Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board

1. Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Local Strategic Plan 2017-2020 Highlights

2. WIOA • Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act • Bipartisan legislation enacted July 22,2014 • Purpose of WIOA • Help job seekers and workers access employment, education, training and support services they need to succeed in the labor market • Match employers with skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy

3. Local Strategic Plan - Background Required by WIOA Sections 108 and 106(c)(3)(B) • Required by WIOA • Guidance and direction from the State of California Workforce Development Board • Review and Scoring by California Workforce Development Board (scoring matrix) • Our local strategic plan provides information specifically responsive to the scoring matrix, and also describes local unique innovations.

4. Timeline • March 17 – April 15, 2017 30 –day Public Comment • By April 21, 2017 Submit Local Plan Revised to Address Public Comments (if needed) • April 30, 2017 State Board Approves, or Conditionally Approves, Local Plan • May 15, 2017 State Board Notifies Local Board of Any Deficiencies • July 14, 2017 Local Plan Submitted to SBWDB for Approval • July 18, July 11, Local Plan Submitted to BOS for Approval or June 20, 2017 • By August 1, 2017 Final Corrected Plans w CLEO Signature to State Board • September 1, 2017 All Plans Receive Final Approval

5. Local Strategic Plan Required by WIOA Sections 108 and 106(c)(3)(B) • Four-year action plan to develop, align, and integrate service delivery strategies among WIOA core programs and partners • Local Plan supports and aligns with the Regional Plan • Local Plan and Regional Plan align with State Plan

6. WIOA Core Programs • WIOA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Programs • Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board • WIOA Title II Adult Education and Literacy Activities • Allan Hancock College • Lompoc Unified School District • Santa Barbara City College • Wagner-Peyser Employment Services • State of California Employment Development Department • Rehabilitation Act Title I Vocational Rehabilitation Services • State of California Department of Rehabilitation

7. WIOA Required Partners(In addition to Core Programs) • Carl Perkins Career Technical Education • Allan Hancock College • Santa Barbara City College • Migrant Seasonal Farmworkers Program • Center for Employment Training • Veterans, Trade Adjustment Assistance, and Unemployment Compensation Programs • State of California Employment Development Department • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (CalWORKs) • County of Santa Barbara Department of Social Services

8. Integrating Service Delivery • Implement Memorandum of Understanding for Service Delivery - Partners Agree to: • Make services available to customers throughout the delivery system (no wrong door) • Engage in joint planning and assessments, and modification of activities to meet customer needs • Cross-train in partner programs and services • Make referrals using real-time technology, and the following methods: • In person • Telephone • Email • Electronic Applications

9. Coastal Regional Planning Unit • 11,783-square mile area along California’s central coast • Includes Workforce Development Boards in • Santa Cruz County • Monterey County • San Luis Obispo County • Santa Barbara County

10. Alignment with Regional Plan • Vision/Goal (State, Regional, and Local Plan) • Skills attainment for upward mobility and shared prosperity • Produce “middle-skill” industry-valued and recognized post-secondary credentials defined as those with sub-baccalaureate credentials with demonstrable labor market value

11. Alignment with Regional Plan Policy objectives (State, Regional, Local Plan) • Fostering demand-driven skills attainment • Enabling upward mobility for all Californians, including populations with barriers to employment • Aligning, coordinating programs and services

12. Local Plan Alignment with Regional Plan • Training Programs 97% Aligned with Regional Priority Industry Sectors • 93 of 96 training programs in regional priority industry sectors • Health Care Training 83% Aligned with Regional Plan Job Titles with Annual Supply Gaps • 20 of 24 health care training programs are for job titles with annual supply gaps

13. Training Programs 97% Aligned with Regional Priority Industry Sectors

14. Health Care Training 83% Aligned with Regional Plan Job Titles with Annual Supply Gaps

15. Alignment with Regional Plan • Regional Plan Identifies 3 jobs in the region as highest priority • fastest growing occupations in next 10 years • top middle-skill occupations • Registered Nurse • Accountant/Auditor • Heavy Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver

16. Alignment with Regional Plan • Registered Nurses – 24 Healthcare Training programs, 4 nursing programs • Accountants/Auditors – 37 Business Services training programs, 11 are accounting and/or auditing programs • Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers – training provided by Center for Employment Training

17. Local Innovations – Nine Priority Industry Sectors (Top 3) 1. Health Care (Ambulatory Health Care Services, Hospitals, Nursing and Residential Care Facilities) • Includes the regional top middle skill occupation of Registered Nurse • 19,672 employees • 10.3% of labor force • 7.9% growth rate • 24 approved training programs on ETPL (including 4 nursing programs)

18. Local Innovations – Nine Priority Industry Sectors (Top 3) 2. Business Services • Includes the regional top middle-skill occupations of Accountants and Auditors • 10,708 employees • 5.6% of labor force • -4.3% growth rate (despite recent contraction, is significant source of employment) • 37 approved training programs on ETPL (including 11 accounting/auditing programs)

19. Local Innovations – Nine Priority Industry Sectors (Top 3) 3. Energy and Environment (Extraction/ Generation/ Transmission, Environmental Consulting, Waste Management) • 3,647 employees • 1.9% of labor force • 77.7% growth rate • 5 approved training programs on ETPL

20. Local Innovations – Grants U.S. Department of Labor $2 million Career Pathways for Youth Grant to serve at-risk youth in the City of Santa Maria. • We received the only award in California for this grant solicitation. DOL awarded only 11 of these grants nationwide. • The grant supports innovative approaches to providing youth with jobs and connecting them to long-term career pathways. • Grant partners include Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce, Goodwill Industries, Four Square Church, Santa Maria Parks and Recreation, Community Health Center, Edward DeJesus Seminars and Consulting, Center for Education and Training, Santa Barbara County Education Office, and Foundation for California Community Colleges.

21. Local Innovations – Grants Award of $341,000 in state funds • to provide a jobs component to the services already being provided to the supervised population of the County Probation • in partnership with • County Probation, • Santa Barbara City College, • Santa Barbara Contractors Association, and • the community based organization Community Solutions

22. Local Innovations – Grants The Santa Barbara AJCC One-Stop operator through December 2016 was part of a winning multi-agency team in the DOL Customer Centered-Design Challenge selected to present at the White House. 100 teams competed nation-wide. • The Santa Barbara team created eight concepts that the SBWDB plans to support as they are implemented, including REBOOT (Rebuilding Opportunities and Trust) that helps justice-involved individuals gain access to services like career and life coaching, a mobile support vehicle, and a starter kit. • Other team members included the following Santa Barbara County departments: Probation, Sheriff, Social Services, and also EDD, and Community Solutions.

23. Next Steps April 15, 2015 Comments due April 30, 2017 State Board approves or conditionally approves all Local Plans August 1, 2017 Final plans due to State Board September 1, 2017 All plans receive full approval