US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Partnering for Effective Business Engagement

Heather Graham

Director of Special Initiatives & Demonstration Grants

USDOL ETA Region 1 Office

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Overview

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US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ETA

ETA oversees workforce development programs nationwide – the public workforce system – America’s Job Centers

ETA formula funding: allocations to State Workforce Agencies in accordance with State Plans (over $4.5 billion in Region 1)

Competitively awarded grants (1 to 4 years) to create, expand, or test innovative workforce models (200 grants totaling over $640 million in Region 1)

ETA National Office awards funding and policy making, Regional Offices perform Oversight and Grants Management

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Vice President’s Job Driven Agenda: A Cross Agency Framework

Nat’l Federal Interagency Task Force July 2014 Report: Job-Driven Training & American

Opportunity Job-Driven Checklist:

• Engage employers in the design of training programs in demand industries and to hire

• Work based learning opportunities

• Improved use of data (accountability, choice of program offerings, & info for job-seekers)

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Job Driven Checklist, cont’d Measure and evaluate employment and earnings

outcomes

Strengthening career pathways

Remove barriers to participation in training programs

Regional Partnerships should include key community players (AJCs, educational institutions, labor, non-profits, local human service agencies, philanthropy, etc.)

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ETA’s Business Engagement Priorities

Workforce Investment Opportunity Act

New Focus on Apprenticeship

New DOL Center for Workforce and Industry Partnerships

Sector Strategies – Next Gen

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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Vision

Critical Hallmarks:

• Business & worker needs drive workforce solutions

• Workforce system supports strong regional economies & active role in community & workforce development

Governing principles:

• Alignment with regional economic development strategies

• Workforce boards focus on strategy, accountability and data

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Key to WIOA Implementation

Build new and strengthen existing partnerships

Engage core programs and partners in strategic planning

Reassess One Stop Delivery System and Service Providers

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Apprenticeship

Presidential Challenge: Double the number of Apprenticeships in 5 years to meet employer demand for skilled workers

Employer driven training model combining OJT and classroom instruction for a national industry recognized credential

American Apprenticeship Grants - $100 million for 25 grants nationwide

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DOL Center for Workforce and Industry Partnerships (CWIP)

Interagency effort to advance and increase numbers of high quality job driven workforce development partnerships

• Outreach and convene

• Broker to assist organizations and consortia

• Engage government and non government partners, provide TA

• DOL web portal – coming soon

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Sector Strategies

Regional industry focused strategies to building skilled workforce (align resources, address employer needs)

Next Gen: Partnerships of employers within critical industries convening Department Education, Economic Development, Workforce Systems, CBOs, others to ID and meet workforce needs of that industry within a regional labor market.

Convening role critical for these partnerships - Most appropriate party to play this role varies by regional area or community.

Long Term Partnerships/Undertaking

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ETA Sector Strategies Activities

ETA Nationwide Technical Assistance Project

• Customized TA to state and local areas

• 3 Supporting Sector Strategy Convening's’: San Francisco, Dallas, Boston

• Next Steps

• Resources: http//:businessengagement.workforce3one.org

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Cross Agency Collaboration and Activities at Federal Level

Recent ETA Competitive Grant Partnerships• Joint funding by federal agencies (ETA/ED)• Requirements for broad based partnerships with

key role for business Grants with Pivotal Employer Role:

• TAACCCT• Jobs Accelerator and Innovation Challenge• Make it in America • Youth Career Connect• Apprenticeship

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Services and Technical Assistance to Assist the Business Community DOL Business and Industry Web page-

http://www.doleta.gov/business/http://www.doleta.gov/business/

O*NET Toolkit for Business- https://www.onetcenter.org/toolkit.htmlhttps://www.onetcenter.org/toolkit.html

Competency Model Clearing House- http://www.careeronestop.org/competencymodelhttp://www.careeronestop.org/competencymodel

ETA Grant Opportunities Requiring Partnerships with Business- http://www.doleta.gov/grantshttp://www.doleta.gov/grants/

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Challenges

Continuous Improvement on Business Engagement alignment

One voice to the Business Community

Knowing Business- Their function and bottom line

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Noted Practices

Workforce3one has created a portal designed specifically for Business Engagement training, service delivery, measuring results, etc. http://businessengagement.workforce3one.org

Partnership collaboration between external agencies like the IMCP (EDA), Youth Career Connect (Dept. of Ed.) and Jobs Innovation and Accelerator Challenge (EDA,SBA, and Department of Ed.)

Thank You!

ETA Grants and Contracts Page:

http://www.doleta.gov/grants/

ETA Grant Application Toolkit Page:

http://www.workforce3one.org/page/grants_toolkit