Internal GMAP Review

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Internal GMAP Review WorkSource Operations
Division April 29, 2008 Tony Wright, Assistant
Commissioner, WSOD
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WSOD Follow-Up Assignments Dashboard Major
Projects GMAP Assignment Status Report
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WSOD
FOLLOW-UP ASSIGNMENTS
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WSOD
DASHBOARD
Within 5 of Goal
Below 5 of Goal
Meeting Goal
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WSOD
MAJOR PROJECTS
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WSOD
MAJOR PROJECTS
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WSOD
GMAP ASSIGNMENT STATUS REPORT
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GMAP PRESENTATIONS STATUS REPORT
WSOD
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WORKSOURCE OPERATIONS DIVISION Statewide
Performance Outcomes
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MANAGEMENT INDICATORS AND OUTCOMES
STATEWIDE
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STATEWIDE
ALL JOB SEEKER OUTCOMES
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UI OUTCOMES
STATEWIDE
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STATEWIDE
VETERAN OUTCOMES
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STATEWIDE
OES OUTCOMES
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STATEWIDE
WORKFIRST OUTCOMES
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STATEWIDE
MSFW OUTCOMES
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STATEWIDE
JOB OPENING OUTCOMES
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STATEWIDE
REFERRAL / PLACEMENT OUTCOMES
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Eastern Washington Partnership
Performance
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MANAGEMENT INDICATORS AND OUTCOMES
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
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ALL JOB SEEKER OUTCOMES
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
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UI OUTCOMES
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
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VETERAN OUTCOMES
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
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WORKFIRST OUTCOMES
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
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OFFENDERS OUTCOMES
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
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MSFW OUTCOMES
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
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JOB OPENINGS OUTCOMES
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
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REFERRAL / PLACEMENT OUTCOMES
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
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Eastern Washington Partnership
Responding to Changing Workforce Needs
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RESPONDING TO CHANGING WORKFORCE NEEDS
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP

• Challenge Statement
• Economic change has created new system
  challenges in working with job seekers most in
  need

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WA JOB OPENING COMPARISON
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
-90
-39
-75
-55
-16
-16
-36
-25
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EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
ECONOMIC TRENDS AFFIRM DECLINES

• Decline in Regional Job Growth (CY 2007)
• 1st quarter growth, 735 jobs
• 2nd quarter growth, 424 jobs
• 3rd quarter growth, 89 jobs
• Take out government hires (-69 jobs) .1 growth
• The areas of decreased hiring agriculture,
  transportation, finance, retail, educational
  services and manufacturing (food)
• Statewide Retail Sales Decline (CY 2007)
• 1st quarter, 4 percent
• 2nd quarter, 2.1 percent
• 3rd quarter, .6 percent
• Note majority of job listings in Eastern with
  small businesses

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CHANGE PROMPTS ACTION
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP

• Impacts
• Less opportunities, with particular concern for
  low skilled

• Response
• Increase system capacity to assess job seeker
  work readiness and occupational skills
• Proactive business recruitment / marketing

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ONE ACTION
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP

• EWP takes a proactive step to implement
  enhanced assessment services
• Area wide implementation of Prove-It assessment
  tool as a means of measuring Work Readiness
• Expectation to benefit both job seekers and
  employers
• Pilot Objectives
• Shorten time to recognize skills gap, offer
  remediation, transition to pathway(s)
• Tighten system linkages Assessment High
  Demand / Short Term Training Initiatives
  Referral to Employer Job Listings
• Fill openings with skilled candidates

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EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
PILOT TESTS CONFIRM NEED

• Work Readiness skills defined by common employer
  requirements
• - Reading/Writing Skills - Math Skills
• - Interpersonal / Customer Service Skills -
  Basic Computer Literacy
• Pilot test results with job seekers conducted
  between
• September 07 and January 08 revealed the
  following

On average, 23 of customers lack GED /
High School
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THE VERY MOST IN NEED
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP

• Pilot subset findings specific to WorkFirst
  parents
• Builds show me into the Comprehensive
  Evaluation (CE)
• Basic skills assessments add new insights in
  conjunction with CASAS
• Computer Literacy and Customer Service reveal
  critical skills gaps impacting employability
• Opportunity to integrate into CE without causing
  assessment overload for parents
• Results improve recommendations and affect
  partner actions

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MEASURING WORK READINESS
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP

• Will Skills Assessment Affect Outcomes?
• Monitoring Success (efforts expected to be
  positively affected)
• Job Openings Filled
• Entered Employments
• All pathway engagement
• Participation (WorkFirst)

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PACIFIC MOUNTAIN AREA WDA 2 Performance
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MANAGEMENT INDICATORS AND OUTCOMES
PAC MT
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ALL JOB SEEKER OUTCOMES
PAC MT
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ALL JOB SEEKER OUTCOMES
PAC MT
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PAC MT
UI OUTCOMES
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PAC MT
VETERAN OUTCOMES
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WORKFIRST OUTCOMES
PAC MT
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OFFENDERS OUTCOMES
PAC MT
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MSFW OUTCOMES
PAC MT
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JOB OPENINGS OUTCOMES
PAC MT
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PAC MT
REFERRAL / PLACEMENT OUTCOMES
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PACIFIC MOUNTAIN AREA WDA 2 TransAlta
Centralia Coal Mine Closure
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TRANSALTA MINE CLOSURE IMPACTS AREA
PAC MT
TransAlta, Lewis Countys largest employer,
announced curtailment of all mining operations on
November 27, 2006, resulting in a loss of jobs to
568 employees and an annual payroll of over 42
million dollars.
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PAC MT
ACTION/RESPONSE TIMELINE
Community rallied in support of workers
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PAC MT
EMPLOYEE SURVEY RESULTS
Results from survey distributed at the Rapid
Response event showed strong attachment to the
community and strong interest in retraining and
skills upgrading 202 Respondents 78 lived in
Lewis County and 84 owned a home 40 had worked
at the mine 20 or more years 47 said they would
need to be retrained for a different occupation
36 thought they needed to upgrade skills in
their current occupation 26 wanted a job in the
same occupation 46 wanted help with job
search 48 of spouses did not work
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PAC MT
NEED FOR TRAINING
Highly skilled workers operated highly
specialized equipment

• Degree of precision required for equipment
  operation on mine property was different than for
  other types of construction projects
• Commercial Drivers License not required to drive
  trucks or operate equipment on mine property

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PAC MT
TRANSALTA PROJECT
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PAC MT
PERFORMANCE
Of the total laid off workers
Figures include an additional 50 workers laid
off in June of 2006
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PAC MT
SUCCESS / CHALLENGES

• Successes
• Staff at WorkSource Lewis County
• Expedited CAT process (159 CAT approvals 31
  TB approvals)
• Mining industry hiring events
• Coordination of resources with Centralia
  College
• IUOE peer workers
• Gap fund
• Challenges
• Lack of advance warning
• Rapid Response event
• 60 day Training Benefits window
• WIA enrollment process
• Requirement to enroll IUOE training
  participants in the TransAlta Project

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MINE CLOSURE AND FLOOD IMPACTS REFLECTED IN UI
RATES
PAC MT

• Measurable impact from mine closure with rapid
  recovery of employment
• More significant impact from December 2007
  flooding
• Annual Average
• Unemployment Rates
• 2007 7.0
• 2006 6.9
• 2005 7.7
• 2004 8.2
• 2003 9.4

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CONCLUSION OF WSOD GMAP
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MAY GMAP IN PIERCE COUNTY WDA
Whatcom
Pend Oreille
San Juan
Ferry
Okanogan
Skagit
Stevens
Island
Snohomish
Clallam
Chelan
Jefferson
Douglas
Kitsap
King
Kitsap
Lincoln
Spokane
Grays Harbor
Mason
Grant
Moses Lake
Kittitas
Pierce
Adams
Whitman
Thurston
Franklin
Lewis
Pacific
Garfield
Yakima
Walla Walla
Cowlitz
Benton
Skamania
Asotin
Wahkiakum
Klickitat
Columbia
Clark
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SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
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Eastern Washington Partnership
Responding to Changing Workforce Needs
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KEY OCCUPATIONS REFLECTING DECLINES
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
7/1/2006 02/29/2008 Comparison
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EDUCATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP
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WALLA WALLA PILOT DATA
EASTERN WA PARTNERSHIP