The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board: Overview and - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board: Overview and Orientation

PY 2019 - 2020

1 Paul Grzella Interim Director Aubrey Flanagan Policy, Planning & Business Services Specialist

What is a Workforce Development Board (WDB)?

• Mandated under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of

2014 (WIOA)

• A business-led quasi-“Board of Directors” who…
• identify the needs of the local job market
• leverage & integrate resources
• oversee One-Stop Career Centers
• promote workforce investments & programs with local, state & federal partners
• connect hiring employers with jobseekers

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Why do we have WDBs?

• To enhance the global competitiveness of New Jersey’s

businesses by developing a world-class workforce

• To oversee the One-Stop Career Centers
• To integrate publicly funded workforce services & job

training programs into a system that’s flexible, seamless, and responsive to the needs of workers and businesses

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VISION

• Continuous improvement is embraced throughout the workforce training and

education system

• Workforce training and education resources meet the present and future talent needs
• f employers
• Customer service and performance outcome expectations are exceeded
• There is increased engagement of employers in workforce development planning and

policy implementation

• There are expanded opportunities and outcomes for employers and job seekers

through increased market penetration with a focus on serving the needs of local businesses

• There are expanded opportunities and outcomes for targeted populations, like

veterans, youth, reentry, English-Language-Learners, individuals with disabilities and

• thers, with a focus on sustainable wage career employment

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MISSION “Through policy, oversight, and planning the Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board ensures that workforce training and education are responsive to and meet the needs of employers and jobseekers.”

Who’s Who?

GRWDB Members

• Majority Business

Representation; Organized Labor & Community-Based Organizations , Education Representatives, Government Partners

• Specialized Board Committees:

Executive, One-Stop, Literacy, Disabilities, and Youth

• Set the strategic priorities of the
• rganization

GRWDB Staff

• Director
• Business and Financial Manager
• Policy, Planning and Business

Services Specialist

• Job Developer
• Execute the strategic priorities of

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1. Local Area Plan[ning] 2. Workforce Research and Regional Labor Market Analysis 3. Convening, Brokering, and Leveraging 4. Employer Engagement 5. Career Pathways Development 6. Proven and Promising Practices [for meeting the needs of employers] 7. Technology [to maximize accessibility] 8. Program Oversight 9. Negotiation of Local Performance Accountability Measures

• 10. Selection of One Stop Operator(s)
• 11. Coordination with Education Service Providers
• 12. Budget & Administration
• 13. Accessibility for Individuals with Disabilities

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Functions of the Board

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) defines the following Functions for local Workforce Development Boards:

What else do WDBs do?

Based on local community needs, WDBs define a vision, mission, and goals, as part of a strategic plan that establishes the local one-stop service delivery system to serve…

• unemployed and under-employed job seekers
• businesses
• businesses with incumbent workers looking for a better job
• young people entering the workforce
• other targeted populations like veterans, reentry,

individuals with disabilities and those without an adult basic education or literacy

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Funding

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GRWDB Operations

$304,839.76

One Stop Direct Services $2,607,723.24

PY 2019 Budget

Federal: WIOA & WIOA Youth State: WorkfirstNJ Private: IMPAQ/Maher (2019)

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Our Strategic Priorities

Connect sector strategies with employment growth potential Strategize alliances to result in employment

• utcomes

Coordinate comprehensive

• utreach to the

business community Develop career path investments Recognize transportation as an integral component

• f employment

Develop additional revenue streams

Your Link to the Public Workforce System

Labor Market Information Business Services Workforce Collaboration Incumbent Worker Training

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Thank you! Questions?

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