What Is a WF Center

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A partnership
With education

• How Partnering with an Educational Institution
  will improve everyones services

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What Is a WF Center?

• A Partnership between service agencies
• Providing assistance, education, training, and
  employment
• More choice for customers
• More satisfied customers

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Who Partners?

• 3 core partners
• Employment Service
• Dept. of Human Services
• Job Training Partnership Act
• Educational institution becomes a Workforce
  Center partner

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Why Partner?

• The ultimate goal of a Workforce Center
  partnership is to build a world class workforce
• that will help the local community grow stronger.

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Workforce Center

• Jon Brock
• Executive Director
• Oklahoma Employment Security Commission

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Workforce Center

• Oklahoma is Committed to creating a coordinated
  information and service delivery system. This
  will help individuals seeking jobs and employers
  seeking to build a world-class workforce. We
  believe every Oklahoman should have access to
  high quality services and were committed to
  providing it.

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Partnering

• Terry Watson
• Regional Director
• Oklahoma Employment Security Commission

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Partnering

• Our purpose in this presentation is to present
  the advantages of partnering with an educational
  institution. We believe that this partnership can
  help us meet the goals of the center Improved
  customer service, reduction in duplication of
  services, and improved education and training
  programs.

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Educational
Institution

• Why partner with an educational institution?

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Why Partner?

• Improved customer service
• Reduction in duplication
• Improved training opportunities
• Shared use of facilities
• Improved marketing of services
• Improved placement opportunities

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Customer
Service

• For employers, job seekers, students, and
  Workforce Center staff.

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Customer Service

• All services in one location
• No longer have to drive around
• Single point of contact
• Increased personalization of client counseling
• More time and resource efficient

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For Employers

• Setting up job fairs
• Customized training
• Interviewing services
• Industry specific training
• Customized services as needed

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For Job Seekers

• Interests and skills assessment
• Vocational career counseling
• Training and GED preparation
• Special programs to help get people back on their
  feet
• Job placement opportunities

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Students Access

• Students can get on-site service from any of the
  partners
• Faster access to financial aid
• Many students are sponsored by one of the
  partners
• Quicker access to placement after training

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Internal Customer

• On-site services
• Food services and cafeteria
• Copy Center
• Special training programs
• Customized for needs
• No driving time

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Schools advantages

• Access to placement data for tracking
• Access to data on local business and industry
  needs
• Increased traffic into service areas

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Duplication
Reduction

• Consolidating services streamlines every
  agencys operation.

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No Duplicated Services
In the past, many services for employers and job
seekers were provided separately by the agencies
and the educational institution. We are striving
to consolidate these for the benefit of all.
Jerry Pectol
Bartlesville Workforce Center Manager
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No Duplicated Services

• Both the educational institution and the agencies
  used to offer
• Job fairs
• Job search workshops
• Tests and assessments
• Career counseling

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No Duplicated Services

• All of the service agencies also had their own...
• Case management
• Client databases and tracking
• Advisory councils
• Placement specialists

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Collaboration

• Now theres sharing of data
• Main database of client information
• Information made available to all partners on an
  as-needed basis
• Shared career and vocational counseling

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Collaboration

• Shared Advisory Boards
• Workforce Center partners offer combined job
  fairs workshops
• Agencies utilize the educational institutions
  tests assessments
• Nursing students take samples for pre-employment
  drug testing

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Improved
Training

• The educational institution provides training to
  job seekers and employers.

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Assessment

• Conducted by ed. Institution
• Pre-existing skills
• Educational level
• Individualized training plan
• Access to instructors and experts at ed.
  institution for advisement

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Improved Training

• Opportunity to enroll in full-time or short-term
  training
• Specific employee training for local business
  industry
• Pre-employment training for Workforce Center
  clients

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Added Benefits

• In-service training for Workforce staff
• Agencies advise educational institution on future
  offerings
• Increased enrollment for educational institution

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Sharing of
Facilities

• The educational institution has vast facility
  resources that the partners can utilize.

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Facilities

• Access to the latest technology
• Training rooms and multimedia equipment for
  presentations
• Large auditorium usage for seminars and job fairs
• Interview rooms

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Facilities

• Large rooms for mass hirings
• Automotive service assistance for agency clients
• Drop-in Day care
• On-campus cafeteria
• Catered luncheon meetings

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Marketing of
Services

• With all clients coming to one location,
  additional services can be offered.

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Marketing

• Employment Security and DHS draw a lot of walk-in
  traffic
• Chance to market training programs while theyre
  on-site
• Market other agency services
• Frustrated job seekers often seek training at ed.
  institution

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Marketing

• Employers using the agency services are exposed
  to the ed. institution services
• Helps create and expand partnerships between
  businesses and the school

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Placement
Opportunities

• Partnering allows all agencies to be better
  informed about job opportunities.

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Placement

• The number one goal of all
• The whole process in one place
• Convenience for both employer and job seeker
• Fosters appropriate placement, matching job
  seeker to job

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Partnering
Works

• The benefits that partnering offers are obvious
  to those who are helped.

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From The Job Seeker

• I used to have to drive all over town to
  take care things. Now, Im able to go to
  one location and receive the help I need. The
  Workforce Center is absolutely great.

Linda Smith
Workforce Center Client
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To The Employer

• We utilize the Workforce Center and
  educational institution as an extension
  of our human resources department for assessment,
  hiring, and pre and post employment training.

Paula Lowe
West Star Bank
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Bartlesville
Workforce Center

• Was formed in 1996 to better serve the local
  community.

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Bartlesville
Workforce Center

• Employment Security Commission
• Dept. of Human Services
• Job Training Partnership Act
• Tri County Technology Center

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Employment Security

• We can now conduct the entire process of
  gaining employment for our clients at one
  location which is convenient for both the job
  seeker and the employer.

Jerry Pectol
Bartlesville Workforce Center Manager
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D. H. S.

• Being housed within an educational
  facility allows us to combine our
  resources and data, providing an atmosphere in
  which the partners work together as a team.

Pat Robertson
Department of Human Services
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J. T. P. A.

• When clients come to our on-campus
  offices, they feel more comfortable in
  making plans to improve their employability
  skills through training.

Mary Snoddy
Job Training Partnership Act
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Tri County Tech

• The sharing of data is a great feedback
  tool allowing us to track the success rate
  as they enter the workforce. This helps us to
  better meet the needs of employers.

Charlie Steel
Tri County Tech Placement Specialist
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