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Ron Painter, President and CEO
Minnesota Summer Meeting
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Our Immediate Response
Unemployment Insurance• UI is the temporary fix• How do WDBs engage with
the UI system?• Remember, its visible & we
count it
Rapid Response Activities• Business Conditions• Community Health
Conditions • People’s Needs – including
staff
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COVID-19What We Asked For in Response to COVID-19:• Major Flexibilities for Boards
to offer virtual services • $9 Billion in additional WIOA
Formula funds for relief efforts
What is out there:• Minimal attention in CARES
ACT• House Proposal ~$2 Billion• Senate Proposal ~$1 billion
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Change is No Longer Coming… It is Here
Technology was forcing the nature of work to change, COVID catapulted it to the forefront• How is a digital world impacting
business?• How do we pay for this switch? • How do we judge efficacy?
The nature of employment is changing• The rise of “gig” workers• Work from home movement • New set of skill for older generations• Lifelong learning and career-path
flexibility
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Change is No Longer Coming… It is Here
Making Tech Inclusive
• Expansion of broadband• Access to tech at One-Stop
Centers• Programs to provide job
seekers with tech
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Data: What do the Numbers Say?• Who’s Hiring?• What Skills are Needed• Who is Unemployed?
– What skills do the unemployed already have?
– What will be required to get them back to work?
– How much training will be necessary?
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Building a System
• eLearning• mLearning• Credentials• Micro-badging• Proficiency• Interoperable Learning
Record
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Building a System
• Re-shoring the supply chain
• Anyone remember February 2020?
• State and local budgets• Where will the funds
come from?– $185M in House Approps
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The Human Approach
How can our system promote equity at every level?• Community outreach• Targeted programming• Races being served• Outcome by race
What role does emotional health play in a job search• Paying attention to the long term
unemployed• Outreach to all corners of the labor
market
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The Human Approach
Wrapping human services into One-Stop Service during the pandemic• How do we ensure all stones are
left unturned?• Childcare in states that are
opening schools• Transportation and Healthcare
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FY2021 Appropriations What we know:• September is the end of the
federal fiscal year• Youth: April• Adult and DW: October
What we’re hearing:• Despite COVID-19 federal
appropriations are being discussed
• Earlier indications out of the house show a small bump in funding but, nothing drastic
• CARES Act
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COVID vs. Long Term PolicyWith so much focus on COVID-19 we look back at what policy we worked on over the last year, and where that overlaps with our current economic conditions• Long Term Unemployment
Elimination Act • 21st Century Skills Act• Relaunching America’s Workforce
Act• Elevating America’s Workforce
Act
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Are you Advocating?Form a relationship with your Members of Congress• They like hearing from us but, their job is to
serve you• Refer to our “Know Before You Go” Video for
tips on how to build your relationship!
Concrete Impact Stories • Real-life examples of what you could do with more money• Detailed stories of collaboration with local businesses• What projects have you not been able to accomplish due to
lack of funds? • How would increased funding impact the job seekers and
employers in your area?
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Thanks for Allowing Us to Serve!
Schedule a meeting with your Member of Congress!
Reach out to Matt Bandstra at [email protected] for any policy, advocacy, or legislative questions
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