Transformation in the Workforce System

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Transformation in the Workforce System
International Association of Workforce
Professionals Richmond, VirginiaJune 8-12, 2008
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• The US Department of Labor Employment and
  Training Administration is seeking to transform
  the workforce system into a talent development
  system that has as its goal an educated and
  prepared workforce.

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Presentation Goals

• What does ETA mean by talent development system?
• In what ways is ETA supporting workforce system
  transformation?
• What tools and technical assistance is ETA
  developing to support you?
• We want to hear from you what are your
  experiences of transformation?

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A Call for Transformation

• Changing economies call for changing approaches
  to workforce development.
• Our global competitors have more honors kids than
  we have kids!
• Our competitive advantage lies in our ability to
  innovate.
• Supporting an innovation economy requires new
  thinking about education and training.

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Building Blocks for a National Response
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High Growth Job Training Initiative

• Targeted investment
• Increased integration
• Career enhancing opportunities
• Opportunities for employers to use apprenticeship
  training

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Community-Based Job Training Grants

• Third round awarded 125 million to 69 community
  colleges in 36 states to
• Develop new training curricula
• Build partnerships with local industry
• Hire of additional faculty
• Coordinate on-the-job learning experiences
• Modernize equipment

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Three Key Areas
for a winning strategy at the regional economic
level
Capital Investment Entrepreneurship
Infrastructure
Talent Development
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• 325 million 39 regions

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The WIRED Framework
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Talent Development
A comprehensive strategy to develop regional
talent development systems that drive regional
economic competitiveness, job growth and new
opportunities for American workers.
Higher Education
Industry
Workforce System
Other
Adult Education
Lifelong Learning
Pre-School, K - 12
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Job Training vs. Talent Development

• Job Training
• Transactional
• Individual
• Jobs that exist NOW
• Immediate results
• Workforce System operates more independently

• Talent Development
• Strategic
• Sector focused
• Designed to CREATE jobs
• Longer-term, sustainable results
• WIS operates with and through partners
• Transformative in nature

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Transformation Explored
Vertically Transform From National to State,
regional and local policy-makers to service
delivery (boardroom to mailroom), we re-think and
align our business to strategic initiatives.
Horizontally Transform We align our strategic
vision and priorities across silos to form
dynamic regional alliances bringing education,
employers, economic and workforce development
together to plan and execute shared priorities
for the benefit of regional growth and security.
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Driving Transformation

• Regional Innovation Grants
• Unemployment Insurance as an asset in regional
  economies
• Registered Apprenticeship
• Shared Youth Vision
• Prisoner Reentry Initiative
• Disadvantaged Populations
• Supporting Workforce System Transformation

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Regional Innovation Grants

• To bring together and actively engage all key
  players
• To leverage collective assets of an economic
  region
• Invest in innovative strategies focused on
  infrastructure, talent development, and
  investment
• To foster transformation of regional economies

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Unemployment Insurance and WIRED

• UI Beneficiaries
• Talent Development Pool
• All with work experience and many skills
• Should be part of regional economic development
  plan
• Profiling/REAs/AutoCoder - Targeting tools for
  connecting UI beneficiaries to the workforce
  WIRED

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AutoCoder The New Cool Tool

• Assigns accurate occupational codes to
  individuals or jobs
• Provides valuable skills inventory information
• Supports strategic planning
• Identifies skills gaps
• Guides investment of scarce training resources

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Reemployment and Eligibility Assessments (REA)

• Initiative began in 2005
• It is voluntary and is designed to
• enhance UI program integrity
• help speed UI beneficiaries return to suitable
  employment.
• 19 states currently operate REA programs

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Registered Apprenticeship 21st Century
Innovations

• Expansion into High Growth Industries
• Industry competency-based models with interim
  credentials that validate the acquired skill
  levels 
• Apprenticeship programs with two- and four-year
  colleges that allow apprentices to earn Associate
  and Bachelor degrees
• Linkages with the workforce system, community
  colleges, universities, and One-Stop Career
  Centers

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High Growth Industrieswith Registered
Apprenticeship Programs

• Advanced
• Manufacturing
• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Biotechnology
• Construction
• Energy
• Financial Services

• Geospatial
• Health Care
• Homeland Security
• Hospitality
• Information
• Technology
• Retail Trade
• Transportation

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Strategies for Apprenticeship Integration

• Involvement of Registered Apprenticeship in State
  and Local Strategic WIA Planning Processes
• Marketing of Apprenticeship as a workforce
  solution for business (Business Services)
• Expanding WIAs Eligible Training Providers to
  Include Apprenticeship
• One-Stop Career Center operations
• Referral, co-location, coordination, outplacement

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Shared Youth Vision

• Shared Youth Vision Federal Collaborative
  Partnership
• National Shared Youth Vision Forums
• Promoting the Shared Youth Vision--Technical
  Assistance (TA)
• Pilot Strategy
• Mentor/Mentee States

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Prisoner Reentry Initiative

• DOL/DOJ joint initiative
• DOJ provides pre-release services to
  risk-assessed soon-to-be-released prisoners
• Referrals to DOL faith-based and community
  organization grantees upon release.
• 30 initial grants funded for three years
• Second generation of 23 additional grants

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Serving Disadvantaged Populations

• WIRED Academy meeting
• Focus within Dislocated Worker SGA
• Workforce Innovations sessions

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System-Wide Technical Assistance and Tools

• Driving Transformation Initiative
• One Stop 2.0
• Workforce3One.org and other
• Electronic Tools
• Workforce Innovations Conference

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Transformational Forums

• 3 Forums, 55 teams, over 40 states
• Explored critical challenges and opportunities
• Received customized coaching
• Developed concrete action steps
• Contributed to shared national vision

• Technical Assistance Plan

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One Stop 2.0
A Technical Assistance Initiative to identify and
share models of a transformed One-Stop Career
Center.

• Goals 
• Increasing access to post-secondary education and
  lifelong learning opportunities
• Developing an efficient customer service
  experience
• Assessing dislocated workers and developing
  career guidance plans that identify how their
  skills and education levels align with the needs
  of the current and projected regional economy.
• Cross-training One-Stop Career Center staff to
  offer dislocated workers seamless service
  delivery, organized by function and not program. 
   

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www.CareerOneStop.org
http//careeronestop.org/
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http//careeronestop.org/RED
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Competency Model Clearinghouse
http//www.careeronestop.org/CompetencyModel/
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http//www.workforce3one.org
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Questions?
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Discussion Questions

• What does workforce system transformation look
  like to you?
• What changes to workforce development are you
  observing from your position?
• What information and tools would help you do your
  job?

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• Gina King
• Policy Coordinator
• Office of Workforce Investment
• Employment and Training Administration
• king.gina_at_dol.gov