Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley

1. Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley Making You More

3. WDA Numbers 16. Brazos Valley 17. Deep East 28. Gulf Coast

4. Brazos Valley July Employment * Member of CETA

5. Deep East July Employment

6. Deep East July Employment * Member of CETA

7. Gulf Coast July Employment

8. Gulf Coast July Employment * Member of CETA

9. Federal State Texas Workforce Commission Local Workforce Board

10. What is Workforce Solutions?

11. The pipeline that connects employers to a qualified and skilled workforce. • Publically funded Human Resource Agency. • Provide skills development to employers and individuals to better diversify the workforce. • Provide recruitment, retention and training. Workforce Solutions is…

12. Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley

13. Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley

14. Minimum 51% Private Sector Workforce Board Makeup Diverse Ethnic and gender representation. 3 year terms. 25 Members Minimum 15% Community-based Multiple Agencies

15. Labor Market Information

16. Partnership

17. Skills Training

18. $48 million training dollars (FY 2014-16) • Companies or a consortium with over 100 employees • Single business grants can be up to $500,000 Skills Development Grant Opportunities for Larger Businesses

19. Customized Trainings • Improve worker skills • Improve operational efficiency • Job Creation Skills Development Grant Opportunities for Larger Businesses

20. Training Requirements Courses are classified under three categories to address workforce skills gaps and changing business needs.

21. Skill Development Fund Partners The road to success starts here! Success

23. $2 million training dollars • Companies with fewer than 100 employees • Trainees must be full-time employees • No training customization Skills Fund for Small Business

24. Training selected from active course catalogs through Community, Technical Colleges, and TEEX • $1,450 for each new employee training/ $725 for existing employees in a 12 month period Skills Fund for Small Business

25. Training must be selected from active course catalogs/schedules. • Training in occupations targeted by Workforce Development Boards. • Employers must pay the prevailing wages in the local labor market. Skills Fund for Small Business

26. Key Points

27. Work In Texas

28. Statewide Automated Job Matching System • Applicant Screening • Convenient and quick posting for employers • Recruiting assistance at no cost Work In Texas

29. Set minimum criteria so posting can only be seen by qualified candidates • Add screening questions • 4,000 Active job seekers in the Brazos Valley • 7,900 Active job seekers in Deep East Texas • 94,000 Active job seekers in Gulf Coast Work In Texas

30. Work in Texas Statewide Statewide numbers from TWC as of 8/22/14

32. Some College 65%

33. Brazos Valley Website • http://bvjobs.org/ • Gulf Coast Website • http://www.wrksolutions.com/ • Deep East Texas Website • http://www.detwork.org/ Websites/Contacts

34. Jason Vogel Program Specialist Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley Phone: (979) 595-2800 ex. 2015 Fax: (979) 595-2810 www.bvjobs.org Thank you!