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Kentucky High Impact Workforce Investment Board Initiative

Kentucky High Impact Workforce Investment Board Initiative. Findings from the Field Presented to the Local Board Chairs and Directors June 23, 2011. The Need:. Greater consistency and effectiveness across the Commonwealth’s 10 local WIBs. Process. Kentucky Criteria .

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Kentucky High Impact Workforce Investment Board Initiative

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  1. Kentucky High Impact Workforce Investment Board Initiative Findings from the Field Presented to the Local Board Chairs and Directors June 23, 2011

  2. The Need: Greater consistency and effectiveness across the Commonwealth’s 10 local WIBs.

  3. Process

  4. Kentucky Criteria  Three overarching goals for WIBs: • Grow a strong and engaged Board that drives the vision, mission, objectives, and implementation steps • Set clear strategic direction • Manage assets effectively and efficiently

  5. Strengths Strategic Direction: • Dual customer approach • Industry sectors identified and key employers engaged Resources: • Awareness and discussion about changing environments and trends • Flexibility in the budget Engaged Board: • Communication to members • Committee structure

  6. Areas for Technical Assistance

  7. Technical Assistance Strategic Direction: • Strategy and Action Planning • Alignment with community vision • Sector strategies • Measuring outcomes Strong and Engaged Board: • Board and staff development activities • Performance driven outcomes beyond WIA-required measures • Communication of value the WIB provides • Succession planning Identifying and Leveraging non-WIA Resources: • Financial asset mapping

  8. Key Take Aways • Driving the strategic direction to the one-stop operator level • Connection of the strategic plan to the budget • Strategic board recruitment, such as, sector employers

  9. Changes for the Future • Criteria – Simplify and consolidate with clear definitions of high performance. • Process – Timing, reduce amount of written documentation, focus on qualitative reviews. • Scoring – Yes/No

  10. Next Steps Revised Criteria and Standards Standard WIA-based and Administrative Criteria met prior to application 8 Criteria All 30 elements of equal weight Threshold for distinction is 25 elements

  11. Next Steps Learning Year (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012) HIW Local Technical Assistance Fund Application Standards Year (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2012) Voluntary participation Rolling application process Core review team of three with two flex reviewers Certification Two years Receive preferred status for state discretionary fund initiatives during the life of the certification

  12. Thank You!

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