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Streamline services Empower individuals Increase accountability Provide local oversight Improve youth programs. Give state and local governments the flexibility to meet the needs of their areas Create a One-Stop Career Center network - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Workforce Investment Act Workforce Investment Act GoalsGoals
• Streamline services
• Empower individuals
• Increase accountability
• Provide local oversight
• Improve youth programs
• Give state and local governments the flexibility to meet the needs of their areas
• Create a One-Stop Career Center network
• Provide universal access to all training & workforce related programs
The Workforce Investment The Workforce Investment SystemSystem
US Department of Labor
Governor of Virginia
State Workforce Council
Local Workforce Investment Boards
Local One Stop Centers and WIA Program Operators
Virginia Workforce Virginia Workforce Investment AreasInvestment Areas
NR/MR WIA is made up NR/MR WIA is made up of…of…
• 13 Political Jurisdictions in Southwest VA (10 Counties and 3 Cities)
• Aprox. 4,234 Square Miles (mostly rural)
• A 2003 Estimated Population of 354,721• 8,708 Employment Establishments in 2003• 2nd Largest WIA in terms of Jurisdictions
Served• 135 Miles from Montgomery County to
Bristol TN
Workforce Investment Workforce Investment BoardsBoards
Local Boards are made up of area representatives from…
• Private Business (make up 51% of the board)
• Education Providers• Labor Unions• Community Based Organizations• Economic Development Organizations• One-Stop Partners
NR/MR WIB MembersNR/MR WIB Members• 22 Business Reps (at least
1 from each jurisdiction)• 2 Education Reps• 2 Organized Labor Reps• 2 Community Based
Organization Reps• 2 Economic Development
Reps• 11 One-Stop Partner
Reps*• 1 Chief Local Elected
Official• 1 Member-at-Large• 2 Ad-hoc Economic Dev.
Reps
• One-Stop Partner Reps• Adult Education/Literacy• Post Secondary Education• CSBG Employment &
Training• DRS• Dept. for the Blind & Vision
Impaired• DSS• HUD Employment &
Training• VEC• Job Corps• WIA Adult & Youth
Programs• Title V Older Worker
Programs
Local Organizational StructureLocal Organizational Structure
L o ca l E le c te d O ffic ia ls
D e ve lo p 3 Y e ar P lan
S e le ct O p era to r & P rov id e rs
B u dg e t & A dm in is tra tion
P ro g ram O vers ig h t
E m p loym en t S ta tis t ics
E m plo yer L inka ge
C o n ne c ting , B ro kerin g ,& C o ach ing
N e go ia tes Lo ca lP e rfo rm a n ce M e asu res
W o rkfo rce In ve s tm e n t B o a rd Y o u th C o u n c il
Your Local Your Local Virginia Workforce Virginia Workforce
CenterCenter
The One-Stop CenterThe One-Stop Center
A Virginia Workforce Center is a place where local, state and federal employment, education and training programs are brought together as a a single network of public and private resources.
NR/MR Area One-Stop NR/MR Area One-Stop CentersCenters
NR/MR One-Stop CentersNR/MR One-Stop Centers
Bristol RadfordVEC Office VEC Office
192 Bristol East Road 206 Third Avenue
Bristol VA 24209 Radford VA 24141
276-642-7350 540-831-5980
Galax WythevilleVEC Office VEC Office
963 East Stuart Drive 870 East Main Street
Galax VA 24333 Wytheville VA 24382
276-236-5105 276-228-4051
MarionVEC Office
1590 North Main Street
Marion VA 24354
276-781-7431
What Does This What Does This Mean to You?Mean to You?
Employer ServicesEmployer Services
One-Stop Centers– Recruit Applicants– Refer Applicants
WIA Service Providers– Funding to Train WIA Eligible Clients
• Work Experience• Internships• On-the-Job Training• Customized Training• Occupational Skills Training
Partnership with Economic Partnership with Economic DevelopmentDevelopment
• WIB Executive Director as an ad-hoc member of regional groups
• Regional Economic Development Directors as ad-hoc members of NR/MR WIB
• Sharing of data and information• Working together on future initiatives to
further the economic growth in the region
• Connecting Economic Development with Workforce Development
Visit nrmrwib.orgVisit nrmrwib.org
Workforce Data City/County Workforce Data City/County