Agency Workforce Programs Performance Reports

1. Agency Workforce Programs Performance Reports Idaho Workforce Development Council November 15, 2012

2. Presenter: Kevin Bittner Administrative Services Manager Senior Community Service Employment Economic Independence Community Service Idaho Commission on Aging

3. Employment Planning Skill Training Community Work Experience Job Placement Assistance Idaho Commission on Aging

4. Idaho Commission on Aging

5. Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Presenter: Bruce Christopherson Rehabilitation Services Chief • Vocational Rehabilitation Services Assist clients in making informed career choices for successful employment. • School-to-Work Transition (for ages 14+) Prepare students to transition from secondary to post secondary or work experience.

6. Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired • Assessment and Training Center Training individuals to perform any task, on the job or at home, as well as his/her sighted peers. • Business Enterprise Program Helps blind individuals be financially independent and earn a living through the management and operation of small businesses located in public buildings.

7. Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired

8. Department of Commerce Presenter: Randy Shroll Economic Development Manager • Business Expansion and Attraction • Start ups, Expansions, New Markets • Fund Local Economic Development Efforts • Community Development • Financial Assistance to local governments for construction and rehabilitation of public facilities • Supports economic diversification, job creation, business expansion and sense of community

9. Department of Commerce • International Business Development • Assists businesses export goods and services • Develops new markets • Increases foreign awareness of Idaho products • Tourism Division • Market the state at home and abroad • Distribute grants to communities to promote tourism

10. Departmentof Commerce

11. Department of Correction Presenter: TerressaBaldridge Director of Reentry Services ET&R Vocational Professional – Technical Education Robert Janss School • Provide offenders with the skills needed to obtain employment • Skill sets include: • Soft Skills (now termed “essential skills”) • Practical, hands-on training in selected skilled trades • Registered Apprenticeships and Pre-apprenticeships

12. Department of Correction

13. Department of Correction Agency Partnerships • Idaho Department of Labor • Partnering with the Education program to deliver the Job Search Workshops in Probation and Parole District Offices across the state • Division of Vocational Rehabilitation • Co-author of the FY12 Heavy Equipment Operator Training grant project

14. Department of Education Presenter: Jason Hancock Deputy Chief of Staff • School Programs and Initiatives • Idaho Math Initiative • Idaho Reading Initiative • ISAT Remediation

15. Department of Education • School Programs and Initiatives (cont.) • Limited English Proficient Student Program • Idaho System for Educational Excellence • Idaho Building Capacity Project • Network of Innovative School Leaders

16. Department of Education

17. State Board of Education Presenter: Dr. Mike Rush Executive Director

18. State Board of Education

19. State Board of Education

20. Division of Professional-Technical EducationPresenter: Todd Schwarz, State AdministratorNumber of ABE Clients Meeting Stated Goals

21. Division of Professional-Technical Education Number of Secondary PTE Completers Who Transition to Postsecondary Education or Training

22. Division of Professional-Technical Education Percentage of Technical College PTE Completers Who Achieve a Positive Placement or Transition

23. Department of Health and Welfare Presenter: Rosie Andueza Program Manager A Department primary role is to help families and individuals develop the natural supports, skills and tools necessary to effectively manage their lives without government supports. PERFORMANCE MEASURES: • To improve work supports for low-income, working families and help them maintain those services when they are eligible to ensure stability in meeting critical needs for their families. • To provide job search assistance to recipients of Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho (TAFI) and Food Stamps.

24. Department of Health and Welfare Work Support Strategies: include the integration and alignment of programs and policies, increased agency efficiencies through automated verifications, the creation of a universal workforce and by providing improved customer interaction through a self-service portal. • Idaho Child Care Program: • Average days for application approval decreased from 15 days in September 2011 to 10 days in September 2012

25. Department of Health and Welfare Self Reliance Programs • The Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho (TAFI) and the Food Stamp programs require participants to engage in self-reliance activities including looking for employment, attending job training and job search courses. These services are provided through a contract with Working Solutions (a subsidiary of Easter Seals Goodwill) • Additional activities: CATCH (Housing First), Individual Development Accounts, Weatherization

26. Department of Labor Presenter: Dwight Johnson Assistant Deputy • Employment Service Provides a broad array of automated and personalized labor exchange services to job seekers and businesses. • Job Training • Workforce Investment Act • Trade Adjustment Assistance Program • Workforce Development Training Fund • Career Information Systems • Explore Career Opportunities • Find Education Programs and Scholarships • Find Work that Fits Career Goals

27. Department of Labor

28. Department of Labor

29. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Presenter: Jane Donnellan Planning and Evaluation Manager • Project Search A training effort to prepare transition students identified as requiring long term supports for the world of work, helping them move into community employment after high school. • Two hours daily of classroom training • Four hours daily of unpaid internship • Prepared and Connected Collaboration with Idaho Department of Labor that provides specialized job search assistance.

30. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation • WorkStrides Demonstration Project A Career Development Program designed to improve and expand the preparation of eligible customers preparing for plan development and employment. • Three day, six hour/day training • Exploration of interests, aptitudes, values • Identifying barriers to employment • Vocational Goal Setting

31. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

32. Links to Agency Performance Reports • http://labor.idaho.gov/wia1/meetings/111512/Commission_Blind.pdf • http://labor.idaho.gov/wia1/meetings/111512/Commission_Aging_Report.pdf • http://labor.idaho.gov/wia1/meetings/111512/Commission_Aging_SCSEP.pdf • http://labor.idaho.gov/wia1/meetings/111512/Commerce.pdf • http://labor.idaho.gov/wia1/meetings/111512/Correction.pdf • http://labor.idaho.gov/wia1/meetings/111512/Education.pdf • http://labor.idaho.gov/wia1/meetings/111512/H&W.pdf • http://labor.idaho.gov/wia1/meetings/111512/Labor.pdf • http://labor.idaho.gov/wia1/meetings/111512/PTE.pdf • http://labor.idaho.gov/wia1/meetings/111512/VocRehab.pdf • http://labor.idaho.gov/wia1/meetings/111512/StateEducation.pdf