Orientation Webinar

1. 7.0 Orientation Webinar Workforce Accelerator Fund 7.0 Innovating Workforce Development in California For conference call audio, please call :(888) 808-6929 Participant Code: 3243425 April 23, 2019

2. Webinar Interaction • The conference line is muted. • Please use the chat feature for questions. 7.0

3. Introductions EDD Project Managers Mayra Fernandez SanaeTakigawa WSBProjectManagement@edd.ca.gov Technical Assistance Team Bay Area Community Resources Ruth Barajas-Cardona rbarajas@bacr.org Pathways Consultants Amanda Gerrie amanda@pathwaysconsultants.com Kim Coulthurst kim@pathwaysconsultants.com State Board Program Analysts Taelor Stammtaelor.stamm@cwdb.ca.gov Anastasia Mondy anastasia.mondy@cwdb.ca.gov Program Manager Chan Saechao chan.saechao@cwdb.ca.gov Deputy, Innovation Branch Joelle Hurstjoelle.hurst@cwdb.ca.gov 7.0

4. What we will cover today • The Workforce Accelerator Fund Program 7.0 • Admin and Reporting • Technical Assistance, Coaching, and Mentoring • Community of Practice & Meet-Ups 7.0

5. The Evolution of Accelerator • Greater focus on scale and replication of successful projects (Innovation Impact) • System Change and Regional focus – removing barriers and developing new practices within the system through integration in regional plans, coordinate projects past and present with WIOA Regional Implementation Plans, connecting with regional workforce and other system partners • Continued support for new innovation (New Projects) 7.0

6. Who do I contact? • Using CalJOBS • Setting up subgrant • Expenditure reporting • Monthly reporting (first two months only) • Challenges or pivots • Budget modifications • 7.0 events and activities • Quarterly reporting Email both your State Board Program Analyst and EDD Project Manager with any program or administrative questions you might have 7.0

7. Changes to Project Project changes will require a Subgrant Modification Request Form • This form will be required for the following types of project changes: • Scope of work • Budget modifications • Changes to partners, subcontractors, and/or purchasers • Changes in project staff and points of contact Email both your State Board Program Analyst and EDD Project Manager when submitting your Subgrant Modification Form 7.0

8. Admin and Reporting Grant Period is May 1, 2019 – October 31, 2020* *Technical Assistance thru March 2021 • Monthly Narrative Reports: • Required for May and June of 2019 only • EDD to send Monthly Narrative Report template • Send to EDD Project Manager only • Quarterly Narrative Reports: • Required starting July 2019 • State Board to send template 30 days prior to the due date All reports must be sent to both your State Board Program Analyst and EDD Project Manager. 7.0

9. Desired Outcomes Identify and learn new strategies, promising practices, and course corrections: • Recruitment and outreach • Partner engagement • Systems alignment amongst initiative partners • Leveraging resources • Program model • Replicating and/or scaling a project to another area and/or population 7.0

10. Purpose of Quarterly Narrative Reports • Reflect on innovations, system changes, course corrections, challenges, and successes • Opportunity to share project status, quick wins, lessons learned, and best practices • Specify technical assistance needed for your project and share your experiences in working with TA coaches • Help us, State Board and EDD, make recommendations to better improve innovation in the workforce system 7.0

11. Quarterly Narrative Reports What do we want to know? Project Specifics • Progress and milestones • Alterations to approach as a result of what you have learned through your project • Your organization’s programming or procedures • Course corrections • How have you adjusted your project around a barrier? • Have you made adjustments to an aspect that was not working? • Expectation vs reality • Technical Assistance • Specify technical assistance needed or areas your project needs help in • Experiences and results from coaching • Staff/team member changes • Participant data (if applicable) 7.0

12. Quarterly Narrative Reports What do we want to know? Systematic • Capacity building within the system • Target population specific barriers to employment • Lessons learned and best practices • Significant pieces of the workforce system • How it relates to your project, the target population being served, and/or innovation in the workforce system in general • Workforce system barriers • Unforeseen systematic challenges and how have you had to adjust your project 7.0

13. Technical Assistance Getting the Most for Your Project • Free Technical Assistance, Coaching, and Mentoring • Learning Circles, Affinity Groups, and Webinars • Community of Practice (Required participation, two in grant period) • Informal Networking Meet-Ups • LinkedIn Group • Bi-monthly e-newsletter 7.0

14. Apprenticeships Business engagement & partnership Community colleges Human centered design Labor management Labor market analysis Leadership development Outreach & engagement Partnership development Project sustainability Public relations & communications Technology start-up Youth engagement Drop-in virtual coaching One-on-one professional coaching-project or the individual Group Coaching Meeting/Team Facilitation Partnership Meeting Facilitation Training Research & Curriculum development Every WAF Project Is Assigned a Coach Mentor Your WAF Coach Mentor will serve as your technical assistance point of contact Topics Modes 7.0

15. Technical Assistance Project Roles • Individual and group-based assistance to Accelerator grantees in the design, development, and implementation of projects • Provide a forum for cross-project communication and learning via • Communities of Practice • Coaching • Learning Circles • Site Visits (virtual or in person) • Webinars 7.0

16. Community of Practice • Scheduled webinars • Meet-ups in your area • In-person meeting (two) • Forum for peer learning and sharing • Guiding principles: Collaboration, Innovation, and Sustainability. • Teams identify a path to the next goal with the knowledge and experiences from previous successes 7.0

17. Important Dates Grant Period May 1, 2019 – September 30, 2020 *Technical Assistance thru March 2021 EDD Project Launch Webinar April 30, 2019 @ 10am *Required Save the Date - TBD In-Person Communities of Practice (2) *Required 7.0

18. Important Dates • Upcoming Accelerator Meet-Ups! • Bay Area • TOMORROW! Wednesday, April 24, 5-7PM @ Arthur Mac’s 4006 MLK Way, Oakland • Southern California • Thursday, May 16, 5-7PM @ Location TDB, Orange County 7.0

19. Communication! 7.0

20. Stay Connected Join our LinkedIn Community! Workforce Accelerator Fund – Grantees, Partners & Stakeholders See posted videos on our YouTube Channel – Workforce Innovation Tweet about your project at #workforceinnovation 7.0

21. Questions & Answers Please use the chat feature 7.0