Chief
Elected Official The
Chief Elected Official (CEO) in a workforce investment area
appoints the local WIB in that area. If there are multiple
units of local government in the workforce investment area,
the heads of the local governmental units can execute an agreement
that stipulates the roles of individual heads, including appointing
WIB members and carrying out other duties. If the local government
heads cannot work this out in a reasonable amount of time,
the Governor can appoint the local WIB.
Consumer
Report System
The Consumer Report System (CSR) is a report card of the performance
of each certified training vendor. The system will help customers
chose a training program by providing cost information, program
outcomes, duration of training, and additional information
that WIBs may choose to collect.
Incumbent
Worker Training
Federal demonstration funds and governors' 15% statewide funds
can be used for innovative incumbent worker training programs.
Local funds can be used for employed workers who are unable
to obtain or retain employment leading to self-sufficiency.
Individual
Training Accounts (ITAs) are
training vouchers given to One-Stop customers to pay for training.
Customers use the ITA to purchase training services from a
State list of certified training providers.
ITAs are the primary
mechanism to provide workers with the skills to gain self-sufficiency.
One-Stop One-Stop
Career Centers (One-Stops) are the foundation of the workforce
development system under WIA. One-Stops are the entry point
for any person seeking job training or employment services throughout
the state. The One-Stop concept replaces the previous public
system of services where an individual visited different state
agencies
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to
apply for different services. Under the One-Stop system, individuals
access all their employment and training needs at one location.
Currently,
while access is coordinated, funding itself is not integrated.
One-Stop
Operators Each
WIB, with their CEO, select one or more local operators who
will be responsible for coordinating all the service providers
in the One-Stop. Operators are selected in one of two ways:
Competitive process (in
which private and public agencies submit competitive bids
for the contract) or Collaborative process
(in which 3 or
more agencies come together to form a consortium to deliver
services).
Once
selected, the Operator enters into an agreement with the WIB
and is formally certified. (All pre-existing "One-Stops"
will also have to meet WIA standards and be certified by the
WIB in their region.)
One-Stop
Services 3
levels of services, Core, Intensive, and Training, must be
provided through the One-Stop system. Each WIB determines
the percentage of their overall budget to allocate to each
level of service.
Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) A
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is an agreement between the
WIB and each One-Stop partner and operator specifying the financial
and service expectations of the WIB and any additional agreements.
There can be "umbrella" MOUs or individual MOUs between
the local WIB and each partner, and any number of other formats.
The WIB signs a MOU with each of the 19 mandatory partners (and
any optional partners) specifying the funds to be allocated
and the services to be delivered. Each local area must have
at least one comprehensive One-Stop center that offers services
from all 19 partners. The remaining centers can be part of linked
One-Stop networks.
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