NoRTEC WIB/Governing Board Orientation October 30, 2003 Mt. Shasta Resort

1. NoRTECWIB/Governing Board OrientationOctober 30, 2003Mt. Shasta Resort

2. History of Job Training Programs

3. Early Manpower Legislation>1862 – Morrill Act (land grant colleges)>1917 – Smith Hughes Act (training in emerging industries)>1920 – Smith Fess Act (training for displaced workers and the disabled)

4. Depression Legislation(Attempted to stimulate the national economy by providing money to the unemployed.)>1933 – Wagner Peyser Act (established employment service; amended in 1935 to include employment benefits)

5. Work Legislation(Established public work projects to decrease unemployment, stimulate local economies, and perform needed work.)1933>Work Project Administration (WPA) – Public employment in variety of projects>Public Works Administration (PWA) – Public employment in public works projects>Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) – Employment for young men in conservation projects>National Youth Administration (NYA) – Public employment for apprenticeship programs1937>Fitzgerald Act – Funding for apprenticeship programs

6. Post War Manpower Legislation(Provided educational assistance to veterans; addressed shortage of workers in new industries.)>1944 – Serviceman’s Readjustment Act (GI Bill) – Education and training for World War II Veterans>1946 – Employment Act - Federal government makes job placement and retention assistance a legislative priority>1957 – National Defense Education Act – Funds education and training needed to insure the workforce meets the challenge of Sputnik and other emerging technology.

7. Pre-Recession Legislation(Upgraded skills of workforce to meet demands of new technology. Redirected after civil rights movement to address the needs of the “structurally unemployed.”)>1961 – Area Redevelopment Act – Assistance to rural areas with severe unemployment>1962 – Manpower Development – Training to help displaced workers meet the skill demands on new technology. Amended in 1964 to assist economically disadvantaged effected by urban rioting>1963 – Vocational Education Act – Upgraded skills training through educational system to meet needs of displaced workers>1964 – Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 – Training programs included in War on Poverty after urban rioting>1967 – Concentrated Employment Program (CEP); Cooperative Area Manpower Planning Systems (CAMPS)- Local planning and design of employment and training programs addressed. Created NAB/JOBS to involve Private Industry Council

8. Recession Legislation(Employment programs to assist the “counter-cyclically unemployed” as well as the “structurally unemployed.”)>1971 – Emergency Employment Act (PEP) – Temporary public employment program for workers during times of unemployment. Enacted in response to increasing unemployment rate>1973 – Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) – Training and employment opportunities to increase the earned income of economically disadvantaged unemployed or underemployed persons>1977 – Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects – Amended CETA by adding youth employment in public sector employment>1978 – CETA Expanded – Increase private sector employment>1978 – Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act- Committed Federal Government to implement programs when national unemployment exceeded 4.5%

9. Recession Legislation (continued)(Employment programs to assist the “counter-cyclically unemployed” as well as the “structurally unemployed.”)>1982 – Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) – Government/Business partnership to design and oversee programs for the training and placement of economically disadvantaged>1988 – Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act (EDWAA) – Training services for dislocated workers>1992 – JTPA Amended – Focus on economically disadvantaged individuals with multiple barriers to employment

10. Post- Recession Legislation>1998 – Workforce Investment Act (WIA) – Creates One-Stop service delivery system for employers and job seekers

11. Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Official Purpose of WIA:The purpose of Title I of the Workforce Investment Act is to provide workforce investment activities that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attain-ment by participants, which will improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation’s economy. These goals are achieved through the workforce investment system.

12. What Makes WIA Different from Previous Legislation?

13. One stop Delivery System • Central location for (almost) all federally funded job training and employment programs • Arms length between WIB and program operation/training

14. Customer Choice • ETPL (Eligible Training Provider List) • NCEN Vendor’s List • Customer Driven (Core, Intensive, Training Services) • ITAs (Individual Training Accounts) (Need is supposed to drive the system; no longer “equal” services for all who apply)

15. Universal Access • Unemployed Adults are welcome, youth must have “barriers,” and Dislocated Workers must be “eligible” • Core Services for all job seekers

16. Youth “Barriers” Must have one or more of the following: • Deficient in basic literacy skills • School Dropout • Homeless, runaway, or foster child • Pregnant or parenting • Offender • Requires additional assistance to complete an educational program • Requires additional assistance to secure or hold employment

17. Dislocated Workers Eligibility Individuals who: • Have been terminated or laid-off, are eligible for UI, and are unlikely to return to their former occupation • Have been laid-off due to plant closure or substantial lay-off • Were self-employed, but are unemployed due to general economic conditions or because of natural disasters • Are Displaced Homemakers • Have voluntarily terminated employment, are eligible for UI, and are unlikely to return to their former occupation

18. Workforce Investment Boards • One Stop Partner Representation • Primary Role for Planning, Implementation, and Oversight • Governor Certifies WIB • WIBs Certify One-Stops

19. Community Driven Youth Programs • Youth Council to be formed • Does not work well in regional areas • Cut youth funding at the start of WIA • Youth Council questionable under reauthorization

20. Accountability • (Insane) Contracting and Fiscal Bookeeping • Seventeen (yes, 17) Performance Standards

21. 17 Performance Standards Adults • Percentage of adults employed during the quarter after exit (75%) • Of those employed in the quarter after exit, how many are still employed in the third quarter after exit (82%) • Earnings change in the six months after exit, compared to the earnings in the six months prior to enrollment ($3,600) • Percentage of adults, who received training services, that obtained a credential or certificate (60%) (Job Specific Skills Competency System)

22. 17 Performance Standards (Continued) • Dislocated Workers • Percentage of dislocated workers employed during the quarter after exit (69%) • Of those employed in the quarter after exit, how many are still employed in the third quarter after exit (84%) • Earnings replacement in the six months after exit, compared to the earnings in the six months prior to enrollment (88%) • Percentage of dislocated workers, who received training services, that obtained a credential or certificate (45%)

23. 17 Performance Standards (Continued) • Older Youth (19-21) • Percentage of dislocated workers employed during the quarter after exit (60%) • Of those employed in the quarter after exit, how many are still employed in the third quarter after exit (79%) • Earnings replacement in the six months after exit, compared to the earnings in the six months prior to enrollment ($2,900) • Percentage of dislocated workers, who received training services, that obtained a credential or certificate (30%)

24. 17 Performance Standards (Continued) • Younger Youth (14-18) • Skill Attainment Rate (basic education skills, work maturity skills, occupation specific skills) (Job Specific Skills Competency System) (75%) • Diploma or Equivalent Attainment Rate (45%) • Youth Retention Rate (number of youth found in one of the following six months after exit): post-secondary education, advanced training, employment, military service, qualified apprenticeships (45%)

25. 17 Performance Standards (Continued) • Customer Satisfaction (across all programs) • Participant Satisfaction • Employer Satisfaction

26. Flexibility (Turned into “you Figure it Out”) • Key Definitions Left to LWIAs • “Self-Sufficiency” • $15 per hour/35+ hours per week • Allowed NoRTEC to help small business by serving incumbent workers

27. Flexibility(Continued) • Priority of Service • In the event that funds allocated to a local area for adult employment and training activities are limited, priority for intensive and training services must be given to recipients of public assistance and other low-income individuals in the local area. Per NoRTEC Policy, intensive and training services shall be considered "limited" when there are immediate competing demands for these resources. When these resources are limited, service priority shall go to residents of the NoRTEC geographic area that are: • At or below the poverty level, or   • Welfare recipients.   • Allowed NoRTEC to expand beyond a “poverty” program

28. Flexibility (Cont) • Rapid Response = Business Services • Lay-off aversion • Linkages with Economic Development activities – Business Retention

29. NoRTEC StructureWIBGoverning BoardPrograms

31. Purpose • Encourage better use of resources through coordination and integration of goods and services; • Make education, job training, and employment services universally available and accessible to all residents in the NoRTEC member counties; • Assist partner staff in their efforts to continually improve  the quality of local manpower development and related programs and services;

32. Purpose (Continued) • Increase regional access to Workforce Investment and related information and services; • Enhance the region's ability to communicate through increased automation capacity and internet connectivity;  and • Assist with local business expansion, retention, maintenance and general enhancement.

33. Governing Board(Composition) • One member from each of the nine member county Board of Supervisors • Formed “Governing Board” of NoRTEC through a Joint Powers Agreement (Special District) • Grant Recipient

34. Governing Board(Duties) • Appoint members to the WIB from a pool of appropriately nominated individuals • Approve/Reject WIB decisions

35. Workforce Investment Board(Composition) • 51% Business • Full-time One-Stop Partners as required by law • TANF/CalWORKS (NoRTEC required) • Three members from each member county PLUS • Five at-large members • 32 member WIB

36. Workforce Investment Board(Duties) Takes lead in policy and decision making in the following areas: • Develop Job Training Plan • Establish performance expectations for area • Certifies One-Stop Centers and designates One-Stop Operators • MOU with One-Stop Centers and Operators • Approves youth and adult service and training providers • Establishes youth and adult program policies • Conducts evaluation and oversight of NoRTEC’s One-Stop System

37. Workforce Investment Board(Duties-Continued) • Coordinates One-Stop Activities with economic development strategies AND develops employer linkages • Promotes private sector involvement in statewide workforce investment system • Determines the NoRTEC annual budget • Secures an annual audit of NoRTEC funds • Conducts other duties as assigned by the WIA, State of California, or NoRTEC Governing Board

38. Working Agreement • WIB does the work • Governing Board approves

39. Meetings • WIB and Governing Board meet jointly • Once each quarter (four times a year) • Last Thursday in January, April, July, October

40. Committees • Executive Committee • Program Committee • Finance Committee

41. Contracting for Programs/Services • Single Service Provider in each of the nine counties, that provides the full range of WIA programs and services • Butte PIC, Rural Human Services (RHS), Alliance for Workforce Development (AFWD), Shasta PIC, Siskiyou Training & Employment Program (STEP), Job Training Center of Tehama County (JTCTC), Trinity Occupational Training (TOT)

42. Oversight • Desk Review • Program Reports • Fiscal Reports • On-Site Review • Programmatic Reviews • Fiscal Reviews

43. US DOL’S “NEW” STATEMENT • “Recognize the workforce investment system as an economic development system with social benefits and not as a social services system with economic benefits” • “Business is a customer of workforce investment services, a provider of training, and a leader and policy setter in the management of local programs” • “Create a demand-driven system that helps employers find the workers they need as quickly as possible”

44. Primary Goal = Business First! • Brief History • Current Status • What’s Next? (Highlights of Staff Retreat)