Statewide Workforce Planning Update

Board of Higher Education Meeting | March 8, 2016

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Background DHE role in workforce planning Industry-specific workforce plans

Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) Combined State Plan Workforce Planning Cabinet: MA strategy to

respond to federal legislation on workforce development

On the Ground Example: Campus Execution of Nursing Workforce Plan Campus representatives: Execution of

statewide workforce planning

Agenda

Today’s Presentation

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GOALS: Address Massachusetts workforce development

needs in innovative and high-growth sectors Strengthen student interest and success in

science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields

Reduce gaps in STEM for underrepresented students

BackgroundVision Project Key Outcome Area

KEY OUTCOME 4WORKFORCE ALIGNMENT

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Nursing (October 2012) Looming retirements, rising education-

level expectations, and constrained faculty pipeline contribute to workforce gaps

Areas of focus:▪ Academic Progression and Rebalancing the

Workforce▪ Convening and Sustaining an Advisory Committee▪ Grant Funding of Education/Employer Partnerships

BackgroundIndustry-Specific Workforce Plans

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Allied Health / Direct Care (June 2014) Aging population and transition to

community-based health care are increasing demand for direct care workers

Technology Talent (May 2014) 20% of MA jobs requiring a college degree are

in tech-related professions, but these fields represent only 4% of degrees & certificates granted

Advanced Manufacturing (June 2015) Workforce shortages and skills gaps

estimated to be 2:1 Workforce Training Initiatives

Rapid Response and TRAIN

BackgroundOther Workforce Plans & Initiatives

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Combined State Plan

Jennifer JamesDirector, Workforce Skills Cabinet, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity ACT (WIOA)

What is WIOA? Federal legislation that governs Workforce Development Boards, One-

Stop Career Centers, Adult Education, Vocational Rehabilitation and other programs under the US Department of Labor.

Maintains existing systems and requires alignment and service integration across wide range of partners.

Key Principles• Demand-driven

• Program alignment and partnership

• Customer-centered service design

• Standardized program accountability/ performance measurement

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WIOA Combined State Plan

What is in the Plan? Describes the state’s strategy for implementing the Workforce Innovation and

Opportunity Act’s (WIOA) principles and policies through WIOA core and partner programs

WIOA Combined State Plan is Organized Into:• Strategic Planning Elements

Economic & Labor Market Analysis Vision, Goals, Strategy

• Operational Planning Elements State Operating Systems and Program Administration Assurances

Submitted every 4 years to the federal Department of Labor (USDOL)

Developed by WIOA Steering Committee

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WIOA Combined Plan PartnersWIOA Federally Funded Program(s)* State Agency

Adult, Dislocated Worker & Youth Programs (WIOA Title I)FY16 Federal Allocation: $52M• $5.2M Governor’s Discretionary Resources• $46.8 Required to be distributed to 16 workforce areas

Department of Career Services (DCS)Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD)

Adult Education and Family Literacy (Adult Education) (WIOA Title II)

Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS), Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)

Wagner-Peyser Act (WIOA Title III) DCS, EOLWD

Vocational Rehabilitation – Title IV Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC); Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB)

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (employment and training programs)

Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)

Unemployment Insurance Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA), EOLWD

Trade Adjustment Assistance DCS, EOLWD

Jobs for Veterans State Grants Program (JVSG) DCS, EOLWD

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA)

State Voluntary Partners State Agency

Higher Education Institutions Department of Higher Education

Economic Development (MA Office of Business Development) Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

Office of Refugees and Immigrants Office of Refugees and Immigrants

Department of Housing and Community Development Department of Housing and Community Development

*Programs in bold and italicized are required WIOA partners in combined Plan.

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Combined Plan:Vision Statement

All Massachusetts residents will benefit from a seamless system of education and workforce services that supports career pathways for individuals and leads to a more informed, educated, and skilled workforce, which meets the Commonwealth’s businesses’ demands and sustains a thriving economy.

To achieve this vision, Massachusetts will engage businesses to understand their needs and develop an integrated education and workforce system that supports career pathways to prepare residents with foundation, technical, professional skills and information and connections to postsecondary education and training. WIOA partners will work to:

• Design career pathways across partners aligned with business demand

• Improve foundation skills and transition to postsecondary education and training for individuals with barriers to employment

• Assist low-income individuals and families to achieve economic self-sufficiency through support services, labor-market driven credentialing, and employment

• Meet the needs of job seekers and businesses who engage in the public workforce system (including partner programs)

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Across Systems:Job Seeker Career Pathway Model

CLASP GRAPHIC: http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/publication-1/Alliance-WIOA-CP-Summary.pdf

State and Local MOUs are designed around a “career pathway” approach based on customer perspective, not focused on the operations of funding streams.

Community Colleges critical part of pathway

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New Cross-Agency Coordination

New partnerships and cross-system operations across partners established through a statewide Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) based on the state goals and strategies in the Plan. MOU requires state partners to:

• Articulate a coordinated vision for organizing the broadly defined federally-funded public workforce system

• Develop career pathways for business and individuals with barriers to employment or “shared” customers across WIOA programs

• Define shared WIOA infrastructure costs between WIOA programs and Career Centers

• Guide the establishment of 16 local area MOUs and agreements (which will require the design of partnerships and service delivery systems through the WIOA Core Program partners at the local level)

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WIOA IMPACT ON SYSTEMS

INTERNAL CHANGES• New One-Stop Career

Centers customer models, redesign customer flows and staffing models

• Workforce Board Certification

• Statewide certification standards and competitive selection of One-Stop Career Center

• New Performance Measures

SYSTEMWIDE CHANGES• Regional Planning (Workforce,

Education, Economic Development)

• Customer-Centered Service Design (and cost sharing with WIOA Core Partner Programs)

• Career Pathway Framework for Program Partners (basic skills up to credential attainment)

• Expanded Data Sharing with Education

• State-Designed “Career Pathway” Measures

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WIOA State Plan: Timeline

Task Timeframe

State Plan draft submitted to Governor November 13, 2015Governor provides feedback on State Plan draft

Mid December, 2015

State Plan public review and comment period• Draft plan published online• Listening Sessions/Public Forums

January – February, 2016 (at least 30 days)

State Board votes/approves State Plan February, 2016Governor approves/signs State Plan End of March 2016Massachusetts submits State Plan to USDOL for approval

April 1, 2016

Final Federal WIOA Regulations (affecting WDB Certification, Career Center Selection Process, Performance Measures and overall State Plan)

July 2016

All WIOA provisions take effect July 1, 2016

Questions

On the Ground Example: Campus Execution of Nursing Workforce Plan

Gloria Harris Cater, PhD, FNP, FNAP, RNAssociate Professor for Practice, Simmons College School of Nursing; and Dean Emerita, Health Science Division, Roxbury Community CollegeLinda McKay, MS, RNProfessor and Chairperson, Department of Nursing, Fitchburg

State UniversityEllen Santos, MSN, RN, CNEDirector of Practical Nursing, Assabet Valley Regional Technical School

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On the Ground Example: Campus Execution of Nursing PlanKey Points

Call to Action: The IOM ReportLPN WorkforceDiversityPartnerships: State University /

Vocational SchoolsAccelerated Pathway: LPN-BSNConclusion

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On the Ground Example: Campus Execution of Nursing PlanPartners in Development

Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School

Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School

Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School

Questions