INTRODUCTION TO WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT YOUTH PROGRAMS

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INTRODUCTION TO WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT YOUTH
PROGRAMS
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Warm Up Exercise

• What is your name
• Where do you work?
• When was the last time you used a phone book?
• What food do you absolutely hate?
• What is the best gift you ever received?
• What things really motivate you?

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Workforce Development System
The goal of the system is to increase employment,
skill attainment, retention, and earnings of
participants, and as a result, prepare the
workforce for 21st century workplace, reduce
welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity
and competitiveness of the nation.
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WIA Overview

• The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) was enacted in
  1998 to replace the Job Training Partnership Act
  (JTPA) and certain other job training laws. Its
  principle vehicle is the workforce investment
  board.

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WIA Oversight

• Department of Labor

• Employment and Training Administration

• Administered in 50 States the Virgin Islands,
  Guam and Puerto Rico

• Administered in States through Local Workforce
  Investment Boards Employment and Training
  Administration

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WIA in Massachusetts
Governor
EOLWD
Division of Career Services
Commonwealth Corporation
Youth Program Policy, Regional Strategies, and
Technical Assistance
Adult and Dislocated Workers
Program Fiscal Monitoring
16 Workforce Boards
80 Youth Vendors
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Massachusetts Local Workforce Investment Areas
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Local Workforce Investment Boards (LWIBS)

• LWIBs are a central element of the WIA
  legislation and are intended to promote the goal
  of a workforce system that is

• employer led
• demand driven
• customer friendly
• continuously improving

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LWIB Composition

• Appointed by Chief Local Elected Officials (known
  as LEOs or CEOs)

• Membership includes representatives of
• Businesses (which must be majority)
• Local education entities
• Labor Organizations
• Community-based organizations
• Economic Development agencies
• One-stop partners
• Other entities as determined by local officials

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LWIBs - Functions

• Develop and submit local plan to the Governor
• Select local One-Stop operators
• Identify eligible providers
• Conduct oversight
• Negotiate local performance measures
• Ensure effective connecting, brokering and
  coaching activities to assist employers
• Coordinate employer linkages with economic
  development activities
• Three priority functions of the LWIB per state
  Div. of Career Services
• Set policies for local workforce system
• Oversee implementation and outcomes
• Develop additional resources for workforce
  development

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Youth Council -- Composition

• Membership includes representatives of
• Businesses (which must be majority)
• Local education entities
• Labor Organizations
• Community-based organizations
• Economic Development agencies
• One-stop partners
• Other entities as determined by local officials

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Youth Council -- Functions

• Learn about local challenges, labor market
  trends, and workforce issues affecting youth
• Design new ways to meet challenges create a
  more effective workforce development system
• Collaborate to develop more resources
• Give feedback and suggestions
• Be an advocate for youth workforce development
  initiatives

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Procurement of Services

• Non-Competitive Procurement (Framework Services)
• Competitive Procurement (Ten Elements of
  Service Framework Services)
• Individual Training Accounts
• (ITA List, similar to RFQ)
• 30 must be spent on Out of School Youth

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Key WIA Principles

• Universal Access
• Streamlining Services
• Empowering Individuals
• Strong Role for Local Boards and the Private
  Sector
• State and Local Flexibility

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Key WIA Principles

• Uses a youth development approach
• Relies on a locally driven process
• Each youth participant has an Individual Service
  Strategy (ISS)
• Each participant receives integrated case
  management and long-term follow-up
• At least 30 of all funding must be spent on
  youth who are out-of-school

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Key Ideas

• encourages business to participate in the local
  delivery of workforce development services
• its principle vehicle, the workforce investment
  boards (WIBs), are chaired by a member from the
  private sector
• composed of a private sector majority with a
  business sector chair, and various human services
  representatives

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Understanding WIA

• WIA youth services combine
• youth development
• education
• workforce development.

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Principles of Youth Development

• Value the individual strengths of youth rather
  than focusing on their problems
• Give youth opportunities to contribute to their
  communities
• Provide all youth with caring adults who provide
  structure accountability and high expectations
• Address the needs of the whole youth

Source Youth Development System Builder
developed by the University of Ohio, 2007
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Comprehensive Youth Development
Mental Health
The essential needs of a youth can be grouped
into these five categories.
Physical Health
Social and Civic Involvement
Education
Employability
Source Youth Development System Builder
developed by the University of Ohio, 2007
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Successful Youth Programs

• leverage resources to offer high quality program
  and services

• meet the needs of individual youth, the
  communities they live in, and contribute skilled
  workers to the labor market

• demonstrate success through positive outcomes

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WIA Youth Service Model
Case Management
Service
Intake Eligibility
Assessment
ISS
Service
Follow- up
Service
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WIA Services

Framework Services
10 Elements
Service
Service
Intake Eligibility
Assessment
Follow- up
ISS
ISS
Case Management
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Framework Services

• Recruitment
• Determining Eligibility
• Comprehensive Assessment
• Individual Service Strategy
• Case Management

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The 10 Service Elements

• Tutoring, study skills, dropout prevention
• Alternative education
• Summer employment ONLY if linked to academics
• Workplace internships (paid and unpaid)
• Occupational skills training
• Leadership development and community service
• Supportive services (childcare, housing,
  transportation)
• Adult mentoring
• Long-term follow-up
• Comprehensive guidance counseling

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Performance Measures (14-18)
Younger Youth Measures

• Skill Attainment
• Diploma Attainment
• Placement/Retention Rate

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Performance Measures (19-21)
Older Youth

• Entered Employment
• Employment Retention
• Earnings Gain
• Credential Rate

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Common Measures

• Employment or Post-Secondary Education
• Literacy/ Numeracy Gains
• Attain Certificate or Diploma

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Summary

• WIA uses a youth development approach
• Much of the process is locally driven
• All youth service elements are available/accessibl
  e to all eligible participants
• Each youth participant has an Individual Service
  Strategy
• Each participant receives integrated case
  management and long-term follow-up
• At least 30 of all funding must be spent on
  youth who are out of school

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Federal Resources

•  WIA Regulations
•  WIA Final Rule published in the Federal Register
  at 20 CFR Part 652 et al.
• Copies can be obtained from the National Archives
  and Records Administration (NARA). Found of the
  web at
•  http//www.archives.gov/federal_register/
•  http//www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/advanced.html 
• Click on link to Code of Federal Regulations or
  Public Laws

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Federal Resources

• WIA Advisories and Memoranda
•  Training and Employment Guidance Letters (TEGL)
• Training and Employment Information Notice (TEIN)
• http//wdr.doleta.gov/directives/
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State Resources

• Workforce Issuances
• http//www.massworkforce.org/
• Practice Models
• http//www.commcorp.org/