JFVA Implementation Seminar

1. JFVA Implementation Seminar NVTI Denver, CO July 15 - 25, 2003

2. ETA Veterans’ Priority Implementation Advisory Group Marilyn Shea is the lead for a project with the Urban Institute. VETS Jobs Clearinghouse Web Portal - Dave Morman from the Office of Workforce Investment is the lead. DOL – DOD Memorandum Returning Military Appreciation Day a.k.a. Coming Home to Work ETAs active participation in the regulatory process. Technical Assistance in the form of: General Policy Guidance for Veterans’ Priority under the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002 memorandum dated April 10, 2003; Training and Employment Guidance Letter entitled “Implementing the Veterans’ Priority Provisions of the “Jobs for Veterans Act’ (PL 107-288) ETAs participation in JFVA Implementation Seminars ETA Implementation Plan

3. Participating agencies: Adults and Dislocated Workers Job Corps National Programs One-Stop U.S. Employment Services Veterans’ Employment & Training Service Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management Issues to address Current veterans’ priority strategies Other strategies for providing priority of service Technical assistance needs ETA Veterans’ Priority Implementation Advisory Group

4. Participating agencies Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs One-Stop U.S. Employment Services Veterans’ Employment & Training Service Electronic Linkages Challenges Over 3000 comprehensive and affiliate career One Stop centers. Listing all jobs with each local One Stop service delivery point poses a significant administrative burden on federal contractors and subcontractors. Identifying the appropriate contacts and managing distribution of job listings complicates the compliance requirement. Not having an appropriate centralized distribution system for listing job orders also encourages administrative loopholes that do not fulfill the intended goals. Proposed solution Design and develop a Web clearinghouse to serve as a single point of contact for posting job orders by the federal contractors and subcontractors. Seamlessly post and distribute job orders to DVOPs and LVERs at the appropriate One Stop service delivery points. Jobs Clearinghouse Web Portal

5. Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao and Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 7/11/03. Purpose Ensure that opportunities for training, education and employment are available to military spouses; Enhance recruitment and retention for the military services; and Assist the transition and reentry of military personnel into the 21st Century workforce. Approach Establish a DOL – DOD Planning Group. Tasked to: Prepare an analysis of the military spouse. Prepare a report regarding current programs and future collaborations. Develop a plan to create Working Group Establish a DOL – DOD Work Group DOL – DOD Memorandum

6. Workforce Information Strategy • ALMIS resulted from the Secretary of Labor’s 1995 Report to Congress on the state of the labor market information in the nation. • The Report summarized available labor market information, deficiencies in the system, and proposed vision and policy direction for a system of labor market information. • ETA’s resulting policy was to invest in the continuous evolution of a national LMI infrastructure which would facilitate informed decision-making in labor market transactions at all levels of workforce development. • ETA intended for system development to be dynamic and evolve in response to customer-demand. • Over the past eight years, we have made tremendous advances in infrastructure development through the funding of LMI Core Products grants to states, R & D Consortia, and self-service E-Tools for public access to LMI.

7. Workforce Information Strategy • To that end, we commissioned an environmental scan of current workforce information available from public, private, and academic research organizations. • We are in the process of consulting with various customer groups to assess information needs – to be completed in early August. The groups are: State members of the WIC NASWA LMI Committee American School Counselors Association ACCRA – Economic Developers Association Attendees at Workforce Innovations Conference RISE Business – Small Businesses Association San Diego Workforce Partnership, Inc. Montgomery County, MD WIB

8. Workforce Information Strategy • We will evaluate the information and propose a strategy to the Assistant Secretary which addresses: The purpose of the ETA funded system, Our process for development and delivery of workforce information, ETA’s funding model for workforce information, and Strategies for addressing gaps in the current system.

9. ETA Priority Investment Areas for PY 03 Discretionary Spending Building a Demand-Driven Workforce Investment System Focusing on Key Segments of the Workforce Building Comprehensive Systems through New Strategic Approaches Evaluating Program Effectiveness Building the Capacity of Workers to Obtain Good Jobs with Good Wages

10. Building a Demand-Driven System • Innovative approaches to help business and industry better access the services of the workforce system • System capacity building • Developing solutions to the workforce challenges faced by high growth, high change and emerging industries

11. Focusing on Key Segments of the Workforce • Older Workers • Hispanic Workers • Individuals with Disabilities • Out-of-School Youth: New focus under reauthorization of Workforce Investment Act

12. Building Comprehensive Systems through New Strategic Approaches • Homeless Strategies: DOL member of Interagency Council on the Homeless • Rural Strategies: MSFWs are component of this larger strategy • Faith/Community-Based Organizations: Focus on system-wide activities to build connections

13. Evaluating Program Effectiveness • Program Evaluation: Evaluations need to be conducted of all ETA programs, consistent with OMB’s PART process.

14. Building the Capacity of Workers to Obtain Good Jobs with Good Wages • Literacy and Language Services: • DOL LEP guidance • Technical assistance and training to workforce investment system • Building connections with language & literacy services provided under Adult Education Program • Services to immigrant populations in general

15. Common Measures Initiative • OMB-Approved Common Measures Effective FY 2004 • ETA working with IGO Consortium and Labor Exchange Performance Measurement Workgroup • Training and Employment Notice No. 8-02 issued 3/27/2003 on Implementation of Common Performance Measures for Job Training and Employment Programs

16. Common Measures Initiative (continued) • Advisories on common measures methodology and data sets expected in August 2003 • Proposed September 2003 Federal Register to contain reporting instructions for all ETA programs implementing the common measures • Federal Register process completed and OMB approval of reporting

17. ETA QUARTELY REVIEW OF PROGRAM RESULTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2003

18. WAGNER-PEYSER (ES)

19. Labor Exchange and VETS Performance Results As of March 31, 2003 • Total Veterans and Eligibles from 9002B 1,239,224 • Total Veterans and Eligibles from VETS 200C 658,432 • Total Applicants from VETS 200C 752,213

20. Discrepancies in ES Data Reported for Job Seekers & Job Openings • States reported 25%-79% drop in the number of job seekers. • States reported 23%-86% drop in the number of job openings received. • State registration policies and “zero carry-in” policy contribute to underreporting. • States reported two different employer customer satisfaction scores for WIA and ES.

21. Discrepancies in ES Data Reported for Job Seekers & Job Openings (continued) • ETA is considering amending the ET 406 Handbook to clarify definitions for registered job seekers and job openings to: • Total Job Seekers: Job seekers who complete registration or receive a service with the labor exchange during a reporting period consisting of four consecutive calendar quarters. (This means all individuals that either registered with or received a service from the public labor exchange during the reporting period.)

22. Discrepancies in ES Data Reported for Job Seekers & Job Openings (continued) • Total Job Openings: Count of total job openings received within the reporting period. This means all job openings listed with the public labor exchange during the reporting period. The job opening may have been listed by the employer through self service or it may have been listed with staff assistance. Regardless of how the opening is obtained, it is to be included in the total job openings count if the date received falls within the reporting period.