DEED Workforce Development Program Programs

Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee

March 6th, 2014

Katie Clark Sieben, CommissionerTom Norman, Workforce Development Division Director

Economic Snapshot

• 4.6% unemployment• 133,000 jobs created

since January of 2011• 5th fastest GDP Growth

Rate in 2012• 5th in Gallup’s Job

Creation Index

Economic Development

• Business Finance• Community Finance• Small Business Assistance • Minnesota Job Skills

Partnership • Minnesota Trade Office• Office of Broadband

Development

Workforce Development

• Employment and training programs for a skilled and competitive workforce

• Assistance for unemployed and underemployed Minnesotans

$2,776,000 $13,610,000

$60,363,000

Workforce Program Funding Sources

General FundWorkforce De-velopment FundFederal funds

WorkForce Centers

• 48 MN centers to assist job seekers

• 117,902 job seekers served in 2013

Online Job Postings and Career Information

• MinnesotaWorks.net is Minnesota’s job bank with both job vacancies from employers and resumes from job seekers

Labor Market Information

DEED tracks data on:• Employment/unemployment• Employment and wages by

area/industry• Occupational employment/wage

estimates• Job vacancy estimates• Employment projections by

occupation and industry• Business employment dynamics• Occupations in demand

A Changing Workforce

DEED Workforce Programs

Target populations include:• People of color• Low-income adults• At-risk youth• Veterans• People with disabilities• People who are blind, deafblind, or visually impaired• Laid-off and recently unemployed workers• Long-term unemployed workers

Communities of Color and Low-Income Individuals

FastTRAC

• Helps educationally under-prepared adults with basic skills education and career-specific training

• Strong collaboration between local, state, and national partners

Adult Workforce DevelopmentCompetitive Grants

• Competitive, outcome-based grants targeting adults who are deaf/hard of hearing, people with disabilities, and people returning to work from public assistance

• Program has distributed more than $9 million since it began in 2011

Minnesota Job Skills Partnership• MJSP Low Income Worker

Training Program provides funds for training for people with incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines

• MSJP Board allocated $2 million in funding this week for a Low Income Worker Grant Round

Youth Workforce Development Competitive Grants

• Competitive, outcome based program to provide work experience to economically disadvantaged and at-risk young people

• More than $8 million in funding to community organizations

Other youth workforcedevelopment services

Services• Paid and unpaid work experiences• Adult mentoring• Leadership development• Occupational skills training• Alternative secondary school services• Guidance and counseling• Support services• Tutoring • Study skills training/drop out prevention

Outcomes• Combined, more than 7,600 young people

were served by three additional programs in FY13

People with Disabilities and the Blind/Visually

Impaired

Extended Employment

• Program works in partnership with 32 community rehabilitation programs statewide

• Combined, extended employment programs helped more than 5,000 Minnesotans with disabilities earn almost $30 million in FY13

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

• Over 300 vocational rehabilitation counselors statewide

• Services provided through the WorkForce Center system

• For every $1 spent, $8.89 goes back into economy through wages earned by participants

Employment and Career Services Services for the Blind

• Supports blind, visually impaired, and deafblind Minnesotans seeking employment or wanting to continue employment

• Served over 1,000 Minnesotans in FY2013

Olmstead Plan• In 2012, 81% of VR placements in

Minnesota were in competitive employment without supports, 18% were in competitive employment with supports, and 1% were in self-employment

• In 2012, the average hourly wage for people placed in competitive employment positions without long term job supports was $11.13 per hour

Laid Off Workers and the Short-Term Unemployed

Dislocated Worker Program

• DEED’s primary program for short- and long-term assistance to businesses, communities, and employees related to layoff events

• Served over 17,000 workers in FY2013

Trade Adjustment Assistance

• Supports workers impacted by increased foreign trade activity

• Served over 1,300 workers in FY2013

Veterans

Veterans Employment Program

• Provides services to veterans, including recently returned transitioning service members

• Served almost 7,000 veterans in FY2013

• Through this program, DEED runs the biggest annual veteran’s career fair in the state

The Long-Term Unemployed

DEED Programs AddressingLong Term Unemployment

• Adult Workforce Development Competitive Grants

• FastTRAC• Dislocated Worker• Trade Adjustment Assistance• Additional WorkForce Center

services

Incumbent Worker Training

Job Skills Partnership• Strong, unique

partnership with higher education institutions and businesses

• Supports business job training programs and low-income workers

Other Incumbent Worker Training• DEED has Business

Services Representatives across Minnesota to help employers with workforce problems

• Incumbent worker training funds are also provided through Dislocated Worker and other programs

Conclusion

• DEED had 305,233 total workforce development customers in PY12

• While our economy has recovered well, we have a lot of work to do to meet the workforce challenges of the future