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August 2017

Fostering Change: Developing Strategic Alliances with State Workforce Agencies

YourPanelistsToday

Chris LiakosManager, EEO ComplianceNorthrup Grumman

CandeeChambers

Executive Director

DirectEmployers

Pam Gerassimides

Asst. Exec. Dir. & Workforce Technology

DirectorNASWA

1. A“map”andexplanationofthepublicly-fundedworkforcesystem(Pam);

2. KeyWaystoEngagewiththeWorkforceSystem– StrategicAlliances(Candee);

3. TheNationalLaborExchange(Pam&Chris).

Agenda

Operatesatthreegovernmentlevels:v Federal(primarilyUSDOLEmploymentandTraining

Administration– ETA,VeteransEmploymentandTrainingService- VETS): providesfunding&setsprogramregulations,performancegoals,andoversight.

v State(StateWorkforceAgencies): administersprograms;providessystemictechnologyframework;runscertainstatewideprograms;andcoordinateslocaloutletsofservices.

v Local: offersvariousmixesofprogramservicesinAmericanJobCenters(OneStops).

Publicly-fundedWorkforceSystem

WhoisNASWA?MissionTo enhance state workforce agencies’ ability to accomplish their goals, statutory roles and responsibilities.

SCOTTSANDERS,ExecutiveDirector

AboutNASWA

KEYNLxSERVICES

• Operatethepublicallyfundedworkforcesystem,includingEmploymentServicesandVeteransPrograms.

• Havebroadoversightoveronlineservices(jobbanks)andlocaloffices(localESDS).

• EnsureallVeteransandtheirspousesaregiven“priorityofservice”foremploymentandtrainingservices,asrequiredbylaw.

• AcceptjoblistingsfromFederalContractorsandSubcontractors;

• ListjobsopeningswithstatejobbanksandlocalESDS.• Aboveandbeyondregulations,postjoblistingstostatejob

banks,theNationalLaborExchange- us.jobs,andkeyfederalwebsitesoperatedbyUSDOLandVeteransAdministration.

AboutOurMembers• Foundedin1937inthedepthsoftheGreatDepression.• Providesaforumforstatestoexchangeinformationand

servesasliaisontofederalgovernmentagencies,Congress,business,andintergovernmentalgroups.

• Strategicgoalsaretodrivethenationalworkforceagendaandprovidehigh-valuememberservices.

• ServedasCommissionerofIndianaDepartmentofWorkforceDevelopment

• ImplementedJobsforHoosiers,helpingunemployedindividualsreturntoworkfaster

v “Foundational”WorkforceProgramsv EmploymentandReemploymentServices(ES)

v Veterans’EmploymentServices

v JobTraining

v LaborMarketInformation(LMI)

v UnemploymentInsurance

v Auniversalsystemwithrequirementstoservespecialpipelinesofjobseekers,e.g.veterans,disabled,olderadults,lowincome,etc.andbusinesses.

v Deliveredthroughself-servicetechnologyand inAmericanJobCenters(OneStopCenters).

Publicly-fundedWorkforceSystem

v Ofthe22.7millionregisteredjobseekersservedlastyearalone:Ø Almost70percentfoundjobswherebothadultsandyouthsearned

morethanbefore,andØ 80percentofteensassistedlearnednew,employableskills.

v Workforceprogramshavereceivedtheirfairshareoffundingcuts:20percentreductionoverthepasttwodecades.Ø Stateshaveaugmentedfederalinvestmentbyaddingover$820

million(a22percentincrease)oftheirownstatefundsforworkforcerelatedprogramming.

v Lastyear,USDOLfundingforworkforce-relatedprograms(EmploymentServices,JobTraining,andUnemploymentInsurance)totaled$6.2billion-- statesdistributed$2.5billiontolocalworkforcedevelopmentsystems.

SomeNumbers

Publicly-fundedWorkforceSystem:EmploymentService(ES)

v Authorizinglaw:Wagner-Peyser Act;IntegratedwithinallAmericanJobCenters(OneStops)

v Primaryfunctionistoserveasalaborexchangeintermediary

v Allstateoperateajobbank,aresumebank,andsometypeofjobmatching

v Providesjobseekerswithcoreemploymentandworkforceinformationservices– suchas:v jobsearchassistance,workforceandeconomicinformation,skillsassessments,

careerguidance,jobmatchingandreferrals,apprenticeship,connectiontootherprogramservices,

Publicly-fundedWorkforceSystem:BUSINESSSERVICES

SpecializedServicestoBusinessesØ JobBanksandResumeBanksØ RapidResponseandLayoffAversion

v DownsizingBusinesses,LMI,Infoontaxcredits,etc.Ø RecruitingandHiringConnections

v VeteransServices,WIOA,jobfairsv Specialorpersonalizedaccountrepresentatives

Ø WorkerTrainingØ Connectingbusinessestocustomizedtrainingproviders

Ø EmployerWorkshopsorPresentationsØ TaxCredits

v Veteranswith“SignificantBarrierstoEmployment”areservedatOneStopsbyJVSGstaffknownasDVOPs.

v Thisinvolvescase-managementanduseofsupportiveservices.

v VeteranswithoutSBEsareservedbyotherOneStopcenterstaff,wheretheyreceive“priorityofservice”toanyservicesstatesandonestopsoffer.

v Bydesign,mostveteransatAJCsservedoutsideJVSG.

v TotalnumberofregisteredVeteransandEligiblepersonsservedintheworkforcesystem:858,196

v TotalnumberofJVSGparticipants:169,923

v TotalnumberofrecentlyseparatedVeterans:123,117

v Totalnumberwhoenteredemployment:360,077

v EmploymentRetentionatsixmonths:419,579

v AuthorizedandfundedundertheWorkforceInnovationandOpportunityAct(WIOA)

v Offersintensivecasemanagement,educationandtraining,OJT,apprenticeship,supportservices,etc.

v Targetslong-termunemployed,veterans,youth,disabled.

v NewlawfocusesoncoordinationwithVocationalRehabilitation,AdultBasicEd,andTANF;emphasizeshighqualityjobtrainingandLaborMarketInformation(LMI).

WhoisDirectEmployers?MissionTo provide employers a non-profit employment network that is cost-effective, improves labor market efficiency and reaches an ethnically diverse national and international workforce.

CANDEECHAMBERS,ExecutiveDirector• NationallyrecognizedOFCCPandHuman

Resourcescomplianceexpert• AmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducation

AwardRecipientforengineeringco-oprecruitmentexcellence

HISTORY§ FoundedinOctober2001by14leadingHRprofessionals§ Devotedtoimprovingrecruitingeffortstocontrolcosts,

takingbackcontroloftheirrecruitmentbrand,anddevelopingcuttingedgeproprietarytechnologies

§ Membershiphasgrowntoover891Membercompanies

KEYPARTNERSHIPS§ NationalAssociationofStateWorkforceAgencies(NASWA)§ Signedagreementswithall50states,WashingtonDC,

PuertoRico,andGuam§ NationalAssociationofCollegesandEmployers(NACE)§ HiringourHeroes– DirectEmployersAssociation,US

ChamberofCommerce,andNASWA

ABOUT§ Asa501(c)6non-profitconsortium,DirectEmployersis

memberfocused,notprofit-driven§ BoardofDirectors

§ ComprisedofMembercompanyrepresentatives§ Determinethepartnershipsweform,technologieswedevelop,

andthecurrentpricingstructure

Whatareavenuesforemployerstoengagewiththepublicworkforcesystem?

1. StateWorkforceBoards;

2. LocalWorkforceBoards/AdvisoryGroups;

3. LocalCareerOne-Stops(referredtobyOFCCPasEmploymentServiceDeliverySystemsorESDS’s);

4. ParticipationintheNLx.

DevelopingStrategicAlliances

-- Con’t

1.StateWorkforceBoards

v Establishedinlaw,appointedbytheGovernorofeachState

v 51%oftheparticipantsarebusinessrepresentatives

v Statesbuildtheirannualstrategicplan(forUSDOLsubmission)anditmustbeapprovedbythisgroup

v Includesperformancemeasures,objectives,etc.

DevelopingStrategicAlliances

-- Con’t

2.LocalWorkforceBoards

v Also,employer-ledBoards,alongwithserviceprovidersfromworkforce,VR,AdultEd,TANF,CommunityOrganizations,etc.

v AdviseandOverseeLocalCareerOne-StopsOperatorsv DeterminehowCareerOne-Stopsinvesttheirfunding

allocationsinrollingoutservicesandtrainingv ApprovelocalplanssubmittedtoStateWorkforceAgency.

DevelopingStrategicAlliances

-- Con’t

3.LocalCareerOne-Stops(referredtobytheOFCCPasEmploymentServiceDeliverySystemsorESDS’s)

v ServesuniversalcustomerwithspecialfocusonVeterans

v Veteransareservedunder“priorityofservice”bygeneralOne-StopCenterstaff

v Veteranswithsignificantbarrierstoemployment(SBE)servedbyJVSGstaff(co-located)

DevelopingStrategicAlliances

v Pointers:

v Every state and local area can be structured and named different things. Some resources to help you along the way.

§ www.CareerOneStop.org§ NASWA page, www.naswa.org

v Employers should start with their local One-Stop Centers

v Engage with local workforce boards

They will not say no to interested employers!

OpportunitiesThroughTheseAlliances

v Pointers-- Con’t

vWorkforceSystemnowundertheWorkforceInnovationandOpportunityAct(WIOA)isrequiredtobringtogethertheadditionalpartners:

§ VocationalRehabilitation§ AdultBasicEducationProgram§ TANFandSNAP(notrequired)

v AlsoworkforcesystemalreadyhasrelationshipswithCommunityBasedOrganizationsandCommunityColleges.

Agreatplacetoconnectwithmultiplestakeholders!

OpportunitiesThroughTheseAlliances

vWhyisthisimportantespeciallytofederalcontractors:

v Buildingrelationshipswithyourstatepartnersistrueoutreach

v Notonlydostateworkforceagenciesfocusonveterans,buttheyalsoassistveteranswithdisabilities,olderworkers,etc.,findemployment

v EmployersserveasCustomers,AdvisorsandFunders(throughtheirlocaltaxdollars)

OpportunitiesThroughTheseAlliances

vWhatistheactualoutreachrequirement?See41CFR60-741.44(f)(2)(i)(2) Examplesof outreachandrecruitmentactivities. Belowareexamplesofoutreachandpositiverecruitmentactivitiesreferredtoin paragraph(f)(1) ofthissection.(i) Enlistingtheassistanceandsupportofthefollowingpersonsandorganizationsinrecruiting,anddevelopingon-the-jobtrainingopportunitiesforindividualswithdisabilities,inordertofulfillitscommitmenttoprovideequalemploymentopportunityforsuchindividuals:(A) TheStateVocationalRehabilitationService Agency (SVRA),Statementalhealth agency,orStatedevelopmental disability agency intheareaofthe contractor'sestablishment;(B) TheEmploymentOne-StopCareerCenter(One-Stop) orAmericanJobCenternearestthecontractor'sestablishment;(C) TheDepartmentofVeteransAffairsRegionalOfficenearestthe contractor'sestablishment(www.va.gov);

EmphasesAdded…

OutreachforIWD’s

v ThisisallOutreach!!!

v Theseresourcescanhelpyoufindqualifiedveterans

v Theseresourcescanhelpyoufindqualifiedindividualswithdisabilities

v Theseresourcescanhelpyoufindqualifiedfemales,minorities,LBGTQindividualsbecausetheveteranpopulationandtheIWDpopulationdoesn’tdiscriminate!

v Theseresourcescanhelpyoudeveloptalentpipelines

Outreach

PrivateSector:1.IncreasingCostsandDecliningROIofCommercialJobBanks–Dissatisfactionwithlargeaggregators

2. EmergenceofCorporateCareerwebpagesandtheirbackendApplicantTrackingSystems(ATS)

3.Needformulti-stateemployerstofindacost-effectivewaytoachievecompliance,whileleveraginginvestmentsinATS

PublicSector:1.ClosureofAmerica’sJobBank

2.GreatRecession:morejobseekersneedtoaccessmorejobopenings

3.Adapttonewemployer/jobseekerbehaviorandtechnology

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ForcesBehindthe2007NLx Creation

§ All50stateworkforceagenciesandthreeterritories(Guam,theDistrictofColumbiaandPuertoRico)havesignedformalNLxagreements,exchangingjobfeeds.

§ Onaverage,theNLxcontainsover2.3millionjobseachday.

§ In2016,theNLxhadover13.9millionuniquejobs.§ Jobopeningsaredeliveredtostatejobbanks,federal

governmentsites,non-profitportals,andoverthousandsof.jobsdomains.

BytheNumbers

• TheNLxcollectsopeningsonly fromthreetypesofsources:corporatejobsites,statejobbanks,andUSAjobs.govThismeansjobsareuniquewithnoduplication.

• TheNLxindexesandrefreshesjobfeedsdailyThismeansjob-linksarecurrentandalwaysfresh.

• TheNLxstaffvalidates eachparticipatingemployerThismeanstherearenoscamsorschemes.

HowDoesItWork?

Over 10,000 other corp. sites

USAjobs.gov

Listings of Private & Government jobs to

States

Manual statejob postings

Jobs DE contributes to NLx

Over 890 corp.

members with DE

Return receipt back to DE Members only

All State Job Banks,

such as:

National Labor Exchange (NLx)

.jobs Universe of websites

Flow of job listings through NLx to

exterior websites

All job postings

Emailed job listings to local one-

stops for Vets Priority

of service from DE

corporate members

Proof of listing returned to

member

IncreasedVisibility• NationalLaborExchange(NLx)

http://us.jobs/index.asp• Vets.gov(VA)

http://www.vets.gov/employment/• Veterans.gov (USDOLVETS)

http://www.veterans.gov• CareerOneStop(USDOL/ETA)

http://www.careeronestop.org/JobSearch/JobSearch.aspx• MyNextMove(USDOL/ETA)

http://www.mynextmove.org• MyNextMoveforVeterans(USDOL/ETA)

http://www.mynextmove.org/vets/find/browse?c=0• MySkillsMyFuture(USDOL/ETA)

http://www.myskillsmyfuture.org• UnitedStatesChamberofCommerceFoundation(HiringOurHeroes)

https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/hiring-our-heroes• VirtualCareerNetworkHealthcare(USDOL/ETA)

http://www.vcn.org/healthcare/findwork• StudentVeteransofAmerica

studentveteransofamerica.jobs• HomeBaseIowa

http://workiniowa-veterans.jobs• Vet720.com

http://vet720.com/VetJobs720/DirectJobsDatabase.aspx

NLx Benefits:EmployersA. Increasesjobseekertrafficwhilekeepingbrandprominence

B.Listsjobopeningswithstate,federal,andnon-profitportalsandaccessesdiversetalentpipelines

C.Connectswithstateworkforcedevelopmentemployerservices

D.Automatesdailydeliverytocareeronestopofficesandstatejobbankstocomplywith4212/VEVRAAregulations(DEmemberservice)

Partnerships

• LinkedIn:• Job openings upload to LinkedIn – job seeker taken

back to original source of job • Training pilot • Sharing of information on workforce development

projects taken on by LinkedIn

• Student Veterans of America:• Job openings and portal getting NLx content in

front of over 150,000 student veterans!

v Yourstatepartnerscanhelpyoufillyouropenpositionswithveterans,IWD’s,olderworkers,etc.

v ListyourjobswiththeNLx indexingorlistdirectlyonstatejobbanks!

v Helpstatesunderstandyourprioritiesv Ongoingopenpositions,i.e.,customerservice,callcenter

positions,productionlabor

v Askstatesfortheirassistanceinhiringforthesepositions

v Contactstatesonaregularbasis– wouldtheyrecognizeyouiftheOFCCPcalledandaskedifyouhadbuiltarelationshipwiththem?

EstablishRelationshipsNow

v ThebestpartofusingyourStateWorkforceAgency?

v It’sano-costservice!TherearenoadditionalfeesforyoutopaytogetassistancefromStateWorkforceAgencyrepresentativesinyourhiringefforts.

v ThejobsthatareavailablethroughthestatearethesamejobsthatarenowavailableonGoogleandLinkedIn!

v Thesearegreatjobs!!!

WhyShouldYouUseYourStateWorkforceAgency?

WhatQuestionsDoYouHaveforUs?

ThankyouforthisopportunitytoshareinformationabouttheStateWorkforceSystemandthe

NationalLaborExchange!

Candee ChambersExecutive DirectorDirectEmployersAssociationcandee@directemployers.org317-874-9052

PamGerassimidesAsst.ExecDirector&Workforce Technology DirectorNASWApgerassimides@naswa.org202-434-8026

Chris LiakosManager,EEOComplianceNorthropGrummanCorporationChris.Liakos@ngc.com703-280-4202