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Workforce Development Overview for the Defense and Homeland Security Consortium

May 12, 2008

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Workforce Development…the Big Picture

BUSINESS It’s ensuring the quantity and quality of workers needed to

support growth

WORKERS AND STUDENTSIt’s gaining the skills to land and keep well-paying jobs

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FOR THE REGION

It’s facilitating an expanding economic base and, in turn, enabling a higher standard of living for 1.6 million individuals who call Hampton Roads home

A Wealth Creation Strategy


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Employers are having difficulty filling jobs

Segment of Labor Force remains untapped or unready

Jobs require increased skill levels

Speed of change requiring updated skill sets

Aging workforce and changing demographics

Labor is a global commodity


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CHALLENGES

Disconnect between job availability and worker awareness of job opportunities

Disconnect between occupational opportunities and education / training response

Disconnect between workers and employers


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IT WILL REQUIRE…

Sustained Leadership

Communication

Systems Approach

Alignment of People, Programs, Resources


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Who we are / What we do

Authority of the Board established in WIA Members Appointed by the Chief Local Elected

Officials Business Majority Develop Policy Oversee Local Workforce Development

Initiatives

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LEADERSHIP ROLE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS

Articulate Workplace Needs Develop a Market-Driven Vision Build a Comprehensive System

Provide Leadership Aggressively Engage Other Stakeholders

Who we are / What we do

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THE RESULTS WILL BE…

INCREASED INDIVIDUAL WEALTH

INCREASED CORPORATE COMPETITIVENESS

INCREASED REGIONAL PROSPERITY

THE REGION WILL EXPAND ITS ECONOMIC BASE ON THE STRENGTH OF ITS GREATEST ASSEST – HUMAN CAPITAL

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Strategies / Initiatives

Priority One – EducationGoal One – Produce students who are prepared for academic

growth, careers and personal success.

Priority Two – One-Stop Service Delivery SystemGoal Two – Help employers successfully employ the region’s

available labor pool.

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Strategies / Initiatives

Priority Three – Awareness, Intelligence Gathering and Sharing, System BuildingGoal Three – Build awareness of the importance of workforce

development, provide information for the system to better respond to business workforce needs and create partnerships that build system capability and capacity.

Priority Four – Diversify Funding Base and Provide for Sustainable OperationsGoal Four – Continuously improve the workforce development

system to exceed customer expectations.

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Hampton Roads Workforce Development Board Organizational Structure

Chief Local Elected Officials

Mayors and Chairs of South and Western Hampton Roads

Policy and Strategic Planning

Committee

Workforce Services

Committee

Business Services

Committee

Finance and Audit

Committee

Youth Council

Opportunity Inc. of Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads Workforce Development Board

Executive Committee

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GREATER PENINSULA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

COMMITTEE (Youth Council)

COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY

COMMITTEE

BUSINESS SERVICES ADVISORY

COMMITTEE

FINANCE AND STRATEGIC PLANNING

TASKFORCE

WORKFORCE SYSTEM

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

PENINSULA COUNCIL FOR

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (Greater Peninsula Workforce

Investment Board)

Peninsula Council for Workforce Development

Staff Organization

PENINSULA WORKFORCE

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

A 501(c) 3

LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS Greater Peninsula Workforce

Development Consortium

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Overview of the Workforce Investment Act Key Principles

The Workforce Investment Act is based on several key principles:

streamlined services through a one-stop delivery system

empowering individuals to make informed choices universal accessa strategic role for local boards and the private sectorimproved youth programs

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Overview of the Workforce Investment Act WIB Responsibilities

General Responsibilities of WIB in Partnership with CLEOs:

Develop a regional workforce development strategic plan

Solicit and select training opportunities Facilitate relationships and enter into agreements with

strategic partners Conduct oversight of training programs

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WIA and Grant Programs

WIA Adult Program - provide universal access to job search and placement services as well as career counseling and training for adults determined to be in need.

WIA Youth Program - provide comprehensive year round youth workforce development services to low income in-school and out of school youth ages 14 to 21.

WIA Dislocated Worker Program - provide access to job search, placement services, career counseling and re-training.

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Rapid Response Grant (25% Funds) - provide access to job search, placement services, career counseling and re-training to dislocated workers who lose their employment as a result of mass layoffs or closures at specifically designated companies. Provided comprehensive services to early 4,000 individuals impacted by the Ford Plant closure

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WIRED – Comprehensive $5 Million, 3 year project aimed at regional economic transformation and mitigating BRAC impact and worker dislocations by focusing on growing port related Transportation Warehousing and Distribution industries. Strategies emphasize the increased use of technology including modeling and simulation (M&S).

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