Introduction to the Workforce Investment Act Massachusetts Youth

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Introduction to theWorkforce Investment Act
Massachusetts Youth
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Administration
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
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WIA Overview
The law was enacted in 1998 to replace the Job
Training Partnership Act and certain other
Federal job training law with new workforce
investment systems. It represented an attempt to
induce business to participate in the local
delivery of Workforce Development Services. The
principal vehicle for this is Workforce
Investment Boards (WIBs) which are chaired by a
member from the private sector. A majority of
Board members were also required to represent
business interests.
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WIA Overview
The law directs state Governors to Establish and
appoint the members of a statewide partnership to
assist in the development of the state
plan. Directs state governors to designate local
workforce investment areas in accordance with
specified requirements. The law also requires
that local workforce investment boards, and youth
Councils within such boards, be established in
each local area of a state. (Source
Wikipedia.org)
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7 Key Principles to WIA
Source WIA Final Rule 20 CFR 652
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Principle 1
Streamlining Services Better integration of
One-Stop career services Co-location and
coordination of services Accessibility for
individual
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Principle 2
Empowering Individuals Better Access to training
services Improved information on quality of
programs and services Individual have greater
input over training options Youth Voice
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Principle 3
Universal Access Any individual will have
access to the One-Stop system and to core
employment-related services.
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Principle 4
Increased Accountability Consistent with this
goal, the Act identifies core indicators of
performance that State and local entities
managing the workforce investment systems must
meet Performance and Sanctions play a major
role in delivery.
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Principle 5
Strong Role of LWIBs and the Private
Sector with local, business-led boards acting
as boards of directors, focusing on strategic
planning, policy development and oversight of the
local workforce investment system. WIA is a
Demand Driven System
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Principle 6
State and Local Flexibility States and
localities have increase flexibility, with
significant authority reserved for the Governor
and chief elected officials, to build on existing
reforms in order to implement innovative and
comprehensive workforce investment systems
tailored to meet the needs of the local and
regional labor markets.
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Principle 7
Improved Youth Programs linked more closely to
local labor market needs and community youth
programs and services, and with strong
connections between academic and occupational
learning.
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Source Mass Workforce Alliance
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WIA in Massachusetts
Youth Program Policy Technical Assistance
Adult and Dislocated Workers
Program Fiscal Monitoring
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Massachusetts 16 Local Workforce Investment Areas
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Local Workforce Board

• Specific functions are found in WIA Section
  117(d), 117 (h)(4), and CFR 661.305
• Responsible for fiscal and programmatic
  accountability of the youth program (CFR
  664.110)
• May delegate it authority to the youth council
  recognizing their expertise in youth programming
  (CFR 664.110).

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Local Workforce Board
Local Boards must ensure that parents, youth
participants, and other members of the community
with experience relating to youth programs are
involved in both the design and implementation of
its youth programs CFR664.200 (f).
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Youth Council

• Subcommittee of LWIB, governed by by-laws
• At minimal four K-12, colleges, employers are
  voting members of LWIB
• Youth providers, Local Housing Authorities,
  parents, Job Corps, other youth experts

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Role of Youth Council

• Develop portions of local 5-year plan relating to
  youth
• Develop a roster of approved youth program
  providers
• Conduct oversight of providers, including
  outcomes and
• Coordinating youth workforce activities in the
  local area

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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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WIA Services
Case Management
10 Elements
Framework Services
Service
Service
Intake Eligibility
Assess- ment
Follow- up
ISS
ISS
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Performance Measures (14-18)Younger Youth
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
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•      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
•       Practice Models
• http//www.massworkforce.org/
• http//www.commcorp.org/