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NYS Workforce System Year in Review. NYS Department of Labor. Challenges…. 16% Decrease in WIA Funding for NYS for PY08 compared to PY07 levels Financial Sector Meltdown
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NYS Workforce System Year in Review NYS Department of Labor
Challenges… • 16% Decrease in WIA Funding for NYS for PY08 compared to PY07 levels • Financial Sector Meltdown • NYC’s Finance and Insurance sector lost 39,100 jobs (11.1%) since August 2007; Securities employment is down 30,000 (15.6%) over the same period. Projected losses through 2012 are approximately twice these numbers. • Program Year 2008(July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009) • 418 WARN notices affecting 48,087 workers; nearly 4x the number of notices and twice the number of affected workers compared to the same time period the previous year • Summer 2009: average of 13,000 new UI claims per week
…and Opportunities • Local workforce areas received an additional $169M in Recovery Act funds • NYS qualified for a WIA Incentive Grant of approximately $1.1M for prior year’s performance • NYS partnered with Connecticut and New Jersey for a National Emergency Grant • NYS awarded $11.1M; $5.5M initial distribution • Over 1,300 individuals served to date • NYS notified on 11/18/09 of award of USDOL Green Jobs Training Grant for State LMI Improvement. NYSDOL applied as part of a consortium with CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ and RI. NYS share: $1.1M
Recovery Act Promotes Training ARRA workforce related funds (WIA, Wagner/Peyser, Trade Act) intended primarily for training workers • NYSDOL awarded $20M in WIA/ARRA funded grants to train nearly 8,000 Emerging and Transitional Workers and Disconnected Youth • $15M for Emerging and Transitional Workers to provide individuals age 18+ with skills to obtain entry-level employment and advance careers; priority given to entry- level jobs in the Clean Energy sector • 44 proposals were awarded to serve 6,232 individuals; of those 33 were awarded to train 4,794 individuals and target the construction industry with a ‘green’ component.
Training • $5M for Disconnected Youth Training to provide youth ages 14-24 with services to expand career awareness, prevent dropout and develop foundation skills and competencies. • 24 proposals were awarded to serve 1,752 disconnected youth; 13 of the proposals totaling approximately $2.8M will serve 960 youth and target construction with a ‘green’ component. • A new BUSINYS grant provided 150 awards totaling $5M to train 7,414 workers • From May 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009, a total of 9,834 WIA participants were enrolled in training, an increase of 94% over the same period one year ago
Training • New State Policies Encourage Increased Training Enrollments • Require 50% training expenditure rate (Technical Advisory 09-09.1) • Individual Training Account (ITA) policy expands staff capability to expedite and streamline delivery of training services; document training efforts (Technical Advisory 09-2) • The Initial Assessment and Individual Employment/Training Plan Policy requires that all customers receive an initial assessment and those receiving Career Development Services or seeking training also receive an individual employment/training plan
Reemployment Services • Reemployment Operating System (REOS) • Enables us to directly connect UI customers to the One Stop System • Appointments occur within 2 weeks • Increase in UI Claimants Receiving WIA and Training Services • Between May 1, 2009 and August 31, 2009, there were 297,596 WIA participants who were UI claimants. Of these 11,383 began or continued to receive a training service during that period. Compare to 175,373 WIA participants who were UI claimants and 5,511 who were enrolled in training over the same period the year before.
Reemployment Services • Initial Assessment for Every Customer Receiving Staff Assisted Services • Helps determine whether job ready and can engage in reemployment services or need career development services • UI customers profiled 1-30 are assumed to be least likely to require services; those profiled 31 and above are automatically scheduled to come in for One Stop services
Additional Highlights • Additional Resources for Local Workforce Investment Areas (LWIAs) • Gas Cards: $400,000 statewide • Technology Purchases: $50,000 per LWIA for purchase of computers, software, printers, servers, copiers, faxes, phone systems • Staffing: Added approximately 233 new staff to help serve increased numbers of unemployed customers in one stops
Highlights • Additional Resources for Local Workforce Investment Areas (LWIAs) • Re-employment Eligibility and Assessment (REA) grants: $3.9M awarded NYS and made available to local areas • Approximately $5.7M in ARRA funds were distributed as Supplemental Dislocated Worker grants to local areas
Highlights • Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) • Supported with ARRA Funds • Approximately 23,000 youth statewide • Letters urging Congressional leaders to support a 2010 summer program • SYEP video to document NYS programs
Highlights • Expanding Rapid Response Services • Early Alert Project with Tom Croft, Steel Valley Authority • Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)to help businesses avert layoffs and retain workers • Downstate Economic Response Team working with a Turnaround Management organization
New Initiatives • Shared Work Program:renewed marketing of the Shared Work Program to help businesses avoid layoffs • From October 2008 to July 2009, 1,883 firms and 47,672 participants registered in the program, representing a 645% increase of firms and 537% increase of participants over the same time period in the prior year • DOL and Web 2.0 • Facebook, Twitter, YouTube • Videos on labor.state.ny.us (Creating a Resume; How to File for Benefits; the One Stop Center experience)
New Initiatives • Skills Matching and Referral Technology (SMART) 2010 program • Web based program analyzes resumes for skills and work experience, then electronically contacts unemployed New Yorkers via e-mail, recommending job openings in their areas based on their past work history, experience and skills • New Youth Network Office • To provide leadership, establish policy and provide technical assistance and guidance to youth programs statewide
Ongoing Initiatives • Sector Work • NGA Sector Academy • Green Portal: Greencareersny.com • Governor’s Green Jobs/Green NY Act • USDOL grant opportunities: • Green Jobs Training/State Energy Sector Partnership • HealthCare and Other Emerging High Growth Industries
Ongoing Initiatives • Partnerships and collaborations to benefit customers • MOUs with state agency partners • Joint press conference with multiple states to urge Congress to extend UI Benefits • Continued work on ’13N’ regional sector initiatives • Communication and Capacity-Building • Conference calls with WIB Directors and system staff • Career Counseling and Advising Academy • Webinars • Regional forums and training
New Challenges and Opportunities • System Change: Training is Key • Requires system culture change • Focus on individualized services, skills assessments, training plans, supportive services • Maintain Service Levels and Programs: No New Stimulus Funding • Develop creative strategies • Maximize regional and local partnerships/resources • Help New York and New Yorkers Stay Competitive • Focus resources on growth sectors • Create networks for workforce intelligence