships Career Pathways Entrepreneurship

8. Work Based Learning Apprenticeship Earn and Learn Opportunities High School Outreach Supporting access to real-world education and training – Community Based Transition and Supported Employment – Shadowing, Mentoring, Internships – OJT, Incumbent Worker & Customized Training

9. Integrated Education and Training Accelerating Opportunity Kentucky National Career Readiness Certificate Eligible Training Provider List Employability Skills

10. State, Regional and Local Planning Collective Impact Common Agenda  Planning and implementation grants  Engage partners from multiple sectors Shared Measurement  Data sharing agreements  Accountability for shared outcomes Mutually Reinforcing Activities  Blended funding streams  Allowances for tailoring to local conditions Continuous Communication  Documenting the process of collaboration  Allowing for adjustment in plans to support emergence Backbone Support  Funding for backbones  Grant criteria that require defined backbone functions

12. Levels of Certification

13. What is the Kentucky Work Ready Community Program? 1.Framework 2.Process 3.Certification 4.Economic Development Tool 1.Framework 2.Process 3.Certification 4.Economic Development Tool

14. Framework High School Graduation Rates National Career Readiness Certificates Community Commitment Educational Attainment/GED ® Soft Skills Development Internet Availability

15. The Process Organize locally Submit Letter of Intent Prepare application Panel review County presentation Recommendation Kentucky WIB certification

16. The Certification Demonstrates to current employers a commitment to providing a pipeline of highly skilled worker Demonstrates to prospective employers that same commitment Demonstrates a sense of community pride

17. Economic Development Tool Business Retention Expansions New Locations

18. Statewide Performance* Kentucky Work Ready Communities 18 Kentucky Work Ready Communities in Progress 38 Letters of Intent 31 *As of 07/22/15